John Saxon
Acting
1935-08-05 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
The Green Fog
2018 · Movie
Black Christmas Legacy
2015 · Movie
The Dentros
2015 · Movie
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
2012 · Movie
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010 · Movie
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
2010 · Movie
Old Dogs
2009 · Movie
Clarkworld
2009 · Movie
The Mercy Man
2009 · Movie
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009 · Movie
War Wolves
2009 · Movie
God's Ears
2008 · Movie
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
2006 · Movie
Pelts
2006 · Movie
Trapped Ashes
2006 · Movie
The Craving Heart
2006 · Movie
Stanley's Girlfriend
2006 · Movie
Masters of Horror
2005 · Series
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
2004 · Movie
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004 · Movie
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
2003 · Movie
Black Christmas Revisited
2002 · Movie
Outta Time
2002 · Movie
'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux
2002 · Movie
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001 · Movie
Night Class
2001 · Movie
Final Payback
2001 · Movie
Living in Fear
2000 · Movie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Series
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
2000 · Movie
Welcome to Primetime
1999 · Movie
Joseph's Gift
1999 · Movie
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
1998 · Movie
The Party Crashers
1998 · Movie
Bottom Feeders
1998 · Movie
The Path of the Dragon
1998 · Movie
Lancelot: Guardian of Time
1997 · Movie
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996 · Movie
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
1995 · Movie
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
1995 · Series
Jonathan of the Bears
1995 · Movie
The Killers Within
1995 · Movie
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
1994 · Movie
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994 · Movie
Killing Obsession
1994 · Movie
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 · Movie
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
1994 · Movie
No Escape, No Return
1993 · Movie
The Baby Doll Murders
1993 · Movie
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993 · Series
Hellmaster
1992 · Movie
Animal Instincts
1992 · Movie
Maximum Force
1992 · Movie
Melrose Place
1992 · Series
Lucky Luke
1992 · Series
Lucky Luke 2
1992 · Movie
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 · Movie
Blackmail
1991 · Movie
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1991 · Movie
Payoff
1991 · Movie
The Arrival
1991 · Movie
Aftershock
1990 · Movie
Blood Salvage
1990 · Movie
Crossing the Line
1990 · Movie
The Final Alliance
1990 · Movie
The Last Samurai
1990 · Movie
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
1990 · Movie
Nightmare Beach
1989 · Movie
My Mom's a Werewolf
1989 · Movie
Criminal Act
1989 · Movie
Zombie Death House
1988 · Movie
Monsters
1988 · Series
In the Heat of the Night
1988 · Series
Stephen King's Monster Stories
1988 · Movie
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987 · Movie
Hands of Steel
1986 · Movie
Matlock
1986 · Series
Fever Pitch
1985 · Movie
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · Series
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 · Series
Brothers-in-Law
1985 · Movie
Half Nelson
1985 · Series
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 · Movie
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
Finder of Lost Loves
1984 · Series
Glitter
1984 · Series
Masquerade
1983 · Series
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983 · Series
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983 · Series
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
1983 · Movie
The Big Score
1983 · Movie
The A-Team
1983 · Series
Desire
1982 · Movie
Tenebre
1982 · Movie
Scorpion with Two Tails
1982 · Movie
Hotel
1982 · Series
Rooster
1982 · Movie
One Too Many
1982 · Movie
Wrong Is Right
1982 · Movie
American Playhouse
1982 · Series
Lo Scorpione a Due Code
1982 · Movie
Falcon Crest
1981 · Series
Golden Gate
1981 · Movie
Dynasty
1981 · Series
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · Series
Running Scared
1980 · Movie
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980 · Movie
Blood Beach
1980 · Movie
Cannibal Apocalypse
1980 · Movie
Beyond Evil
1980 · Movie
The Electric Horseman
1979 · Movie
The Glove
1979 · Movie
Fast Company
1979 · Movie
Shalimar
1978 · Movie
The Immigrants
1978 · Series
Greatest Heroes of the Bible
1978 · Series
The Bees
1978 · Movie
Vega$
1978 · Series
Fantasy Island
1978 · Series
79 Park Avenue
1977 · Series
Moonshine County Express
1977 · Movie
Westside Medical
1977 · Series
The Fantastic Journey
1977 · Series
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
1977 · Movie
Cross Shot
1976 · Movie
Raid on Entebbe
1976 · Movie
Once an Eagle
1976 · Series
A Special Cop in Action
1976 · Movie
Mark Strikes Again
1976 · Movie
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · Series
Violent Naples
1976 · Movie
Most Wanted
1976 · Series
Shadows in an Empty Room
1976 · Movie
The Swiss Conspiracy
1976 · Movie
The Bionic Woman
1976 · Series
Wonder Woman
1975 · Series
Starsky & Hutch
1975 · Series
Mitchell
1975 · Movie
Strange New World
1975 · Movie
Crossfire
1975 · Movie
Fight to the Death
1975 · Movie
Black Christmas
1974 · Movie
The Rockford Files
1974 · Series
Petrocelli
1974 · Series
Planet Earth
1974 · Movie
Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974 · Movie
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · Series
Linda
1973 · Movie
Enter the Dragon
1973 · Movie
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
1973 · Movie
Mr. Kingstreet's War
1973 · Movie
Police Story
1973 · Series
Family Killer
1973 · Movie
Snatched
1973 · Movie
Kung Fu
1972 · Series
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Series
Banyon
1972 · Series
Banacek
1972 · Series
The Rookies
1972 · Series
Joe Kidd
1972 · Movie
House Made of Dawn
1972 · Movie
The Sixth Sense
1972 · Series
Night Gallery
1970 · Series
The Intruders
1970 · Movie
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970 · Series
Company of Killers
1970 · Movie
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969 · Series
Death of a Gunfighter
1969 · Movie
Istanbul Express
1969 · Movie
Hawaii Five-O
1968 · Series
The Name of the Game
1968 · Series
One Dollar Too Many
1968 · Movie
For Singles Only
1968 · Movie
It Takes a Thief
1968 · Series
Western, Italian Style
1968 · Movie
Cimarron Strip
1967 · Series
Garrison's Gorillas
1967 · Series
Ironside
1967 · Series
Winchester '73
1967 · Movie
The Doomsday Flight
1966 · Movie
The Appaloosa
1966 · Movie
The Time Tunnel
1966 · Series
Queen of Blood
1966 · Movie
The Night Caller
1965 · Movie
The Ravagers
1965 · Movie
The Cavern
1964 · Movie
Another World
1964 · Series
The Cardinal
1963 · Movie
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Series
Burke's Law
1963 · Series
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
1963 · Movie
Agostino
1962 · Movie
The Virginian
1962 · Series
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962 · Movie
War Hunt
1962 · Movie
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Series
The Dick Powell Show
1961 · Series
Posse from Hell
1961 · Movie
The Plunderers
1960 · Movie
Portrait in Black
1960 · Movie
The Unforgiven
1960 · Movie
Bonanza
1959 · Series
The Big Fisherman
1959 · Movie
Cry Tough
1959 · Movie
The Restless Years
1958 · Movie
The Reluctant Debutante
1958 · Movie
This Happy Feeling
1958 · Movie
Summer Love
1958 · Movie
The Unguarded Moment
1956 · Movie
Rock, Pretty Baby
1956 · Movie
Running Wild
1955 · Movie
Gunsmoke
1955 · Series
A Star Is Born
1954 · Movie
Medic
1954 · Series
It Should Happen to You
1954 · Movie
General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
New Line: Independent Legacies
Movie