Horror movie killer actors / stuntmen
by alexkatsianos | created - 14 Feb 2023 | updated - 7 months ago | Public
1. Roger W. Morrissey
Stunts | House of 1000 Corpses
Roger W. Morrissey is known for House of 1000 Corpses (2003), The Lords of Salem (2012) and The Devil's Rejects (2005).
(Frankenstein's Monster) Height: 7' 4"
2. William Engesser
Actor | Switch
William Engesser was born on February 21, 1939 in Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Switch (1975), House on Bare Mountain (1962) and Gator (1976). He was married to Marjorie Idell Gain. He died on June 20, 2002 in Alabama, USA.
(Wolfman / Frankenstein's Monster) Height: 7' 3"
3. John Bloom
Actor | The Great Outdoors
The big, bulky and extremely tall John F. Bloom was an imposingly massive 7 foot 4 inch tall giant who was born on February 19, 1944 and grew up both in and around Los Angeles, CA. He originally worked as an accountant until he was convinced to take up acting in 1971 by the legendary Grade Z ...
(Frankenstein's Monster / Reaper) Height: 7' 0"
4. Carel Struycken
Actor | Men in Black
Carel Struycken was born in the Hague, The Netherlands. When he was four years old his family moved to Curacao, an island in the Caribbean. At age sixteen, he returned to his home country, where he finished high school. He graduated from the directing program at the film school in Amsterdam, ...
(Frankenstein's Monster) Height: 7' 0"
5. Tyler Mane
Actor | X-Men
Tyler Mane is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor from Saskatoon. He is known for playing Sabretooth in X-Men and a 2006 video game, Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's Halloween film duology and Ajax from Troy. He also acted in Joe Dirt, The Scorpion King, Playing with Fire, Doom Patrol and The ...
(Michael Myers) Height: 6' 8"
6. Tim Sylvia
Stunts | Halloween II
Tim Sylvia was born on March 5, 1976 in Ellsworth, Maine, USA. He is an actor, known for Halloween II (2009), No Way Out and Bobby Z (2007).
(Michael Myers) Height: 6' 8"
7. Casey Hendershot
Actor | Gravedigger
Casey Hendershot was born on June 24, 1970 in Newton, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Gravedigger (2022), Get Hard (2015) and Army of One (2020).
(Michael Myers / Leatherface) Height: 6' 6"
8. Dan Yeager
Actor | Texas Chainsaw 3D
Dan Yeager is known for Texas Chainsaw (2013), The Once and Future Smash (2022) and Zombie Bear Attack.
(Leatherface) Height: 6' 5½"
9. Ken Kirzinger
Stunts | Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Ken Kirzinger was born on November 4, 1959 in Saskatchewan, Canada. He is an actor, known for Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Watchmen (2009) and Paycheck (2003).
(Jason Voorhees) Height: 6' 5¼"
10. Tom Noonan
Actor | Synecdoche, New York
Offbeat character actor Tom Noonan, born in Connecticut on April 12, 1951, started off his career in various theater troupes that utilized his skills as a guitarist and composer. A graduate from Yale's acting school, he founded the Paradise Theatre in 1983, which was instrumental later in his ...
(Frankenstein's Monster) Height: 6' 5"
11. Tony Todd
Actor | Candyman
Perhaps best known for his chilling performance as "Candyman", the charismatic 6' 5" actor Tony Todd has consistently turned in compelling performances since his debut in the fantasy film Sleepwalk (1986). Born in Washington, D.C., Todd spent two years on a scholarship at the University of ...
(Candyman) Height: 6' 5"
12. Mark McCracken
Actor | We Were Soldiers
Born Aug. 1st, 1960 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Mom, Betty, was a nurse. Dad, Bill, a surgeon. Has one brother, Mike, and one sister, Tara. Attended Grimsley Sr. High. Graduated 1978. Originally wanted to be a comic book artist. First role was Dauntless in "Once Upon A Mattress". Received Betty ...
