John Saxon
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-08-05
Day of Death
2020-07-25 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
John Saxon
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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
Acting
(2015)
The Dentros
as George Dentro
(2015)
Black Christmas Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
(2012)
(2010)
(2010)
(2009)
(2009)
War Wolves
as Tony Ford
(2009)
Clarkworld
as Self
(2008)
God's Ears
as Lee Robinson
(2006)
Trapped Ashes
as Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")
(2006)
Pelts
as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
(2006)
Stanley's Girlfriend
as Leo
(2006)
The Craving Heart
as Richard Tom
(2006)
(2004)
(2004)
(2003)
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
as Michael Curtis
(2002)
Outta Time
as Darabont
(2002)
(2002)
'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux
as Sarge
(2001)
Final Payback
as Police Chief George Moreno
(2001)
Night Class
as Murphy
(2000)
Living in Fear
as Rev. Leo Hausman
(2000)
(1999)
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
as Self (scenes Enter the Dragon) (archive footage)
(1999)
Joseph's Gift
as Jacob Keller
(1999)
Welcome to Primetime
as Self
(1999)
Bottom Feeders
as Antonio DiPaolo Jr.
(1998)
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
as Self (archive footage)
(1998)
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
(1998)
The Path of the Dragon
as Self
(1998)
The Party Crashers
as Mr. Foster
(1998)
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
as Comentador
(1997)
Lancelot: Guardian of Time
as Wolvencroft
(1996)
From Dusk Till Dawn
as FBI Agent Stanley Chase
(1995)
Jonathan of the Bears
as Fred Goodwin
(1995)
The Killers Within
as Detective Lewis
(1995)
(1994)
Beverly Hills Cop III
as Orrin Sanderson
(1994)
New Nightmare
as John Saxon / Donald Thompson
(1994)
Killing Obsession
as Dr. Sachs
(1994)
(1994)
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
as Charles Searage
(1993)
No Escape, No Return
as James Mitchell
(1993)
The Baby Doll Murders
as John Maglia
(1992)
Animal Instincts
as Otto Van Horne
(1992)
Hellmaster
as Professor Jones
(1992)
Lucky Luke 2
as The Man in Black (archive footage)
(1992)
Maximum Force
as Captain Fuller
(1991)
The Arrival
as Agent Miils
(1991)
Payoff
as Rafael Concion
(1991)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Self (archive footage)
(1991)
Blackmail
as Gene
(1990)
Blood Salvage
as Clifford Evans
(1990)
Aftershock
as Oliver Quinn
(1990)
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
as Self - Host
(1990)
The Final Alliance
as Ghost
(1990)
Crossing the Line
as Jack Kagan
(1990)
The Last Samurai
as Haroun Al-Hakim
(1989)
Nightmare Beach
as Strycher
(1989)
My Mom's a Werewolf
as Harry Thropen
(1989)
Criminal Act
as Herb Tamplin
(1988)
Zombie Death House
as Colonel Gordon Burgess
(1988)
(1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
as Donald Thompson
(1986)
Hands of Steel
as Francis Turner
(1985)
Fever Pitch
as Sports Editor
(1985)
Brothers-in-Law
as Royal Cane
(1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street
as Lieutenant Thompson
(1984)
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
as Epps
(1983)
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
as Kleel
(1983)
The Big Score
as Davis
(1982)
Tenebre
as Bullmer
(1982)
Wrong Is Right
as Homer Hubbard
(1982)
Rooster
as Jerome Brademan
(1982)
Scorpion with Two Tails
as Arthur Barnard
(1982)
Desire
as Joe Hale
(1982)
One Too Many
as Sergio Puccini
(1982)
Lo Scorpione a Due Code
as Arthur Barnard
(1981)
Golden Gate
as Monty Sager
(1980)
Battle Beyond the Stars
as Sador
(1980)
Cannibal Apocalypse
as Norman Hopper
(1980)
Blood Beach
as Captain Pearson
(1980)
Beyond Evil
as Larry Andrews
(1980)
Running Scared
as Captain Munoz
(1979)
Fast Company
as Phil Adamson
(1979)
The Electric Horseman
as Hunt Sears
(1979)
The Glove
as Sam Kellog
(1978)
The Bees
as John Norman
(1978)
The Immigrants
as Alan Brocker
(1978)
Shalimar
as Colonel Columbus
(1977)
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
as Frank Di Maggio
(1977)
Moonshine County Express
as J.B. Johnson
(1976)
Raid on Entebbe
as Maj. Gen. Benny Peled
(1976)
Violent Naples
as Francesco Capuano
(1976)
Shadows in an Empty Room
as Sgt. Ned Matthews
(1976)
Cross Shot
as Commissario Jacovella
(1976)
A Special Cop in Action
as Albertelli
(1976)
The Swiss Conspiracy
as Robert Hayes
(1976)
Mark Strikes Again
as Altman
(1975)
Mitchell
as Walter Deaney
(1975)
Strange New World
as Capt. Anthony Vico
(1975)
Crossfire
as Dave Ambrose
(1975)
Fight to the Death
as Mariano Beltrán
(1974)
Black Christmas
as Lt. Fuller
(1974)
Planet Earth
as Dylan Hunt
(1974)
Can Ellen Be Saved?
as James Hallbeck
(1973)
Enter the Dragon
as Roper
(1973)
Snatched
as Paul Maxvill
(1973)
Linda
as Jeff Braden
(1973)
(1973)
Family Killer
as Gaspare Ardizzone
(1973)
Mr. Kingstreet's War
as Mr. Kingstreet
(1972)
Joe Kidd
as Luis Chama
(1972)
House Made of Dawn
as Tosamah
(1970)
The Intruders
as Billy Pye
(1970)
Company of Killers
as Dave Poohler
(1969)
Death of a Gunfighter
as Lou Trinidad
(1969)
Istanbul Express
as Cheval
(1968)
One Dollar Too Many
as Clay Watson
(1968)
Western, Italian Style
as Self
(1968)
For Singles Only
as Bret Hendley
(1967)
Winchester '73
as Dakin McAdam
(1966)
The Appaloosa
as Chuy
(1966)
Queen of Blood
as Allan Brenner
(1966)
The Doomsday Flight
as George Ducette
(1965)
The Night Caller
as Dr. Jack Costain
(1965)
The Ravagers
as Capt. Kermit Dowling
(1964)
The Cavern
as Joe Cramer
(1963)
The Cardinal
as Benny Rampell
(1963)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
as Dr. Marcello Bassi
(1962)
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
as Byron Grant
(1962)
War Hunt
as Pvt. Raymond Endore
(1962)
Agostino
as Renzo
(1961)
Posse from Hell
as Seymour Kern
(1960)
The Unforgiven
as Johnny Portugal
(1960)
Portrait in Black
as Blake Richards
(1960)
The Plunderers
as Rondo
(1959)
Cry Tough
as Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada
(1959)
The Big Fisherman
as Voldi
(1958)
The Reluctant Debutante
as David Parkson
(1958)
This Happy Feeling
as Bill Tremaine
(1958)
Summer Love
as Jimmy Daley
(1958)
The Restless Years
as Will Henderson
(1956)
Rock, Pretty Baby
as Jimmy Daley
(1956)
The Unguarded Moment
as Leonard Bennett
(1955)
Running Wild
as Vince Pomeroy
(1954)
A Star Is Born
as Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)
(1954)
It Should Happen to You
as Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)
Crew
(1988)
Zombie Death House
Director