R. A. Mihailoff
Encyclopedia
R.A. Mihailoff is an American film
and television
actor
and also a former professional wrestler.
Mihailoff (born in Townville, PA) is best known for portraying the role as Leatherface
in the film Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, the second sequel and last story arc to the classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
. His first role came in the 1980 science fiction film The Lathe of Heaven
. Mihailoff has recently starred in the movies Horrorween
as the Bouncer and Hatchet II
as Trent.
group called the Hollywood Ghost Hunters. Its a "group of people who normally make a living by trying to scare other people. Everybody in the group has something to do with horror movies." Other members in the group are Kane "Jason" Hodder
who played the lead role of "Jason Vorhees" in the Friday The 13th series, he's also co-founder of the group along side his partner Rick "Stuntman" McCullum, a Hollywood stuntman and actor who doubles for horror film actors like Sid Haig
. They formed the team after filming Fallen Angles at Mansfield Reformatory when Rick and Kane had a paranormal experience in one of the cell blocks.
On January 7, 2011, Hollywood Ghost Hunters was featured on the Pico House
episode of Travel Channel
’s Ghost Adventures
.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and also a former professional wrestler.
Mihailoff (born in Townville, PA) is best known for portraying the role as Leatherface
Leatherface
Leatherface is the main antagonist in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre horror-film series and its spin-offs. He wears masks made of human skin and engages in murder and cannibalism alongside his inbred family. He is considered by many to be one of the first major slasher film villains alongside Michael...
in the film Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, the second sequel and last story arc to the classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent horror film directed and produced by Tobe Hooper, who cowrote it with Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, and Gunnar Hansen, who respectively portray Sally Hardesty, Franklin Hardesty, the...
. His first role came in the 1980 science fiction film The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven is a 1971 science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin. The plot revolves around a character whose dreams alter reality. The story was first serialized in the American science fiction magazine Amazing Stories. The novel received nominations for the 1972 Hugo and the 1971 Nebula...
. Mihailoff has recently starred in the movies Horrorween
Horrorween
Horrorween is a 2010 horror comedy film directed by Joe Estevez and written by Mike Muscat, Judd Rubin, Jason Sanchez and Ed Meyer. It stars Lloyd Kaufman, Kathy Garver and Tom Savini.-Plot:A group of people hunt Zombies...
as the Bouncer and Hatchet II
Hatchet II
Hatchet II is a 2010 American slasher film written and directed by Adam Green. It is the sequel to Green's film, Hatchet.Picking up right where the first film ended, Hatchet II follows Marybeth as she escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling, killer Victor Crowley...
as Trent.
Filmography
Recent films:- Hatchet 2 (2010) - Trent
- HorrorweenHorrorweenHorrorween is a 2010 horror comedy film directed by Joe Estevez and written by Mike Muscat, Judd Rubin, Jason Sanchez and Ed Meyer. It stars Lloyd Kaufman, Kathy Garver and Tom Savini.-Plot:A group of people hunt Zombies...
(2010) - Bouncer - Small Town Saturday Night (2010) - Recycle Center Manager
Film and television credits
| Year | Film | Role | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Lathe of Heaven The Lathe of Heaven The Lathe of Heaven is a 1971 science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin. The plot revolves around a character whose dreams alter reality. The story was first serialized in the American science fiction magazine Amazing Stories. The novel received nominations for the 1972 Hugo and the 1971 Nebula... |
Orderlie | TV movie |
| 1982 | Divided We Fall | Union Soldier | Film |
| 1985 | Moving Violations Moving Violations Moving Violations is a 1985 comedy film starring John Murray, Jennifer Tilly, Brian Backer, Sally Kellerman, Nedra Volz, Clara Peller, Wendie Jo Sperber and Fred Willard. It was directed by Neal Israel... |
Farmer #2 | Film |
| 1988 | Highway to Heaven Highway to Heaven Highway to Heaven is an American television drama series which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1989.- Season 1 :- Season 2 :- Season 3 :- Season 4 :- Season 5 :... |
Biker #1 | TV episode: "A Dolphin Song for Lee: Part 1" |
| 1988 | License to Drive License to Drive License to Drive is a 1988 teen adventure film starring Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Heather Graham, Carol Kane, Richard Masur, Michael Manasseri and Nina Siemaszko. The screenplay was written by Neil Tolkin and directed by Greg Beeman.... |
Tow Truck Driver | Film |
| 1990 | Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III is the second sequel to the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and was directed by Jeff Burr. It was released by New Line Cinema on January 12, 1990... |
Leatherface Leatherface Leatherface is the main antagonist in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre horror-film series and its spin-offs. He wears masks made of human skin and engages in murder and cannibalism alongside his inbred family. He is considered by many to be one of the first major slasher film villains alongside Michael... 'Junior' Sawyer |
Film |
| 1990 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose Parker Lewis Can't Lose Parker Lewis Can't Lose is an American teen sitcom that originally aired on FOX from September 1990 to June 1993. During the last season, the series sported the simpler title Parker Lewis. The series was produced by Columbia Pictures Television and was strongly influenced by the feature film Ferris... |
Bronc Adelson | TV episode: "Deja Dudes |
| 1991 | Full House Full House Full House is an American sitcom television series. Set in San Francisco, the show chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner, who, after the death of his wife, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and... |
Tiny | TV episode: "Gotta Dance" |
