Paul A. Partain

✎ About Paul A. Partain

Who is it?: Actor

Birth Place: Austin, Texas, United States

Occupation: Actor

Paul A. Partain

Paul A. Partain was born on November 22, 1946 in Austin, Texas, United States, is Actor. Paul Alan Partain was born on November 22, 1946 in Austin, Texas. Paul first started acting in his junior high school days; he was a member of the drama club and acted on a regular basis in school plays. Partain served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam war. After finishing his tour of duty, he returned to America and continued his acting career. Paul worked at an electronics manufacturing plant during the day and acted in dinner theatre at night. Partain was laid off from his day job in the fall of 1972. He auditioned for the minor role of ranch hand Willy in Sidney Lumet's Lovin' Molly (1974) and got the part.Paul gave a memorably obnoxious performance as the extremely whiny, hateful, and unsympathetic invalid Franklin Hardesty in the terrifying cult horror classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). He had small parts as a member of Peter Fonda's motorcycle crew in the hugely enjoyable car chase drive-in Satanic horror winner Race with the Devil (1975) and as Tommy Lee Jones's brother-in-law in the excellent revenge action thriller Rolling Thunder (1977). Alas, Partain's acting career stalled in the 1980's. Paul began acting in films again in the 1990's; he made a cameo appearance as a hospital orderly in The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1994) and portrayed a Militia of Texas minister in Burying Lana (1997). Moreover, Partain worked as a regional sales manager for the Zenith Electronics Corporation. Paul died of cancer at age 58 on January 28, 2005 in Austin, Texas.
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As per our current Database, Paul A. Partain has been died on January 28, 2005(2005-01-28) (aged 58)\nAustin, Texas.

🎂 Paul A. Partain - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

When Paul A. Partain die, Paul A. Partain was 58 years old.

Popular As	Paul A. Partain
Occupation	Actor
Age	58 years old
Zodiac Sign	Sagittarius
Born	November 22, 1946 ( Austin, Texas, United States)
Birthday	November 22
Town/City	Austin, Texas, United States
Nationality	United States

🌙 Zodiac

Paul A. Partain’s zodiac sign is Sagittarius. According to astrologers, Sagittarius is curious and energetic, it is one of the biggest travelers among all zodiac signs. Their open mind and philosophical view motivates them to wander around the world in search of the meaning of life. Sagittarius is extrovert, optimistic and enthusiastic, and likes changes. Sagittarius-born are able to transform their thoughts into concrete actions and they will do anything to achieve their goals.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Paul A. Partain was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.

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Biography/Timeline

1970

After appearing in two more films in the 1970s (Race with the Devil as Cal Mather and Rolling Thunder as the brother-in-law), Partain had stopped acting by 1978. Partain started appearing in movies again in the 1990s, starting with a cameo in Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994), the third sequel to the 1974 original. One of his other roles in the 1990s was that of the Militia of Texas Minister in the 1997 movie Burying Lana.

1972

Partain was born in Austin, Texas. He served in the United States Navy in the Vietnam War, and on his return to the U.S., started working at an electronics Manufacturing plant during the day, and at a dinner theater at night. In the fall of 1972, Partain found out he had been laid off from the plant, and while at the theater where he worked, was asked to audition for the part of Willy in the 1974 Sidney Lumet film Lovin' Molly, by the theater Director there. Through the help of this Director, Partain got the role and his acting career was begun.

2005

Partain died from cancer on January 28, 2005 in Austin, Texas.