Tobe Hooper
Birthday
1943/01/25
Day of death
2017/08/26 (74 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Austin, Texas, USA
Also know as
토브 후퍼, 托比·霍珀
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).
Acting
(1993) Body Bags
as Man #2
(2000) Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
as Himself
(1982) The Making of Poltergeist
as Self
(2022) Making I'm Dangerous Tonight
as Himself
(2006) Inside the Graveyard
as Self
(2014) Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Filmmaker
(2000) The American Nightmare
as Self
(1990) Spontaneous Combustion
as Cigar Smoking Diner Patron
(1986) Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
as Self
(1986) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
as Man in Hotel Corridor (uncredited)
(2017) We Blew It
as Self
(2018) Also Starring Austin
as ---
(2002) Masters of Horror
as Self
(2013) Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce
as Self
(1992) Sleepwalkers
as Forensic Tech
(1975) Lost in the Garden of the World
as Self
(2020) AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1
as Self
(2020) AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as Self
(2020) Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
as Self
(2005) The Perfect Scary Movie
as Self
(2012) Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
as Self
(1988) Coming to America
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(2015) The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
as ---
(2000) Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
as Self
(1971) The Windsplitter
as Joby
(1996) E! True Hollywood Story
as ---
(2010) A History of Horror
as Self