John Saxon
Age: 84 | From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1935-08-05 13:09:11
Death: 2020-07-25 13:09:11
Aliases: Carmine Orrico
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 126
TV Involvements: 24
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(2000) Walter Gordon
The A-Team
(1983) Kalem
Bonanza
(1959) Chief Jocova
Murder, She Wrote
(1984) Marco Gambini
The Rockford Files
(1974) Dave Delaroux
A Nightmare on Elm Street
(1984) Lieutenant Donald Thompson
Wonder Woman
(1975) Captain Radl
From Dusk Till Dawn
(1996) FBI AgentActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | Self | |
| 2010 | Self | |
| John | ||
| 2009 | himself | |
| Self | ||
| Tony Ford | ||
| 2008 | Lee Robinson | |
| 2006 | Self | |
| Jeb 'Pa' Jameson | ||
| Leo | ||
| Richard Tom | ||
| Leo | ||
| 2005 | Jeb 'Pa' Jameson | |
| 2004 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| 2003 | Michael Curtis | |
| 2002 | N/A | |
| Darabont | ||
| Sarge | ||
| 2001 | Murphy | |
| Police Chief George Moreno | ||
| 2000 | N/A | |
| Walter Gordon | ||
| Self | ||
| 1999 | Himself | |
| Jacob Keller | ||
| (archive footage) | ||
| 1998 | Antonio DiPaolo Jr. | |
| Comentador | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Himself | ||
| Himself | ||
| 1997 | Wolvencroft | |
| 1996 | FBI Agent | |
| 1995 | Self | |
| Fred Goodwin | ||
| Detective Lewis | ||
| 1994 | Charles Searage | |
| Self / Donald Thompson | ||
| Dr. Sachs | ||
| Orrin Sanderson | ||
| Self | ||
| 1993 | James Mitchell | |
| John Maglia | ||
| 1992 | Professor Jones | |
| Otto Van Horne | ||
| Captain Fuller | ||
| N/A | ||
| The Man in Black | ||
| 1991 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Gene | ||
| Rafael Concion | ||
| Agent Miils | ||
| 1990 | Oliver Quinn | |
| Clifford Evans | ||
| Jack Kagan | ||
| Ghost | ||
| Haroun Al-Hakim | ||
| Narrator | ||
| 1989 | Herb Tamplin | |
| Strycher | ||
| Harry Thropen | ||
| 1988 | Colonel Gordon Burgess | |
| 1987 | Donald Thompson | |
| 1986 | Francis Turner | |
| 1985 | Sports Editor | |
| Garth December | ||
| Royal Cane | ||
| 1984 | Epps | |
| Lieutenant Donald Thompson | ||
| Jerry Lydecker | ||
| Marco Gambini | ||
| Zach Donahue | ||
| 1983 | N/A | |
| Kleel | ||
| Davis | ||
| Martin James | ||
| Kalem | ||
| 1982 | Joe Hale | |
| Bullmer | ||
| Arthur Barnard | ||
| Jerome Brademan | ||
| Sergio Puccini the notary | ||
| Homer Hubbard | ||
| 1981 | Monty Sager | |
| 1980 | Captain Munoz | |
| Sador | ||
| Captain Pearson | ||
| Norman Hopper | ||
| Larry Andrews | ||
| 1979 | Hunt Sears | |
| Sam Kellog | ||
| Phil Adamson | ||
| 1978 | Colonel Columbus | |
| Alan Brocker | ||
| John Norman | ||
| 1977 | Harry Vito | |
| J.B. Johnson | ||
| Frank Di Maggio | ||
| 1976 | Commissario Jacovella | |
| Maj. Gen. Benny Peled | ||
| Capt. Townshend | ||
| Albertelli | ||
| Altman | ||
| Robert Hayes | ||
| Francesco Capuano | ||
| Sgt. Ned Matthews | ||
| 1975 | Captain Radl | |
| René Nadasy | ||
| Walter Deaney | ||
| Captain Anthony Vico | ||
| Dave Ambrose | ||
| Mariano Beltrán | ||
| 1974 | Lt. Fuller | |
| Dave Delaroux | ||
| Dylan Hunt | ||
| James Hallbeck | ||
| Maj. Frederick Sloan | ||
| Nedlick | ||
| 1973 | Jeff Braden | |
| Roper | ||
| Self | ||
| Mr. Kingstreet | ||
| Gaspare Ardizzone | ||
| Paul Maxvill | ||
| 1972 | Luis Chama | |
| Tosamah | ||
| 1970 | Ianto | |
| Billy Pye | ||
| Mike Tedesca | ||
| Dave Poohler | ||
| 1969 | Dr. Theodore Stuart | |
| Lou Trinidad | ||
| Cheval | ||
| 1968 | Harry Clive | |
| Peter Max | ||
| Clay Watson | ||
| Bret Hendley | ||
| Dead Man | ||
| Self | ||
| 1967 | Dakin McAdam | |
| 1966 | George Ducette | |
| Chuy | ||
| Allan Brenner | ||
| 1965 | Dr. Jack Costain | |
| Capt. Kermit Dowling | ||
| 1964 | Joe Cramer | |
| 1963 | Benny Rampell | |
| Dr. Marcello Bassi | ||
| 1962 | Renzo | |
| Byron Grant | ||
| Pvt. Raymond Endore | ||
| 1961 | Seymour Kern | |
| 1960 | Rondo | |
| Blake Richards | ||
| Johnny Portugal | ||
| 1959 | Chief Jocova | |
| Blas | ||
| Steven Friday | ||
| Voldi | ||
| Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada | ||
| 1958 | Will Henderson | |
| David Parkson | ||
| Bill Tremaine | ||
| Jimmy Daley | ||
| 1956 | Leonard Bennett | |
| Jimmy Daley | ||
| 1955 | Vince Pomeroy | |
| Pedro Manez | ||
| Gristy Calhoun | ||
| Virgil Stanley | ||
| 1954 | Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited) | |
| Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited) | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |