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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CREDITS
PHOTOS
TV Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.636
Masters of Horror
7.158
Gunsmoke
6.6
Wonder Woman
7
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
4
Lucky Luke
5.705
Masquerade
5
Murder, She Wrote
7.5
The A-Team
7.5
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
7.5
Night Gallery
7.8
The Six Million Dollar Man
7.2
Gunsmoke
6.6
Gunsmoke
6.6
Hawaii Five-O
7.1
The Six Million Dollar Man
7.2
Once an Eagle
6.8
Starsky & Hutch
7.247
The Name of the Game
6.8
Bonanza
7.5
Bonanza
7.5
The Rockford Files
7.5
Ironside
6.8
Bonanza
7.5
The A-Team
7.5
Banyon
7
Quincy, M.E.
7.5
Finder of Lost Loves
5.7
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.714
Melrose Place
5.9
Lucky Luke
5.705
It Takes a Thief
7
Fantasy Island
6.4
Gunsmoke
6.6
Murder, She Wrote
7.5
79 Park Avenue
4.8
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.2
Matlock
7.1
Hardcastle and McCormick
6.4
Petrocelli
7
Hotel
6.8
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
6.3
Banacek
8.6
The Virginian
6.5
Kung Fu
7.6
The Virginian
6.5
The Virginian
6.5
Burke's Law
6
The Streets of San Francisco
6.935
Gunsmoke
6.6
General Electric Theater
6.25
The Mike Douglas Show
5.375
Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Falcon Crest
5.5
Golden Globe Awards
7
Golden Globe Awards
7
Magnum, P.I.
7.275
Burke's Law
6
Movies
Beverly Hills Cop III
5.87
A Nightmare on Elm Street
7.3
From Dusk Till Dawn
7.028
My Mom's a Werewolf
4.6
The Cardinal
6.5
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
6.678
Mr. Kingstreet's War
6
The Electric Horseman
6.088
Zombie Death House
4.262
The Unforgiven
6.238
New Nightmare
6.448
Wrong Is Right
5.5
Raid on Entebbe
6
Cannibal Apocalypse
5.6
War Hunt
6.5
Mitchell
3.233
Enter the Dragon
7.4
The Appaloosa
6.2
Shalimar
5.9
Queen of Blood
5.3
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
7
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
6.1
Stanley's Girlfriend
8
War Wolves
3.176
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
6.4
The Bees
4.6
Battle Beyond the Stars
5.359
Trapped Ashes
5
Jonathan of the Bears
5.8
The Night Caller
5.3
Joe Kidd
6.448
The Swiss Conspiracy
4.9
Cry Tough
5.8
House Made of Dawn
0
Blood Beach
4.9
Fast Company
5.067
The Craving Heart
4
The Reluctant Debutante
6.8
Scorpion with Two Tails
4.6
Black Christmas
6.94
Portrait in Black
5.7
Hands of Steel
5.313
Animal Instincts
5.1
The Glove
4.9
Agostino
6.1
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
3.5
Mark Strikes Again
4.8
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
6.7
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
7.7
Clarkworld
10
Planet Earth
5.9
Death of a Gunfighter
6.4
Shadows in an Empty Room
5.9
Black Christmas Legacy
8
Posse from Hell
6.2
The Unguarded Moment
6.2
Violent Naples
6.5
Blood Salvage
5.48
Beyond Evil
3.8
The Restless Years
0
A Special Cop in Action
6.3
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
7.7
The Big Score
5
Moonshine County Express
4.9
One Dollar Too Many
6.5
The Cavern
5.5
The Baby Doll Murders
3
Lucky Luke 2
5.2
Western, Italian Style
6.4
This Happy Feeling
3.8
The Arrival
4.4
Hellmaster
4.556
Fever Pitch
3.7
Strange New World
3.65
Aftershock
4.417
The Plunderers
5.8
The Big Fisherman
4.6
Cross Shot
6.1
The Final Alliance
5.9
Blackmail
3.6
Rock, Pretty Baby
3
Summer Love
5
No Escape, No Return
5.946
Can Ellen Be Saved?
3.833
Night Class
3.111
Welcome to Primetime
0
The Intruders
4.5
Running Scared
4.3
Running Wild
0
The Doomsday Flight
6.25
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.8
Fight to the Death
3.5
Family Killer
5.4
Linda
6
Company of Killers
4
Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off
6.8
Istanbul Express
5.1
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
10
Pelts
5.589
For Singles Only
5.5
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
5.5
Winchester '73
6.2
A Star Is Born
7.121
The Ravagers
6
Maximum Force
4.8
Criminal Act
4.75
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
8.7
Desire
0
It Should Happen to You
6.9
Snatched
5.25
Living in Fear
3.8
The Party Crashers
1
Bottom Feeders
7.5
The Immigrants
2
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
5.9
Crossing the Line
5.3
God's Ears
0
The Killers Within
0
Killing Obsession
3.1
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
6.1
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
8
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
7.833
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
8
The Path of the Dragon
6.4
Black Christmas Revisited
5
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
2.5
One Too Many
0
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
7.7
Crossfire
0
Final Payback
3.5
The Last Samurai
6.3
Outta Time
1.5
Joseph's Gift
0
Nightmare Beach
5.4
Tenebre
6.8
Brothers-in-Law
0
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
6.2
Blood and Steel: The Making of 'Enter the Dragon'
8.6
'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux
0
Golden Gate
0
Lancelot: Guardian of Time
3.4
Rooster
2
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
4
Payoff
4.2
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
6.2
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
0
The Dentros
0
Stephen King's Monster Stories
5
Lo Scorpione a Due Code
0