John Saxon
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
The Dentros
George Dentro
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
John
The Mercy Man
Father McMurray
War Wolves
Tony Ford
God's Ears
Lee Robinson
Pelts
Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
Trapped Ashes
Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")
The Craving Heart
Richard Tom
Stanley's Girlfriend
Leo
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
Michael Curtis
Outta Time
Darabont
'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux
Sarge
Night Class
Murphy
Final Payback
Police Chief George Moreno
Living in Fear
Rev. Leo Hausman
Bottom Feeders
Antonio DiPaolo Jr.
Joseph's Gift
Jacob Keller
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
Comentador
The Party Crashers
Mr. Foster
Lancelot: Guardian of Time
Wolvencroft
From Dusk Till Dawn
FBI Agent Stanley Chase
Jonathan of the Bears
Fred Goodwin
The Killers Within
Detective Lewis
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
Charles Searage
Killing Obsession
Dr. Sachs
Beverly Hills Cop III
Orrin Sanderson
No Escape, No Return
James Mitchell
The Baby Doll Murders
John Maglia
Hellmaster
Professor Jones
Animal Instincts
Otto Van Horne
Maximum Force
Captain Fuller
Lucky Luke 2
The Man in Black (archive footage)
Blackmail
Gene
Payoff
Rafael Concion
The Arrival
Agent Miils
Aftershock
Oliver Quinn
Blood Salvage
Clifford Evans
Crossing the Line
Jack Kagan
The Final Alliance
Ghost
The Last Samurai
Haroun Al-Hakim
Criminal Act
Herb Tamplin
Nightmare Beach
Strycher
My Mom's a Werewolf
Harry Thropen
Zombie Death House
Colonel Gordon Burgess
Stephen King's Monster Stories
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Thompson
Hands of Steel
Francis Turner
Fever Pitch
Sports Editor
Brothers-in-Law
Royal Cane
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Epps
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Lieutenant Thompson
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
Kleel
The Big Score
Davis
Desire
Joe Hale
Tenebre
Bullmer
Scorpion with Two Tails
Arthur Barnard
Rooster
Jerome Brademan
One Too Many
Sergio Puccini
Wrong Is Right
Homer Hubbard
Lo Scorpione a Due Code
Arthur Barnard
Golden Gate
Monty Sager
Running Scared
Captain Munoz
Battle Beyond the Stars
Sador
Blood Beach
Captain Pearson
Cannibal Apocalypse
Norman Hopper
Beyond Evil
Larry Andrews
The Electric Horseman
Hunt Sears
The Glove
Sam Kellog
Fast Company
Phil Adamson
Shalimar
Colonel Columbus
The Immigrants
Alan Brocker
The Bees
John Norman
Moonshine County Express
J.B. Johnson
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
Frank Di Maggio
Cross Shot
Commissario Jacovella
Raid on Entebbe
Maj. Gen. Benny Peled
A Special Cop in Action
Albertelli
Mark Strikes Again
Altman
Violent Naples
Francesco Capuano
Shadows in an Empty Room
Sgt. Ned Matthews
The Swiss Conspiracy
Robert Hayes
Mitchell
Walter Deaney
Strange New World
Capt. Anthony Vico
Crossfire
Dave Ambrose
Fight to the Death
Mariano Beltrán
Black Christmas
Lt. Fuller
Planet Earth
Dylan Hunt
Can Ellen Be Saved?
James Hallbeck
Linda
Jeff Braden
Enter the Dragon
Roper
Mr. Kingstreet's War
Mr. Kingstreet
Family Killer
Gaspare Ardizzone
Snatched
Paul Maxvill
Joe Kidd
Luis Chama
House Made of Dawn
Tosamah
The Intruders
Billy Pye
Company of Killers
Dave Poohler
Death of a Gunfighter
Lou Trinidad
Istanbul Express
Cheval
One Dollar Too Many
Clay Watson
For Singles Only
Bret Hendley
Winchester '73
Dakin McAdam
The Doomsday Flight
George Ducette
The Appaloosa
Chuy
Queen of Blood
Allan Brenner
The Night Caller
Dr. Jack Costain
The Ravagers
Capt. Kermit Dowling
The Cavern
Joe Cramer
The Cardinal
Benny Rampell
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Dr. Marcello Bassi
Agostino
Renzo
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Byron Grant
War Hunt
Pvt. Raymond Endore
Posse from Hell
Seymour Kern
The Plunderers
Rondo
Portrait in Black
Blake Richards
The Unforgiven
Johnny Portugal
The Big Fisherman
Voldi
Cry Tough
Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada
The Restless Years
Will Henderson
The Reluctant Debutante
David Parkson
This Happy Feeling
Bill Tremaine
Summer Love
Jimmy Daley
The Unguarded Moment
Leonard Bennett
Rock, Pretty Baby
Jimmy Daley
Running Wild
Vince Pomeroy
A Star Is Born
Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)
It Should Happen to You
Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)
TV Series
Masters of Horror
Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
1 Episode
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Walter Gordon
1 Episode
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
Richard Brooks
2 Episodes
Melrose Place
Henry Waxman
5 Episodes
Lucky Luke
Matlock
John Franklin
1 Episode
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Garth December
1 Episode
Murder, She Wrote
Marco Gambini
1 Episode
Finder of Lost Loves
Zach Donahue
1 Episode
Masquerade
1 Episode
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Dirk Fredericks
2 Episodes
Hardcastle and McCormick
Martin Cody
2 Episodes
The A-Team
Martin James
1 Episode
Hotel
Jack Curtis
1 Episode
Falcon Crest
Tony Cumson
32 Episodes
Magnum, P.I.
Ed Russler
1 Episode
Fantasy Island
Dr. Roger Sullivan
1 Episode
79 Park Avenue
Harry Vito
2 Episodes
The Fantastic Journey
Consul Tarant
1 Episode
Once an Eagle
Capt. Townshend
7 Episodes
Quincy, M.E.
Publisher Charles Desskasa
1 Episode
Wonder Woman
Captain Radl
2 Episodes
Starsky & Hutch
René Nadasy
1 Episode
The Rockford Files
Dave Delaroux
1 Episode
Petrocelli
Richie Martin
1 Episode
The Six Million Dollar Man
Maj. Frederick Sloan
1 Episode
Kung Fu
Raven
1 Episode
The Streets of San Francisco
Vincent 'Vince' Hagopian Jr.
1 Episode
Banyon
Johnny Clay
1 Episode
Banacek
Harry Harland
1 Episode
Night Gallery
Ianto
1 Episode
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Mike Tedesca
1 Episode
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Dr. Theodore Stuart
29 Episodes
Hawaii Five-O
Harry Clive
1 Episode
The Name of the Game
Peter Max
1 Episode
It Takes a Thief
Dead Man
1 Episode
Ironside
Eric Saginor
1 Episode
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Mario Silvetti
1 Episode
Burke's Law
Bud Charney
1 Episode
The Virginian
Dell Stetler
1 Episode
Bonanza
Chief Jocova
1 Episode
Gunsmoke
Virgil Stanley
1 Episode
General Electric Theater
Martin Glass
1 Episode