Kane Hodder

Kane Warren Hodder (born April 8, 1955) is an American actor, stuntman, and author.

Hodder is best known for his portrayal of Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th franchise, with four appearances in the film series: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (in which he also played Freddy Krueger's clawed glove hand), and Jason X; and one in the video game Friday the 13th: The Game. He is also known for his role as Victor Crowley in the Hatchet series. He also played Leatherface during the stunts of Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III and the motion capture in the video game The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Early life Hodder was born in Auburn, California, in 1955.

Career Early in his career during an interview, Hodder offered to show the interviewer and her cameraman a fire stunt. It went horribly wrong, leaving him with 2nd and 3rd degree burns over much of his upper body. It was because of these burns that he was initially selected to portray Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street, a role that would eventually go to Robert Englund with whom he formed a lifelong friendship. Hodder was the first actor to portray Jason Voorhees more than once, in a total of four consecutive movies from Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood to Jason X. He portrayed horror icon Leatherface through the stunt work of the 1990 film Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III and played Freddy Krueger's clawed glove hand at the ending scene of Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. He also acted as a police guard in Jason Goes to Hell. He also appeared in an episode of The Arsenio Hall Show to promote Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, in costume as Jason.

Although he offered to reprise his role as Jason Voorhees in the 2003 film Freddy vs. Jason, director Ronny Yu replaced Hodder with Canadian stuntman Ken Kirzinger. The switch created controversy among fans of the series and has been credited to several rumors, including Kirzinger's location in Canada and his height compared to Robert Englund, the actor who portrayed Freddy Krueger, while Yu himself stated that it was New Line Cinema's idea to do so. Though Hodder still expresses resentment over not being chosen, he is still good friends with Kirzinger and Englund. In 2011 Hodder wrote, along with author Michael Aloisi, his autobiography Unmasked: The True Story of the World's Most Prolific Cinematic Killer. This was in 2014 turned into a webseries, which was released as The Killer & I.

Hodder starred in the slasher film Hatchet as main character Victor Crowley, a physically deformed young boy who comes back from the dead to kill the people who invade the swamp where he lives— a similar story in relation to that of Jason Voorhees. The role earned him the Horror Jury Award for Best Actor at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. He reprised this role in Hatchet II, Hatchet III and Victor Crowley.

Hodder portrayed Grawesome Crutal in the slasher film, Muck and its sequel Muck: Feast of Saint Patrick. He co-starred with Doug Jones and Michael McShane in the horror comedy film Love in the Time of Monsters. In March 2015, he was part of Adam Green's ArieScope webseries Adam Green's Scary Sleepover.

Kane Hodder reprised his role as Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The Game.

Personal life

Hodder has the word "Kill!" tattooed on the back of his bottom lip. He spends time working with children in burn centers, and despite the roles he often plays, Hodder has been described as a friendly man who loves to meet his fans.

For a long time, Hodder claimed his favorite kill scene in his films was the "sleeping bag against a tree" scene from Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood. He now considers the one where he rips a woman's face in half from Hatchet (2006) to be his favorite.

