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Gunnar Hansen

1947 - 2015

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Gunnar Milton Hansen (March 4, 1947 – November 7, 2015) was an Icelandic-born American actor and author. He played the mentally impaired cannibal Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gunnar Hansen is the 2,841st most popular actor (up from 3,175th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Iceland (up from 40th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Icelander Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gunnar Hansen ranks 2,841 out of 13,578. Before him are Neve Campbell, Joss Ackland, Michel Blanc, Larry Semon, Sean Astin, and Gérard Blain. After him are Paul Reiser, Amanda Plummer, Kenny Johnson, Blake Clark, Carole André, and Matti Pellonpää.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Gunnar Hansen ranks 343. Before him are Jennifer Warnes, Mel Collins, Mitsuo Tsukahara, Orlan, Giancarlo Minardi, and Bernard Giraudeau. After him are Lamar Smith, Stéphane Courtois, Jacki Weaver, Kembo Uba Kembo, Chung Un-chan, and Leszek Balcerowicz. Among people deceased in 2015, Gunnar Hansen ranks 188. Before him are Douglas Tompkins, László Paskai, Ahmed Chalabi, Lesley Gore, Rico Rodriguez, and Ron Clarke. After him are Richard Johnson, Wan Li, Betsy Palmer, James Aldridge, John Henry Holland, and Hans Erni.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Gunnar Hansen ranks 38 out of 190. Before him are Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), Thorvald Eiriksson (972), Sæmundr fróði (1056), Davíð Oddsson (1948), Guðbrandur Þorláksson (1542), and Stefán Karl Stefánsson (1975). After him are Erró (1932), Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval (1885), Gunnar Thoroddsen (1910), Ólafur Thors (1892), Sturla Þórðarson (1214), and Eiður Guðjohnsen (1978).

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Among ACTORS In Iceland

Among actors born in Iceland, Gunnar Hansen ranks 2. Before him are Stefán Karl Stefánsson (1975). After him are Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (1988), Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (1963), Jón Gnarr (1967), Anita Briem (1982), Hera Hilmar (1988), Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson (1980), Tómas Lemarquis (1977), and Heida Reed (1988).

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