(Pumpkinhead) Height: 6' 5"
13. Derek Mears
Actor | Swamp Thing
Derek Mears was born on April 29, 1972 in Bakersfield, California, USA. He has numerous credits as both an actor and a stuntman, and he got his breakthrough lead role in the 2009 Friday the 13th film. He is known for his work on Sleepy Hollow (2013-2017), Predators (2010) and Men in Black II (2002).
(Jason Voorhees) Height: 6' 5"
14. Christopher Lee
Actor | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee was perhaps the only actor of his generation to have starred in so many films and cult saga. Although most notable for personifying bloodsucking vampire, Dracula, on screen, he portrayed other varied characters on screen, most of which were villains, whether it ...
(Frankenstein's Monster / Count Dracula) Height: 6' 4½"
15. Glenn Ennis
Actor | Watchmen
Glenn Ennis is known for Watchmen (2009), Freddy vs. Jason (2003) and I, Robot (2004).
(Jason Voorhees) Height: 6' 4½"
16. Andrew Bryniarski
Actor | Street Fighter
Andrew Bryniarski was born on February 13, 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 6' 5" actor is a former bodybuilder. He came to Hollywood for a short summer vacation to visit a friend, was spotted by a talent scout who set up a screen test for Joel Silver, and all of a sudden he was acting ...
(Leatherface / Count Dracula) Height: 6' 4½"
17. Mark Burnham
Actor | Texas Chainsaw Massacre
MARK BURNHAM is an actor and filmmaker living in Los Angeles. After college, Mark began training at the MET Theatre, where he was a founding member of the MET Theatre Workshop under the tutelage of, and studying along side Oscar, Emmy, Tony, and Pulitzer Prize winners. Through the 1990's, Mark ...
(Leatherface) Height: 6' 4½"
18. Vasil Yordanov
Stunts | Black Widow
Vasil Yordanov is known for Black Widow (2021), John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) and The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017).
(Leatherface) Height: 6' 4½"
19. Ted White
Actor | Starman
Ted White was born on January 25, 1926 in Krebs, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Starman (1984), Romancing the Stone (1984) and Escape from New York (1981). He was married to Jerilyn White. He died on October 14, 2022 in California, USA.
(Jason Voorhees) Height: 6' 4"
20. Angus Scrimm
Actor | Phantasm
The evil screen villain Angus Scrimm, most famous as "The Tall Man" in Don Coscarelli's Phantasm (1979) and its sequels, grew up in Kansas City, but in his teens moved to California and studied drama at USC under William C. de Mille (brother of Cecil B. DeMille). His film debut came as another "...
(Tallman) Height: 6' 4"
21. Gunnar Hansen
Actor | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
He was born in Reykjavik, Iceland and moved to the United States at the age of 5. Gunnar lived in Maine till he was 11, his family then moving to Texas, where he went to high school before attending the University of Texas. At the university, he did some theater work and majored in English and ...
(Leatherface) Height: 6' 4"
22. R.A. Mihailoff
Actor | License to Drive
R.A. Mihailoff was born on July 31, 1956 in Townville, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for License to Drive (1988), Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) and Slasher.com (2017).
(Leatherface) Height: 6' 4"
23. Michael Bailey Smith
Actor | The Hills Have Eyes
Michael Bailey Smith grew up as an Air Force brat, traveling the world, and he graduated from high school in Tehran, Iran. He later served in the renowned 82nd Airborne Division as a paratrooper. He attended college at Eastern Michigan University, where his athletic talents earned him a spot as a ...
(Freddy Krueger / Pluto / Papa Hades) Height: 6' 4"
24. Dustin Dennard
Stunts | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Dustin Dennard was born on December 2, 1972 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Gangster Squad (2013) and Friday the 13th (2009). He has been married to Stephanie Dennard since September 1, 2007.
(Jason Voorhees) Height: 6' 4"
25. Douglas Tait
Actor | Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Douglas Tait was born in Tarzana, California, USA. Douglas is an actor and director, known for Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023), Angel Baby (2023) and Annabelle Comes Home (2019). Douglas has been married to Isabel Cueva since March 8, 2003.
