Paul A. Partain

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Gender

Male

Birthday

22-Nov-1946

Age

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Austin, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Paul Partain
Paul Alan Partain
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Paul A. Partain

Biography

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.

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Nash the Slash Rises Again! (2025) Character: Self - Franklin(archive footage)
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.

The Life of David Gale (2003) Character: Alcoholic (uncredited)
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) Character: Self
A documentary primarily focusing on the filming and release of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995) Character: Hospital Orderly
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.

Lovin' Molly (1974) Character: Willy (uncredited)
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.

Race with the Devil (1975) Character: Cal Mathers
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.

The American Nightmare (2000) Character: Self
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.

Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) Character: Franklin Hardesty (archive footage)
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 Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) Character: Franklin
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.

Rolling Thunder (1977) Character: Brother-in-Law
A Vietnam veteran, Charles Rane, returns home after years in a POW camp and is treated as a hero. He has a hard time adjusting, and things go badly. A movie about the walking dead, before that meant just flesh-eating zombies.

Paul A. Partain

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