John Saxon
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.
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- 2015 · Black Christmas Legacy as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s as Self
- 2010 · Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self
- 2010 · Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen as John
- 2009 · Clarkworld as Self
- 2009 · How Bruce Lee Changed the World as Self
- 2009 · War Wolves as Tony Ford
- 2008 · God's Ears as Lee Robinson
- 2006 · The 12 Days of Black Christmas as Self
- 2006 · Pelts as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
- 2006 · Trapped Ashes as Leo
- 2006 · The Craving Heart as Richard Tom
- 2006 · Stanley's Girlfriend as Leo
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
- 2004 · Blood and Steel: The Making of 'Enter the Dragon' as Self
- 2004 · Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen as Self
- 2003 · Pitcher and the Pin-Up as Michael Curtis
- 2002 · Black Christmas Revisited as
- 2002 · Outta Time as Darabont
- 2002 · 'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux as Sarge
- 2001 · Night Class as Murphy
- 2001 · Final Payback as Police Chief George Moreno
- 2000 · Living in Fear as Rev. Leo Hausman
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Walter Gordon
- 2000 · Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre as Self
- 1999 · Welcome to Primetime as Self
- 1999 · Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On as Self (scenes Enter the Dragon) (archive footage)
- 1999 · Joseph's Gift as Jacob Keller
- 1998 · Criminal Minds as Antonio DiPaolo Jr.
- 1998 · The GREATEST : Bruce Lee as Comentador
- 1998 · The Party Crashers as Mr. Foster
- 1998 · Bruce Lee: In His Own Words as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · The Path of the Dragon as Self
- 1998 · Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · Lancelot: Guardian of Time as Wolvencroft
- 1996 · From Dusk Till Dawn as FBI Agent Stanley Chase
- 1995 · Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities as Self
- 1995 · Jonathan of the Bears as Fred Goodwin
- 1995 · The Killers Within as Detective Lewis
- 1994 · Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up as Charles Searage
- 1994 · New Nightmare as John Saxon / Donald Thompson
- 1994 · Killing Obsession as Dr. Sachs
- 1994 · Beverly Hills Cop III as Orrin Sanderson
- 1994 · Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon as Self
- 1993 · No Escape, No Return as James Mitchell
- 1993 · The Baby Doll Murders as John Maglia
- 1992 · Hellmaster as Professor Jones
- 1992 · Animal Instincts as Otto Van Horne
- 1992 · Maximum Force as Captain Fuller
- 1992 · Melrose Place as Henry Waxman
- 1992 · Lucky Luke as
- 1992 · Lucky Luke as The Man in Black
- 1992 · Lucky Luke 2 as The Man in Black
- 1991 · Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as Self (archive footage)
- 1991 · Blackmail as Gene
- 1991 · Payoff as Rafael Concion
- 1991 · The Arrival as Agent Miils
- 1990 · Aftershock as Oliver Quinn
- 1990 · Blood Salvage as Clifford Evans
- 1990 · Crossing the Line as Jack Kagan
- 1990 · The Final Alliance as Ghost
- 1990 · The Last Samurai as Haroun Al-Hakim
- 1990 · The Best of the Martial Arts Films as Self - Host
- 1989 · Criminal Act as Herb Tamplin
- 1989 · Nightmare Beach as Strycher
- 1989 · My Mom's a Werewolf as Harry Thropen
- 1988 · Zombie Death House as Colonel Gordon Burgess
- 1987 · A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors as Donald Thompson
- 1986 · Hands of Steel as Francis Turner
- 1986 · Matlock as John Franklin
- 1985 · Fever Pitch as Sports Editor
- 1985 · The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Garth December
- 1985 · Brothers-in-Law as Royal Cane
- 1984 · Solomon Northup's Odyssey as Epps
- 1984 · A Nightmare on Elm Street as Lieutenant Thompson
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Marco Gambini
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Bernardo Bonelli
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Jerry Lydecker
- 1984 · Finder of Lost Loves as Zach Donahue
- 1983 · Masquerade as
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as Dirk Fredericks
- 1983 · Hardcastle and McCormick as Martin Cody
- 1983 · Prisoners of the Lost Universe as Kleel
- 1983 · The Big Score as Davis
- 1983 · The A-Team as Martin James
- 1983 · The A-Team as Kalem
- 1982 · Desire as Joe Hale
- 1982 · Tenebre as Bullmer
- 1982 · Scorpion with Two Tails as Arthur Barnard
- 1982 · Hotel as Jack Curtis