(Jason Voorhees / Michael Myers) Height: 6' 4"
26. Brett Wagner
Actor | Fool's Paradise
Brett Big Schwag Wagner was born in Northridge, California. Got into acting in his early 20's. Among those years also did stint in the pro wrestling world. Well known in the blue collar world as The Big Schwag from his work as the announcer on Discovery's hit TV show Monster Garage, where he also ...
(Leatherface) Height: 6' 4"
27. Duncan Regehr
Actor | The Monster Squad
Duncan Regehr was born in Lethbridge, Alberta and raised in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. In his youth he distinguished himself as a champion figure skater, then had his own radio program at age 16. Regehr was also an Olympic boxing contender, and a classically trained Shakespearean stage ...
(Count Dracula) Height: 6' 3½"
28. Richard Brooker
Actor | Friday the 13th Part III
Discovered by a casting magazine "Dramalogue" for the role of mindless killer Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982), Richard Brooker also gained the supporting role of the warrior Oghris in "Deathstalker" (1983). It was the only acting experience of Brooker, who later started creating ...
(Jason Voorhees) Height: 6' 3"
29. James Jude Courtney
Actor | Halloween Kills
James Jude Courtney was born on January 31, 1957 in Portland, Ohio, USA. He is an actor, known for Halloween Kills (2021), Far and Away (1992) and Halloween (2018).
(Michael Myers) Height: 6' 3"
30. C.J. Graham
Actor | Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI
C.J. Graham is known for Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), Alice Cooper: He's Back (the Man Behind the Mask) (1986) and Dead Slate.
(Jason Voorhees) Height: 6' 3"
31. Robert Jacks
Actor | The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Robert Jacks was born on August 9, 1959 in Monterey, California, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994), A Troll's Bridge (2002) and Scary Movie (1991). He died on August 8, 2001 in Austin, Texas, USA.
(Leatherface) Height: 6' 3"
32. George P. Wilbur
Stunts | The Perfect Storm
George P. Wilbur was born on March 6, 1941 in Kent, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for The Perfect Storm (2000), Escape from New York (1981) and Die Hard (1988). He died on February 1, 2023 in the USA.
(Michael Myers) Height: 6' 2½"
33. Kane Hodder
Stunts | Se7en
Kane Hodder was born on April 8, 1955 in Auburn, California. He is best known for his role as horror icon Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The New Blood (1988), Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989), Jason Goes to Hell (1993), and Jason X (2001). He is also known for his role as...
(Jason Voorhees / Leatherface / Freddy Krueger / Victor Crowley) Height: 6' 2½"
34. Brad Loree
Actor | Timecop
Brad Loree was born on July 5, 1960 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Timecop (1994), Shanghai Noon (2000) and X2 (2003).
(Michael Myers) Height: 6' 2½"
35. Spencer Stump
Actor | Freddy vs. Jason
Spencer Stump was born on October 24, 1990 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Freddy vs. Jason (2003) and Fabulous.
(Jason Voorhees) Height: 6' 2½"
36. Edwin Neal
Actor | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Edwin Neal was born in Houston, Texas, USA. Following high school, he studied with Zula Pearson at Lon Morris in Jacksonville, Texas, before moving on to acting and directing studies with B. Iden Payne at the University of Texas Drama Department. While there, he auditioned for role of HitchHiker in...
(Nubbins Sawyer) Height: 6' 2"
37. Bill Johnson
Actor | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Bill Johnson was born on December 16, 1951 in Texas, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), D.O.A. (1988) and The Once and Future Smash (2022).
(Leatherface) Height: 6' 2"
38. Bob Elmore
Actor | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Bob Elmore is known for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and Being John Malkovich (1999).
(Leatherface) Height: 6' 2"
39. Chris Durand
Actor | Demolition Man
Chris Durand was born on June 7, 1963 in Anaheim, Orange County, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Demolition Man (1993), Armageddon (1998) and Smokin' Aces (2006).
