John Saxon
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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.

Films Featuring John Saxon

Beverly Hills Cop III

19945.9

A Nightmare on Elm Street

19847.3

From Dusk Till Dawn

19967.0

The Cardinal

19636.5

My Mom's a Werewolf

19894.8

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

19876.7

Mr. Kingstreet's War

19736.3

The Electric Horseman

19796.1

Zombie Death House

19884.4

The Unforgiven

19606.2

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

19946.4

Wrong Is Right

19825.6

Raid on Entebbe

19766.0

Cannibal Apocalypse

19805.5

War Hunt

19626.4

Mitchell

19753.3

Enter the Dragon

19737.4

The Appaloosa

19666.4

Shalimar

Shalimar

19786.1

Queen of Blood

19665.3

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

19636.9

Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon

19946.5

Stanley's Girlfriend

Stanley's Girlfriend

20068.0

War Wolves

20093.4

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

19626.5

The Bees

19784.7

Battle Beyond the Stars

19805.4

Trapped Ashes

20065.1

Jonathan of the Bears

19955.9

The Night Caller

19655.6

Joe Kidd

19726.4

The Swiss Conspiracy

19765.0

Cry Tough

19596.1

House Made of Dawn

19728.0

Blood Beach

19804.9

Fast Company

19795.1

The Craving Heart

The Craving Heart

20063.3

The Reluctant Debutante

19586.7

Scorpion with Two Tails

19824.7

Black Christmas

19747.0

Portrait in Black

19605.7

Hands of Steel

19865.3

Animal Instincts

19925.1

The Glove

19795.1

Agostino

19625.8

Prisoners of the Lost Universe

19833.6

Mark Strikes Again

19765.0

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

19776.6

The GREATEST : Bruce Lee

19987.7

Clarkworld

200910.0

Planet Earth

19745.8

Death of a Gunfighter

19696.3

Shadows in an Empty Room

19765.8

Black Christmas Legacy

20158.0

Posse from Hell

19616.2

The Unguarded Moment

19566.5

Violent Naples

19766.4

Blood Salvage

19905.6

Beyond Evil

19804.2

The Restless Years

19587.0

A Special Cop in Action

19766.1

Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s

20127.7

The Big Score

19836.0

Moonshine County Express

19774.9

One Dollar Too Many

19687.0

The Cavern

19645.8

The Baby Doll Murders

19933.3

Lucky Luke 2

19925.5

Western, Italian Style

19686.6

This Happy Feeling

19584.8

The Arrival

19914.4

Hellmaster

19924.5

Fever Pitch

19854.3

Strange New World

19754.3

Aftershock

19904.4

The Plunderers

19606.3

The Big Fisherman

19595.1

Cross Shot

19766.6

The Final Alliance

19906.2

Blackmail

19913.9

Rock, Pretty Baby

19566.0

Summer Love

19585.5

No Escape, No Return

19936.0

Can Ellen Be Saved?

19744.6

Night Class

20013.2

Welcome to Primetime

19999.0

The Intruders

19705.0

Running Scared

19804.9

Running Wild

19557.5

The Doomsday Flight

19666.5

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

20107.8

Fight to the Death

19754.7

Family Killer

19736.1

Linda

19738.0

Company of Killers

19706.5

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

20046.5

Istanbul Express

19695.4

Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

199510.0

Pelts

20065.6

For Singles Only

19686.7

Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up

19945.5

Winchester '73

19676.7

A Star Is Born

19547.1

The Ravagers

19656.5

Maximum Force

19924.8

Criminal Act

19895.2

The Best of the Martial Arts Films

19908.8

Desire

198210.0

It Should Happen to You

19547.1

Snatched

19735.8

Living in Fear

20004.6

The Party Crashers

19983.3

Bottom Feeders

Bottom Feeders

19987.5

The Immigrants

19786.0

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

20006.1

Crossing the Line

19905.2

God's Ears

2008

The Killers Within

19957.5

Killing Obsession

19943.8

Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

20106.1

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

20098.0

The Path of the Dragon

19986.8

Black Christmas Revisited

20025.0

One Too Many

19827.0

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

19918.0

Crossfire

19758.0

Final Payback

20014.2

The Last Samurai

19907.0

Outta Time

20023.0

Joseph's Gift

19997.0

Nightmare Beach

19895.5

Tenebre

19826.8

Brothers-in-Law

19857.0

Pitcher and the Pin-Up

20036.1

Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon

20048.7

'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux

'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux

2002

Golden Gate

19819.0

Lancelot: Guardian of Time

19974.3

Rooster

19824.5

The 12 Days of Black Christmas

20064.0

Payoff

19914.3

Solomon Northup's Odyssey

19916.8

Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon

1973

The Dentros

2015

Stephen King's Monster Stories

19885.0

Lo Scorpione a Due Code

1982

The Mercy Man

2009

Old Dogs

20095.6

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee

20018.4

New Line: Independent Legacies

New Line: Independent Legacies

The Green Fog

20186.1