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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.
Movies
Beverly Hills Cop III
Orrin Sanderson
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Lieutenant Donald Thompson
From Dusk Till Dawn
FBI Agent
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Donald Thompson
My Mom's a Werewolf
Harry Thropen
Mr. Kingstreet's War
Mr. Kingstreet
The Cardinal
Benny Rampell
The Electric Horseman
Hunt Sears
Zombie Death House
Colonel Gordon Burgess
The Unforgiven
Johnny Portugal
New Nightmare
John Saxon / Donald Thompson
Wrong Is Right
Homer Hubbard
Raid on Entebbe
Maj. Gen. Benny Peled
Invasion of the Flesh Hunters
Norman Hopper
War Hunt
Pvt. Raymond Endore
"Mitchell"!
Walter Deaney
Enter the Dragon
Roper
Shalimar
Colonel Columbus
The Appaloosa
Chuy
Queen of Blood
Allan Brenner
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Dr. Marcello Bassi
War Wolves
Tony Ford
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Byron Grant
The Bees
John Norman
Battle Beyond the Stars
Sador
Trapped Ashes
Leo
Jonathan of the Bears
Fred Goodwin
The Night Caller
Dr. Jack Costain
Joe Kidd
Luis Chama
The Swiss Conspiracy
Robert Hayes
Blood Beach
Captain Pearson
Cry Tough
Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada
Fast Company
Phil Adamson
The Reluctant Debutante
David Parkson
Scorpion with Two Tails
Arthur Barnard
Black Christmas
Lt. Fuller
Portrait in Black
Blake Richards
Hands of Steel
Francis Turner
Animal Instincts
Otto Van Horne
Agostino
Renzo
Mark Strikes Again
Altman
The Glove
Sam Kellog
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
Kleel
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
Frank Di Maggio
Planet Earth
Dylan Hunt
Death of a Gunfighter
Lou Trinidad
Clarkworld
himself
Shadows in an Empty Room
Sgt. Ned Matthews
Posse from Hell
Seymour Kern
The Unguarded Moment
Leonard Bennett
Violent Naples
Francesco Capuano
Blood Salvage
Clifford Evans
Beyond Evil
Larry Andrews
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
Self
Moonshine County Express
J.B. Johnson
The Restless Years
Will Henderson
A Special Cop in Action
Albertelli
The Big Score
Davis
One Dollar Too Many
Clay Watson
The Cavern
Joe Cramer
The Baby Doll Murders
John Maglia
Lucky Luke 2
The Man in Black
Western, Italian Style
Self
This Happy Feeling
Bill Tremaine
The Arrival
Agent Miils
Hellmaster
Professor Jones
Strange New World
Captain Anthony Vico
Fever Pitch
Sports Editor
Aftershock
Oliver Quinn
The Big Fisherman
Voldi
The Plunderers
Rondo
Cross Shot
Commissario Jacovella
Blackmail
Gene
Rock, Pretty Baby
Jimmy Daley
Summer Love
Jimmy Daley
Can Ellen Be Saved?
James Hallbeck
Night Class
Murphy
Welcome to Primetime
Self
Running Scared
Captain Munoz
The Doomsday Flight
George Ducette
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Self
Fight to the Death
Mariano Beltrán
Family Killer
Gaspare Ardizzone
Linda
Jeff Braden
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
Self
Istanbul Express
Cheval
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
Self
No Escape, No Return
James Mitchell
The Intruders
Billy Pye
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
Charles Searage
For Singles Only
Bret Hendley
Winchester '73
Dakin McAdam
Pelts
Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
The Ravagers
Capt. Kermit Dowling
Maximum Force
Captain Fuller
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
Narrator
Desire
Joe Hale
It Should Happen to You
Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)
Snatched
Paul Maxvill
Living in Fear
Rev. Leo Hausman
Criminal Minds
Antonio DiPaolo Jr.
The Immigrants
Alan Brocker
The Final Alliance
Ghost
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Self
Criminal Act
Herb Tamplin
Crossing the Line
Jack Kagan
God's Ears
Lee Robinson
The Killers Within
Detective Lewis
Killing Obsession
Dr. Sachs
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
John
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
(archive footage)
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
Self (archive footage)
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Self
The Path of the Dragon
Himself
Black Christmas Revisited
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
Himself
Una di troppo
Sergio Puccini the notary
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self (archive footage)
Crossfire
Dave Ambrose
Final Payback
Police Chief George Moreno
The Last Samurai
Haroun Al-Hakim
Outta Time
Darabont
Nightmare Beach
Strycher
Joseph's Gift
Jacob Keller
Tenebre
Bullmer
Brothers-in-Law
Royal Cane
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
Michael Curtis
Blood and Steel: The Making of 'Enter the Dragon'
Self
'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux
Sarge
Golden Gate
Monty Sager
Lancelot: Guardian Of Time
Wolvencroft
Rooster
Jerome Brademan
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
Self
Payoff
Rafael Concion
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Epps
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
Self
Stanley's Girlfriend
Leo
The Craving Heart
Richard Tom
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
Comentador
Black Christmas Legacy
Self (archive footage)
Running Wild
Vince Pomeroy
Company of Killers
Dave Poohler
A Star Is Born
Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
Self
House Made of Dawn
Tosamah
Shows
Wonder Woman
Captain Radl
Lucky Luke
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Walter Gordon
Masters of Horror
Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
Gunsmoke
Virgil Stanley
The A-Team
Martin James
Masquerade
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Dr. Theodore Stuart
Once an Eagle
Capt. Townshend
The Rockford Files
Dave Delaroux
The A-Team
Kalem
79 Park Avenue
Harry Vito
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Garth December
Murder, She Wrote
Jerry Lydecker
Night Gallery
Ianto
Gunsmoke
Pedro Manez
Gunsmoke
Gristy Calhoun
The Name of the Game
Peter Max
Bonanza
Steven Friday
Bonanza
Blas
Bonanza
Chief Jocova
Finder of Lost Loves
Zach Donahue
It Takes a Thief
Dead Man
Murder, She Wrote
Marco Gambini
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Mike Tedesca
The Six Million Dollar Man
Maj. Frederick Sloan
Hawaii Five-O
Harry Clive
The Six Million Dollar Man
Nedlick
Starsky & Hutch
René Nadasy
Ironside
Eric Saginor
Banyon
Johnny Clay
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Mario Silvetti
Quincy, M.E.
Publisher Charles Desskasa
Melrose Place
Henry Waxman