David Hess

1936 - 2011 (age 75) • Acting

Born: 9/19/1936 in New York City, New York, USA

Died: 10/7/2011 (age 75)

Known for: Acting

David Hess

David Alexander Hess (September 19, 1936 – October 7, 2011) was an American actor, singer, songwriter, and director. He came to prominence for his portrayals of murderous villain characters in several films in the 1970s and 1980s such as The Last House on the Left (1972).

Known For

Knight Rider

75%

Donny

1982

The A-Team

75%

Ben Al Fradeen

1983

The Last House on the Left

60%

Krug Stillo

1972

Swamp Thing

54%

Ferret

1982

Madam Secretary

70%

Richard

2014

House on the Edge of the Park

59%

Alex

1980

Hitch Hike

67%

Adam Konitz

1977

Body Count

51%

Robert Ritchie

1986

Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert

Admiral Robert Peary / Stanford White

2024

Road to Ruin

Self

2016

Madam Secretary

70%

Richard

2014

Eric Falk: Sunshine-Judo auf Ibiza

(archive footage)

2014

Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter

64%

Himself

2013

Debris Documentar

47%

Himself

2012

American Grindhouse

67%

Himself

2011

Smash Cut

37%

Able Whitman

2009

Melancholie der Engel

39%

Original Music Composer

2009

Fallen Angels

30%

Kajal

2007

The Absence of Light

30%

Whiplash

2006

Zodiac Killer

27%

Mel Navokov

2005

Zombie Nation

29%

Aaron Singer III

2004

Zombie Nation

29%

Executive Producer

2004

Celluloid Crime of the Century

67%

Self

2003

It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'

63%

Self

2002

Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out

(uncredited)

2002

Nutcracker: An American Nightmare

37%

John Gard / Clyde Fairfax

2001

Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth

70%

Self (Krug) (archive footage) (uncredited) (The Last House on the Left)

2000

The American Nightmare

68%

Self

2000

Fear, Panic & Censorship

80%

Self (archive footage)

2000

We Are Angels

62%

Captain Manuel Delgado

1997

Jonathan of the Bears

59%

Maddock

1995

Die Kaltenbach-Papiere

50%

Ibi

1991

Buck at the Edge of Heaven

64%

Dan

1991

Murder in Blue Light

51%

Sergeant Flanagan

1991

Buck at the Edge of Heaven

64%

Original Music Composer

1991

Oceano

70%

Justo

1989