Franklin — The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Character Profile

About Franklin

Sally's wheelchair-bound brother who is brutally killed early in the 1974 film.

Franklin — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Wheelchair navigation, Verbal warnings, Family loyalty

• Strength: 3/10
• Intelligence: 5/10
• Charisma: 4/10
• Morality: 6/10
• Influence: 3/10

Character Facts

Played by

Paul A. Partain

Appears in

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Franklin — Family Siblings — Sally (Marilyn Burns)

  Siblings traveling together, with Sally acting as Franklin's primary caregiver throughout the journey.

• Franklin — Conflict Physical Attacker — Hitchhiker (Edwin Neal)

  Direct physical aggressor who wounds Franklin with a razor during the van encounter.

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• Jerry (Allen Danziger)
• Kirk (William Vail)
• Bearded Man (William Creamer)
• Pam (Teri McMinn)
• Narrator (voice) (John Larroquette)
• Hitchhiker (Edwin Neal)
• Storyteller (John Henry Faulk)
• Cowboy (Jerry Green)
• Cattle Truck Driver (Ed Guinn)
• Drunk (Joe Bill Hogan)
• Pick Up Driver (Perry Lorenz)