John Saxon
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John Saxon (born Carmine Orrico; August 5, 1935 – July 25, 2020) was an American actor and martial artist who worked on more than 200 projects during a span of 60 years. Saxon is known for his work in Westerns and horror movies, often playing police officers and detectives.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Saxon studied acting with Stella Adler before beginning his career as a contract actor for Universal Pictures, playing in such movies as Rock, Pretty Baby (1956) and Portrait in Black (1961). During the 1970s and 1980s, he established himself as a character actor, frequently portraying law enforcement officials in horror movies such as Black Christmas (1974), Dario Argento's Tenebrae (1982), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
In addition to his roles in horror movies, Saxon co-starred with Bruce Lee in the martial arts movie Enter the Dragon (1973), and has supporting roles in the westerns Death of a Gunfighter (1969) and Joe Kidd (1972), as well as the adventure thriller Raid on Entebbe (1977). In the 1990s, Saxon occasionally appeared in movies, with small roles in Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) and From Dusk till Dawn (1996).
Saxon died of pneumonia in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on July 25, 2020.
Known for
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Walter Gordon
Murder, She Wrote
Marco Gambini
Murder, She Wrote
Bernardo Bonelli
Murder, She Wrote
Jerry Lydecker
Bonanza
Chief Jocova
Bonanza
Blas
Bonanza
Steven Friday
The A-Team
Martin James
The A-Team
Kalem
Magnum, P.I.
Ed Russler
Melrose Place
Henry Waxman
Ironside
Eric Saginor
Falcon Crest
Tony Cumson
Hawaii Five-O
Harry Clive
Quincy, M.E.
Publisher Charles Desskasa
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member
The Rockford Files
Dave Delaroux
Matlock
John Franklin
Starsky & Hutch
René Nadasy
The Virginian
Dell Stetler
The Virginian
Ben Oakes
The Virginian
Sgt. Terence Mulcahy
Hotel
Jack Curtis
The Six Million Dollar Man
Maj. Frederick Sloan
The Six Million Dollar Man
Nedlick
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Lieutenant Thompson
Burke's Law
Bud Charney
Burke's Law
Gil Lynch
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Mike Tedesca
Night Gallery
Ianto
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Garth December
Fantasy Island
Dr. Roger Sullivan
Gunsmoke
Virgil Stanley
Gunsmoke
Pedro Manez
Gunsmoke
Gristy Calhoun
Gunsmoke
Dingo
Gunsmoke
Cal Strom, Jr.
The Name of the Game
Peter Max
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Dirk Fredericks
Hardcastle and McCormick
Martin Cody
The Streets of San Francisco
Vincent 'Vince' Hagopian Jr.
Wonder Woman
Captain Radl
Masters of Horror
Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
From Dusk Till Dawn
FBI Agent Stanley Chase
Petrocelli
Richie Martin
Enter the Dragon
Roper
It Takes a Thief
Dead Man
New Nightmare
John Saxon / Donald Thompson
The Unforgiven
Johnny Portugal
Trapped Ashes
Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")
Banacek
Harry Harland
Battle Beyond the Stars
Sador
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Byron Grant
One Too Many
Sergio Puccini
Planet Earth
Dylan Hunt
The Immigrants
Alan Brocker
The Big Fisherman
Voldi
The Glove
Sam Kellog
Western, Italian Style
Self
Animal Instincts
Otto Van Horne
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
Kleel
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Epps
Finder of Lost Loves
Zach Donahue
Tenebre
Bullmer
Payoff
Rafael Concion
Blood Salvage
Clifford Evans
The Cardinal
Benny Rampell
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Thompson
War Wolves
Tony Ford
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self (archive footage)
The Appaloosa
Chuy
Nightmare Beach
Strycher
A Special Cop in Action
Albertelli
War Hunt
Pvt. Raymond Endore
Fast Company
Phil Adamson
Crossfire
Dave Ambrose
Strange New World
Capt. Anthony Vico
Blood Beach
Captain Pearson
Beverly Hills Cop III
Orrin Sanderson
Living in Fear
Rev. Leo Hausman
The Unguarded Moment
Leonard Bennett
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Dr. Theodore Stuart
Running Scared
