Actor

Paul A. Partain

8 credited titles on WatchWise

Paul Alan Partain (November 22, 1946 – January 28, 2005) billed professionally as Paul A. Partain was an American actor, perhaps best known for his role in the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) as the handicapped wheel-chair bound Franklin Hardesty.

Paul A. Partain in one minute

Strongest genre

Thriller

$8.0M · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

Texas Chainsaw 3D

$47M

Standout efficiency

3.5x

Race with the Devil · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$8.0M

Combined reported budget

$3.4M

Gross / budget

2.4x

Bankability Index

26 / 100

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