Leatherface, also known by six other names, is the main antagonist in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise of horror films and comic books.
He has been portrayed by the late Gunnar Hansen, Tom Morga, Bill Johnson, R. A. Mihailoff, Robert Jacks, Andrew Bryniarski, Dan Yeager, Sam Strike, and Mark Burnham.
Names[]
- Original Timeline - Bubba Sawyer
- TCM3 Timeline - Junior Sawyer
- New Generation Timeline - Leather Slaughter
- 3D Timeline - Jedediah Sawyer
- Remake Timeline - Thomas Hewitt
- 2022 Timeline - Kenny Slaughter
Victims[]
Film Universes[]
TCM2 Timeline[]
- Kirk - Bashed on the head by Leatherface with a sledgehammer. His body was presumably eaten afterwards.
- Pam - Thrown in a freezer by Leatherface, and presumably froze to death. Her body was presumably eaten afterwards.
- Jerry - Bashed on the head by Leatherface with a sledgehammer. His body was presumably eaten afterwards.
- Franklin Hardesty - Slashed repeatedly by Leatherface with a chainsaw. His body was presumably eaten afterwards, and his skeleton was later discovered by his uncle, Lefty.
- Buzz - Top of head cut off by Leatherface with a chainsaw.
- Rick "The Prick" - Killed when Leatherface caused the car to crash, as Buzz was the one driving and Leatherface killed him.
- L.G. - Bashed on the head multiple times by Chop Top with a sledgehammer, and later the skin on his face was cut off by Leatherface for a mask. He survived for a few moments after this.
TMC3 Timeline[]
- Kirk - Bashed on the head by Leatherface with a sledgehammer. His body was presumably eaten afterwards.
- Pam - Thrown in a freezer by Leatherface, and presumably froze to death. Her body was presumably eaten afterwards.
- Jerry - Bashed on the head by Leatherface with a sledgehammer. His body was presumably eaten afterwards.
- Franklin Hardesty - Slashed repeatedly by Leatherface with a chainsaw. His body was presumably eaten afterwards, and his skeleton was later discovered by his uncle, Lefty.
- Gina - Bashed on the head by Leatherface with a sledgehammer.
- Sara - Gutted by Leatherface with a chainsaw.
The Next Generation[]
- Barry - Bashed on the head by Leatherface with a sledgehammer.
- Mr. Spottish - Killed when Vilmer and Leatherface caused the RV to crash. (Debatable)
- Mrs. Spottish - Killed when Vilmer and Leatherface caused the RV to crash. (Debatable)
TC3D Timeline[]
- Unnamed Poacher - Bashed on the head by Grandpa with a hammer while injured from being slashed in the leg by Jedidiah and Drayton with a chainsaw.
- Betty Hartman - After being lured into a trap by Jedidiah and fell through a floor, was crushed by an engine released by Nubbins.
- Unknown Patient - Stomped in the head repeatedly by Jedidiah.
- Unnamed Deputy - Car door slammed on his head repeatedly by Jedidiah.
- Texas Ranger Hal Hartman - Sliced open by Jedidiah with a chainsaw. His remains were later ground up and fed to the pigs.
- Nurse Elizabeth "Lizzy" White - Decapitated by Jedidiah with a chainsaw while her foot was caught in a bear trap. Her remains were later ground up and fed to the pigs, and the skin on her face was then cut off by Jedidiah for his first “Leatherface” mask.
- Kirk - Bashed on the head by Leatherface with a sledgehammer. His body was presumably eaten afterwards.
- Pam - Thrown in a freezer by Leatherface, and presumably froze to death. Her body was presumably eaten afterwards.
- Jerry - Bashed on the head by Leatherface with a sledgehammer. His body was presumably eaten afterwards.
- Franklin Hardesty - Slashed repeatedly by Leatherface with a chainsaw. His body was presumably eaten afterwards.
- Darryl - Bashed on the head repeatedly by Leatherface with a sledgehammer.
- Kenny - Sliced in half by Leatherface with a chainsaw while impaled on a meat hook and injured from being stabbed with a hook.
- Ryan - Killed when Leatherface caused the van to crash.
