Directing
Tobe Hooper
Also Known As: 토브 후퍼, 托比·霍珀, Willard Tobe Hooper
Birth Date
January 25, 1943
Death Date
August 26, 2017
(passed away at 74)
Place of Birth
Austin, Texas, USA
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Biography
Tobe Hooper (January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017) was an American film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in the horror film genre. His works include the cult classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), along with its first sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986); the three-time Emmy-nominated Stephen King film adaptation Salem's Lot (1979); and the three-time Academy Award-nominated, Steven Spielberg-produced Poltergeist (1982).
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Coming to America
Party Guest (uncredited)
1988
Sleepwalkers
Forensic Tech
1992
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Man in Hotel Corridor (uncredited)
1986
Body Bags
Man #2
1993
Spontaneous Combustion
Cigar Smoking Diner Patron
1989
A History of Horror
Self
2010 • 3 episodes
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Filmmaker
2014
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 • 1 episode
The American Nightmare
Self
2000
We Blew It
Self
2017
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2020
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
2005
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
Self
2000
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
Self
2012
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Self
2020
Also Starring Austin
2018
Masters of Horror
Self
2002
Lost in the Garden of the World
Self
1975
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Self
2000
The Making Of Lifeforce
Self
1985