List of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Characters - Other Characters

Other Characters

• Sally Hardesty – After driving with her friends and wheelchair-bound brother to see if a family grave was tampered with after a series of grave robbings, the young motorists run out of gas by an old farmhouse in rural Texas where they become prey for the cannibalistic Sawyer family. Sally was the only survivor of the original film, but she is believed to have died in a mental hospital after her ordeal. The character returned for a cameo in the fourth films where she is seen alive, being wheeled through a hospital on a gurney. However, the credits listed her as "Anonymous". She is portrayed by Marilyn Burns in both films.

• Franklin Hardesty – After driving with his sister, Sally, and their friends to see if a family funeral plot was tampered with after a series of grave robbings, the wheelchair-bound Franklin and the other motorists run out of gas by an old farmhouse in rural Texas only to become prey for the crazed Sawyer clan. Unlike his sister, the only survivor, Franklin is killed in the first movie. However, his skeleton has been kept by the Sawyer family for 12 years and reappears in the second movie when it is discovered by his uncle, Lieutenant "Lefty" Enright.

• Vanita "Stretch" Brock – The main character in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, where she appears as a disk jockey at a radio station. The Sawyers intended to kill her, but Leatherface fell in love with her in the process. She escapes the Sawyer family in time for their hide out to explode (thanks to Drayton) which supposedly kills the family. Chop Top follows her and horribly attacks her wielding a straight razor until she grabs a chainsaw and attacks him with it, knocking him over an edge down into the abandoned theme park (where the family lived). In Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Vanita makes a cameo appearance as a news reporter, her identity being confirmed in DVD commentary. Actress Caroline Williams mentions on the Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 audio commentary, that in Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Stretch has taken up Lefty's job of tracking down the family in revenge for their crimes. She is portrayed by Caroline Williams in both movies.

• Lieutenant "Lefty" Enright – The righteous and moral male hero of the second film. Lefty is the uncle of Sally and Franklin and appears as an ageing former Texas Ranger. He turns vigilante when local law enforcement fail to investigate the Sawyer family. He, in a way, was the one who was responsible for the death of the Sawyers. After he shoved a chainsaw through Leatherface's abdomen, Leatherface accidentally hit Drayton who was holding a primed grenade. The grenade explodes, apparently killing Lefty and everyone else except Vanita and Chop Top. Although Leatherface appears to have survived as he returns in other films, though they are considered either loosely direct or alternate sequels to the first and the second films, as several characters besides Leatherface return in the other sequel films, as noted on the audio commentary for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 & Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III. He is portrayed by Dennis Hopper.

• Michelle – The main female protagonist of Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III. College student Michelle, while en route to California with her boyfriend Ryan to return a car to her father in Florida, encounters Leatherface and his deranged family. With help from Benny, Michelle escapes from the family's swamp home, but not before she is tortured by the Sawyer clan, who murders her friend Ryan. She is portrayed by Kate Hodge.

• Benny – An African-American ex-Marine and survivalist, Benny appears in Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III. After his jeep crashes into Michelle and Ryan's car, who were fleeing from Leatherface's family, Benny aids the two in trying to escape, successfully killing several members of the family. He appears very skilled at shooting his assault rifle and hand to hand combat. In the film, Benny, along with Michelle, survives and escapes, though in the alternate ending and Leatherface comics, he is murdered by Leatherface. He is portrayed by Ken Foree.

• Sara – A young girl who appears in Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III. She had been travelling through Texas with her sisters and ended up getting trapped in the Sawyer family's territory after stopping to assist a man that they believed had been run over. Sara's sisters are quickly killed off and she is left alone, and evades the Sawyers but is unable to escape the swamp because they watch the roads. A week later, she meets Benny, and helps him escape from Leatherface, but she herself is killed by Leatherface and her remains are dumped into a bog. She is portrayed by Toni Hudson.

• Jenny – The main female protagonist of Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, Jenny and her friends encounter Leatherface and his family after ending up in a car accident on prom night. Spending the bulk of the film trying to escape from the family, Jenny is eventually saved by the enigmatic Agent Rothman. The unrated edition DVD of the film reveals somewhat more on Jenny, showing that she is routinely abused by her stepfather. She is portrayed by Renée Zellweger.

• Agent Rothman – A member (or possibly the leader) of a powerful government organization or cult referred to as the "Illuminati". Rothman appears in Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation as the evil boss of the Sawyer family. After discovering that Leatherface and his family are "breaking the rules" he has set for them, Rothman decides to shut them down, ordering Vilmer to be assassinated and rescuing Jenny from him. In a brief scene of the film, Rothman is depicted as having intricate patterned carvings and large piercings on his body, which are shown as he torments Jenny while the Sawyers have dinner. He is portrayed by James Gale.

