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John Saxon
Actor, Director
Born August 5, 1935Died July 25, 2020 (84 years)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
| 2019 | VHS Nasty · as Cast |
| 2017 | The Green Fog · as Blake Richards |
| 2010 | Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen · as John |
| 2009 | War Wolves · as Tony Ford |
| 2009 | Old Dogs · as Paul |
| 2009 | The Mercy Man · as Father Mcmurray |
| 2008 | God's Ears · as Lee Robinson |
| 2006 | Pelts · as Jeb 'pa' Jameson |
| 2006 | Trapped Ashes · as Leo (segment "stanley's Girlfriend") |
| 2006 | The Craving Heart · as Richard Tom |
| 2005 | Masters of Horror (TV Series) · as Jeb 'pa' Jameson |
| 2003 | Pitcher and the Pin-Up · as Michael Curtis |
| 2002 | Outta Time · as Darabont |
| 2002 | 'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux · as Sarge |
| 2001 | Night Class · as Murphy |
| 2001 | Living in Fear · as Rev. Leo Hausman |
| 2001 | Final Payback · as Police Chief George Moreno |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Walter Gordon |
| 1999 | Joseph's Gift · as Jacob Keller |
| 1998 | Criminal Minds · as Antonio Dipaolo Jr. |
| 1998 | The Party Crashers · as Mr. Foster |
| 1997 | Lancelot: Guardian of Time · as Wolvencroft |
| 1996 | From Dusk Till Dawn · as Fbi Agent Stanley Chase |
| 1995 | Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story · as Richard Brooks |
| 1995 | The Killers Within · as Detective Lewis |
| 1994 | New Nightmare · as John Saxon / Donald Thompson |
| 1994 | Killing Obsession · as Dr. Sachs |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III · as Orrin Sanderson |
| 1994 | Jonathan degli orsi · as Fred Goodwin |
| 1993 | No Escape No Return · as James Mitchell |
| 1993 | The Baby Doll Murders · as John Maglia |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (TV Series) · as Straker |
| 1992 | Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up · as Charles Searage |
| 1992 | Hellmaster · as Professor Jones |
| 1992 | Maximum Force · as Captain Fuller |
| 1992 | Animal Instincts · as Otto Van Horne |
| 1992 | Melrose Place (TV Series) · as Henry Waxman |
| 1992 | Genghis Khan: The Story of a Lifetime · as Chiledu |
| 1992 | Lucky Luke 2 · as The Man In Black (archive Footage) |
| 1992 | Lucky Luke (1992) (TV Series) · as The Man In Black |
| 1991 | Blackmail · as Gene |
| 1991 | Payoff · as Rafael Concion |
| 1991 | The Arrival · as Agent Miils |
| 1990 | Crossing the Line · as Jack Kagan |
| 1990 | Blood Salvage · as Clifford Evans |
| 1990 | The Final Alliance · as Ghost |
| 1990 | Aftershock · as Oliver Quinn |
| 1990 | The Last Samurai · as Haroun Al-Hakim |
| 1989 | Criminal Act · as Herb Tamplin |
| 1989 | Nightmare Beach · as Strycher |
| 1989 | My Mom's a Werewolf · as Harry Thropen |
| 1988 | Death House · as Colonel Gordon Burgess |
| 1988 | Monsters (TV Series) · as Benjamin O'connell |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the Night (TV Series) · as Dalton Sykes |
| 1987 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors · as Donald Thompson |
| 1986 | Hands of Steel · as Francis Turner |
| 1986 | Matlock (TV Series) · as John Franklin |
| 1985 | Fever Pitch · as Sports Editor |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV Series) · as Dudley Stone |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (TV Series) · as Garth December |
| 1985 | Half Nelson (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1984 | Solomon Northup's Odyssey · as Epps |
| 1984 | A Nightmare on Elm Street · as Lieutenant Thompson |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Bernardo Bonelli |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost Loves (TV Series) · as Zach Donahue |
| 1984 | Glitter (TV Series) · as Judd Kovac |
| 1983 | Masquerade (TV Series) |
| 1983 | The Big Score · as Davis |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) · as Dirk Fredericks |
| 1983 | Hotel (TV Series) · as Jack Curtis |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) · as Martin Cody |
| 1983 | Prisoners of the Lost Universe · as Kleel |
| 1983 | The A-Team (TV Series) · as Kalem |
| 1982 | |
| 1982 | The Scorpion with Two Tails · as Arthur Barnard |
| 1982 | Wrong Is Right · as Homer Hubbard |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Tony Cumson |
| 1981 | Dynasty (TV Series) · as Rashid Ahmed |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Epps |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) · as Ed Russler |
| 1980 | Running Scared · as Captain Munoz |
| 1980 | Battle Beyond the Stars · as Sador |
| 1980 | Blood Beach · as Captain Pearson |
| 1980 | Cannibals in the Streets · as Norman Hopper |
| 1980 | Beyond Evil · as Larry Andrews |
| 1979 | The Electric Horseman · as Hunt Sears |
| 1979 | The Glove · as Sam Kellog |
| 1979 | Fast Company · as Phil Adamson |
| 1978 | Shalimar · as Colonel Columbus |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | The Immigrants · as Alan Brocker |
| 1978 | Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV Series) · as Adonijah |
| 1978 | Vega$ (TV Series) · as Michael Jennings |
| 1977 | 79 Park Avenue (TV Series) · as Harry Vito |
