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John Saxon

John Saxon

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1935-08-05

Birth Place

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux

'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux

2002

0.0

Movie
poster

79 Park Avenue

1977

4.8

TV
A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984

7.3

Movie
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

1987

6.7

Movie
A Special Cop in Action

A Special Cop in Action

1976

6.3

Movie
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954

7.1

Movie
Aftershock

Aftershock

1990

4.7

Movie
Agostino

Agostino

1962

6.1

Movie
Animal Instincts

Animal Instincts

1992

5.0

Movie
poster

Banacek

1972

8.6

TV
poster

Banyon

1972

7.0

TV
Battle Beyond the Stars

Battle Beyond the Stars

1980

5.3

Movie
Beverly Hills Cop III

Beverly Hills Cop III

1994

5.9

Movie
Beyond Evil

Beyond Evil

1980

3.9

Movie
Black Christmas

Black Christmas

1974

6.9

Movie
Black Christmas Legacy

Black Christmas Legacy

2015

8.0

Movie
Black Christmas Revisited

Black Christmas Revisited

2002

5.0

Movie
Blackmail

Blackmail

1991

3.6

Movie
Blood and Steel: The Making of 'Enter the Dragon'

Blood and Steel: The Making of 'Enter the Dragon'

2004

8.6

Movie
Blood Beach

Blood Beach

1980

4.9

Movie
Blood Salvage

Blood Salvage

1990

5.5

Movie
poster

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

5.5

TV
poster

Bonanza

1959

7.5

TV
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

2010

6.7

Movie
Brothers-in-Law

Brothers-in-Law

1985

0.0

Movie
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words

Bruce Lee: In His Own Words

1998

7.8

Movie
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon

Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon

1994

6.1

Movie
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist

Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist

1998

2.5

Movie
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On

Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On

1999

8.0

Movie
poster

Burke's Law

1963

6.0

TV
Can Ellen Be Saved?

Can Ellen Be Saved?

