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"The roar of a Chainsaw.
The aroma of barbecue sauce.
Always a thrill to this actor."

Jim Siedow

Biography

Jim Siedow played the cook in The Texas Chainsaw and the character of Drayton Sawer in The Texas Chainsaw Chainsaw Massacre II. Jim was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming of all places, in 1920. Place of conception is unknown. He began acting in the Cheyenne High School drama department and was even then known as a talented thespian and mischievous cad. Leaving the nest, he gravitated to New York City where he continued his stage acting in numerous productions around town and continued cavorting with the ladies. World War II called and Jim distinguished himself in the Army Air Corp. After the war, he landed in Chicago doing radio drama. There he met the lovely actress name Ruth with whom he fell in love with and married. They were chased out of Chicago for some rogue caper and ended up in Houston, Texas. Jim continued acting in Houston creating one of Houston's original local community theatres. In fact, he directed the first production of "Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf" by Edward Albee in Houston. Jim and Ruth had three children ;however, Jim swore he loved only two of them. Jim past away November 20, 2003. His is missed by his family and friends.

Stage Productions with Jim Siedow

Production	Role	Director
The Pleasure of His Company	Pogo Poole
Suds in Your Eyes	Armand Hansen	Director
John Love Mary		Director
All My Sons	Dr. Bayless
Born Yesterday	Ed Devery
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof	Big Daddy	Director
The Reluctant Debutante		Director
Tchin-Tchin	Caesareo Grimaldi	Director
Critic's Choice	Parker Ballentine	Director
Visit to a Small Planet		Director
After the Fall		Director
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf		Director
The Lion in Winter	Henry II
The Iceman Cometh	Hickey
The Price	Walter	Director
Everything in the Garden		Director
And Mrs. Reardon Drinks a Little		Director
Curious in L.A.		Director
Happy Birthday Wanda June	Harold Ryan
The Visit	Anton Shill	Director
The Mind with the Dirty Man	Wayne Stone	Director
The Oldest Living Graduate	Colonel Kinkaid
Child's Play	Joe Dobbs	Director

Films		Television
The Windsplitter Texas Chainsaw Massacre I Texas Chainsaw Massacre II Hotwire		Red Alert Noon of the Third Day Sunday Revel Amazing Stories (Miss Stardust)

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Jim Siedow's Webpage

Biography

Stage Productions with Jim Siedow

Films

Television