- Officer Marvin - Hacked to death by Leatherface with an axe. The skin on his face was then cut off by Leatherface for his Halloween costume mask.
- Mayor Burt Hartman - Hands sliced off by Leatherface with a chainsaw, forcing him into a meat grinder where he is hacked apart.
- Gavin Miller - Killed by Leatherface with a chainsaw. (Debatable?) (Post-credits scene)
- Arlene Miller - Killed by Leatherface with a chainsaw. (Debatable?) (Post-credits scene)
2003 Reboot Timeline[]
- Unnamed Meat Plant Owner - Beaten to death by Leatherface with a sledgehammer.
- Holden - Sliced in half by Leatherface with a chainsaw while Charlie (Sheriff Hoyt) was holding him down.
- Eric Hill - Impaled by Leatherface with a chainsaw while on a table and injured from having his arm flayed with a knife. The skin on his face was then cut off by Leatherface for his first "human" mask.
- Bailey - Throat slit by Leatherface with scissors while injured from being stabbed with a meat hook and having her tongue cut out.
- Dean Hill - Impaled by Leatherface with a chainsaw.
- Chrissie - Impaled by Leatherface with a chainsaw while driving a car.
- Unnamed Motorist - Accidentally run over by Chrissie's car along with the Police Officer, caused by Leatherface, who killed her.
- Unnamed Police Officer - Accidentally run over by Chrissie's car along with the Motorist, caused by Leatherface, who killed her.
- Kemper - Bashed on the head by Leatherface with a sledgehammer. The skin on his face was then cut off by Leatherface for a mask.
- Pepper Harrington - Sliced in half by Leatherface with a chainsaw.
- Andy - Stabbed in the chest by Erin with a knife as a mercy kill while injured by Leatherface, who sliced his leg off with a chainsaw and impaled him on a meat hook.
- Morgan - Sliced up by Leatherface with a chainsaw while handcuffed and tangled on a chandelier.
- Detective Wallace - Killed by Leatherface, presumably with a chainsaw.
- Detective Adams - Killed by Leatherface, presumably with a chainsaw.
2022 Timeline[]
- Kirk - Bashed on the head by Leatherface with a sledgehammer. His body was presumably eaten afterwards.
- Pam - Thrown in a freezer by Leatherface, and presumably froze to death. Her body was presumably eaten afterwards.
- Jerry - Bashed on the head by Leatherface with a sledgehammer. His body was presumably eaten afterwards.
- Franklin Hardesty - Slashed repeatedly by Leatherface with a chainsaw. His body was presumably eaten afterwards, and his skeleton was later discovered by his uncle, Lefty.
- Unnamed Deputy - Wrist snapped and stabbed in the throat by Leatherface with his own broken bone.
- Sheriff Hathaway - Shot through the back of the throat by Leatherface with the deputy's gun, causing him to crash his car and bashed twice in the side of the head with an oxygen tank.
- Ruth - Stomach slashed open by Leatherface with a knife.
- Dante - Hacked in the side of the face by Leatherface with a meat cleaver.
- Richter - Leg broken with a small mallet, head smashed against a glass shard, causing it to lodge in the side of his neck and skull crushed after having his head bashed six times by Leatherface with a small mallet.
- Unnamed Male Bus Driver - Decapitated off-screen by Leatherface with a chainsaw.
- Unnamed Woman - Back of her neck shredded off-screen by Leatherface with a chainsaw.
- Unnamed Man - Partially vertically cut in half from the shoulder down and then chest shredded by Leatherface with a chainsaw.
- Unnamed Man - Shredded through the back by Leatherface with a chainsaw.
- Unnamed Woman - Torso shredded by Leatherface with a chainsaw when he pushed the impaled corpse of the man killed before onto her.
- 11 Unnamed People - Hacked to death by Leatherface with a chainsaw on the bus.
- Catherine - Cut in half from behind down by Leatherface with a chainsaw.
- Sally Hardesty - Shredded through the stomach by Leatherface with a chainsaw.
- Melody - Throat shredded by Leatherface with a chainsaw, decapitating her.
Comic Books[]
Leatherface (1991)[]
Issue #1[]
- Unknown Woman - Skull crushed by Leatherface with a sledgehammer.
