Paul A. Partain

Biography

Paul Alan Partain was an American actor born on November 22, 1946, in Austin, Texas. He gained recognition for his roles in the original "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974) as Franklin Hardesty and "Race with the Devil" (1975) as Cal Mathers. After serving in the US Navy during the Vietnam War, Partain began working at an electronics manufacturing plant by day and a dinner theater by night before landing his breakthrough roles.