| 1992 | Adventures in Dinosaur City Adventures in Dinosaur City Adventures in Dinosaur City is a 1992 television film directed by Brett Thompson. The story revolves around three teenagers who are transported into their favorite TV show, "Dino Saurs".-Plot:... |
Mr. Big | Film |
| 1992 | Eddie Presley Eddie Presley Eddie Presley is a 1992 dramedy film directed by Jeff Burr and featuring Duane Whitaker in the title role. It is based on a one man show Whitaker had written and performed in Los Angeles.... |
Psycho in Asylum | Film |
| 1992 | Trancers III Trancers III Trancers III is the second sequel of the Trancers series and went straight-to-video in 1992.-Plot:Tagline: "The end of time is just beginning. Deth lives."... |
Shark | Video |
| 1994 | Death Riders Bandits Bandits is a 2001 American crime-comedy drama film directed by Barry Levinson. It stars Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Cate Blanchett. Filming began in October 2000 and ended in February 2001. It helped Thornton earn a National Board of Review Best Actor Award for 2001... |
Munch | Film |
| 1994 | Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings is the 1994 direct-to-video sequel to the 1988 horror film Pumpkinhead. In this movie, thrill-seeking teens resurrect a demon and come to regret it. The movie is barely related to others in the series... |
Red Byers | Video |
| 1995 | With Criminal Intent | Tiny | Film |
| 1995 | Stripteaser | Little | Film |
| 1996 | Where Truth Lies | Trucker | Film |
| 1997 | Drive | Singing Trucker | Film |
| 1999 | The Kid with X-ray Eyes | Newton the biker | Video |
| 2001 | The Vampire Hunters Club | Doorman | Video (short) |
| 2003 | The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface | Himself | Video documentary (short) |
| 2006 | Fallen Angels | Anger | Film (Associate Producer) |
| 2007 | Have Love, Will Travel Have Love, Will Travel "Have Love, Will Travel" is a 1959 song written and recorded by Richard Berry.-Covers:In its most known instantiation, the garage rock-protopunkers The Sonics covered the song in 1965 and it appeared on their album Here Are The Sonics of that year... |
Luther | Film |
| 2007 | Revamped | Big Bad Bouncer | Video |
| 2008 | Blood Scarab | Dungeon Master | Video(uncredited) |
| 2008 | Stiletto Stiletto A stiletto is a knife or dagger with a long slender blade and needle-like point, intended primarily as a stabbing weapon. The stiletto blade's narrow cross-section and acuminated tip reduces friction upon entry, allowing the blade to penetrate deeply... |
Nazi Biker 'Big Arms' | Film |
| 2009 | Dark House Dark House Dark House is a horror film directed by Darin Scott and stars Jeffrey Combs, Meghan Ory and Diane Salinger with Matt Cohen, Shelly Cole,Danso Gordon, Ryan Melander, Bevin Prince, Meghan Maureen McDonough and Scott Whyte. The film was scripted by Darin Scott with the story created by Kerry Douglas... |
Brutal Butcher | Film |
| 2010 | Small Town Saturday Night | Jimmie | Film |
| 2010 | Hatchet II Hatchet II Hatchet II is a 2010 American slasher film written and directed by Adam Green. It is the sequel to Green's film, Hatchet.Picking up right where the first film ended, Hatchet II follows Marybeth as she escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling, killer Victor Crowley... |
Trent | Film |
| 2010 | Horrorween Horrorween Horrorween is a 2010 horror comedy film directed by Joe Estevez and written by Mike Muscat, Judd Rubin, Jason Sanchez and Ed Meyer. It stars Lloyd Kaufman, Kathy Garver and Tom Savini.-Plot:A group of people hunt Zombies... |
Bouncer | Film |
| 2011 | Knifepoint | Old Boy | Film (post-production) |
| 2011 | Alluvial | Dr. Henry | Film (pre-production) |
Paranormal group
On his free time side, Mihailoff has been ghost hunting in a paranormalParanormal
Paranormal is a general term that designates experiences that lie outside "the range of normal experience or scientific explanation" or that indicates phenomena understood to be outside of science's current ability to explain or measure...
group called the Hollywood Ghost Hunters. Its a "group of people who normally make a living by trying to scare other people. Everybody in the group has something to do with horror movies." Other members in the group are Kane "Jason" Hodder
Kane Hodder
Kane Warren Hodder is an American actor and stuntman. Standing , he is best known for his portrayal of Jason Voorhees in four films from the Friday the 13th film series . He is also known for his role as Victor Crowley in Hatchet. -Career:Hodder is the only actor to portray Jason Voorhees more...
who played the lead role of "Jason Vorhees" in the Friday The 13th series, he's also co-founder of the group along side his partner Rick "Stuntman" McCullum, a Hollywood stuntman and actor who doubles for horror film actors like Sid Haig
Sid Haig
Sid Haig is a American actor. His roles have included acting in Jack Hill's blaxploitation films of the 1970s as well as his role as Captain Spaulding in Rob Zombie's horror films House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects...
. They formed the team after filming Fallen Angles at Mansfield Reformatory when Rick and Kane had a paranormal experience in one of the cell blocks.
On January 7, 2011, Hollywood Ghost Hunters was featured on the Pico House
Pico House
The Pico House is a historic building in Los Angeles, California, dating from its days as a small town in Southern California. Located on 430 North Main Street, it sits across the old Los Angeles Plaza from Olvera Street and El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument...
episode of Travel Channel
Travel Channel
The Travel Channel is a satellite and cable television channel that is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, US. It features documentaries and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. Programming has included shows in African animal safaris,...
’s Ghost Adventures
Ghost Adventures
Ghost Adventures is a weekly American paranormal television series that premiered on October 17, 2008 on the Travel Channel. Currently produced by MY-Tupelo Entertainment , the program follows and stars ghost hunters Zak Bagans, Nick Groff, and Aaron Goodwin, as they investigate locations that are...
.
External links
- R.A. Mihailoff at Rotten TomatoesRotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
- Interview with R.A. Mihailoff