From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Movie | Black Christmas Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 2015-11-24 |
Movie | Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s | Self | 2012-03-30 |
Movie | Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen | John | 2010-01-01 |
Movie | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self | 2010-05-04 |
Movie | War Wolves | Tony Ford | 2009-03-08 |
Movie | Clarkworld | Self | 2009-11-03 |
Movie | How Bruce Lee Changed the World | Self | 2009-05-17 |
Movie | God's Ears | Lee Robinson | 2008-06-10 |
Movie | The Craving Heart | Richard Tom | 2006-07-28 |
Movie | Stanley's Girlfriend | Leo | 2006-05-17 |
Movie | Pelts | Jeb 'Pa' Jameson | 2006-12-01 |
Movie | Trapped Ashes | Leo | 2006-09-12 |
Movie | The 12 Days of Black Christmas | Self | 2006-12-05 |
Series | Masters of Horror | Jeb 'Pa' Jameson | 2005-10-28 |
Movie | Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen | Self | 2004-09-04 |
Movie | Blood and Steel: The Making of 'Enter the Dragon' | Self | 2004-11-28 |
Movie | Pitcher and the Pin-Up | Michael Curtis | 2003-06-14 |
Movie | 'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux | Sarge | 2002-03-19 |
Movie | Black Christmas Revisited | Unknown | 2002-12-03 |
Movie | Outta Time | Darabont | 2002-03-28 |
Movie | Final Payback | Police Chief George Moreno | 2001-04-24 |
Movie | Night Class | Murphy | 2001-10-23 |
Movie | Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre | Self | 2000-10-01 |
Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Walter Gordon | 2000-10-06 |
Movie | Living in Fear | Rev. Leo Hausman | 2000-12-31 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On | Self (scenes Enter the Dragon) (archive footage) | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Welcome to Primetime | Self | 1999-09-08 |
Movie | Joseph's Gift | Jacob Keller | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: In His Own Words | Self (archive footage) | 1998-07-01 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist | Self (archive footage) | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | The Path of the Dragon | Self | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | The Party Crashers | Mr. Foster | 1998-09-10 |
Movie | Criminal Minds | Antonio DiPaolo Jr. | 1998-10-20 |
Movie | The GREATEST : Bruce Lee | Comentador | 1998-10-06 |
Movie | Lancelot: Guardian Of Time | Wolvencroft | 1997-01-03 |
Movie | From Dusk Till Dawn | FBI Agent Stanley Chase | 1996-01-19 |
Movie | The Killers Within | Detective Lewis | 1995-01-01 |
Movie | Jonathan of the Bears | Fred Goodwin | 1995-04-21 |
Movie | Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities | Self | 1995-08-28 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon | Self | 1994-01-18 |
Movie | Beverly Hills Cop III | Orrin Sanderson | 1994-05-24 |
Movie | New Nightmare | John Saxon / Donald Thompson | 1994-10-13 |
Movie | Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up | Charles Searage | 1994-12-27 |
Movie | Killing Obsession | Dr. Sachs | 1994-07-20 |
Movie | The Baby Doll Murders | John Maglia | 1993-04-14 |
Movie | No Escape, No Return | James Mitchell | 1993-12-29 |
Series | Lucky Luke | The Man in Black | 1992-03-20 |
Movie | Lucky Luke 2 | The Man in Black | 1992-01-01 |
Series | Melrose Place | Henry Waxman | 1992-07-08 |
Movie | Maximum Force | Captain Fuller | 1992-10-07 |
Movie | Hellmaster | Professor Jones | 1992-12-16 |
Movie | Animal Instincts | Otto Van Horne | 1992-10-21 |
Movie | Payoff | Rafael Concion | 1991-01-10 |
Movie | The Arrival | Agent Miils | 1991-01-01 |
Movie | Blackmail | Gene | 1991-10-23 |
Movie | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self (archive footage) | 1991-10-28 |
