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John Saxon
John Saxon

John Saxon

ActingBorn August 5, 1935Died July 25, 2020 (age 84)Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography

2015
Black Christmas Legacy

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2015
The Dentros

as George Dentro

Movie
2009
Old Dogs

as Lee Robinson

Movie
2009
Clarkworld

as Self

Movie
2009
The Mercy Man

as Father McMurray

Movie
2009
War Wolves

as Tony Ford

Movie
2008
God's Ears

as Lee Robinson

Movie
2006
Pelts

as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson

Movie
2006
Trapped Ashes

as Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")

Movie
2006
The Craving Heart

as Richard Tom

Movie
2006Movie
2005
Masters of Horror

as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson

TV
2003
Pitcher and the Pin-Up

as Michael Curtis

Movie
2002
Outta Time

as Darabont

Movie
2001
Night Class

as Murphy

Movie
2001
Final Payback

as Police Chief George Moreno

Movie
2000
Living in Fear

as Rev. Leo Hausman

Movie
2000TV
1999Movie
1999
Joseph's Gift

as Jacob Keller

Movie
1998Movie
1998
The Party Crashers

as Mr. Foster

Movie
1998
Bottom Feeders

as Antonio DiPaolo Jr.

Movie
1998Movie
1997Movie
1996
From Dusk Till Dawn

as FBI Agent Stanley Chase

Movie
1995TV
1995
Jonathan of the Bears

as Fred Goodwin

Movie
1995
The Killers Within

as Detective Lewis

Movie
1994
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up

as Charles Searage

Movie
1994
Wes Craven's New Nightmare

as John Saxon / Lt. Donald Thompson

Movie
1994
Killing Obsession

as Dr. Sachs

Movie
1994
Beverly Hills Cop III

as Orrin Sanderson

Movie
1993
No Escape, No Return

as James Mitchell

Movie
1993
The Baby Doll Murders

as John Maglia

Movie
1992
Hellmaster

as Professor Jones

Movie
1992
Animal Instincts

as Otto Van Horne

Movie
1992
Maximum Force

as Captain Fuller

Movie
1992
Melrose Place

as Henry Waxman

TV
1992
Lucky Luke

as The Man in Black

TV
1992
Lucky Luke 2

as The Man in Black (archive footage)

Movie
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1991
Blackmail

as Gene

Movie
1991
Payoff

as Rafael Concion

Movie
1991
The Arrival

as Agent Miils

Movie
1990
Aftershock

as Oliver Quinn

Movie
1990
Blood Salvage

as Clifford Evans

Movie
1990
Crossing the Line

as Jack Kagan

Movie
1990Movie
1990
The Last Samurai

as Haroun Al-Hakim

Movie
1990Movie
1989
Criminal Act

as Herb Tamplin

Movie
1989
Nightmare Beach

as Strycher

Movie
1989
My Mom's a Werewolf

as Harry Thropen

Movie
1988
Zombie Death House

as Colonel Gordon Burgess

Movie
1988
Monsters

as Ben O'Connell

TV
1986
Hands of Steel

as Francis Turner

Movie
1986
Matlock

as John Franklin

TV
1985
Fever Pitch

as Sports Editor

Movie
1985TV
1985
Brothers-in-Law

as Royal Cane

Movie
1984
A Nightmare on Elm Street

as Lt. Donald Thompson

Movie
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Marco Gambini

TV
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Bernardo Bonelli

TV
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Jerry Lydecker

TV
1984
Finder of Lost Loves

as Zach Donahue

TV
1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King

as Dirk Fredericks

TV
1983TV
1983Movie
1983
The A-Team

as Martin James

TV
1983
The A-Team

as Kalem

TV
1982
Desire

as Joe Hale

Movie
1982
Tenebre

as Bullmer

Movie
1982
Scorpion with Two Tails

as Arthur Barnard

Movie
1982
Hotel

as Jack Curtis

TV
1982
Rooster

as Jerome Brademan

Movie
1982
One Too Many

as Sergio Puccini

Movie
1982
Wrong Is Right

as Homer Hubbard

Movie
1982
Lo Scorpione a Due Code

as Arthur Barnard

Movie
1981
Falcon Crest

as Tony Cumson

TV
1981
Golden Gate

as Monty Sager

Movie
1980
Magnum, P.I.

