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