Jim Siedow
Informations personnelles
Genre
Homme
Date de naissance
12 juin 1920 (83 ans)
Date de décès
20 novembre 2003
Lieu de naissance
Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Biographie
James Nash "Jim" Siedow (Born, June 12, 1920 - November 20, 2003) was an American actor, best known for his role of Drayton "The Cook" Sawyer in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and its sequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. Siedow was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He began acting in his high school drama class, and later on, moved to New York City, New York, where he started appearing in theatre productions. During World War II, Siedow served with the Army Air Corps, and after the war, Siedow moved to Chicago, Illinois and started doing radio work. In September 1946, he met and married an actress named Ruth, his wife up to his death. They had three children. They moved to Houston, Texas soon after their marriage where Siedow continued acting, creating one of Houston's original local community theatres. He directed Houston's first production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee. In 1971, Siedow appeared in his first movie, an obscure one titled The Windsplitter, playing a character named Mr Smith. He followed this with his most famous role as Drayton Sawyer in the cult film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1974. His other movie roles were as Howard Ives in the TV movie Red Alert in 1977, an unnamed role in the 1980 movie Hotwire, and as Drayton Sawyer, again, in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, the sequel to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
James Nash "Jim" Siedow (Born, June 12, 1920 - November 20, 2003) was an American actor, best known for his role of Drayton "The Cook" Sawyer in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and its sequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. Siedow was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He began acting in his high school drama class, and later on, moved to New York City, New York,...
Jim Siedow
Biographie
James Nash "Jim" Siedow (Born, June 12, 1920 - November 20, 2003) was an American actor, best known for his role of Drayton "The Cook" Sawyer in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and its sequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. Siedow was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He began acting in his high school drama class, and later on, moved to New York City, New York, where he started appearing in theatre productions. During World War II, Siedow served with the Army Air Corps, and after the war, Siedow moved to Chicago, Illinois and started doing radio work. In September 1946, he met and married an actress named Ruth, his wife up to his death. They had three children. They moved to Houston, Texas soon after their marriage where Siedow continued acting, creating one of Houston's original local community theatres. He directed Houston's first production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee. In 1971, Siedow appeared in his first movie, an obscure one titled The Windsplitter, playing a character named Mr Smith. He followed this with his most famous role as Drayton Sawyer in the cult film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1974. His other movie roles were as Howard Ives in the TV movie Red Alert in 1977, an unnamed role in the 1980 movie Hotwire, and as Drayton Sawyer, again, in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, the sequel to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
James Nash "Jim" Siedow (Born, June 12, 1920 - November 20, 2003) was an American actor, best known for his role of Drayton "The Cook" Sawyer in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and its sequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. Siedow was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He began acting in his high school drama class, and later on, moved to New York City, New York,...
Séries
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Films
6 films
Le documentaire retrace la création et le tournage du film culte de Tobe Hooper à l’aide des témoignages du réalisateur, des acteurs et de l’équipe technique du film, ainsi que de nombreuses images d’archive. Il ouvre également la perspective vers les trois opus qui ont suivi.
Un regard sur la nature des films d'horreur des années 1960-70, les artistes impliqués et la manière dont ils reflètent la société contemporaine.
Retrouvez Jim Siedow dans son propre rôle.
Depuis plus de 10 ans, le Texas Ranger Lefty Enright cherche sans relâche à venger le meurtre brutal des enfants de son frère par Leatherface et sa famille de cannibales. Aujourd’hui est son jour de chance : une présentatrice de radio vient de les enregistrer en train de se livrer à leur activité favorite. Faîtes chauffer les tronçonneuses et préparez-vous à des batailles épiques au sein même du repaire de la famille Sawyer !
Au fin fond du Texas, des habitants font une découverte macabre : leur cimetière vient d'être profané et les cadavres exposés sous forme de trophées. Pendant ce temps, cinq amis traversent la région à bord d'un minibus. Ils croisent en chemin la route d'un auto-stoppeur et décident de le prendre à bord. Mais lorsque les jeunes gens s'aperçoivent que l'individu a un comportement inquiétant et menaçant, ils finissent par s'en débarrasser. Bientôt à court d'essence, le groupe décide d'aller visiter une vieille maison abandonnée, appartenant aux grands-parents de deux d'entre eux. Chacun leur tour, les cinq amis vont être attirés par la maison voisine. La rencontre avec ses étranges habitants va leur être fatale…
Retrouvez Jim Siedow dans le rôle de Mr. Smith (Bobby Joe's Father).