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).

Directed

1. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) — Director
2. Poltergeist (1982) — Director
3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) — Director
4. Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Director
5. Lifeforce (1985) — Director
6. Salem's Lot (1979) — Director
7. The Funhouse (1981) — Director
8. Taken (2002) — Director
9. Body Bags (1993) — Director
10. Masters of Horror (2005) — Director
11. Invaders from Mars (1986) — Director
12. The Mangler (1995) — Director
13. Amazing Stories (1985) — Director
14. Freddy's Nightmares (1988) — Director
15. Eaten Alive (1976) — Director
16. Toolbox Murders (2004) — Director
17. Crocodile (2000) — Director
18. Mortuary (2005) — Director
19. Spontaneous Combustion (1989) — Director
20. The Equalizer (1985) — Director
21. Djinn (2013) — Director
22. Dance of the Dead (2005) — Director
23. Dark Skies (1996) — Director
24. Night Terrors (1993) — Director
25. The Damned Thing (2006) — Director
26. Nowhere Man (1995) — Director
27. I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990) — Director
28. Eggshells (1971) — Director
29. The Apartment Complex (1999) — Director
30. The Heisters (1965) — Director
31. Perversions of Science (1997) — Director
32. Shadow Realm (2002) — Director
33. The Nightmare Begins Again (1993) — Director
34. Dark Skies (1996) — Director
35. Down Friday Street (1966) — Director
36. Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love (1971) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Coming to America (1988) — Party Guest (uncredited)
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) — Man in Hotel Corridor (uncredited)
3. Sleepwalkers (1992) — Forensic Tech
4. Body Bags (1993) — Man #2
5. Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014) — Self - Filmmaker
6. Spontaneous Combustion (1989) — Cigar Smoking Diner Patron
7. E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
8. The American Nightmare (2000) — Self
9. Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000) — Self
10. A History of Horror (2010) — Self
11. Masters of Horror (2002) — Self
12. Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever (2012) — Self
13. We Blew It (2017) — Self
14. Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (1986) — Self
15. Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi (2020) — Self
16. The Making of Poltergeist (1982) — Self
17. The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) — Self
18. The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars' (2015)
19. Also Starring Austin (2018)
20. Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (2000) — Self
21. Making I'm Dangerous Tonight (2022) — Himself
22. AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 (2020) — Self
23. The Windsplitter (1971) — Joby
24. Inside the Graveyard (2006) — Self
25. Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce (2013) — Self
26. Lost in the Garden of the World (1975) — Self
27. AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. (2020) — (archive footage)
28. The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020) — (archive footage)
29. The Making Of Lifeforce (1985) — Self