James Nash Siedow (June 12, 1920 – November 20, 2003) was an American actor, best known for his role of Drayton "The Cook" Sawyer in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and its sequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
He began acting in his high school drama class, and later on, moved to New York City, where he started appearing in theatre productions.
In September 1946, he met and married an actress named Ruth, his wife up to his death.
In 1971, Siedow appeared in his first movie, an obscure one titled The Windsplitter, playing a character named Mr Smith.
He followed this with his most famous role as Drayton Sawyer in the cult film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1974.