Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 05, 1935
Died
Jul 25, 2020
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
200 titles
John Saxon
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Green Fog
Black Christmas Legacy
Self (archive footage)
The Dentros
George Dentro
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
Self
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Self
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
John
Old Dogs
Lee Robinson
Clarkworld
Self
The Mercy Man
Father McMurray
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Self
War Wolves
Tony Ford
God's Ears
Lee Robinson
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
Self
Pelts
Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
Trapped Ashes
Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")
The Craving Heart
Richard Tom
Stanley's Girlfriend
Leo
Masters of Horror
Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
Self
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
Self
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
Michael Curtis
Black Christmas Revisited
Self
Outta Time
Darabont
'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux
Sarge
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
Night Class
Murphy
Final Payback
Police Chief George Moreno
Living in Fear
Rev. Leo Hausman
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Walter Gordon
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Self
Welcome to Primetime
Self
Joseph's Gift
Jacob Keller
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
Comentador
The Party Crashers
Mr. Foster
Bottom Feeders
Antonio DiPaolo Jr.
The Path of the Dragon
Self
Lancelot: Guardian of Time
Wolvencroft
From Dusk Till Dawn
FBI Agent Stanley Chase
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
Self
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
Richard Brooks
Jonathan of the Bears
Fred Goodwin
The Killers Within
Detective Lewis
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
Charles Searage
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
John Saxon / Lt. Donald Thompson
Killing Obsession
Dr. Sachs
Beverly Hills Cop III
Orrin Sanderson
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
Self
No Escape, No Return
James Mitchell
The Baby Doll Murders
John Maglia
Hellmaster
Professor Jones