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. 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
Black Christmas (1974)
as Lt. Fuller
Old Dogs (2009)
as Lee Robinson
A Star Is Born (1954)
as Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
as Sador
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
Animal Instincts (1992)
as Otto Van Horne
Joe Kidd (1972)
as Luis Chama
Tenebre (1982)
as Bullmer
Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
as Lou Trinidad
Blood Beach (1980)
as Captain Pearson
The Electric Horseman (1979)
as Hunt Sears
The Cardinal (1963)
as Benny Rampell
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
as Byron Grant
It Should Happen to You (1954)
as Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (2001)
as Self
How Bruce Lee Changed the World (2009)
as Self
Pitcher and the Pin-Up (2003)
as Michael Curtis
The Appaloosa (1966)
as Chuy
Shadows in an Empty Room (1976)
as Sgt. Ned Matthews
The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1990)
as Self - Host
My Mom's a Werewolf (1989)
as Harry Thropen
Raid on Entebbe (1976)
as Maj. Gen. Benny Peled
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
as Dr. Marcello Bassi
Wrong Is Right (1982)
as Homer Hubbard
Hands of Steel (1986)
as Francis Turner
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
Posse from Hell (1961)
as Seymour Kern
Nightmare Beach (1989)
as Strycher
Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983)
as Kleel
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities (1995)
as Self
Scorpion with Two Tails (1982)
as Arthur Barnard
Violent Naples (1976)
as Francesco Capuano
Portrait in Black (1960)
as Blake Richards
Trapped Ashes (2006)
as Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")
Istanbul Express (1969)
as Cheval
New Line: Independent Legacies (—)
as Self (archive footage)
The Path of the Dragon (1998)
as Self
Lancelot: Guardian of Time (1997)
as Wolvencroft
No Escape, No Return (1993)
as James Mitchell
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen (2010)
as John
Cannibal Apocalypse (1980)
as Norman Hopper
Criminal Act (1989)
as Herb Tamplin
War Wolves (2009)
as Tony Ford
War Hunt (1962)
as Pvt. Raymond Endore
Night Class (2001)
as Murphy
This Happy Feeling (1958)
as Bill Tremaine
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen (2004)
as Self
The Baby Doll Murders (1993)
as John Maglia
Living in Fear (2000)
as Rev. Leo Hausman
Final Payback (2001)
as Police Chief George Moreno
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist (1977)
as Frank Di Maggio
Fast Company (1979)
as Phil Adamson
Maximum Force (1992)
as Captain Fuller
Can Ellen Be Saved? (1974)
as James Hallbeck
A Special Cop in Action (1976)
as Albertelli
The Big Fisherman (1959)
as Voldi
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up (1994)
as Charles Searage
The Bees (1978)
as John Norman
Pelts (2006)
as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s (2012)
as Self
Planet Earth (1974)
as Dylan Hunt
One Dollar Too Many (1968)
as Clay Watson
Beyond Evil (1980)
as Larry Andrews
Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1991)
as Epps
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon (1994)
as Self
Zombie Death House (1988)
as Colonel Gordon Burgess
Queen of Blood (1966)
as Allan Brenner
Moonshine County Express (1977)
as J.B. Johnson
Winchester '73 (1967)
as Dakin McAdam
The Doomsday Flight (1966)
as George Ducette
House Made of Dawn (1972)
as Tosamah
The Cavern (1964)
as Joe Cramer
Joseph's Gift (1999)
as Jacob Keller
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee (1998)
as Comentador
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (2000)
as Self
Cross Shot (1976)
as Commissario Jacovella
Clarkworld (2009)
as Self
The Big Score (1983)
as Davis
Bottom Feeders (1998)
as Antonio DiPaolo Jr.
The Glove (1979)
as Sam Kellog
Welcome to Primetime (1999)
as Self
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon (2004)
as Self
Aftershock (1990)
as Oliver Quinn
The Intruders (1970)
as Billy Pye
The Swiss Conspiracy (1976)
as Robert Hayes
Blood Salvage (1990)
as Clifford Evans
Running Scared (1980)
as Captain Munoz
Fight to the Death (1975)
as Mariano Beltrán
Family Killer (1973)
as Gaspare Ardizzone
The Unguarded Moment (1956)
as Leonard Bennett
The Arrival (1991)
as Agent Miils
Snatched (1973)
as Paul Maxvill
Strange New World (1975)
as Capt. Anthony Vico
The Night Caller (1965)
as Dr. Jack Costain
The Reluctant Debutante (1958)
as David Parkson
Payoff (1991)
as Rafael Concion
Lo Scorpione a Due Code (1982)
as Arthur Barnard
Fever Pitch (1985)
as Sports Editor
Crossing the Line (1990)
as Jack Kagan
Mr. Kingstreet's War (1973)
as Mr. Kingstreet
Killing Obsession (1994)
as Dr. Sachs
Jonathan of the Bears (1995)
as Fred Goodwin
Stephen King's Monster Stories (1988)
Actor
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon (1973)
as Self
The Restless Years (1958)
as Will Henderson
The 12 Days of Black Christmas (2006)
as Self
Shalimar (1978)
as Colonel Columbus
Mitchell (1975)
as Walter Deaney
The Last Samurai (1990)
as Haroun Al-Hakim
Rooster (1982)
as Jerome Brademan
The Plunderers (1960)
as Rondo
Brothers-in-Law (1985)
as Royal Cane
Outta Time (2002)
as Darabont
Golden Gate (1981)
as Monty Sager
God's Ears (2008)
as Lee Robinson
Desire (1982)
as Joe Hale
Mark Strikes Again (1976)
as Altman
Rock, Pretty Baby (1956)
as Jimmy Daley
Black Christmas Revisited (2002)
as Self
Cry Tough (1959)
as Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada
The Green Fog (2018)
as Self
The Killers Within (1995)
as Detective Lewis
The Final Alliance (1990)
as Ghost
Linda (1973)
as Jeff Braden
Blackmail (1991)
as Gene
Running Wild (1955)
as Vince Pomeroy
Stanley's Girlfriend (2006)
as Leo
Company of Killers (1970)
as Dave Poohler
Lucky Luke 2 (1992)
as The Man in Black (archive footage)
Crossfire (1975)
as Dave Ambrose
The Party Crashers (1998)
as Mr. Foster
Hellmaster (1992)
as Professor Jones
For Singles Only (1968)
as Bret Hendley
Agostino (1962)
as Renzo
The Ravagers (1965)
as Capt. Kermit Dowling
Summer Love (1958)
as Jimmy Daley
Black Christmas Legacy (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
The Dentros (2015)
as George Dentro
Western, Italian Style (1968)
as Self
'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux (2002)
as Sarge
The Mercy Man (2009)
as Father McMurray
One Too Many (1982)
as Sergio Puccini
The Craving Heart (2006)
as Richard Tom