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Joe Unger

Actor | * 05/25/1949 (74) | Lake County, Tennessee (United States of America (USA))
Joseph Unger (born May 25, 1949) is an American actor who has starred in many films and on television. He is best known for his role in Wes Craven's 1984 horror hit film A Nightmare on Elm Street as Sgt. Garcia, and as one of Leatherface's brothers, the hook handed Tinker, who appears in Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990). Unger was born and raised in Lake County, Tennessee in the United States of America. His first feature movie was in the 1978 movie Go Tell the Spartans. His other films include Escape from New York (1981), Mask (1985), Barfly (1987), Road House (1989), he did a voice in the 1990 hit science fiction ()
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Joe Unger was born on May 25, 1949 in Lake County, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor, known for A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) and The Bodyguard (1992).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Horror

Known for these Movies & Shows

Two college students driving coast to coast are lured off the main highway and onto a deserted Texas road. Here they are stalked by the menacing Leatherface and his demented family...a bizarre canniba ...

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

R

1990 | 2.7/5 | 1h 25min
Horror
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Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, wh ...

A Nightmare on Elm Street

R

1984 | 3.7/5 | 1h 31min
Horror
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The Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much, but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he ...

Road House

R

1989 | 3.3/5 | 1h 54min
Action, Thriller
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A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's threatened by a crazed fan. At first, the safety-obsessed bodyguard and the self-indulgent diva totally clash. ...

The Bodyguard

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1992 | 3.3/5 | 2h 9min
Thriller, Action, Drama, Music, Romance / Love
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Movies with Joe Unger as Actor(34)

as Joe2014 The Road Within
as Grandpa Arthur Puppington (voice)2012 Beforel Orel: Trust
2010 Closed for the Season
as Sheriff Baxter2009 Sutures
as Rooster2008 South of Heaven
as Earl2007 Broke Sky
as Hud2007 Cold Ones
as Lanky2007 Moving McAllister
as Mr. Towne2006 Altered
as Prison Guard2004 Death and Texas
as Bubba2000 Stranger Than Fiction
as Charlie Sanders1999 Black & White
as Detective Harry Richards1999 The Monster Hunter
as Roscoe1998 Together and Alone
as Clements1998 Spoiler
as Waterfront Bartender1997 Drive
as Ernst1995 Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
as Deputy #21995 Night of the Scarecrow
as Journalist1992 The Bodyguard
as Tinker Sawyer1990 Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
as Additional Voices (voice)1990 Total Recall
as Karpis1989 Road House
as Kirby1988 Lucky Stiff
as Ben1987 Barfly
1986 The Deliberate Stranger
as Captain Sickels1986 Stagecoach
as 1st Boyfriend1985 Mask
as Gas Station Attendant1985 UFOria
as Sergeant Garcia1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street
as Mr. Ranada1984 Joy of Sex
as Taylor1981 Escape from New York
as Bank Teller1979 Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
as Private1979 Ike
as Lt. Raymond Hamilton1978 Go Tell the Spartans

TV Shows/Series with Joe Unger as Actor(14)

2010 Mary Shelley's Frankenhole
as Red2003 Carnivàle
as Eldridge Hailey1996 The Pretender
as George Ludd1995 JAG
as Joe1994 ER
1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Murphy1993 Walker, Texas Ranger
as Soda Machine Guy1986 Sledge Hammer!
as 1st Rescuer1985 The Twilight Zone
as Mickey1984 Airwolf
as Sheriff Deputy1983 The A-Team
1982 Cagney & Lacey
1981 Hill Street Blues
1976 Alice

Full Name: Joe Unger
Born: Wednesday, 05/25 1949 (May) in Lake County, Tennessee (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 74 years + 337 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Joe Unger frequently works together with these people:
Donald P. Bellisario (10x, Crew)
Duane Whitaker (9x, Actor)
Gail Strickland (8x, Actress)
Clyde Kusatsu (8x, Actor)
James Whitmore Jr. (8x, Crew)
Thomas Rosales Jr. (8x, Actor)
Dan Lauria (8x, Actor)
Patrick St. Esprit (8x, Actor)
Ismael 'East' Carlo (8x, Actor)
Carmen Argenziano (7x, Actor)
Norman Alden (7x, Actor)
Brad Leland (7x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:271962, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024