(Michael Myers) Height: 6' 2"
40. Airon Armstrong
Stunts | John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Airon Armstrong is known for John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019), The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and Blue Beetle (2023).
(Michael Myers) Height: 6' 2"
(Leatherface) Height: 6' 2"
42. Gary J. Clayton
Self | The Youngest Shape: An Interview with Gary J. Clayton
Gary J. Clayton is known for The Youngest Shape: An Interview with Gary J. Clayton (2022), Everybody Hates Chris (2005) and Christmas with the Kranks (2004).
(Michael Myers) Height: 6' 2"
43. Tom Morga
Stunts | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Stuntman, stunt coordinator, and actor Thomas Alvin Morga was born on November 27, 1941 in Burbank, California. While in college, Morga worked as a smoke jumper stationed in Missoula, Montana between 1969 and 1974. It was Tom's work as a smoke jumper that led to his first television appearance as ...
(Jason Voorhees / Leatherface / Michael Myers) Height: 6' 1⅝"
44. Bela Lugosi
Actor | Dracula
Bela Lugosi was born Béla Ferenc Dezsö Blaskó on October 20, 1882, Lugos, Hungary, Austria-Hungary (now Lugoj, Romania), to Paula de Vojnich and István Blaskó, a banker. He was the youngest of four children. During WWI, he volunteered and was commissioned as an infantry lieutenant, and was wounded ...
(Count Dracula / Frankenstein's Monster) Height: 6' 1"
45. Don Shanks
Actor | Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Don Shanks was born on February 26, 1950 in Piasa, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989), Dumb and Dumber (1994) and The World's Fastest Indian (2005).
(Michael Myers) Height: 6' 1"
46. Tony Moran
Actor | Halloween
Tony Moran was born on August 14, 1957 in Burbank, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Halloween (1978), Beg (2011) and The Ungovernable Force (2015).
(Michael Myers) Height: 6' 0"
47. Daeg Faerch
Actor | Halloween
Daeg Faerch was born in San Diego, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Halloween (2007), Hancock (2008) and American Horror Story (2011).
(Michael Myers) Height: 6' 0"
48. Nick Castle
Director | The Last Starfighter
Nick Castle was born on September 21, 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and director, known for The Last Starfighter (1984), The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) and Escape from New York (1981). He has been married to Mary Charlene Napp since December 31, 1981. They have one child.
(Michael Myers) Height: 5' 11½"
49. Boris Karloff
Actor | Bride of Frankenstein
Along with fellow actors Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi and Vincent Price, Boris Karloff is recognized as one of the true icons of horror cinema, and the actor most closely identified with the general public's perception of the "monster" from the classic Mary Shelley book, "Frankenstein". William Henry ...
(Frankenstein's Monster) Height: 5' 11"
50. Jim Siedow
Actor | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Jim Siedow was a marvelously quirky and distinctive character actor who achieved instant cult favorite status with his terrific portrayal of the weary and irascible the Cook in Tobe Hooper's immortal and outstanding horror classic "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Siedow was born on June 12th, 1920 in...
(Drayton Sawyer) Height: 5' 11"
51. Bill Moseley
Actor | The Devil's Rejects
William Lambert Moseley (born November 11, 1951) is an American film actor and musician who has starred in a number of cult classic horror films, including House of 1000 Corpses (2003), Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) and The Devil's Rejects (2005). His first big role was in The Texas Chainsaw ...
(Chop-top / Drayton Sawyer) Height: 5' 11"
52. Doug Bradley
Actor | Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
Mr. Bradley was born on September 7th 1954 in Liverpool, England. Since his school days Bradley has been close friends with Clive Barker. In the seventies Bradley and Clive Barker founded the progressive theatre group "Dog Company". While Barker worked on writing with his friend Peter Atkins (...
(Pinhead) Height: 5' 11"
53. Warrington Gillette
Actor | Friday the 13th Part 2
Warrington Gillette was born on October 7, 1960 in Maryland, USA. He is an actor, known for Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), Time Walker (1982) and Penny Dreadful (2005).
