Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
January 25, 1943
Died
August 26, 2017 (74 years old)
Austin, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- 토브 후퍼
- 托比·霍珀
- Willard Tobe Hooper
Tobe Hooper
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).
Known For
Acting
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
2012
A History of Horror
2010
Masters of Horror
2002
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000
The American Nightmare
2000
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Body Bags
1993
Sleepwalkers
1992
Spontaneous Combustion
1990
Coming to America
1988
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1986
Directing
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Characters
2022
Terrifier
In Memory Of
2018
Leatherface
Executive Producer, Characters
2017
Djinn
Director
2013
Texas Chainsaw 3D
Executive Producer, Characters
2013
The Damned Thing
Director
2006
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Producer
2006
Dance of the Dead
Director
2005
Masters of Horror
Director
2005
Mortuary
Director
2005
Toolbox Murders
Director
2004
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Original Film Writer, Co-Producer
2003