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name: "Kim Henkel"
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roles: ["Screenwriter","Writer"]
born: "19 January 1946"
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updated: "2026-09-16T10:32:43.492574+00:00"
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# Kim Henkel

Screenwriter and writer. Born 19 January 1946 in Virginia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Screenwriter, Writer
- **Born:** 19 January 1946, Virginia, USA
- **Also known as:** Boris Schnurr, Kim David Henkel

## Biography

Kim Henkel is an American screenwriter, director, producer and actor. He was born on 19 January 1946 in Virginia and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1969.

Henkel co-wrote the story and screenplay for *The Texas Chain Saw Massacre* (1974) with Tobe Hooper. He later wrote and directed the sequel *Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation* (1995). He also wrote and co-produced *Last Night at the Alamo* (1983) and provided the adaptation for *Eaten Alive* (1977).

Henkel has lectured in screenwriting at Rice University.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Texas Chain Saw Massacre* (1974), Fi1m 87, Screenplay, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre.md)

## Also known for

- *The Texas Chainsaw Massacre* (2003), Original Film Writer, Characters
- *The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning* (2006), Characters
- *Texas Chainsaw 3D* (2013), Characters
- *Texas Chainsaw Massacre* (2022), Characters
- *Leatherface* (2017), Characters
- *The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2* (1986), Characters
- *The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre* (1995), Director, Writer, Characters
- *Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III* (1990), Characters

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