(Jason Voorhees) Height: 5' 11"
54. Sam Strike
Actor | Mindhunter
Sam Strike was born on January 18, 1994 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Mindhunter (2017), Chernobyl (2019) and The Boys in the Boat (2023).
(Leatherface) Height: 5' 11"
55. Will Sandin
Actor | Halloween
Will Sandin was born on April 8, 1969 in the USA. He is an actor, known for Halloween (1978) and Halloween: The Inside Story (2010).
(Michael Myers) Height: 5' 10¼"
56. Steve Dash
Stunts | Nine 1/2 Weeks
Steve Dash was born on March 14, 1944 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for 9½ Weeks (1986), Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) and Equalizer 2000 (1987). He was married to Loretta Fountain. He died on December 18, 2018 in Florida, USA.
(Jason Voorhees) Height: 5' 10"
57. Ari Lehman
Actor | Friday the 13th
Ari Lehman is the actor/singer who has the unique honor of having played the role of the First Jason Voorhees in the Paramount Classic Horror Film "Friday the 13th" (1980). The original "Boy In The Lake" himself, Ari played a crucial role in the film's famous final scene, in which he suddenly ...
(Jason Voorhees) Height: 5' 10"
58. Robert Englund
Actor | A Nightmare on Elm Street
Veteran character actor Robert Englund was born in Glendale, California, to Janis (MacDonald) and John Kent Englund, an aeronautics engineer. Since 1973, Robert has appeared in over 75 feature films and starred in four TV series. He has starred alongside Oscar-winners Henry Fonda, Susan Sarandon ...
(Freddy Krueger) Height: 5' 9½"
59. Dick Warlock
Actor | Firestarter
Dick Warlock was born on February 5, 1940 in Oakley, Ohio, USA. He is an actor, known for Firestarter (1984), Escape from New York (1981) and Innerspace (1987). He has been married to Cathy M Coleman since February 25, 1990. He was previously married to Elizabeth A Phillips, Sally L Swann and Janet...
(Michael Myers) Height: 5' 9"
60. Tommy Lee Wallace
Director | Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Tommy Lee Wallace is an American director, writer, producer, and actor. Although having worked in diverse genres, Tommy is probably best known for his contribution to the horror film, most notably its many sequels. Early on he scripted Amityville II: The Possession (1982) and quickly moved on to ...
(Michael Myers) Height: 5' 9"
61. James Winburn
Stunts | Escape from New York
James Winburn was born on October 18, 1937. He was an actor and director, known for Escape from New York (1981), Tron (1982) and Colors (1988). He died on November 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
(Michael Myers) Height: 5' 8"
62. Erik Preston
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Erik Preston was born on September 10, 1979 in San Jose, California, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), Among Friends (2012) and Halloween 4: Back to the Basics: Making of Halloween 4 (2013).
(Michael Myers) Height: 5' 7"
63. Chase Wright Vanek
Actor | Halloween II
Chase Wright Vanek was born on June 27, 1996 in the USA. He is an actor, known for Halloween II (2009), Decisions (2011) and Dear Lemon Lima (2009).
(Michael Myers) Height: 5' 7"
64. Tom Savini
Actor | From Dusk Till Dawn
Actor/SFX wizard/stuntman/director Tom Savini was born in Pittsburgh. Inspired by the film Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), a young Savini became fascinated with the magic and illusion of film. He spent his youth in his room creating characters by tirelessly practicing make-up. Later, as a combat ...
(Jason Voorhees) Height: 5' 6½"
65. Jackie Earle Haley
Actor | Little Children
Jackie Earle Haley is an American actor who started his career with The Bad News Bears. He had more adult roles in Little Children, the cult classic Zack Snyder film Watchmen, Alita: Battle Angel, and Freddy Krueger from a remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street. He has been married three times and has...
(Freddy Krueger) Height: 5' 5½"
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