Movie | The Final Alliance | Ghost | 1990-06-30 |
Movie | The Best of the Martial Arts Films | Self - Host | 1990-01-01 |
Movie | The Last Samurai | Haroun Al-Hakim | 1990-02-28 |
Movie | Crossing the Line | Jack Kagan | 1990-08-08 |
Movie | Aftershock | Oliver Quinn | 1990-10-05 |
Movie | Blood Salvage | Clifford Evans | 1990-09-14 |
Movie | My Mom's a Werewolf | Harry Thropen | 1989-05-11 |
Movie | Criminal Act | Herb Tamplin | 1989-09-27 |
Movie | Nightmare Beach | Strycher | 1989-07-14 |
Movie | Zombie Death House | Colonel Gordon Burgess | 1988-12-01 |
Movie | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | Donald Thompson | 1987-02-27 |
Series | Matlock | John Franklin | 1986-03-03 |
Movie | Hands of Steel | Francis Turner | 1986-03-26 |
Movie | Brothers-in-Law | Royal Cane | 1985-04-28 |
Series | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Garth December | 1985-09-29 |
Movie | Fever Pitch | Sports Editor | 1985-11-22 |
Series | Finder of Lost Loves | Zach Donahue | 1984-09-22 |
Series | Murder, She Wrote | Jerry Lydecker | 1984-09-30 |
Movie | Solomon Northup's Odyssey | Epps | 1984-12-11 |
Movie | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Lieutenant Thompson | 1984-10-31 |
Movie | The Big Score | Davis | 1983-03-17 |
Series | The A-Team | Kalem | 1983-01-23 |
Movie | Prisoners of the Lost Universe | Kleel | 1983-08-15 |
Series | Hardcastle and McCormick | Martin Cody | 1983-09-18 |
Series | Masquerade | Unknown | 1983-12-15 |
Series | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Dirk Fredericks | 1983-10-03 |
Movie | Rooster | Jerome Brademan | 1982-08-19 |
Movie | Wrong Is Right | Homer Hubbard | 1982-04-16 |
Movie | One Too Many | Sergio Puccini | 1982-06-06 |
Series | Hotel | Jack Curtis | 1982-08-21 |
Movie | Scorpion with Two Tails | Arthur Barnard | 1982-09-17 |
Movie | Desire | Joe Hale | 1982-12-25 |
Movie | Tenebre | Bullmer | 1982-10-28 |
Movie | Golden Gate | Monty Sager | 1981-09-25 |
Movie | Cannibal Apocalypse | Norman Hopper | 1980-08-04 |
Movie | Beyond Evil | Larry Andrews | 1980-05-01 |
Movie | Blood Beach | Captain Pearson | 1980-09-01 |
Movie | Battle Beyond the Stars | Sador | 1980-09-08 |
Movie | Running Scared | Captain Munoz | 1980-11-01 |
Movie | The Glove | Sam Kellog | 1979-12-01 |
Movie | Fast Company | Phil Adamson | 1979-03-18 |
Movie | The Electric Horseman | Hunt Sears | 1979-12-21 |
Series | Fantasy Island | Dr. Roger Sullivan | 1978-01-28 |
Movie | The Bees | John Norman | 1978-11-01 |
Movie | The Immigrants | Alan Brocker | 1978-11-20 |
Movie | Shalimar | Colonel Columbus | 1978-12-08 |
Movie | Moonshine County Express | J.B. Johnson | 1977-06-01 |
Movie | The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist | Frank Di Maggio | 1977-02-03 |
Series | 79 Park Avenue | Harry Vito | 1977-10-16 |
Movie | Violent Naples | Francesco Capuano | 1976-08-07 |
Movie | Shadows in an Empty Room | Sgt. Ned Matthews | 1976-03-09 |
Movie | The Swiss Conspiracy | Robert Hayes | 1976-03-01 |
Movie | Mark Strikes Again | Altman | 1976-10-20 |
Series | Quincy, M.E. | Publisher Charles Desskasa | 1976-10-03 |
Movie | Cross Shot | Commissario Jacovella | 1976-12-30 |
Series | Once an Eagle | Capt. Townshend | 1976-12-02 |
Movie | Raid on Entebbe | Maj. Gen. Benny Peled | 1976-12-26 |
Movie | A Special Cop in Action | Albertelli | 1976-11-27 |
Movie | Crossfire | Dave Ambrose | 1975-03-24 |
Movie | Fight to the Death | Mariano Beltrán | 1975-01-27 |
Movie | Strange New World | Captain Anthony Vico | 1975-07-13 |
Movie | Mitchell | Walter Deaney | 1975-09-10 |
Series | Wonder Woman | Captain Radl | 1975-11-07 |
Series | Starsky & Hutch | René Nadasy | 1975-09-10 |
Series | The Six Million Dollar Man | Nedlick | 1974-01-18 |
