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Paul Alan Partain (November 22, 1946 – January 28, 2005) was an American actor, perhaps best known for his role in the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) as the wheelchair-user Franklin Hardesty.
Paul A. Partain (1946-2005) was an American actor who appeared in films such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Race with the Devil, and Rolling Thunder. He also worked as a regional sales manager for Zenith Electronics and served in the US Navy during the Vietnam war.
Paul A. Partain was an actor who played Franklin Hardesty in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). He also appeared in other films such as Race with the Devil (1975) and Rolling Thunder (1977).
Oct 11, 1974 · A horror film about a group of friends who encounter a family of cannibals with a chainsaw in rural Texas. Paul A. Partain plays Franklin, one of the victims who is disabled and wheelchair-bound.
Jan 28, 2005 · Paul A. Partain was an American actor who played Franklin Hardesty in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). He also appeared in other films such as Race with the Devil, Rolling Thunder and The Life of David Gale.
May 5, 2023 · The house where Sally and Franklin were chased by Leatherface in the 1974 horror classic is now a restaurant called Hooper's. Learn about the history, location, and fate of the iconic film site and the actor who played Franklin.
In 1974, Paul A. Partain played Franklin, in not only one of the first ever slasher movies (and arguably the American Granddaddy of them all), but he also played one of the subgenre's only (barring FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2) disabled character.