- Seven Unknown People - Killed by Leatherface off-panel, skulls shown.
- 63 Unknown People - Killed by Leatherface off-panel, 70 people mentioned minus seven previously counted victims.
- Coyote - Killed by Leatherface off-panel, body shown.
- Total - 73
Issue #2[]
- Unnamed Woman - Sliced apart by Leatherface with his chainsaw.
- Total - 1
Issue #3[]
- Unknown Person - Killed by Leatherface off-panel, skeleton shown.
- At Least 18 Unknown People - Killed by Leatherface off-panel, skeletons shown.
- Unknown Person - Killed by Leatherface off-panel, skull shown.
- Total - 20
Issue #4[]
- 15 Unknown People - Killed by Leatherface off-panel, skulls shown.
- Unknown Animal - Killed by Leatherface off-panel, skeleton shown.
- Three Unknown Animals - Killed by Leatherface off-panel, skulls shown.
- Benny - Decapitated by Leatherface with his chainsaw.
- Michelle - Killed by Leatherface off-panel.
- Total - 21
Jason vs. Leatherface[]
Issue #1[]
- Four Unnamed People - Killed by Hitchhiker Sawyer, Drayton Sawyer, and Leatherface Sawyer off-panel, skulls seen.
Issue #2[]
- Unnamed Man - Killed by Hitchhiker Sawyer, Drayton Sawyer, and Leatherface Sawyer off-panel, body seen.
- Unnamed Woman - Killed by Hitchhiker Sawyer, Drayton Sawyer, and Leatherface Sawyer off-panel, body seen.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Special (2005)[]
- Chris - Killed by Leatherface off-panel, remains shown.
- Unknown Woman - Impaled by Leatherface with his chainsaw.
- Ellery Watts - Impaled by Leatherface with his chainsaw.
- Darlene - Killed by Leatherface with his chainsaw off-panel, screaming heard.
- Charity - Killed by Leatherface with his chainsaw.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Grind (2006)[]
Issue #1[]
- Martin Milsap - Decapitated by Leatherface with his chainsaw.
- Cynthia Milsap - Killed by Leatherface with his chainsaw off-panel, body shown.
- Louise - Killed by Leatherface with his chainsaw off-panel, severed head shown.
Issue #2[]
- Unknown Woman - Killed by either Leatherface or Sheriff Hoyt off-panel, body shown in a trunk.
- Rosa - Killed by Leatherface with his chainsaw off-panel, body shown.
Issue #3[]
- Marsha - Decapitated by Leatherface with his chainsaw.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Fearbook (2006)[]
- Charlie - Disemboweled by Leatherface with his chainsaw.
- Jed - Legs sawn off by Leatherface with his chainsaw.
- Lucy - Bled to death after Leatherface nailed Sahara's face onto her head.
Kill Count[]
By Film[]
- Total - 64 (So Far)
- 1974 - 4
- 1986 - 3
- 1990 - 2
- 1995 - 3
- 2003 - 6
- 2006 - 9
- 2013 - 7
- 2017 - 6
- 2022 - 24
By Comic Series[]
- Total - 134
- Leatherface - 114
- Jason vs. Leatherface - 6
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2005) - 5
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Grind (2006) - 6
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Fearbook - 3
Overall[]
- Total - 198 (So Far)
Kill Count by Timeline[]
- 2022 - 28 (So Far)
- TC3D - 16
- Reboot - 14
- TCM2 - 7
- TCM3 - 7
- NG - 3
Characters Killed by Leatherface[]
(This list is in order by release dates of the films)
- Kirk - Bashed on the head by Leatherface with a sledgehammer. His body was presumably eaten afterwards.
- Pam - Thrown in a freezer by Leatherface, and presumably froze to death. Her body was presumably eaten afterwards.
- Jerry - Bashed on the head by Leatherface with a sledgehammer. His body was presumably eaten afterwards.
- Franklin Hardesty - Slashed repeatedly by Leatherface with a chainsaw. His body was presumably eaten afterwards, and his skeleton was later discovered by his uncle, Lefty.
- Buzz - Top of head cut off by Leatherface with a chainsaw.
- Rick "The Prick" - Killed when Leatherface caused the car to crash, as Buzz was the one driving and Leatherface killed him.