- 1982 · Rooster as Jerome Brademan
- 1982 · One Too Many as Sergio Puccini
- 1982 · Wrong Is Right as Homer Hubbard
- 1981 · Falcon Crest as Tony Cumson
- 1981 · Golden Gate as Monty Sager
- 1980 · Running Scared as Captain Munoz
- 1980 · Battle Beyond the Stars as Sador
- 1980 · Blood Beach as Captain Pearson
- 1980 · Cannibal Apocalypse 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 · The Immigrants as Alan Brocker
- 1978 · The Bees as John Norman
- 1978 · Fantasy Island as Dr. Roger Sullivan
- 1977 · 79 Park Avenue as Harry Vito
- 1977 · Moonshine County Express as J.B. Johnson
- 1977 · The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist as Frank Di Maggio
- 1976 · Cross Shot as Commissario Jacovella
- 1976 · Raid on Entebbe as Maj. Gen. Benny Peled
- 1976 · Once an Eagle as Capt. Townshend
- 1976 · A Special Cop in Action as Albertelli
- 1976 · Mark Strikes Again as Altman
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as Publisher Charles Desskasa
- 1976 · Violent Naples as Francesco Capuano
- 1976 · Shadows in an Empty Room as Sgt. Ned Matthews
- 1976 · The Swiss Conspiracy as Robert Hayes
- 1975 · Wonder Woman as Captain Radl
- 1975 · Starsky & Hutch as René Nadasy
- 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 · The Rockford Files as Dave Delaroux
- 1974 · Petrocelli as Richie Martin
- 1974 · Planet Earth as Dylan Hunt
- 1974 · Can Ellen Be Saved? as James Hallbeck
- 1974 · The Six Million Dollar Man as Maj. Frederick Sloan
- 1974 · The Six Million Dollar Man as Nedlick
- 1973 · Linda as Jeff Braden
- 1973 · Enter the Dragon as Roper
- 1973 · Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon as Self
- 1973 · Mr. Kingstreet's War as Mr. Kingstreet
- 1973 · Family Killer as Gaspare Ardizzone
- 1973 · Snatched as Paul Maxvill
- 1972 · Kung Fu as Raven
- 1972 · The Streets of San Francisco as Vincent 'Vince' Hagopian Jr.
- 1972 · Banyon as Johnny Clay
- 1972 · Banacek as Harry Harland
- 1972 · Joe Kidd as Luis Chama
- 1972 · House Made of Dawn as Tosamah
- 1970 · Night Gallery as Ianto
- 1970 · The Intruders as Billy Pye
- 1970 · The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Mike Tedesca
- 1970 · Company of Killers as Dave Poohler
- 1969 · The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Dr. Theodore Stuart
- 1969 · Death of a Gunfighter as Lou Trinidad
- 1969 · Istanbul Express as Cheval
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Harry Clive
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Peter Max
- 1968 · One Dollar Too Many as Clay Watson
- 1968 · For Singles Only as Bret Hendley
- 1968 · It Takes a Thief as Dead Man
- 1968 · Western, Italian Style as Self
- 1967 · Ironside as Eric Saginor
- 1967 · Winchester '73 as Dakin McAdam
- 1966 · The Doomsday Flight as George Ducette
- 1966 · The Appaloosa as Chuy
- 1966 · Queen of Blood as Allan Brenner
- 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 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Mario Silvetti
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Bud Charney
- 1963 · The Girl Who Knew Too Much as Dr. Marcello Bassi
- 1962 · Agostino as Renzo
- 1962 · The Virginian as Dell Stetler
- 1962 · The Virginian as Ben Oakes
- 1962 · The Virginian as Sgt. Terence Mulcahy
- 1962 · Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation as Byron Grant
- 1962 · War Hunt as Pvt. Raymond Endore
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 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 · Bonanza as Chief Jocova
- 1959 · Bonanza as Blas
- 1959 · Bonanza as Steven Friday
- 1959 · The Big Fisherman as Voldi
- 1959 · Cry Tough as Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada
- 1958 · The Restless Years as Will Henderson
- 1958 · The Reluctant Debutante as David Parkson
- 1958 · This Happy Feeling as Bill Tremaine
- 1958 · Summer Love as Jimmy Daley
- 1956 · The Unguarded Moment as Leonard Bennett
- 1956 · Rock, Pretty Baby as Jimmy Daley
- 1955 · Running Wild as Vince Pomeroy
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Virgil Stanley
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Pedro Manez
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Gristy Calhoun
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Dingo
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Cal Strom, Jr.
- 1954 · A Star Is Born as Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)
- 1954 · It Should Happen to You as Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Martin Glass
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter