John Saxon

John Saxon

Birthday: 1935-08-05

Deathday: 2020-07-25

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also known as: Carmine Orrico

imdb_id: nm0768334

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.

Played in movies:

Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

Score: 10.0

Clarkworld

Score: 10.0

The Best of the Martial Arts Films

Score: 8.7

Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon

Score: 8.6

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

Score: 8.0

Black Christmas Legacy

Score: 8.0

Stanley's Girlfriend

Score: 8.0

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Score: 7.8

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Score: 7.7

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

Score: 7.7

The GREATEST : Bruce Lee

Score: 7.7

Enter the Dragon

Score: 7.4

Bottom Feeders

Score: 7.3

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Score: 7.3

A Star Is Born

Score: 7.1

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

Score: 7.0

From Dusk Till Dawn

Score: 7.0

It Should Happen to You

Score: 6.9

Black Christmas

Score: 6.9

Tenebre

Score: 6.8

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Score: 6.7

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

Score: 6.6

The Reluctant Debutante

Score: 6.6

The Cardinal

Score: 6.6

One Dollar Too Many

Score: 6.5

War Hunt

Score: 6.5

New Nightmare

Score: 6.5

Joe Kidd

Score: 6.4

Winchester '73

Score: 6.4

The Path of the Dragon

Score: 6.4

Western, Italian Style

Score: 6.4

Violent Naples

Score: 6.4

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Score: 6.4

The Doomsday Flight

Score: 6.4

The Last Samurai

Score: 6.3

The Appaloosa

Score: 6.3

Solomon Northup's Odyssey

Score: 6.2

Pitcher and the Pin-Up

Score: 6.2

The Plunderers

Score: 6.2

The Unguarded Moment

Score: 6.2

Posse from Hell

Score: 6.2

Death of a Gunfighter

Score: 6.2

The Unforgiven

Score: 6.2

A Special Cop in Action

Score: 6.1

Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

Score: 6.1

Cross Shot

Score: 6.1

Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon

Score: 6.1

The Electric Horseman

Score: 6.1

The Ravagers

Score: 6.0

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

Score: 6.0

Linda

Score: 6.0

Raid on Entebbe

Score: 6.0

Mr. Kingstreet's War

Score: 6.0

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

Score: 5.9

No Escape, No Return

Score: 5.9

The Final Alliance

Score: 5.9

Shalimar

Score: 5.9

Beverly Hills Cop III

Score: 5.9

Cry Tough

Score: 5.8

Jonathan of the Bears

Score: 5.8

Agostino

Score: 5.7

Shadows in an Empty Room

Score: 5.7

Planet Earth

Score: 5.7

Pelts

Score: 5.6

Cannibal Apocalypse

Score: 5.6

For Singles Only

Score: 5.5

The Cavern

Score: 5.5

Blood Salvage

Score: 5.5

Portrait in Black

Score: 5.5

Wrong Is Right

Score: 5.5

Nightmare Beach

Score: 5.5

Family Killer

Score: 5.4

Battle Beyond the Stars

Score: 5.3

The Night Caller

Score: 5.3

Hands of Steel

Score: 5.3

Snatched

Score: 5.2

Lucky Luke 2

Score: 5.2

Queen of Blood

Score: 5.2

Istanbul Express

Score: 5.1

Fast Company

Score: 5.1

Stephen King's Monster Stories

Score: 5.0

Black Christmas Revisited

Score: 5.0

The Killers Within

Score: 5.0

Crossing the Line

Score: 5.0

Summer Love

Score: 5.0

The Big Score

Score: 5.0

Trapped Ashes

Score: 4.9

Blood Beach

Score: 4.9

The Glove

Score: 4.9

Animal Instincts

Score: 4.9

Criminal Act

Score: 4.8

Moonshine County Express

Score: 4.7

Maximum Force

Score: 4.6

The Big Fisherman