as Ed Russler

TV
1980
Running Scared

as Captain Munoz

Movie
1980Movie
1980
Blood Beach

as Captain Pearson

Movie
1980
Cannibal Apocalypse

as Norman Hopper

Movie
1980
Beyond Evil

as Larry Andrews

Movie
1979Movie
1979
The Glove

as Sam Kellog

Movie
1979
Fast Company

as Phil Adamson

Movie
1978
Shalimar

as Colonel Columbus

Movie
1978
The Immigrants

as Alan Brocker

Movie
1978
The Immigrants

as Alan Brocker

TV
1978
The Bees

as John Norman

Movie
1978
Fantasy Island

as Roger Sullivan

TV
1977
79 Park Avenue

as Harry Vito

TV
1977Movie
1977Movie
1977
The Fantastic Journey

as Consul Tarant

TV
1976
Cross Shot

as Commissario Jacovella

Movie
1976
Raid on Entebbe

as Maj. Gen. Benny Peled

Movie
1976
Once an Eagle

as Capt. Townshend

TV
1976Movie
1976Movie
1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Publisher Charles Desskasa

TV
1976
Violent Naples

as Francesco Capuano

Movie
1976
Shadows in an Empty Room

as Sgt. Ned Matthews

Movie
1976
The Swiss Conspiracy

as Robert Hayes

Movie
1975
Wonder Woman

as Captain Radl

TV
1975
Mitchell

as Walter Deaney

Movie
1975
Starsky & Hutch

as René Nadasy

TV
1975
Strange New World

as Capt. Anthony Vico

Movie
1975
Crossfire

as Dave Ambrose

Movie
1975
Fight to the Death

as Mariano Beltrán

Movie
1974
Black Christmas

as Lt. Fuller

Movie
1974
The Rockford Files

as Dave Delaroux

TV
1974
Petrocelli

as Richie Martin

TV
1974
Planet Earth

as Dylan Hunt

Movie
1974
Can Ellen Be Saved?

as James Hallbeck

Movie
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man

as Maj. Frederick Sloan

TV
1973
Linda

as Jeff Braden

Movie
1973Movie
1973
Mr. Kingstreet's War

as Mr. Kingstreet

Movie
1973
Family Killer

as Gaspare Ardizzone

Movie
1973
Snatched

as Paul Maxvill

Movie
1972
Kung Fu

as Raven

TV
1972
The Streets of San Francisco

as Vincent 'Vince' Hagopian Jr.

TV
1972
Banyon

as Johnny Clay

TV
1972
Banacek

as Harry Harland

TV
1972
Joe Kidd

as Luis Chama

Movie
1972Movie
1970TV
1970
The Intruders

as Billy Pye

Movie
1970TV
1970
Company of Killers

as Dave Poohler

Movie
1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

as Dr. Theodore Stuart

TV
1969
Death of a Gunfighter

as Lou Trinidad

Movie
1969Movie
1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Harry Clive

TV
1968TV
1968
One Dollar Too Many

as Clay Watson

Movie
1968
For Singles Only

as Bret Hendley

Movie
1968
It Takes a Thief

as Dead Man

TV
1968Movie
1967
Ironside

as Eric Saginor

TV
1967
Winchester '73

as Dakin McAdam

Movie
1966
The Doomsday Flight

as George Ducette

Movie
1966Movie
1966
The Time Tunnel

as Marco Polo

TV
1966
Queen of Blood

as Allan Brenner

Movie
1965
The Night Caller

as Dr. Jack Costain

Movie
1965
The Ravagers

as Capt. Kermit Dowling

Movie
1964
The Cavern

as Joe Cramer

Movie
1963
The Cardinal

as Benny Rampell

Movie
1963
Burke's Law

as Bud Charney

TV
1963
Burke's Law

as Gil Lynch

TV
1963
The Girl Who Knew Too Much

as Dr. Marcello Bassi

Movie
1962
Agostino

as Renzo

Movie
1962
The Virginian

as Dell Stetler

TV
1962
The Virginian

as Ben Oakes

TV
1962
The Virginian

as Sgt. Terence Mulcahy

TV
1962Movie
1962
War Hunt

as Pvt. Raymond Endore

Movie
1961
Posse from Hell

as Seymour Kern

Movie
1960Movie
1960
Portrait in Black

as Blake Richards

Movie
1960
The Unforgiven

as Johnny Portugal

Movie
1959
Bonanza

as Chief Jocova

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Blas

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Steven Friday

TV
1959Movie
1959
Cry Tough

as Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada

Movie
1958
The Restless Years

as Will Henderson

Movie
1958
The Reluctant Debutante

as David Parkson

Movie
1958
This Happy Feeling

as Bill Tremaine

Movie
1958
Summer Love

as Jimmy Daley

Movie
1956
The Unguarded Moment

as Leonard Bennett

Movie
1956
Rock, Pretty Baby

as Jimmy Daley

Movie
1955
Running Wild

as Vince Pomeroy

Movie
1955
Gunsmoke

as Virgil Stanley

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Pedro Manez

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Gristy Calhoun

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Dingo

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Cal Strom, Jr.

TV
1954
A Star Is Born

as Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)

Movie
1954
It Should Happen to You

as Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)

Movie
1953TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Audience Member

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayAugust 5, 1935
Day of DeathJuly 25, 2020
Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity1.5