Movie | Can Ellen Be Saved? | James Hallbeck | 1974-02-05 |
Movie | Planet Earth | Dylan Hunt | 1974-04-23 |
Movie | Black Christmas | Lt. Fuller | 1974-10-11 |
Series | The Rockford Files | Dave Delaroux | 1974-09-13 |
Series | Petrocelli | Richie Martin | 1974-09-11 |
Movie | Family Killer | Gaspare Ardizzone | 1973-02-23 |
Movie | Snatched | Paul Maxvill | 1973-01-31 |
Movie | Mr. Kingstreet's War | Mr. Kingstreet | 1973-05-01 |
Movie | Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon | Self | 1973-08-01 |
Movie | Enter the Dragon | Roper | 1973-08-17 |
Movie | Linda | Jeff Braden | 1973-11-03 |
Movie | Joe Kidd | Luis Chama | 1972-07-19 |
Movie | House Made of Dawn | Tosamah | 1972-03-24 |
Series | Banacek | Harry Harland | 1972-09-13 |
Series | Banyon | Johnny Clay | 1972-09-15 |
Series | Kung Fu | Raven | 1972-10-14 |
Series | The Streets of San Francisco | Vincent 'Vince' Hagopian Jr. | 1972-09-23 |
Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Mike Tedesca | 1970-09-19 |
Movie | Company of Killers | Dave Poohler | 1970-08-26 |
Movie | The Intruders | Billy Pye | 1970-11-10 |
Series | Night Gallery | Ianto | 1970-12-16 |
Movie | Death of a Gunfighter | Lou Trinidad | 1969-05-08 |
Movie | Istanbul Express | Cheval | 1969-03-07 |
Series | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Dr. Theodore Stuart | 1969-09-14 |
Series | It Takes a Thief | Dead Man | 1968-01-09 |
Movie | Western, Italian Style | Self | 1968-01-01 |
Movie | For Singles Only | Bret Hendley | 1968-06-05 |
Series | The Name of the Game | Peter Max | 1968-09-20 |
Series | Hawaii Five-O | Harry Clive | 1968-09-20 |
Movie | One Dollar Too Many | Clay Watson | 1968-08-12 |
Movie | Winchester '73 | Dakin McAdam | 1967-03-14 |
Series | Ironside | Eric Saginor | 1967-03-28 |
Movie | Queen of Blood | Allan Brenner | 1966-03-01 |
Movie | The Appaloosa | Chuy | 1966-09-15 |
Movie | The Doomsday Flight | George Ducette | 1966-12-13 |
Movie | The Ravagers | Capt. Kermit Dowling | 1965-01-08 |
Movie | The Night Caller | Dr. Jack Costain | 1965-12-31 |
Movie | The Cavern | Joe Cramer | 1964-06-26 |
Movie | The Girl Who Knew Too Much | Dr. Marcello Bassi | 1963-02-10 |
Movie | The Cardinal | Benny Rampell | 1963-12-12 |
Series | Burke's Law | Bud Charney | 1963-09-20 |
Series | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Mario Silvetti | 1963-10-04 |
Movie | War Hunt | Pvt. Raymond Endore | 1962-05-01 |
Movie | Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Byron Grant | 1962-06-15 |
Movie | Agostino | Renzo | 1962-12-06 |
Series | The Virginian | Dell Stetler | 1962-09-19 |
Movie | Posse from Hell | Seymour Kern | 1961-03-01 |
Series | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | 1961-12-11 |
Movie | Portrait in Black | Blake Richards | 1960-07-27 |
Movie | The Unforgiven | Johnny Portugal | 1960-04-06 |
Movie | The Plunderers | Rondo | 1960-11-05 |
Movie | Cry Tough | Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada | 1959-08-01 |
Movie | The Big Fisherman | Voldi | 1959-08-04 |
Series | Bonanza | Steven Friday | 1959-09-12 |
Movie | Summer Love | Jimmy Daley | 1958-03-10 |
Movie | This Happy Feeling | Bill Tremaine | 1958-06-18 |
Movie | The Restless Years | Will Henderson | 1958-12-01 |
Movie | The Reluctant Debutante | David Parkson | 1958-08-14 |
Movie | Rock, Pretty Baby | Jimmy Daley | 1956-12-01 |
Movie | The Unguarded Moment | Leonard Bennett | 1956-12-27 |
Series | Gunsmoke | Cal Strom, Jr. | 1955-09-10 |
Movie | Running Wild | Vince Pomeroy | 1955-11-11 |
Movie | A Star Is Born | Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited) | 1954-10-01 |
Movie | It Should Happen to You | Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited) | 1954-01-15 |
Series | General Electric Theater | Martin Glass | 1953-02-01 |