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