R. A. Mihailoff | |
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 Mihailoff in 2012. | |
| Born | Randal Allen Mihailoff July 31, 1956 Townville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, professional wrestler |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Randal Allen Mihailoff (born July 31, 1956) is an American actor and former professional wrestler.[1]
Career
Mihailoff's first role was in the 1980 science fiction film The Lathe of Heaven. He is best known for portraying Leatherface in the film Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, the third in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre series of movies.
Paranormal group
In his free time, Mihailoff has ghost hunted in a paranormal group called the Hollywood Ghost Hunters. It is a "group of people who normally make a living by trying to scare other people. Everybody in the group has something to do with horror movies." The group was founded by Kane "Jason" Hodder, who played the lead role of Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th series, and his partner Rick "Stuntman" McCullum, a Hollywood stuntman and actor who doubles for horror film actors like Sid Haig. They formed the team after filming Fallen Angels at Mansfield Reformatory, where they claim to have had a paranormal experience in one of the cell blocks.
On January 7, 2011, Hollywood Ghost Hunters was featured on the "Pico House" episode of Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Lathe of Heaven | Orderly | TV movie |
| 1982 | Divided We Fall | Union Soldier | Film |
| 1985 | Moving Violations | Farmer #2 | Film |
| 1988 | Highway to Heaven | Biker #1 | TV episode: "A Dolphin Song for Lee: Part 1" |
| 1988 | License to Drive | Tow Truck Driver | Film |
| 1990 | Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III | Junior Sawyer / Leatherface | Film |
| 1990 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Bronc Adelson | TV episode: "Deja Dudes |
| 1991 | Full House | "Tiny" | TV episode: "Gotta Dance" |
| 1992 | Adventures in Dinosaur City | Mr. Big | Film |
| 1992 | Eddie Presley | Psycho In Asylum | Film |
| 1992 | Trancers III | "Shark" | Video |
| 1994 | Death Riders | Munch | Film |
| 1994 | Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings | "Red" Byers | Video |
| 1995 | With Criminal Intent | "Tiny" | Film |
| 1995 | Stripteaser | Little | Film |
| 1996 | Where Truth Lies | The Trucker | Film |
| 1997 | Drive | Singing Trucker | Film |
| 1999 | The Kid with X-ray Eyes | Newton, The Biker | Video |
| 2001 | The Vampire Hunters Club | Doorman | Video (short) |
| 2003 | The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface' | Himself | Video documentary (short) |
| 2006 | Fallen Angels | "Anger" | Film (Associate Producer) |
| 2007 | Have Love, Will Travel | Luther | Film |
| 2007 | Revamped | Big Bad Bouncer | Video |
| 2008 | Blood Scarab | Dungeon Master | Video (uncredited) |
| 2008 | Stiletto | "Big Arms", Nazi Biker | Film |
| 2009 | Dark House | Brutal Butcher | Film |
| 2010 | Small Town Saturday Night | Jimmie | Film |
| 2010 | Hatchet II | Trent[2] | Film |
| 2011 | Knifepoint | Old Boy | Film |
| 2011 | Horrorween | The Bouncer | Film |
| 2011 | Hooked | The Fisherman | Film (short) |
| 2011 | Alluvial | Dr. Henry | Film |
| 2011 | The Pod | Frank "Big Frank" | Film |
| 2013 | Kiss Before the Slaughter | James | Film (short) |
| 2014 | Smothered | Himself | Film |
| 2017 | Slasher.com | Jesse | Film |
| 2017 | Death House | Prison Leader | Film |