Full Name Joseph Unger Role Actor Name Joe Unger | Years active 1972-Present Occupation Actor | |
Born May 25, 1949 (age 75) ( 1949-05-25 ) Lake County, Tennessee TV shows Mary Shelley's Frankenhole Movies A Nightmare on Elm St, Leatherface: The Texas Chainsa, Escape from New York, Barfly, Closed for the Season Similar People Jeff Burr, Jay Woelfel, Ted Post, Barbet Schroeder, Dana Lustig | ||
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Joseph 'Joe' 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).
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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 Total Recall.
Unger has made many guest appearances on TV shows, some of those appearances range from The A-Team, Alice, Airwolf, Cagney & Lacey, The Pretender, and Carnivàle.
Unger provided the voice of "Joe the Vampire Hunter" on the Adult Swim series Mary Shelley's Frankenhole.
Filmography
Actor
2013
The Well (Short) (completed) as
The Old Man (voice)
2013
Axe Cop (TV Series) as
Farmer / Police Officer
- Mark Frankenstein (2015) - (voice)
- 28 Days Before (2013) - Farmer (voice)
- When Night Creatures Attack (2013) - Police Officer (voice)
- No More Bad Guys (2013) - (voice)
2014
The Road Within as
Joe
2014
In Your Eyes as
Wayne
2013
Mr. Kill (TV Series) as
Biker Gang Leader
- Day Off (2013) - Biker Gang Leader
2012
Beforel Orel: Trust (Short) as
Grandpa Arthur Puppington (voice)
2010
Mary Shelley's Frankenhole (TV Series) as
Joe the Vampire Hunter
- Gaston Leroux's Je Ne Sais Quoi (2012) - Joe the Vampire Hunter (voice)
- Franz Kafka's Jealousy! (2012) - Joe the Vampire Hunter (voice)
- Edgar Allan Poe's Jesus (2012) - Joe the Vampire Hunter (voice)
- Victor Hugo's Identity! (2012) - Joe the Vampire Hunter (voice)
- Jules Verne's Monster Rally Run! (2012) - Joe the Vampire Hunter
- Bram Stoker's Loud Mouths! (2012) - Joe the Vampire Hunter (voice)
- H.P. Lovecraft's Vagina (2012) - Joe the Vampire Hunter (voice)
- Robert Louis Stevenson's Belushi (2012) - Joe the Vampire Hunter (voice)
- H.G. Wells' Scary Monster Contest (2012) - Joe the Vampire Hunter (voice)
- Hunger of the Vampire (2010) - Joe the Vampire Hunter (voice)
2010
Justified (TV Series) as
Bartender
- Hatless (2010) - Bartender
2010
Closed for the Season as
The Carny
2009
Sutures as
Sheriff Baxter
2008
Criminal Minds (TV Series) as
Bobby Jones
- Paradise (2008) - Bobby Jones
2008
South of Heaven as
Rooster
2007
Cold Ones as
Hud
2007
Moving McAllister as
Lanky
2007
Broke Sky as
Earl
2006
Altered as
Mr. Towne
2006
The Visitation as
Matt Kiley
2005
The Circle as
Motel Owner
2004
Death and Texas as
Prison Guard
2003
Carnivàle (TV Series) as
Red
- Milfay (2003) - Red
2000
Stranger Than Fiction as
Bubba
2000
South of Heaven, West of Hell as
Nogales Sanchez
1999
Black and White as
Charlie Sanders
1999
Natural Selection as
Detective Harry Richards
1999
The Pretender (TV Series) as
Eldridge Hailey
- Flesh & Blood (1999) - Eldridge Hailey
1998
Together & Alone as
Roscoe
1998
JAG (TV Series) as
George Ludd
- People v. Mac (1998) - George Ludd
1998
Spoiler as
Clemets
1997
American Hero as
Kipper
1997
The Bad Pack as
Fight Promoter
1997
Drive as
Waterfront Bartender
1996
ER (TV Series) as
Joe
- Union Station (1996) - Joe
1996
High Incident (TV Series)
- Till Death Do Us Part (1996)
1996
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best (TV Movie) as
Panhandler
1996
Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) as
Murphy
- Break-In (1996) - Murphy
1995
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV Series) as
Bounty Hunter
- The Expedition: Part 2 (1995) - Bounty Hunter
- The Expedition: Part 1 (1995) - Bounty Hunter
1995
Night of the Scarecrow as
Deputy #2
1993
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings as
Ernst
1992
Love Field as
Announcer (voice)
1992
The Bodyguard as
Journalist
1992
FBI: The Untold Stories (TV Series documentary) as
Claude Dallas
- Claude Dallas (1992) - Claude Dallas
1990
Total Recall as
Additional Voices (voice)
1990
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III as
Tinker
1989
Road House as
Karpis
1988
Checking Out as
Joe
1988
Lucky Stiff as
Kirby
1987
Carly's Web (TV Movie)
1987
Barfly as
Ben
1987
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
1st Rescuer (segment "The Junction")
- The Card/The Junction (1987) - 1st Rescuer (segment "The Junction")
1987
Highway to Heaven (TV Series) as
Patrick Daley
- The Hero (1987) - Patrick Daley
1986
Sledge Hammer! (TV Series) as
Soda Machine Guy
- Hammer Gets Nailed (1986)
- Under the Gun (1986) - Soda Machine Guy
1986
Stagecoach (TV Movie) as
Capt. Sickels
1986
The Deliberate Stranger (TV Mini Series)
- Part 2 (1986)
- Part 1 (1986)
1986
Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) as
Trucker
- Family Connections (1986) - Trucker
1985
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) as
Corrigan / Uniform Cop
- Scales of Justice (1986) - Corrigan
- Two Easy Pieces (1986) - Uniform Cop
- Somewhere Over the Rambo (1985) - Corrigan
1985
Mask as
1st Boyfriend
1985
Airwolf (TV Series) as
Mickey
- Out of the Sky (1985) - Mickey
1985
Alice (TV Series) as
Manny
- Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore: Part 1 (1985) - Manny
1984
The A-Team (TV Series) as
Sheriff Deputy
- Breakout! (1984) - Sheriff Deputy
1984
A Nightmare on Elm Street as
Sgt. Garcia
1984
Joy of Sex as
Mr. Ranada
1984
UFOria as
Gas Station Attendant
1983
Trial by Terror as
Buddy
1983
Christine as
Auto Assembly Worker (uncredited)
1983
AfterMASH (TV Series) as
Paul Landruff
- Thanksgiving of '53 (1983) - Paul Landruff
1981
Escape from New York as
Taylor (scenes deleted)
1979
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider as
Bank Teller
1979
Ike: The War Years (TV Mini Series) as
Private
- Part I (1979) - Private
1978
Go Tell the Spartans as
Lt. Raymond Hamilton
Thanks
2004
Straight Into Darkness (special thanks)
Self
2015
Escape from New York: I Am Taylor - An Interview with Actor Joe Unger (Video short) as
Self
References
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