Captain Munoz
Hellmaster
Professor Jones
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Self
Queen of Blood
Allan Brenner
Black Christmas Revisited
Self
Blackmail
Gene
Joe Kidd
Luis Chama
Black Christmas
Lt. Fuller
The Night Caller
Dr. Jack Costain
The Bees
John Norman
Moonshine County Express
J.B. Johnson
Masquerade
Rooster
Jerome Brademan
'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux
Sarge
Joseph's Gift
Jacob Keller
The Final Alliance
Ghost
Agostino
Renzo
Raid on Entebbe
Maj. Gen. Benny Peled
Rock, Pretty Baby
Jimmy Daley
Banyon
Johnny Clay
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
Self
Death of a Gunfighter
Lou Trinidad
Shalimar
Colonel Columbus
Running Wild
Vince Pomeroy
The Intruders
Billy Pye
The Fantastic Journey
Consul Tarant
Winchester '73
Dakin McAdam
Lucky Luke 2
The Man in Black (archive footage)
Aftershock
Oliver Quinn
Once an Eagle
Capt. Townshend
Lucky Luke
Lucky Luke
The Man in Black
Brothers-in-Law
Royal Cane
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
John
Fever Pitch
Sports Editor
The Plunderers
Rondo
Jonathan of the Bears
Fred Goodwin
Cannibal Apocalypse
Norman Hopper
A Star Is Born
Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)
Family Killer
Gaspare Ardizzone
Linda
Jeff Braden
The Reluctant Debutante
David Parkson
Beyond Evil
Larry Andrews
It Should Happen to You
Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)
Cry Tough
Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada
The Electric Horseman
Hunt Sears
Violent Naples
Francesco Capuano
Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off
Self
The Cavern
Joe Cramer
Posse from Hell
Seymour Kern
One Dollar Too Many
Clay Watson
My Mom's a Werewolf
Harry Thropen
Pelts
Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Self
Mitchell
Walter Deaney
Outta Time
Darabont
No Escape, No Return
James Mitchell
Black Christmas Legacy
Self (archive footage)
The Baby Doll Murders
John Maglia
Can Ellen Be Saved?
James Hallbeck
Summer Love
Jimmy Daley
Killing Obsession
Dr. Sachs
The Last Samurai
Haroun Al-Hakim
Lancelot: Guardian of Time
Wolvencroft
79 Park Avenue
Harry Vito
The Dentros
George Dentro
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
Michael Curtis
Zombie Death House
Colonel Gordon Burgess
General Electric Theater
Martin Glass
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Dr. Marcello Bassi
The Craving Heart
Richard Tom
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
Self
Criminal Act
Herb Tamplin
Shadows in an Empty Room
Sgt. Ned Matthews
Istanbul Express
Cheval
The Arrival
Agent Miils
The Big Score
Davis
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
Frank Di Maggio
Hands of Steel
Francis Turner
The Restless Years
Will Henderson
Cross Shot
Commissario Jacovella
The Ravagers
Capt. Kermit Dowling
The Path of the Dragon
Self
Stanley's Girlfriend
Leo
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
Self
This Happy Feeling
Bill Tremaine
Mark Strikes Again
Altman
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
Self
Mr. Kingstreet's War
Mr. Kingstreet
Company of Killers
Dave Poohler
Scorpion with Two Tails
Arthur Barnard
Wrong Is Right
Homer Hubbard
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
Self - Host
Crossing the Line
Jack Kagan
The Party Crashers
Mr. Foster
God's Ears
Lee Robinson
The Swiss Conspiracy
Robert Hayes
Clarkworld
Self
For Singles Only
Bret Hendley
Kung Fu
Raven
Blood and Steel: The Making of 'Enter the Dragon'
Self
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Self
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
Charles Searage
Maximum Force
Captain Fuller
Night Class
Murphy
Portrait in Black
Blake Richards
Fight to the Death
Mariano Beltrán
Lo Scorpione a Due Code
Arthur Barnard
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
Self
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
Comentador
Final Payback
Police Chief George Moreno
Stephen King's Monster Stories
House Made of Dawn
Tosamah
Bottom Feeders
Antonio DiPaolo Jr.
Welcome to Primetime
Self
The Doomsday Flight
George Ducette
Snatched
Paul Maxvill
Golden Gate
Monty Sager
Desire
Joe Hale
The Killers Within
Detective Lewis
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Mario Silvetti