| 1977 | Moonshine County Express · as J.b. Johnson |
| 1977 | The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist · as Frank Di Maggio |
| 1977 | The Fantastic Journey (TV Series) · as Consul Tarant |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Dr. Roger Sullivan |
| 1976 | Raid on Entebbe · as Maj. Gen. Benny Peled |
| 1976 | Once an Eagle (TV Series) · as Capt. Townshend |
| 1976 | A Special Cop in Action · as Albertelli |
| 1976 | The .44 Specialist · as Altman |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) · as Publisher Charles Desskasa |
| 1976 | Violent Naples · as Francesco Capuano |
| 1976 | La legge violenta della squadra anticrimine · as Commissario Jacovella |
| 1976 | Most Wanted (TV Series) · as Randall Mason |
| 1976 | Shadows in an Empty Room · as Sgt. Ned Matthews |
| 1976 | The Swiss Conspiracy · as Robert Hayes |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman (TV Series) · as Nedlick |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman (TV Series) · as Captain Radl |
| 1975 | Mitchell · as Walter Deaney |
| 1975 | Strange New World · as Capt. Anthony Vico |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch (TV Series) · as René Nadasy |
| 1975 | Metralleta 'Stein' · as Mariano Beltrán |
| 1974 | Black Christmas · as Lt. Fuller |
| 1974 | Petrocelli (TV Series) · as Richie Martin |
| 1974 | Planet Earth · as Dylan Hunt |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Dave Delaroux |
| 1974 | Can Ellen Be Saved? · as James Hallbeck |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series) · as Nedlick |
| 1973 | Linda · as Jeff Braden |
| 1973 | Enter the Dragon · as Roper |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) · as Rick Calvelli |
| 1973 | Baciamo le mani · as Gaspare Ardizzone |
| 1973 | Snatched · as Paul Maxvill |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) · as Vincent 'vince' Hagopian Jr. |
| 1972 | Joe Kidd · as Luis Chama |
| 1972 | Banacek (TV Series) · as Harry Harland |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) · as Farley |
| 1972 | Kung Fu (TV Series) · as Raven |
| 1972 | The Sixth Sense (TV Series) · as Dr. Harry Auden |
| 1971 | Banyon (TV Series) · as Johnny Clay |
| 1971 | Mister Kingstreet's War · as Mr. Kingstreet |
| 1970 | The Intruders · as Billy Pye |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series) · as Mike Tedesca |
| 1970 | Company of Killers · as Dave Poohler |
| 1969 | Night Gallery (TV Series) · as Ianto |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) · as Dr. Theodore Stuart |
| 1969 | Death of a Gunfighter · as Lou Trinidad |
| 1968 | Istanbul Express · as Cheval |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Peter Max |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Harry Clive |
| 1968 | One Dollar Too Many · as Clay Watson |
| 1968 | For Singles Only · as Bret Hendley |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as Dead Man |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Eric Saginor |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip (TV Series) · as Screamer |
| 1967 | Garrison's Gorillas (TV Series) · as Janus |
| 1967 | Winchester '73 · as Dakin Mcadam |
| 1966 | The Doomsday Flight · as George Ducette |
| 1966 | The Appaloosa · as Chuy |
| 1966 | The Time Tunnel (TV Series) · as Marco Polo |
| 1966 | Queen of Blood · as Allan Brenner |
| 1965 | Blood Beast from Outer Space · as Dr. Jack Costain |
| 1965 | The Ravagers · as Capt. Kermit Dowling |
| 1964 | The Cavern · as Joe Cramer |
| 1964 | Another World (TV Series) · as Edward Gerard |
| 1963 | The Cardinal · as Benny Rampell |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as Mario Silvetti |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Bud Charney |
| 1963 | The Girl Who Knew Too Much · as Dr. Marcello Bassi |
| 1962 | Agostino · as Renzo |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Sgt. Terence Mulcahy |
| 1962 | Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation · as Byron Grant |
| 1962 | War Hunt · as Pvt. Raymond Endore |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Richard Ross |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Nick Giller |
| 1961 | Posse from Hell · as Seymour Kern |
| 1960 | The Plunderers · as Rondo |
| 1960 | Portrait in Black · as Blake Richards |
| 1960 | The Unforgiven · as Johnny Portugal |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Big Fisherman · as Voldi |
| 1959 | Cry Tough · as Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada |
| 1958 | The Reluctant Debutante · as David Parkson |
| 1958 | The Restless Years · as Will Henderson |
| 1958 | This Happy Feeling · as Bill Tremaine |
| 1958 | Summer Love · as Jimmy Daley |
| 1956 | Rock, Pretty Baby! · as Jimmy Daley |
| 1956 | The Unguarded Moment · as Leonard Bennett |
| 1955 | Running Wild · as Vince Pomeroy |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Virgil Stanley |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born · as Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Medic (TV Series) · as Danny Ortega |
| 1954 | It Should Happen to You · as Boy Watching Argument In Park (uncredited) |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Martin Glass |