1974

4.4

Movie
Cannibal Apocalypse

Cannibal Apocalypse

1980

5.6

Movie
Clarkworld

Clarkworld

2009

10.0

Movie
Company of Killers

Company of Killers

1970

4.0

Movie
Criminal Act

Criminal Act

1989

5.3

Movie
Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

1998

8.8

Movie
Cross Shot

Cross Shot

1976

6.1

Movie
Crossfire

Crossfire

1975

0.0

Movie
Crossing the Line

Crossing the Line

1990

5.3

Movie
Cry Tough

Cry Tough

1959

5.8

Movie
poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

7.6

TV
Death of a Gunfighter

Death of a Gunfighter

1969

6.3

Movie
Desire

Desire

1982

0.0

Movie
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

2004

6.8

Movie
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

1995

10.0

Movie
Enter the Dragon

Enter the Dragon

1973

7.4

Movie
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s

Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s

2012

7.7

Movie
poster

Falcon Crest

1981

5.6

TV
Family Killer

Family Killer

1973

5.4

Movie
poster

Fantasy Island

1978

6.4

TV
Fast Company

Fast Company

1979

5.0

Movie
Fever Pitch

Fever Pitch

1985

3.7

Movie
Fight to the Death

Fight to the Death

1975

3.5

Movie
Final Payback

Final Payback

2001

4.5

Movie
poster

Finder of Lost Loves

1984

5.7

TV
For Singles Only

For Singles Only

1968

5.5

Movie
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up

Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up

1994

5.5

Movie
From Dusk Till Dawn

From Dusk Till Dawn

1996

7.0

Movie
poster

General Electric Theater

1953

6.0

TV
God's Ears

God's Ears

2008

0.0

Movie
Golden Gate

Golden Gate

1981

0.0

Movie
poster

Golden Globe Awards

1944

6.8

TV
poster

Gunsmoke

1955

6.5

TV
Hands of Steel

Hands of Steel

1986

5.4

Movie
poster

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983

6.4

TV
poster

Hawaii Five-O

1968

7.1

TV
Hellmaster

Hellmaster

1992

4.6

Movie
poster

Hotel

1982

6.8

TV
House Made of Dawn

House Made of Dawn

1972

0.0

Movie
How Bruce Lee Changed the World

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

2009

8.0

Movie
poster

Ironside

1967

6.9

TV
Istanbul Express

Istanbul Express

1969

5.1

Movie
It Should Happen to You

It Should Happen to You

1954

6.9

Movie
poster

It Takes a Thief

1968

7.0

TV
Joe Kidd

Joe Kidd

1972

6.4

Movie
Jonathan of the Bears

Jonathan of the Bears

1995

5.8

Movie
Joseph's Gift

Joseph's Gift

1999

0.0

Movie
Killing Obsession

Killing Obsession

1994

3.1

Movie
poster

Kung Fu

1972

7.6

TV
Lancelot: Guardian of Time

Lancelot: Guardian of Time

1997

3.2

Movie
Linda

Linda

1973

6.0

Movie
Living in Fear

Living in Fear

2000

4.0

Movie
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon

Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon

1973

0.0

Movie
poster

Lucky Luke

1992

5.6

TV
Lucky Luke 2

Lucky Luke 2

1992

5.3

Movie
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

2000

5.9

Movie
Mark Strikes Again

Mark Strikes Again

1976

4.8

Movie
poster

Masquerade

1983

5.0

TV
poster

Masters of Horror

2005

7.2

TV
poster

Matlock

1986

7.2

TV
Maximum Force

Maximum Force

1992

5.0

Movie
poster

Melrose Place

1992

5.9

TV
Mitchell

Mitchell

1975

3.3

Movie
Moonshine County Express

Moonshine County Express

1977

5.2

Movie
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

1962

6.3

Movie
Mr. Kingstreet's War

Mr. Kingstreet's War

1973

6.0

Movie
poster

Murder, She Wrote

1984

7.5

TV
My Mom's a Werewolf

My Mom's a Werewolf

1989

4.7

Movie
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

7.8

Movie
New Nightmare

New Nightmare

1994

6.4

Movie
Night Class

Night Class

2001

3.6

Movie
poster

Night Gallery

1970

7.8

TV
Nightmare Beach

Nightmare Beach

1989

5.5

Movie
No Escape, No Return

No Escape, No Return

1993

6.1

Movie
poster

Once an Eagle

1976

6.8

TV
One Dollar Too Many

One Dollar Too Many

1968

7.0

Movie
One Too Many

One Too Many

1982

0.0

Movie
Outta Time

Outta Time

2002

1.5

Movie
Payoff

Payoff

1991

4.2

Movie
Pelts

Pelts

2006

5.6

Movie
poster

Petrocelli

1974

7.0

TV
Pitcher and the Pin-Up

Pitcher and the Pin-Up

2003

6.2

Movie
Planet Earth

Planet Earth

1974

5.9

Movie
Portrait in Black

Portrait in Black

1960

5.7

Movie
Posse from Hell

Posse from Hell

1961

6.2

Movie
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

7.7

Movie
Prisoners of the Lost Universe

Prisoners of the Lost Universe

1983

3.4

Movie
Queen of Blood

Queen of Blood

1966

5.3

Movie
poster

Quincy, M.E.

1976

7.5

TV
Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

1976

6.0

Movie
Rock, Pretty Baby

Rock, Pretty Baby

1956

3.0

Movie
Rooster

Rooster

1982

2.0

Movie
Running Scared

Running Scared

1980

4.3

Movie
Running Wild

Running Wild

1955

0.0

Movie
poster

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

6.4

TV
Scorpion with Two Tails

Scorpion with Two Tails

1982

4.8

Movie
Shadows in an Empty Room

Shadows in an Empty Room

1976

6.1

Movie
Shalimar

Shalimar

1978

5.9

Movie
Snatched

Snatched

1973

6.7

Movie
Solomon Northup's Odyssey

Solomon Northup's Odyssey

1984

6.2

Movie
Stanley's Girlfriend

Stanley's Girlfriend

2006

8.0

Movie
poster

Starsky & Hutch

1975

7.2

TV
Strange New World

Strange New World

1975

3.5

Movie
Summer Love

Summer Love

1958

5.0

Movie
Tenebre

Tenebre

1982

6.9

Movie
The 12 Days of Black Christmas

The 12 Days of Black Christmas

2006

4.0

Movie
poster

The A-Team

1983

7.5

TV
The Appaloosa

The Appaloosa

1966

6.2

Movie
The Arrival

The Arrival

1991

4.6

Movie
The Baby Doll Murders

The Baby Doll Murders

1993

3.7

Movie
The Bees

The Bees

1978

4.7

Movie
The Best of the Martial Arts Films

The Best of the Martial Arts Films

1990

8.8

Movie
The Big Fisherman

The Big Fisherman

1959

4.5

Movie
The Big Score

The Big Score

1983

5.0

Movie
poster

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969

4.0

TV
The Cardinal

The Cardinal

1963

6.5

Movie
The Cavern

The Cavern

1964

5.5

Movie
The Craving Heart

The Craving Heart

2006

4.0

Movie
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

1977

6.7

Movie
The Doomsday Flight

The Doomsday Flight

1966

6.5

Movie
The Electric Horseman

The Electric Horseman

1979

6.1

Movie
The Final Alliance

The Final Alliance

1990

5.9

Movie
The Girl Who Knew Too Much

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

1963

7.0

Movie
The Glove

The Glove

1979

4.9

Movie
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee

The GREATEST : Bruce Lee

1998

7.7

Movie
The Immigrants

The Immigrants

1978

2.0

Movie
The Intruders

The Intruders

1970

5.7

Movie
The Killers Within

The Killers Within

1995

0.0

Movie
The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

1990

6.3

Movie
poster

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

1970

7.5

TV
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
poster

The Name of the Game

1968

6.8

TV
poster

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985

7.3

TV
The Night Caller

The Night Caller

1965

5.3

Movie
The Party Crashers

The Party Crashers

1998

1.0

Movie
The Path of the Dragon

The Path of the Dragon

1998

6.4

Movie
The Plunderers

The Plunderers

1960

5.8

Movie
The Ravagers

The Ravagers

1965

6.0

Movie
The Reluctant Debutante

The Reluctant Debutante

1958

6.7

Movie
The Restless Years

The Restless Years

1958

0.0

Movie
poster

The Rockford Files

1974

7.5

TV
poster

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974

7.2

TV
poster

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

7.0

TV
The Swiss Conspiracy

The Swiss Conspiracy

1976

4.8

Movie
The Unforgiven

The Unforgiven

1960

6.3

Movie
The Unguarded Moment

The Unguarded Moment

1956

6.2

Movie
poster

The Virginian

1962

6.4

TV
This Happy Feeling

This Happy Feeling

1958

3.8

Movie
Trapped Ashes

Trapped Ashes

2006

5.0

Movie
Violent Naples

Violent Naples

1976

6.5

Movie
War Hunt

War Hunt

1962

6.5

Movie
War Wolves

War Wolves

2009

3.3

Movie
Welcome to Primetime

Welcome to Primetime

1999

0.0

Movie
Western, Italian Style

Western, Italian Style

1968

6.2

Movie
Winchester '73

Winchester '73

1967

6.2

Movie
poster

Wonder Woman

1975

7.0

TV
Wrong Is Right

Wrong Is Right

1982

5.5

Movie
Zombie Death House

Zombie Death House

1988

4.4

Movie