John Saxon
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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
Credits
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
as Lt. Thompson
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
as FBI Agent Stanley Chase
Enter the Dragon (1973)
as Roper
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
as Orrin Sanderson
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
as John Saxon / Lt. Donald Thompson
Pelts (2006)
as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
Black Christmas (1974)
as Lt. Fuller
Old Dogs (2009)
as Lee Robinson
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
as Thompson
Tenebre (1982)
as Bullmer
The Unforgiven (1960)
as Johnny Portugal
Istanbul Express (1969)
as Cheval
The Electric Horseman (1979)
as Hunt Sears
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
as Sador
Criminal Act (1989)
as Herb Tamplin
Joe Kidd (1972)
as Luis Chama
Final Payback (2001)
as Police Chief George Moreno
A Star Is Born (1954)
as Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)
Animal Instincts (1992)
as Otto Van Horne
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (2001)
as Self
Posse from Hell (1961)
as Seymour Kern
The Appaloosa (1966)
as Chuy
My Mom's a Werewolf (1989)
as Harry Thropen
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
as Self
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
as Byron Grant
Clarkworld (2009)
as Self
Brothers-in-Law (1985)
as Royal Cane
War Hunt (1962)
as Pvt. Raymond Endore
Agostino (1962)
as Renzo
Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
as Lou Trinidad
Blood Beach (1980)
as Captain Pearson
Maximum Force (1992)
as Captain Fuller
Zombie Death House (1988)
as Colonel Gordon Burgess
New Line: Independent Legacies (—)
as Self (archive footage)
House Made of Dawn (1972)
as Tosamah
This Happy Feeling (1958)
as Bill Tremaine
Fight to the Death (1975)
as Mariano Beltrán
The Cardinal (1963)
as Benny Rampell
Welcome to Primetime (1999)
as Self
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee (1998)
as Comentador
The Big Score (1983)
as Davis
Raid on Entebbe (1976)
as Maj. Gen. Benny Peled
Trapped Ashes (2006)
as Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")
Hands of Steel (1986)
as Francis Turner
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
as Dr. Marcello Bassi
Wrong Is Right (1982)
as Homer Hubbard
Nightmare Beach (1989)
as Strycher
Bottom Feeders (1998)
as Antonio DiPaolo Jr.
Stanley's Girlfriend (2006)
as Leo
It Should Happen to You (1954)
as Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)
The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1990)
as Self - Host
Cannibal Apocalypse (1980)
as Norman Hopper
Scorpion with Two Tails (1982)
as Arthur Barnard
Mitchell (1975)
as Walter Deaney
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist (1977)
as Frank Di Maggio
God's Ears (2008)
as Lee Robinson
Mr. Kingstreet's War (1973)
as Mr. Kingstreet
Fast Company (1979)
as Phil Adamson
Shadows in an Empty Room (1976)
as Sgt. Ned Matthews
How Bruce Lee Changed the World (2009)
as Self
Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983)
as Kleel
A Special Cop in Action (1976)
as Albertelli
The Party Crashers (1998)
as Mr. Foster
The Swiss Conspiracy (1976)
as Robert Hayes
The Glove (1979)
as Sam Kellog
No Escape, No Return (1993)
as James Mitchell
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s (2012)
as Self
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
Stephen King's Monster Stories (1988)
Actor
Family Killer (1973)
as Gaspare Ardizzone
The Baby Doll Murders (1993)
as John Maglia
Moonshine County Express (1977)
as J.B. Johnson
Jonathan of the Bears (1995)
as Fred Goodwin
Shalimar (1978)
as Colonel Columbus
The Intruders (1970)
as Billy Pye
The Cavern (1964)
as Joe Cramer
The Reluctant Debutante (1958)
as David Parkson
Queen of Blood (1966)
as Allan Brenner
The Bees (1978)
as John Norman
The Green Fog (2018)
as Self
Portrait in Black (1960)
as Blake Richards
Lancelot: Guardian of Time (1997)
as Wolvencroft
Violent Naples (1976)
as Francesco Capuano
Strange New World (1975)
as Capt. Anthony Vico
The Doomsday Flight (1966)
as George Ducette
Blood Salvage (1990)
as Clifford Evans
One Dollar Too Many (1968)
as Clay Watson
War Wolves (2009)
as Tony Ford
Pitcher and the Pin-Up (2003)
as Michael Curtis
Running Scared (1980)
as Captain Munoz
Linda (1973)
as Jeff Braden
The Unguarded Moment (1956)
as Leonard Bennett
Cross Shot (1976)
as Commissario Jacovella
Winchester '73 (1967)
as Dakin McAdam
'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux (2002)
as Sarge
Living in Fear (2000)
as Rev. Leo Hausman
The Plunderers (1960)
as Rondo
Outta Time (2002)
as Darabont
Aftershock (1990)
as Oliver Quinn
The Big Fisherman (1959)
as Voldi
Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1991)
as Epps
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon (1994)
as Self
The Path of the Dragon (1998)
as Self
Beyond Evil (1980)
as Larry Andrews
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon (2004)
as Self
Planet Earth (1974)
as Dylan Hunt
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon (1973)
as Self
Snatched (1973)
as Paul Maxvill
Western, Italian Style (1968)
as Self
The Night Caller (1965)
as Dr. Jack Costain
Crossfire (1975)
as Dave Ambrose
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen (2004)
as Self
The Arrival (1991)
as Agent Miils
The Final Alliance (1990)
as Ghost
Can Ellen Be Saved? (1974)
as James Hallbeck
Running Wild (1955)
as Vince Pomeroy
Night Class (2001)
as Murphy
Cry Tough (1959)
as Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada
Company of Killers (1970)
as Dave Poohler
Blackmail (1991)
as Gene
Black Christmas Revisited (2002)
as Self
The Ravagers (1965)
as Capt. Kermit Dowling
The Last Samurai (1990)
as Haroun Al-Hakim
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (2000)
as Self
Lo Scorpione a Due Code (1982)
as Arthur Barnard
Rooster (1982)
as Jerome Brademan
Fever Pitch (1985)
as Sports Editor
Payoff (1991)
as Rafael Concion
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen (2010)
as John
The Restless Years (1958)
as Will Henderson
Crossing the Line (1990)
as Jack Kagan
Joseph's Gift (1999)
as Jacob Keller
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up (1994)
as Charles Searage
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities (1995)
as Self
Rock, Pretty Baby (1956)
as Jimmy Daley
The Killers Within (1995)
as Detective Lewis
Desire (1982)
as Joe Hale
Hellmaster (1992)
as Professor Jones
Mark Strikes Again (1976)
as Altman
Summer Love (1958)
as Jimmy Daley
The Mercy Man (2009)
as Father McMurray
Lucky Luke 2 (1992)
as The Man in Black (archive footage)
Killing Obsession (1994)
as Dr. Sachs
Golden Gate (1981)
as Monty Sager
One Too Many (1982)
as Sergio Puccini
The 12 Days of Black Christmas (2006)
as Self
For Singles Only (1968)
as Bret Hendley
The Craving Heart (2006)
as Richard Tom
The Dentros (2015)
as George Dentro
Black Christmas Legacy (2015)
as Self (archive footage)