Onder andere met: Marilyn Burns (Sally Hardesty), Allen Danziger (Jerry), Paul A. Partain (Franklin Hardesty), William Vail (Kirk), Teri McMinn (Pam), Edwin Neal (The Hitchhiker), Jim Siedow (Drayton Sawyer (Old Man)), Gunnar Hansen (Leatherface/Bubba Sawyer, Jr.), John Dugan (Grandfather Sawyer), Robert Courtin (Window Washer), William Creamer (Bearded Man), John Henry Faulk (Storyteller), Jerry Green (Cowboy), Ed Guinn (Cattle Truck Driver), Joe Bill Hogan .   (Drunk)