John Dugan (born 1940) is an American actor, best known for his role in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) as Grandpa Sawyer. He also did a cameo as a police man at the end of Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994). John took time off away from the public and the cameras until the 2000s, when he started making appearances and acting in independent films again. John has most recently been seen in The Hospital opposite actor/stuntman Jim O'Rear.
John Dugan played Leatherface's "grandfather" in the original 1974 film "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and played the role again nearly 40 years later in the 2013 film "Texas Chainsaw 3D".
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Hospital
2013
Officer Chapman
Texas Chainsaw 3D
2013
Grandpa Sawyer
Grandfather
Butcher Boys
2012
Clerk
Hell-ephone
2008
Captain of the Guard
Shudder
2007
Video
Monstrosity
2007
Sheriff Turner
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
1994
Cop At Hospital
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974
Grandfather
Rock Paper Dead
2017
post-production
Uncle Charles
Deviant Behavior
2016
post-production
Murphy
Book of Ash
announced
Father Peter Heier
The Mangled
pre-production
Uncle Bates
Belly Timber
2016
Grandpa McCormick
The Devil Dogs of Kilo Company
2015
Col.Talaska
The Hospital 2
2015
Officer Chapman (uncredited)
Bite School
2015
Henry
The Boogeyman
2014/II
Dr. Harper
All Sinner's Night
2014
Vietnam Veteran
In the Pines
2013
Short
Grandpa
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Hush
2015
Short assistant producer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Moxina
2012
Short grateful acknowledgment
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
2016
Documentary
Himself
Granpaw's Tales
2014
Video short
Himself
Moviecops
2013
TV Series
Himself
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait
1988
Video documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The American Nightmare
2000
Documentary
Himself
Known for movies
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) as Grandfather
Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) as Grandpa Sawyer / Grandfather
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994) as Cop At Hospital
$850,000
