John Saxon
Born August 05, 1935 (Age: 90)
•
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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.
Read more
Filmography
The Dentros
2015
•
as George Dentro
•
Age: 79
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
2010
•
as John
•
Age: 74
The Mercy Man
2009
•
as Father McMurray
•
Age: 74
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
2006
•
as Self
•
Age: 71
No Image
Stanley's Girlfriend
2006
•
as Leo
•
Age: 70
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004
•
as Self
•
Age: 69
Black Christmas Revisited
2002
•
as Self
•
Age: 67
Outta Time
2002
•
as Darabont
•
Age: 66
Living in Fear
2000
•
as Rev. Leo Hausman
•
Age: 65
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
2000
•
as Self
•
Age: 65
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
1998
•
as Comentador
•
Age: 63
The Party Crashers
1998
•
as Mr. Foster
•
Age: 63
The Path of the Dragon
1998
•
as Self
•
Age: 62
No Image
Bottom Feeders
1998
•
as Antonio DiPaolo Jr.
•
Age: 62
Lancelot: Guardian of Time
1997
•
as Wolvencroft
•
Age: 61
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
•
as FBI Agent Stanley Chase
•
Age: 60
New Nightmare
1994
•
as John Saxon / Lt. Donald Thompson
•
Age: 59
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
•
as Orrin Sanderson
•
Age: 58
No Escape, No Return
1993
•
as James Mitchell
•
Age: 58
The Baby Doll Murders
1993
•
as John Maglia
•
Age: 57
Hellmaster
1992
•
as Professor Jones
•
Age: 57
Animal Instincts
1992
•
as Otto Van Horne
•
Age: 57
Maximum Force
1992
•
as Captain Fuller
•
Age: 57
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 56
Blackmail
1991
•
as Gene
•
Age: 56
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1991
•
as Epps
•
Age: 56
Payoff
1991
•
as Rafael Concion
•
Age: 55
The Arrival
1991
•
as Agent Miils
•
Age: 55
Aftershock
1990
•
as Oliver Quinn
•
Age: 55
Blood Salvage
1990
•
as Clifford Evans
•
Age: 55
Crossing the Line
1990
•
as Jack Kagan
•
Age: 55
The Final Alliance
1990
•
as Ghost
•
Age: 54
The Last Samurai
1990
•
as Haroun Al-Hakim
•
Age: 54
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
1990
•
as Self - Host
•
Age: 54
Criminal Act
1989
•
as Herb Tamplin
•
Age: 54
Nightmare Beach
1989
•
as Strycher
•
Age: 53
My Mom's a Werewolf
1989
•
as Harry Thropen
•
Age: 53
Zombie Death House
1988
•
as Colonel Gordon Burgess
•
Age: 53
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
•
as Thompson
•
Age: 51
Fever Pitch
1985
•
as Sports Editor
•
Age: 50
Brothers-in-Law
1985
•
as Royal Cane
•
Age: 49
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
•
as Lt. Donald Thompson
•
Age: 49
Lo Scorpione a Due Code
1982
•
as Arthur Barnard
•
Age: 46
Golden Gate
1981
•
as Monty Sager
•
Age: 46
Running Scared
1980
•
as Captain Munoz
•
Age: 45
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980
•
as Sador
•
Age: 45
Blood Beach
1980
•
as Captain Pearson
•
Age: 45
Cannibal Apocalypse
1980
•
as Norman Hopper
•
Age: 44
Beyond Evil
1980
•
as Larry Andrews
•
Age: 44
The Electric Horseman
1979
•
as Hunt Sears
•
Age: 44
No Image
Shalimar
1978
•
as Colonel Columbus
•
Age: 43
The Immigrants
1978
•
as Alan Brocker
•
Age: 43
The Bees
1978
•
as John Norman
•
Age: 43
Moonshine County Express
1977
•
as J.B. Johnson
•
Age: 41
Black Christmas
1974
•
as Lt. Fuller
•
Age: 39
Planet Earth
1974
•
as Dylan Hunt
•
Age: 38
Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974
•
as James Hallbeck
•
Age: 38
Linda
1973
•
as Jeff Braden
•
Age: 38
Enter the Dragon
1973
•
as Roper
•
Age: 38
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
1973
•
as Self
•
Age: 37
Mr. Kingstreet's War
1973
•
as Mr. Kingstreet
•
Age: 37
Family Killer
1973
•
as Gaspare Ardizzone
•
Age: 37
Snatched
1973
•
as Paul Maxvill
•
Age: 37
Joe Kidd
1972
•
as Luis Chama
•
Age: 36
House Made of Dawn
1972
•
as Tosamah
•
Age: 36
Death of a Gunfighter
1969
•
as Lou Trinidad
•
Age: 33
Istanbul Express
1969
•
as Cheval
•
Age: 33
Queen of Blood
1966
•
as Allan Brenner
•
Age: 30
The Night Caller
1965
•
as Dr. Jack Costain
•
Age: 30
The Ravagers
1965
•
as Capt. Kermit Dowling
•
Age: 29
The Cavern
1964
•
as Joe Cramer
•
Age: 28
The Cardinal
1963
•
as Benny Rampell
•
Age: 28
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
1963
•
as Dr. Marcello Bassi
•
Age: 27
Agostino
1962
•
as Renzo
•
Age: 27
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
•
as Byron Grant
•
Age: 26
War Hunt
1962
•
as Pvt. Raymond Endore
•
Age: 26
Posse from Hell
1961
•
as Seymour Kern
•
Age: 25
The Plunderers
1960
•
as Rondo
•
Age: 25
Portrait in Black
1960
•
as Blake Richards
•
Age: 24
The Unforgiven
1960
•
as Johnny Portugal
•
Age: 24
The Big Fisherman
1959
•
as Voldi
•
Age: 23
Cry Tough
1959
•
as Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada
•
Age: 23
The Restless Years
1958
•
as Will Henderson
•
Age: 23
The Reluctant Debutante
1958
•
as David Parkson
•
Age: 23
This Happy Feeling
1958
•
as Bill Tremaine
•
Age: 22
Summer Love
1958
•
as Jimmy Daley
•
Age: 22
The Unguarded Moment
1956
•
as Leonard Bennett
•
Age: 21
Rock, Pretty Baby
1956
•
as Jimmy Daley
•
Age: 21
Running Wild
1955
•
as Vince Pomeroy
•
Age: 20
A Star Is Born
1954
•
as Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)
•
Age: 19
It Should Happen to You
1954
•
as Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)
•
Age: 18