Hodder is a noted Juggalo, a fan of the group Insane Clown Posse. To reflect this, he has a custom charm of the group's "hatchetman" logo holding a machete instead of a hatchet, a reference to his role as Jason. The book is about his life and experience in the film industry and was released on October 1, 2011. Unmasked documents the unlikely true story of a boy who was taunted and beaten relentlessly by bullies throughout his childhood. Kane only escaped his tormentors when he moved to a tiny island in the South Pacific where he lived for all of his teen years. After living shirtless in a jungle for a while, he headed back to America where he fell in love with doing stunts—only to have his love burn him, literally. For the first time ever, Kane tells the true story of the burn injury that nearly killed him at the start of his career. The entire story of his recovery, the emotional and physical damage it caused, his fight to break back into the industry that almost killed him, and his rise to become a film actor are told in Kane's own voice.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1974 California Split Reno Poker Player 1980 Alligator Ramón 1983 Lone Wolf McQuade Goon 1984 Hardbodies Older Geek 1985 City Limits Unfriendly DA 1986 Avenging Force Thug 1987 House II: The Second Story Gorilla Open House Trailer Narration (voice) Prison Forsythe/Gas Mask Guard 1988 Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood Jason Voorhees 1989 Trained to Kill Bodyguard Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan Jason Voorhees Best of the Best Burt 1991 9½ Ninjas! - Out for Justice Henchman at Party The Rapture Security Guard Alligator II: The Mutation Billy Boy Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College Man in Rolling Mop Bucket 1992 House IV The Human Pizza Under Siege Commando 1993 No Place to Hide Weller Best of the Best II Backdoor Man Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday Jason Voorhees/FBI Security Guard/Freddy Krueger Father Hood Bus Driver Rubdown Simon TV movie 1994 Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings Keith Knox 1995 Scanners: The Showdown Kidnapper #1 Project Metalbeast MetalBeast Steel Frontier Kinton Video Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back Neo-Nazi Gunman Fair Game Helicopter Henchman 1996 Crash Dive Henchman killed by Carter Video Wildly Available Driver 1997 The Big Fall Bodyguard/Gunfiring Mobster The Protector Guard Falling Down Stairs Wishmaster Merritt's Guard T.N.T. Townie #3 The Shooter Fighter 1998 Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror Bartender Video Watchers Reborn Clerk Whatever It Takes Bar Thug 1999 Hitman's Run Thug 2000 Geppetto Pleasure Island Inhabitant 2001 Jason X Jason Voorhees/Uber Jason 2003 Daredevil Fallon's Bodyguard Dark Wolf Biker Guy Video Grind Sandy's Dad Monster Undercover Cop 2005 2001 Maniacs Jason The Devil's Rejects Officer with Gas Mask on Left 2006 Hatchet Victor Crowley/Thomas Crowley Room 6 Homeless Demon Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon Guy at Elm Street House Fallen Angels Envy 2007 Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield Ed Gein Video Hack! First Victim Dead Noon Undead Cowboy Video Born Asmodeus/Cardinal 2008 B.T.K. Dennis Rader Video 2009 Old Habits Die Hard Jonah Bundy: A Legacy of Evil Warden Video 2010 Frozen Cody Hatchet II Victor Crowley/Thomas Crowley 2011 The Afflicted Hank Exit 33 Ike Chillerama Meshugannah No Rest for the Wicked: A Basil & Moebius Adventure Ghoul Brother #1/Security Guard #1 Short 3 Musketeers Dr. Kim Monsterpiece Theatre Volume II Milo The Family Stone 2012 Robin Hood: Ghosts of Sherwood Little John Among Friends Limo Driver Driving Lessons Michael Myers Short 2013 Hatchet III Victor Crowley Exit to Hell Sickle 2014 Love in the Time of Monsters Lou Digging up The Marrow Himself Alice D Sr. Davenport Abandoned in the Dark Hutchinson Fury: The Tales of Ronan Pierce Eddie White Charlie's Farm Tony Stewart 2015 Muck Grawesome Crutal Old 37 Jon Roy Tag Tom Almost Mercy Coach Elwood The Devil Dogs of Kilo Company 1st Sgt. Altum 2016 Smothered Striper Chainsaw Maidens Angel of Death 2017 Check Point Cyris Victor Crowley Victor Crowley Death House Sieg An Accidental Zombie (Named Ted) Frank Lee 2019 Shed of the Dead Mr. Parsons Paralyzed with Fear Chemock 2020 Impractical Jokers: The Movie Bodyguard The Good Things Devils Do Percy Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash Comic Film Jason Voorhees (voice) Stay Home Kane Short 2021 Knifecorp Angus Finn Room 9 Beau Johnson Death Breed Jonah Hollis 13 Fanboy Himself 2022 Dead by Midnight (Y2Kill) Kane Hodder Tow The Mechanic Hayride to Hell Sheriff Jubel 2023 Kill Her Goats Goatface The Activated Man Laszlo Gabriel 2024They Turned Us Into KillersBeau Sr.

