John Saxon
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday5 August 1935
Died25 July 2020 (age 84)
Place of birthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known credits219
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 portrayin…
The Green Fog
2018 · Self
Black Christmas Legacy
2015 · Self (archive footage)
The Dentros
2015 · George Dentro
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
2012 · Self
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010 · Self
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
2010 · John
Old Dogs
2009 · Lee Robinson
Clarkworld
2009 · Self
The Mercy Man
2009 · Father McMurray
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009 · Self
War Wolves
2009 · Tony Ford
God's Ears
2008 · Lee Robinson
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
2006 · Self
Pelts
2006 · Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
Trapped Ashes
2006 · Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")
The Craving Heart
2006 · Richard Tom
Stanley's Girlfriend
2006 · Leo
Masters of Horror
2005 · Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
2004 · Self
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004 · Self
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
2003 · Michael Curtis
Black Christmas Revisited
2002 · Self
Outta Time
2002 · Darabont
'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux
2002 · Sarge
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001 · Self
Night Class
2001 · Murphy
Final Payback
2001 · Police Chief George Moreno
Living in Fear
2000 · Rev. Leo Hausman
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Walter Gordon
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
2000 · Self
Welcome to Primetime
1999 · Self
Joseph's Gift
1999 · Jacob Keller
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
1998 · Comentador
The Party Crashers
1998 · Mr. Foster
Bottom Feeders
1998 · Antonio DiPaolo Jr.
The Path of the Dragon
1998 · Self
Lancelot: Guardian of Time
1997 · Wolvencroft
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996 · FBI Agent Stanley Chase
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
1995 · Self
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
1995 · Richard Brooks
Jonathan of the Bears
1995 · Fred Goodwin
The Killers Within
1995 · Detective Lewis
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
1994 · Charles Searage
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994 · John Saxon / Lt. Donald Thompson
Killing Obsession
1994 · Dr. Sachs
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 · Orrin Sanderson
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
1994 · Self
No Escape, No Return
1993 · James Mitchell
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