• Erin Hardesty – Erin was the only survivor of the remake. She's responsible for chopping off Leatherface's right arm with a meat cleaver and killing Sheriff Hoyt by running him over with his car. The novelization states that her last name is 'Hardesty', a reference to the heroine of the 1974 original. It is revealed in Wildstorm's comic continuation of the 2003 remake, that after Erin escaped the Hewitts, she was placed in a mental hospital by proper authorities. She is portrayed by Jessica Biel.

• Chrissie – Chrissie is the main protagonist of the prequel to the remake. After she and her friends get into an auto accident while on their way to re-enlist in the army for the Vietnam War, they become captives of the Hewitt family. She risks her life many times to save her friends but eventually the Hewitts capture her. She manages to escape from them but unfortunately Leatherface/Thomas kills her in the back seat of a car. Chrissie is the only protagonist/heroine in the TCM movies not to have survived. She is portrayed by Jordana Brewster.

• Pepper – Pepper is a character from the 2003 remake. Her boyfriend is Andy who ends up getting his leg cut off and captured by Leatherface. Erin, Morgan and her get tortured by Sheriff Hoyt/Charlie. As Morgan gets tortured by the sheriff (having him reeanact the death of the hitchhiker). Pepper convinces Morgan to shoot Sheriff Hoyt while Erin tells him the exact opposite. Later, Erin and Pepper try to fix the car. They successfully do, but the tire rolls out. Pepper and Erin then get attacked by Leatherface. Pepper gets out of the car and tries to run away. But Leatherface slashes her back and ultimately kills her by cutting her in half with his chainsaw. She is portrayed by Erica Leerhsen.

• Morgan – Morgan is a character from the 2003 remake. Erin, Pepper, and him gets tortured by Sheriff Hoyt. The sheriff tells him to reeanact the death of the hitchhiker. He is pressured by Pepper and Erin to shoot the sheriff. He pulls the trigger, but he realizes there were no bullets. Sheriff Hoyt drives him to the Hewitt house and brutally tortures him along the way. Later, he is shown attacking Leatherface after he nearly kills Erin. But Leatherface puts him on the end point of a chandelier. He is then killed when Leatherface slashes his croch. He is portrayed by Jonathan Tucker.

• Andy – Andy is the boyfriend of Pepper. He and Erin go into the Hewitt house where they meet Leatherface. Erin is unharmed, but Andy's leg is cut off and is brought into the basement. He is later found by Erin (him on sitting on a sharp hook). She tries to rescue him, but he realizes if she lets him down, he'll fall onto the piano which will alert Leatherface. He begs her to kill him, and she obeys him. He is portrayed by Mike Vogel.

• Kemper – Kemper is one of the main characters from the 2003 remake. Kemper is the boyfriend of Erin. He searches around the Hewitt area. Eventually Leatherface finds him and kills him with a sledgehammer. Leatherface then cuts out Kemper's face and wears as a new mask which Erin sees after Pepper is killed. He is portrayed by Eric Balfour.

• Bailey – Bailey is a character in the prequel to the 2003 remake. She is revealed as Dean's girlfriend. After meeting Sheriff Hoyt and Leatheface, she tries to escape in a truck. But Leatherface strikes her with a tire iron. She is captured like the others (except Chrissie) and is tied up to a bed. Chrissie finds her and tries to rescue her but is caught by Sheriff Hoyt. Bailey, Chrissie, and Dean appear at the dinner table. Her boyfriend is out cold and her tongue is cut out & Leatherface later slits her throat as Chrissie screams in terror. She is portrayed by Diora Baird.

• Dean – Dean is a character from the prequel. He is the younger brother of Eric and the boyfriend of Bailey. It said on his draft card that he was born on June 22, 1951 in Lubbock, Texas. He and Eric get tied up by Hoyt. Hoyt thinks Eric is Dean, but after seeing his brother in pain, Dean reveals himself and is assaulted by Hoyt. Later, Chrissie finds him outside the Hewitt house. She goes in to rescue Eric and Bailey, even though Dean tells her not to. He is shown out cold at the dinner table and does not witness his girlfriend' violent death. He wakes up and assaults Hoyt the same way he did. He later finds Chrissie in the slaughterhouse and also Leatherface who nearly kills her. He distracts him long enough to save Chrissie, but not long enough to save his own life. He is portrayed by Taylor Handley.