Television Year Title Role Notes 1980 Enos Pool Hall Hood Episode: "Where's the Corpus?" 1983 The Renegades Distrom Episode: "Target: Marciano" 1986 The Twilight Zone Gramma Episode: "Gramma/Personal Demons/Cold Reading" Hill Street Blues Eddie Episode: "Amazing Grace" 1990 Horror Hall of Fame Jason Voorhees Cameo Appearance 1993 Walker, Texas Ranger Curly Episode: "Storm Warning" 1994 The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Cop Near Bank Vault Episode: "Bye Bly" 1997 Renegade Fighter Episode: "Born Under a Bad Sign" L.A. Heat Thug Episode: "Old Scores" 1998 Nash Bridges Josh Denkirk Episode: "Imposters" Martial Law Hessman's Henchman Episode: "Lock-Up" 1999 V.I.P. Matthew Adair Episode: "Good Val Hunting" Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Jem'Hadar Soldier Episode: "What You Leave Behind" 2002 Boomtown Russian Gunman Episode: "The Freak" 2003 Charmed Thug at Pizza Place Episode: "The Day the Magic Died" 2005 Alias Lead Thug in Shanghai Episode: "Authorized Personnel Only: Part 1" 2009 Fear Clinic Villatoro Main Cast 2012 The Mentalist Red John's Henchman Episode: "The Crimson Hat" 2012–13 Holliston Himself Recurring Cast

Video games Year Title Role 2017 Friday the 13th: The Game Jason Voorhees / Roy Burns 2023 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Leatherface / Grandfather

Documentary films Year Title Ref 1993 Zombie Jamboree: The 25th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead 1994 Spooky World 2005 30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects 2009 His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th 2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy 2013 Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th 2018 To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story 2019 In Search of Darkness

Stunts Year Title Note 1977 Emergency! TV series (uncredited) 1980 In God We Tru$t Uncredited 1983 Lone Wolf McQuade 1984 Hardbodies 1985 Volunteers Uncredited The Hills Have Eyes Part II 1986 Days of Our Lives TV series (uncredited) House Avenging Force The Patriot 1987 Who's the Boss? TV series (uncredited) American Ninja 2: The Confrontation House II: The Second Story Prison 1988 Born to Race Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood Waxwork 1989 Time Trackers Trained to Kill DeepStar Six House III: The Horror Show 1990 Backstreet Dreams The Closer Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Leatherface Stunt Double 1991 Nothing but Trouble Zandalee The Rapture FBI: The Untold Stories TV series 9½ Ninjas! Out for Justice Dangerous Women TV series Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College The Rapture The Last Boy Scout 1992 Roots of Evil Lethal Weapon 3 Uncredited House IV Double Trouble Waxwork II: Lost in Time Live! From Death Row TV movie Under Siege 1993 Hocus Pocus Addams Family Values Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday Father Hood Demolition Man Younger & Younger 1994 Blood Run TV movie The Secret World of Alex Mack TV series A Low Down Dirty Shame 1995 Batman Forever Uncredited Just Cause Project Metalbeast Four Rooms Seven Fair Game 1996 Warhead Wildly Available L.A. Heat TV series Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back The Fan Marshal Law TV movie 1997 The Big Fall Brittle Glory Spawn Fire Down Below Team Knight Rider TV series Most Wanted The Shooter The Underground Wishmaster The Protector 1998 Martial Law TV series (uncredited) The Shadow Men Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror Black Thunder A Night at the RoxburyEnemy of the State 1999 Hitman's Run See How They Run TV series Idle Hands Uncredited 2000 Robbers Partners TV movie Gone in 60 Seconds 2002 Comic Book Villains Slackers 2003 Charmed TV series Monster Daredevil 2005 The Devil's Rejects 2006 Fallen Angels Also associate producer Hatchet 2007 Hack! Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield 2008 Ghost Town 2009 Old Habits Die Hard 2010 Frozen Hatchet II 2011 The Afflicted Monster Theatre Volume 1 The Family 2013 Hatchet III 2014 Charlie's Farm 2015 Old 37 2017 Check Point Friday the 13th: The Game Video game motion capture choreography and stunts Victor Crowley 2019 Hanukkah 2020 Impractical Jokers: The Movie 2023 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Video game motion capture choreography and stunts