Score: 4.6

Scorpion with Two Tails

Score: 4.6

The Swiss Conspiracy

Score: 4.6

The Bees

Score: 4.6

My Mom's a Werewolf

Score: 4.5

The Intruders

Score: 4.5

Rock, Pretty Baby

Score: 4.5

Hellmaster

Score: 4.5

Aftershock

Score: 4.4

Running Scared

Score: 4.3

Mark Strikes Again

Score: 4.2

Zombie Death House

Score: 4.2

The Arrival

Score: 4.1

The 12 Days of Black Christmas

Score: 4.0

Brothers-in-Law

Score: 4.0

Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up

Score: 4.0

Company of Killers

Score: 4.0

This Happy Feeling

Score: 4.0

Beyond Evil

Score: 4.0

Living in Fear

Score: 3.9

Strange New World

Score: 3.9

Can Ellen Be Saved?

Score: 3.8

Payoff

Score: 3.7

Prisoners of the Lost Universe

Score: 3.5

Lancelot: Guardian of Time

Score: 3.5

Final Payback

Score: 3.5

Fight to the Death

Score: 3.5

Fever Pitch

Score: 3.4

The Craving Heart

Score: 3.3

Killing Obsession

Score: 3.3

War Wolves

Score: 3.2

Mitchell

Score: 3.2

Blackmail

Score: 3.2

Night Class

Score: 2.9

The Baby Doll Murders

Score: 2.6

Rooster

Score: 2.0

The Immigrants

Score: 2.0

Outta Time

Score: 1.7

The Party Crashers

Score: 1.0

Lo Scorpione a Due Code

Score: 0.0

The Dentros

Score: 0.0

Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon

Score: 0.0

Golden Gate

Score: 0.0

'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux

Score: 0.0

Joseph's Gift

Score: 0.0

Crossfire

Score: 0.0

One Too Many

Score: 0.0

God's Ears

Score: 0.0

Desire

Score: 0.0

Running Wild

Score: 0.0

Welcome to Primetime

Score: 0.0

The Restless Years

Score: 0.0

House Made of Dawn

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Banacek

Score: 8.6

Night Gallery

Score: 7.8

Kung Fu

Score: 7.7

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Score: 7.6

The Rockford Files

Score: 7.6

Quincy, M.E.

Score: 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

Score: 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

Score: 7.5

The A-Team

Score: 7.5

Bonanza

Score: 7.5

Bonanza

Score: 7.5

Bonanza

Score: 7.5

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Score: 7.5

The A-Team

Score: 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

Score: 7.5

Magnum, P.I.

Score: 7.3

Starsky & Hutch

Score: 7.3

The Six Million Dollar Man

Score: 7.3

The Six Million Dollar Man

Score: 7.3

It Takes a Thief

Score: 7.2

Golden Globe Awards

Score: 7.2

Golden Globe Awards

Score: 7.2

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Score: 7.2

Petrocelli

Score: 7.2

Matlock

Score: 7.1

Masters of Horror

Score: 7.1

Hawaii Five-O

Score: 7.1

The Streets of San Francisco

Score: 7.0

Banyon

Score: 7.0

Wonder Woman

Score: 7.0

Hotel

Score: 6.8

Ironside

Score: 6.8

The Name of the Game

Score: 6.8

Once an Eagle

Score: 6.8

Gunsmoke

Score: 6.6

Gunsmoke

Score: 6.6

Gunsmoke

Score: 6.6

Gunsmoke

Score: 6.6

Gunsmoke

Score: 6.6

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Score: 6.4

General Electric Theater

Score: 6.4

The Virginian

Score: 6.4

The Virginian

Score: 6.4

The Virginian

Score: 6.4

Hardcastle and McCormick

Score: 6.4

Fantasy Island

Score: 6.4

Burke's Law

Score: 6.0

Burke's Law

Score: 6.0

The Fantastic Journey

Score: 5.9

Melrose Place

Score: 5.9

Lucky Luke

Score: 5.7

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Score: 5.7

Finder of Lost Loves

Score: 5.7

Lucky Luke

Score: 5.7

Falcon Crest

Score: 5.6

The Mike Douglas Show

Score: 5.4

Masquerade

Score: 5.0

79 Park Avenue

Score: 4.8

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

Score: 4.0