• Eric – Eric is the boyfriend of Chrissie and the brother of Dean. He gets captured by Hoyt and so does his brother. Hoyt believes Eric is Dean and puts a cellophane over his head. Dean then admits that the draft card (in which Hoyt found before capturing them) was his and then shoves up a knife into Eric's mouth making him cough up blood, but it allows him to breathe. He is later captured by Leatherface and is brought into the basement. Leatherface straps him onto a wooden table. He turns his head from left to right repeatedly and then cuts off all of his nerves in his arm. Chrissie then finds Eric and is horrified to see his arm. Eric convinces her to go, but she refuses. Chrissie hears Leatherface coming and hides under the table. Luckily, Leatherface doesn't see her. Leatherface then grabs his chainsaw and deeply impales Eric through his stomach. The chainsaw goes through the table nearly going through Chrissie and Eric's blood splatters all over Chrisse. After being killed, Leatherface cuts off Eric's face and wears it as presumably his first ever human mask and this is witnessed by the petrified Chrissie. He is portrayed by Matt Bomer.

• Ryan – Ryan is the boyfriend to Heather Miller in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D. He along with his friends Nikki, Kenny and Darryl decide to travel to Texas with Heather to collect her inheritance. It is known that Ryan and Nikki had a thing going on behind Heather's back but he is persistent to keep her away so as not to ruin his relationshop with Heather. This however does not work. While a petrified Heather is running for her life from Leatherface, Ryan and Nikki have sex in the barn. While trying to escape Leatheface, he slashes a tire to the van and the van flips over, killing Ryan on impact. He is portrayed by Trey Songz.

• Nikki – Nikki is the best friend of Heather and the girlfriend of Kenny. She tags along with Heather, Ryan, Kenny and Darryl to Texas to collect Heather's inheritance. She also had a brief sexual relationship with Heather's boyfriend, Ryan and seduces him into a barn to have sex. After hearing Heather's screams, they run away with her. Nikki is later left for dead at Leatherface's house and put in a freezer. While Officer Marvin is investigating the homestead, Nikki pops out of the freezer (similar to Pam from the original film), which startles Marvin and he shoots her in the head by accident. She is portrayed by Tania Raymonde.

• Kenny – Kenny is the boyfriend of Nikki and the best friend of Ryan. He comes along on the roadtrip with the others to see Heather's new mansion. He is an aspiring cook who is learning to become a chef. While he is making dinner for the others, he finds Leatherface's secret room in the cellar, along with Darryl's belongings. As Kenny investigates the room, Leatherface pops out and chases him upstairs. He begins to slip and Leatherface stabs him in the back with a hook and drags him downstairs. He later hangs Kenny on a hook and Kenny tries to fight back, but Leatherface revs up his chainsaw and cuts Kenny in half. He is portrayed by Keram Malicki-Sanchez.

• Darryl – Darryl is a hitchhiker who gets a ride from Heather and her friends to see her mansion. While the others go get food at a market, Darryl stays behind and begins to loot around the house, stealing jewelry and trying to find Verna Carson's corpse in the cellar. Darryl tries to open the metal door in the cellar, but it is locked, so he walks away and continues to steal more belongings. As Darryl turns around, Leatherface hits him over the head with a sledgehammer and bludgeons him several times. He is portrayed by Shaun Sipos.

• Burt Hartman – Hartman is the main antagonist in Texas Chainsaw 3D, one of the first to not be a member of Leatherface's family. When Leatherface was about to be taken in, Hartman took the law into his own hands and led a lynch mob, seemingly killing all the Saywers. He and the rest of the mob where hailed as heroes, and Burt becomes the Mayor. Unknown to him, Leatherface survived and fled to his grandmothers house and the baby, Edith was raised by the Miller family under the name Heather. Decades later Heather inheirits her grandmothers mansion, Leatherface turns up. It isn't long before word gets out that Leatherface is still alive and Heather is a Sawyer, so Hartman takes his vendetta out on her. He has her abducted and taken to a slaughterhouse, where Leatherface eventually turns up. Heather sides with her cousin and Leatherface personally fights Hartman until he forces him into a meat grinder.

• Carl Hartman – the secondary antagonist of Texas Chainsaw 3D. He is Burt Hartman's son and a police officer. When his father learns Heather Miller is really Edith Sawyer and that Leatherface is still alive, he assists in her abduction and tortures her. He leaves the slaughterhouse before Leatherface arrives and doesn't witness his fathers death. His final fate is unknown. He is played by Scott Eastwood.