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Kim Henkel (b. 1946)

Alias:
Boris Schnurr
Kim David Henkel

Birthplace:
Virginia, USA

Born:
January 19, 1946

Biography from TheMovieDB

Kim David Henkel (born January 19, 1946) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actor. He is best known as the co-writer of Tobe Hooper's horror film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.  Henkel and Hooper co-wrote the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre screenplay. Henkel both wrote and directed a sequel, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1995).  He also wrote and co-produced the Eagle Pennell classic Last Night at the Alamo (1983) as well as the adaptation of Hooper's Eaten Alive (1977).  Henkel returned to the horror genre in 2012 with another tale of cannibals titled Butcher Boys (2012 film), which was co-directed by two of his former film students Duane Graves and Justin Meeks. Henkel had previously worked with the pair as a producer on their debut feature The Wild Man of the Navidad.  Most recently, he produced the horror film Found Footage 3D, which was released on the horror streaming service Shudder in 2017.  He has been a lecturer in screenwriting at Rice University.

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Adaptation:
1976  Eaten Alive

Associate Producer:
1974  The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1976  Eaten Alive

Characters:
1974  The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1976  Eaten Alive
1990  Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
1995  The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2013  Texas Chainsaw 3D
2017  Leatherface
2022  Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Co-Producer:
1974  The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1976  Eaten Alive
1990  Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
1995  The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2003  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2013  Texas Chainsaw 3D
2017  Leatherface
2022  Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Director:
1974  The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1976  Eaten Alive
1990  Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
1995  The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2003  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2013  Texas Chainsaw 3D
2017  Leatherface
2022  Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Editor:
1974  The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1976  Eaten Alive
1984  Last Night at the Alamo
1990  Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
1995  The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2003  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2013  Texas Chainsaw 3D
2017  Leatherface
2022  Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Executive Producer:
1974  The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1976  Eaten Alive
1984  Last Night at the Alamo
1990  Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
1995  The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2003  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2013  Texas Chainsaw 3D
2017  Leatherface
2022  Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Original Film Writer:
1974  The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1976  Eaten Alive
1984  Last Night at the Alamo
1990  Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
1995  The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2003  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2013  Texas Chainsaw 3D
2017  Leatherface
2022  Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Producer:
1974  The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1976  Eaten Alive
1984  Last Night at the Alamo
1990  Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
1995  The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2002  The Hypostatic Union
2003  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2006  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2013  Texas Chainsaw 3D
2016  Found Footage 3D
2017  Leatherface
2022  Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Screenplay:
1974  The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1976  Eaten Alive
1984  Last Night at the Alamo
1990  Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
1995  The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2002  The Hypostatic Union
2003  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2006  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2013  Texas Chainsaw 3D
2016  Found Footage 3D
2017  Leatherface
2022  Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Story:
1974  The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1976  Eaten Alive
1984  Last Night at the Alamo
1990  Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
1995  The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2002  The Hypostatic Union
2003  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2006  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2013  Texas Chainsaw 3D
2016  Found Footage 3D
2017  Leatherface
2022  Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Thanks:
1974  The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1976  Eaten Alive
1984  Last Night at the Alamo
1990  Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
1995  The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2002  The Hypostatic Union
2003  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2006  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2013  Texas Chainsaw 3D
2016  Found Footage 3D
2017  Leatherface
2019  The Dead Don't Die
2022  Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Writer:
1974  The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1976  Eaten Alive
1980  The Unseen
1984  Last Night at the Alamo
1990  Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
1994  Doc's Full Service
1995  The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2002  The Hypostatic Union
2003  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2006  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2013  Butcher Boys
2013  Texas Chainsaw 3D
2016  Found Footage 3D
2017  Leatherface
2019  The Dead Don't Die
2022  Texas Chainsaw Massacre

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TV Production

Location Manager:
2010  Rizzoli & Isles

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