Gunnar Hansen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gunnar Hansen

Icelandic-born American actor

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1947

Place of Birth: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland

Date of Death: 07-Nov-2015

Profession: screenwriter, film actor, non-fiction writer

Nationality: United States, Iceland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Gunnar Milton Hansen (March 4, 1947 – November 7, 2015) was an Icelandic-born American actor and author best known for playing the mentally impaired cannibal Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974).