James Nash Siedow (June 12, 1920 â€" November 20, 2003) was an
American actor, best known for his role of Drayton "The Cook" Sawyer
in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and its sequel The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre 2.Siedow was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He began acting in
his high school drama class, and later on, moved to New York City,
where he started appearing in theatre productions. During World War
II, Siedow served with the Army Air Corps, and after the war, Siedow
moved to Chicago, Illinois and started doing radio work. In September
1946, he met and married an actress named Ruth, his wife up to his
death. They had three children.They moved to Houston, Texas soon after
their marriage where Siedow continued acting, creating one of
Houston's original local community theatres. He directed Houston's
first production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee.
In 1971, Siedow appeared in his first movie, an obscure one titled The
Windsplitter, playing a character named Mr Smith. He followed this
with his most famous role as Drayton Sawyer in the cult film The Texas
Chain Saw Massacre in 1974.His other movie roles were as Howard Ives
in the TV movie Red Alert in 1977, an unnamed role in the 1980 movie
Hotwire, and as Drayton Sawyer, again, in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2, the sequel to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
American actor, best known for his role of Drayton "The Cook" Sawyer
in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and its sequel The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre 2.Siedow was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He began acting in
his high school drama class, and later on, moved to New York City,
where he started appearing in theatre productions. During World War
II, Siedow served with the Army Air Corps, and after the war, Siedow
moved to Chicago, Illinois and started doing radio work. In September
1946, he met and married an actress named Ruth, his wife up to his
death. They had three children.They moved to Houston, Texas soon after
their marriage where Siedow continued acting, creating one of
Houston's original local community theatres. He directed Houston's
first production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee.
In 1971, Siedow appeared in his first movie, an obscure one titled The
Windsplitter, playing a character named Mr Smith. He followed this
with his most famous role as Drayton Sawyer in the cult film The Texas
Chain Saw Massacre in 1974.His other movie roles were as Howard Ives
in the TV movie Red Alert in 1977, an unnamed role in the 1980 movie
Hotwire, and as Drayton Sawyer, again, in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2, the sequel to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
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