Jim Siedow
Actor

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Jim Siedow was a character actor born in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1920. He began acting in high school and moved to New York City at 18, where he served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. After the war, he moved to Chicago and married his wife Ruth, with whom he had three children. He established himself as an important part of the Houston stage scene, directing plays such as "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?" and acting in plays such as "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and "The Lion in the Winter." He made his film debut in "The Windsplitter" and achieved cult favorite status with his portrayal of the Cook in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." He also had roles in "Red Alert" and "Hotwire," and reprised his role as the Cook in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2." He was featured in the documentary "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait" and died in 2003 from emphysema complications.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor
Birth Day June 12, 1920
Birth Place  Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
Age 100 YEARS OLD
Died On November 20, 2003(2003-11-20) (aged 83)\nHouston, Texas
Birth Sign Cancer
Cause of death Complications from emphysema
Occupation Actor

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

Biography/Timeline

1946

Siedow was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He began acting in his high school drama class, and later on, moved to New York City, New York, 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.

1971

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.

1977

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.

2003

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

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