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
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
Man in Hotel Corridor (uncredited)
1986
Sleepwalkers
Forensic Tech
1992
Body Bags
Man #2
1993
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 • 1 episode
A History of Horror
Self
2010 • 3 episodes
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2020
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Filmmaker
2014
Spontaneous Combustion
Cigar Smoking Diner Patron
1989
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Self
2020
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
2005
The American Nightmare
Self
2000
Lost in the Garden of the World
Self
1975
We Blew It
Self
2017
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
Self
2000
The Making of Poltergeist
Self
1982
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Self
1986
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Self
2000
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
Self
2012
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
2015