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Paul A. Partain is a Actor American born on 22 november 1946 at Austin (USA)

Paul A. Partain

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Nationality USA
Birth 22 november 1946 at Austin (USA)
Death 28 january 2005 (at 58 years) at Austin (USA)

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.

Usually with

Tobe Hooper
Tobe Hooper
(3 films)
Kim Henkel
Kim Henkel
(3 films)
Marilyn Burns
Marilyn Burns
(4 films)
John Dugan
John Dugan
(3 films)
Alan Parker
Alan Parker
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Paul A. Partain (7 films)

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Texas Chainsaw 3D, 1h32
Directed by John Luessenhop
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about children, Serial killer films
Actors Alexandra Daddario, Scott Eastwood, Trey Songz, Tania Raymonde, Thom Barry, Richard Riehle
Roles Franklin Hardesty (archive footage)
Rating48% 2.40992.40992.40992.40992.4099
Picking up after the events of the original film, the people of the small town of Newt, Texas, led by Mayor Burt Hartman (Paul Rae), burn down the farmhouse of the Sawyer family for their role in aiding Jedidiah "Jed" Sawyer (Dan Yeager), also known as "Leatherface", in several murders. The arsonists are celebrated as heroes in the community, and the entire family is presumed dead. However, an infant, Edith Sawyer, is found by one of the townsmen, Gavin Miller (David Born), who promptly murders her mother, Loretta Sawyer (Dodie Brown), and adopts Edith with his wife Arlene (Sue Rock). Twenty years later, Edith has been raised by Gavin and Arlene as Heather Miller (Alexandra Daddario). One day, Heather is notified that her estranged grandmother, Verna Carson (Marilyn Burns), has passed away and left everything to her. Discovering that she was adopted, Heather, her boyfriend Ryan (Trey Songz), and two other friends, Nikki (Tania Raymonde) and Kenny (Keram Malicki-Sánchez), travel to Newt to collect her inheritance. Along the way, the group picks up a hitchhiker named Darryl (Shaun Sipos).
The Life of David Gale, 2h10
Directed by Alan Parker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Prison films, Films about suicide, Films about capital punishment
Actors Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, Gabriel Mann, Rhona Mitra, Matt Craven
Roles Alcoholic (uncredited)
Rating74% 3.749323.749323.749323.749323.74932
David Gale is a prisoner on death row in Texas. With only a few days to his execution, his lawyer negotiates a half million-dollar fee to tell his story to Bitsey Bloom, a journalist from a major news magazine known for her ability to keep secrets and protect her sources. He tells her the story of how he ended up on death row, revealed to the movie audience through a series of lengthy flashbacks.
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, 1h22
Directed by Kim Henkel
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Serial killer films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Renée Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Jacks, Paul A. Partain, John Dugan, Marilyn Burns
Roles Hospital Orderly
Rating33% 1.6661951.6661951.6661951.6661951.666195
The film begins with four teenagers at their senior prom: Jenny, Heather, Barry, and Sean. Heather begins to look for her boyfriend, Barry, who is making out with another girl in the darkness. Heather discovers them and attempts to drive away in Barry's car, alongside Jenny and Sean, who are in the backseat. Barry eventually gains access into the car, where Heather scolds him angrily. Heather does not pay attention to the road and ends up wrecking with another driver, who passes out in the ensuing confusion.
Rolling Thunder, 1h35
Directed by John Flynn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Political films
Actors William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones, James Best, Linda Haynes, Dabney Coleman, Luke Askew
Roles Brother-in-Law
Rating68% 3.4489453.4489453.4489453.4489453.448945
In 1973, Major Charles Rane (William Devane) returns home to San Antonio with Master Sergeant Johnny Vohden (Tommy Lee Jones), and two other soldiers, after spending seven years as a POW in Hanoi. He finds a home very different from the one he left when he meets his wife Janet (Lisa Blake Richards), his son Mark (Jordan Gerler), and local policeman Cliff (Lawrason Driscoll), waiting to drive him home. Rane soon realizes that his son doesn't remember him, and that Cliff seems overly familiar with Janet and Mark. Janet admits that she has become engaged to Cliff and has no plans to break it off, despite still having feelings for Rane. Rane stoically accepts this, but privately reacts by self-imposing the same institutionalized daily regime he had in captivity.
Race with the Devil, 1h28
Directed by Jack Starrett
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films about religion, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit, Lara Parker, R.G. Armstrong, Paul A. Partain
Roles Cal Mathers
Rating65% 3.297393.297393.297393.297393.29739
Roger Marsh (Peter Fonda) and Frank Stewart (Warren Oates) own a successful motorcycle dealership in San Antonio, Texas. Together, with their wives Kelly and Alice (Lara Parker, Loretta Swit), along with Roger and Kelly’s small dog, they leave San Antonio in a recreational vehicle (RV) for a much anticipated ski vacation in Aspen, Colorado.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, 1h24
Directed by Tobe Hooper
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Allen Danziger, Jim Siedow, Gunnar Hansen
Roles Franklin Hardesty
Rating73% 3.6990053.6990053.6990053.6990053.699005
Sally Hardesty (Marilyn Burns) and her paraplegic brother, Franklin (Paul A. Partain), travel with three friends, Jerry (Allen Danziger), Kirk (William Vail), and Pam (Teri McMinn), to visit the grave of the Hardestys' grandfather to investigate reports of vandalism and grave robbing. Afterwards they decide to visit the old Hardesty family homestead. Along the way they pick up a hitchhiker (Edwin Neal) who talks about his family who worked at the old slaughterhouse. He borrows Franklin's pocket-knife and cuts himself, then takes a Polaroid picture of the others and demands money for it. When they refuse to pay, he burns the photo and slashes Franklin's arm with a straight razor. The group forces him out of the van and drive on. They stop at a gas station to refuel, but the proprietor (Jim Siedow) tells them that the pumps are empty.
Lovin' Molly, 1h38
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Anthony Perkins, Beau Bridges, Blythe Danner, Susan Sarandon, Ed Binns, Marilyn Burns
Roles Willy (uncredited)
Rating55% 2.755052.755052.755052.755052.75505
Over a span of nearly 40 years, Gid and Johnny, a pair of Texas farm boys, compete for the affections of Molly Taylor, a free spirit who cares for both of them. The story is told by three consecutive segments which is narrated by one of the three lead roles.