John Saxon

Acting · 2.2 popularity

Age

Movies

151

Born: August 5, 1935 – July 25, 2020
From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Works

151 films

A Nightmare on Elm Street

19847.3

From Dusk Till Dawn

19967.0

Enter the Dragon

19737.4

Beverly Hills Cop III

19945.9

Old Dogs

20095.6

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

19946.5

Black Christmas

19747.0

Joe Kidd

19726.4

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

19876.7

The Unforgiven

19606.2

Battle Beyond the Stars

19805.4

Tenebre

19826.8

Animal Instincts

19924.9

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

20098.0

A Star Is Born

19547.1

Brothers-in-Law

19857.0

Blood Beach

19804.9

The Electric Horseman

19796.1

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

20107.8

Criminal Act

19895.2

The Bees

19784.7

Istanbul Express

19695.4

Raid on Entebbe

19766.0

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

19626.5

The Cardinal

19636.5

The Appaloosa

19666.4

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

19918.0

Pelts

20065.6

Hands of Steel

19865.3

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

19776.6

Posse from Hell

19616.2

Final Payback

20014.2

Death of a Gunfighter

19696.3

Nightmare Beach

19895.5

War Hunt

19626.4

It Should Happen to You

19547.1

Fight to the Death

19754.7

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

19636.9

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee

20018.4

Maximum Force

19924.8

Wrong Is Right

19825.6

New Line: Independent Legacies

2026

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

20006.1

Fast Company

19795.1

Beyond Evil

19804.2

Cannibal Apocalypse

19805.5

Night Class

20013.2

Bottom Feeders

19987.5

My Mom's a Werewolf

19894.8

The Big Score

19836.0

Stephen King's Monster Stories

19885.0

Scorpion with Two Tails

19824.8

The Swiss Conspiracy

19765.0

Trapped Ashes

20065.1

Prisoners of the Lost Universe

19833.6

The Party Crashers

19983.3

The Doomsday Flight

19666.5

Zombie Death House

19884.4

The Glove

19795.1

Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon

19946.5

Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

20106.1

The Reluctant Debutante

19586.7

The Night Caller

19655.6

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

20046.5

Portrait in Black

19605.7

The Best of the Martial Arts Films

19908.7

Moonshine County Express

19774.9

The Unguarded Moment

19566.5

Shadows in an Empty Room

19765.8

One Dollar Too Many

19687.0

Jonathan of the Bears

19955.9

Living in Fear

20004.6

Winchester '73

19676.7

Queen of Blood

19665.3

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

20127.7

The GREATEST : Bruce Lee

19987.7

Shalimar

19786.1

House Made of Dawn

19728.0

The Final Alliance

19906.2

Solomon Northup's Odyssey

19916.8

Fever Pitch

19854.3

Mitchell

19753.3

Lancelot: Guardian of Time

19974.3

Violent Naples

19766.4

Running Scared

19805.0

This Happy Feeling

19584.8

The Big Fisherman

19595.1

Black Christmas Revisited

20025.0

Clarkworld

200910.0

Stanley's Girlfriend

20068.0

Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up

19945.5

War Wolves

20093.4

Welcome to Primetime

19999.0

Aftershock

19904.4

The Arrival

19914.4

Cry Tough

19596.1

Planet Earth

19745.8

Blood Salvage

19905.6

Payoff

19914.3

Strange New World

19754.3

Killing Obsession

19943.8

Rooster

19824.5

Cross Shot

19766.6

Mr. Kingstreet's War

19736.3

Blackmail

19913.9

The Path of the Dragon

19986.8

The Plunderers

19606.3

Rock, Pretty Baby

19566.0

The Green Fog

20186.1

Summer Love

19585.5

The Intruders

19705.0

Golden Gate

19819.0

No Escape, No Return

19936.0

'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux

2002

A Special Cop in Action

19766.1

Western, Italian Style

19686.6

Pitcher and the Pin-Up

20036.1

Snatched

19735.8

The 12 Days of Black Christmas

20064.0

The Last Samurai

19907.0

Outta Time

20023.0

Joseph's Gift

19997.0

The Baby Doll Murders

19933.3

The Restless Years

19587.0

The Immigrants

19786.0

The Killers Within

19957.5

Hellmaster

19924.5

Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon

1973

The Cavern

19645.8

Agostino

19625.8

Can Ellen Be Saved?

19744.6

Family Killer

19736.1

God's Ears

2008

Crossing the Line

19905.2

Linda

19738.0

Company of Killers

19706.5

Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon

20048.7

Desire

198210.0

Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

199510.0

The Mercy Man

2009

The Ravagers

19656.5

Mark Strikes Again

19765.0

Black Christmas Legacy

20158.0

Running Wild

19557.5

Lucky Luke 2

19925.5

The Dentros

2015

Crossfire

19758.0

One Too Many

19827.0

For Singles Only

19686.7

The Craving Heart

20063.3

Lo Scorpione a Due Code

1982