- L.G. - Bashed on the head multiple times by Chop Top with a sledgehammer, and later the skin on his face was cut off by Leatherface for a mask. He survived for a few moments after this.
- Gina - Bashed on the head by Leatherface with a sledgehammer.
- Sara - Gutted by Leatherface with a chainsaw.
- Barry - Bashed on the head by Leatherface with a sledgehammer.
- Mr. Spottish - Killed when Vilmer and Leatherface caused the RV to crash. Debatable
- Mrs. Spottish - Killed when Vilmer and Leatherface caused the RV to crash. Debatable
- Kemper - Bashed on the head by Leatherface with a sledgehammer. The skin on his face was then cut off by Leatherface for a mask.
- Pepper Harrington - Sliced in half by Leatherface with a chainsaw.
- Andy - Stabbed in the chest by Erin with a knife as a mercy kill while injured by Leatherface, who sliced his leg off with a chainsaw and impaled him on a meat hook.
- Morgan - Sliced up by Leatherface with a chainsaw while handcuffed and tangled on a chandelier.
- Detective Wallace - Killed by Leatherface, presumably with a chainsaw.
- Detective Adams - Killed by Leatherface, presumably with a chainsaw.
- Holden - Sliced in half by Leatherface with a chainsaw while Charlie (Sheriff Hoyt) was holding him down.
- Eric Hill - Impaled by Leatherface with a chainsaw while on a table and injured from having his arm flayed with a knife. The skin on his face was then cut off by Leatherface for his first "human" mask.
- Bailey - Throat slit by Leatherface with scissors while injured from being stabbed with a meat hook and having her tongue cut out.
- Dean Hill - Impaled by Leatherface with a chainsaw.
- Chrissie - Impaled by Leatherface with a chainsaw while driving a car.
- Darryl - Bashed on the head repeatedly by Leatherface with a sledgehammer.
- Kenny - Sliced in half by Leatherface with a chainsaw while impaled on a meat hook and injured from being stabbed with a hook.
- Ryan - Killed when Leatherface caused the van to crash.
- Officer Marvin - Hacked to death by Leatherface with an axe. The skin on his face was then cut off by Leatherface for his Halloween costume mask.
- Mayor Burt Hartman - Hands sliced off by Leatherface with a chainsaw, forcing him into a meat grinder where he is hacked apart.
- Gavin Miller - Killed by Leatherface with a chainsaw. Debatable? (Post-credits scene)
- Arlene Miller - Killed by Leatherface with a chainsaw. Debatable? (Post-credits scene)
- Betty Hartman - After being lured into a trap by Jedidiah and fell through a floor, was crushed by an engine released by Nubbins.
- Texas Ranger Hal Hartman - Sliced open by Jedidiah with a chainsaw. His remains were later ground up and fed to the pigs.
- Nurse Elizabeth "Lizzy" White - Decapitated by Jedidiah with a chainsaw while her foot was caught in a bear trap. Her remains were later ground up and fed to the pigs, and the skin on her face was then cut off by Jedidiah for his first “Leatherface” mask.
- Sheriff Hathaway - Head crushed by Leatherface with a wooden block, after being accidentally shot by his deputy.
- Ruth - Disemboweled by Leatherface with a broken piece of metal.
- Dante - Face slashed open by Leatherface with a meat cleaver.
- Richter - Beaten to death by Leatherface with a sledgehammer.
- Catherine - Cut in half by Leatherface with a chainsaw on the bus.
- Sally Hardesty - Impaled by Leatherface with a chainsaw.
- Melody - Decapitated by Leatherface with a chainsaw.
Deaths[]
Actual Deaths[]
- Blown up by Dratyon's grenade. Currently Lefty had impaled him with a chainsaw and Grandpa threw a hammer at Lefty, which hit Leatherface instead and knocked him down. (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2)
Supposed Deaths[]
- Beaten over the head by Michelle with a rock, and drowned within a river, but was later revealed to be alive. (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3)
- Shot multiple times by Sally Hardesty with a shotgun, uppercut by Melody with his own chainsaw, and then fell backwards into an indoor lake. Later revealed to be alive. (Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022))
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