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