Known for Acting
Paul Alan Partain (November 22, 1946 – January 28, 2005) billed professionally as Paul A. Partain was an American actor, perhaps best known for his role in the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) as the handicapped wheel-chair bound Franklin Hardesty.
Born
November 22, 1946
Died
January 28, 2005 (age 58)
Birthplace
Austin, Texas, USA
Filmography
11 films


Nash the Slash Rises Again!
2025 · 1h 20m
country: Unknown
Nash The Slash was deliciously surreal, verging on demented. A mummy wrapped in surgical bandages, an invisible man in full formal white tuxedo and top hat buzz-sawing his violin through endless reams of electronics, melodies and distortion. His music and image were demanding. His life was rock fantasy. ‘NASH THE SLASH RISES AGAIN!’ uncovers the sinister Canadian electronic music innovator. A classically trained violinist and multi-instrumentalist, he created music that was an unlikely combination of prog-rock, punk-rock, classic-rock, psychedelic fused with techno and industrial before they had names. The end result is an unearthly life drenched in film history, enveloped in a wall of sound that would do Phil Spector justice. A career embodied in artistic integrity, courage and the price-tag that comes with it. ‘NASH THE SLASH RISES AGAIN!’ unwinds the bandages of a ground-breaking, mad musical scientist whose career decomposed before the world caught up.


Texas Chainsaw 3D
2013 · 1h 32m
country: United States
A young woman learns that she has inherited a Texas estate from her deceased grandmother. After embarking on a road trip with friends to uncover her roots, she finds she is the sole owner of a lavish, isolated Victorian mansion. But her newfound wealth comes at a price as she stumbles upon a horror that awaits her in the mansion’s dank cellars.


The Life of David Gale
2003 · 2h 10m
country: Germany
A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.


Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000 · 1h 13m
country: United Kingdom
A documentary primarily focusing on the filming and release of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.


The American Nightmare
2000 · 1h 13m
country: United States
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.
Burying Lana
Burying Lana
1997 · 1h 24m
country: Unknown


The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1995 · 1h 35m
country: United States
A group of teenagers get into a car crash in the Texas woods on prom night, and then wander into an old farmhouse that is home to Leatherface and his insane family of cannibalistic psychopaths.


Rolling Thunder
1977 · 1h 40m
country: United States
A recently-returned Vietnam POW loses his family and his right hand during a violent home invasion, and seeks retribution against those responsible.


Race with the Devil
1975 · 1h 28m
country: United States
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.


The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974 · 1h 23m
country: United States
Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.


Lovin' Molly
1974 · 1h 38m
country: United States
Spanning nearly 40 years from 1925 to 1964, two Texas farm boys; straight-arrow Gid and laid-back Johnny fight over the affections of the beautiful and headstrong Molly Taylor, who consistently refuses to marry either of them.