Jim Siedow

James Nash Siedow (June 12, 1920 – 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.

Life and career 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 in the U.S. Army Air Forces, 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.

Death Siedow died in Houston from emphysema complications in 2003, at the age of 83.

Filmography + List of Jim Siedow film and television credits Year Title Role Notes 1971 The Windsplitter Mr Smith 1974 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Drayton Sawyer, the Cook 1977 Red Alert Howard Ives 1980 Hotwire 1986 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Drayton Sawyer, the Cook 1987 Amazing Stories Totzke 1 episode 1988 Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait Himself Documentary 2000 The American Nightmare Himself (archive footage) Documentary 2006 Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the Saw Himself Video Documentary, (final appearance) 2007 The Fearmakers Collection Himself 2012 Moxina Himself (archive footage) Short film, as "in memory of"