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