John Saxon
Born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA — Aug 05 1935• Died Jul 25 2020
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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…
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Walter Gordon
Murder, She Wrote
Marco Gambini
Bonanza
Chief Jocova
Falcon Crest
Tony Cumson
Quincy, M.E.
Publisher Charles Desskasa
Magnum, P.I.
Ed Russler
The A-Team
Martin James
Hawaii Five-O
Harry Clive
The Virginian
Dell Stetler
The Six Million Dollar Man
Maj. Frederick Sloan
The Rockford Files
Dave Delaroux
Fantasy Island
Roger Sullivan
Starsky & Hutch
René Nadasy
Melrose Place
Henry Waxman
Matlock
John Franklin
Hotel
Jack Curtis
Burke's Law
Bud Charney
Ironside
Eric Saginor
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Garth December
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Mike Tedesca
The Name of the Game
Peter Max
Night Gallery
Ianto
Gunsmoke
Virgil Stanley
The Streets of San Francisco
Vincent 'Vince' Hagopian Jr.
The Time Tunnel
Marco Polo
Hardcastle and McCormick
Martin Cody
Wonder Woman
Captain Radl
Petrocelli
Richie Martin
Banacek
Harry Harland
Masters of Horror
Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Dirk Fredericks
It Takes a Thief
Dead Man
Finder of Lost Loves
Zach Donahue
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Lt. Donald Thompson
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Dr. Theodore Stuart
Masquerade
From Dusk Till Dawn
FBI Agent Stanley Chase
Enter the Dragon
Roper
Old Dogs
Lee Robinson
Banyon
Johnny Clay
Lucky Luke
The Fantastic Journey
Consul Tarant
Once an Eagle
Capt. Townshend
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
John Saxon / Lt. Donald Thompson
Raid on Entebbe
Maj. Gen. Benny Peled
Black Christmas
Lt. Fuller
Beverly Hills Cop III
Orrin Sanderson
A Star Is Born
Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
Martin Glass
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
Richard Brooks
Animal Instincts
Otto Van Horne
Joe Kidd
Luis Chama
Battle Beyond the Stars
Sador
It Should Happen to You
Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Self
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self (archive footage)
The Unforgiven
Johnny Portugal
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Thompson
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Self
Tenebre
Bullmer
Mitchell
Walter Deaney
Payoff
Rafael Concion
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Byron Grant
Posse from Hell
Seymour Kern
The Cardinal
Benny Rampell
Night Class
Murphy
The Doomsday Flight
George Ducette
The Appaloosa
Chuy
The Path of the Dragon
Self
Kung Fu
Raven
The Electric Horseman
Hunt Sears
Maximum Force
Captain Fuller
Hands of Steel
Francis Turner
Fever Pitch
Sports Editor
Blood Beach
Captain Pearson
Trapped Ashes
Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")
The Intruders
Billy Pye
Pelts
Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
79 Park Avenue
Harry Vito
War Hunt
Pvt. Raymond Endore
Wrong Is Right
Homer Hubbard
Criminal Act
Herb Tamplin
Death of a Gunfighter
Lou Trinidad
The Big Score
Davis
My Mom's a Werewolf
Harry Thropen
Queen of Blood
Allan Brenner
Outta Time
Darabont
The Glove
Sam Kellog
The Immigrants
Alan Brocker
Portrait in Black
Blake Richards
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
Kleel
Crossfire
Dave Ambrose
War Wolves
Tony Ford
Running Scared
Captain Munoz
Living in Fear
Rev. Leo Hausman
Can Ellen Be Saved?
James Hallbeck
The Plunderers
Rondo
The Swiss Conspiracy
Robert Hayes
Agostino
Renzo
Linda
Jeff Braden
Rooster
Jerome Brademan
Final Payback
Police Chief George Moreno
No Escape, No Return
James Mitchell
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
Frank Di Maggio
Fast Company
Phil Adamson
The Big Fisherman
Voldi
This Happy Feeling
Bill Tremaine
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
Self
Snatched
Paul Maxvill
Beyond Evil
Larry Andrews
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
Self - Host
Shadows in an Empty Room
Sgt. Ned Matthews
Brothers-in-Law
Royal Cane
Golden Gate
Monty Sager
Jonathan of the Bears
Fred Goodwin
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Epps
Moonshine County Express
J.B. Johnson
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
Self
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
Charles Searage
Blood Salvage
Clifford Evans
Strange New World
Capt. Anthony Vico
Joseph's Gift
Jacob Keller
Cannibal Apocalypse
Norman Hopper
Clarkworld
Self
Istanbul Express
Cheval
The Unguarded Moment
Leonard Bennett
Shalimar
Colonel Columbus
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
Self
The Arrival
Agent Miils
Blackmail
Gene
Zombie Death House
Colonel Gordon Burgess
The Reluctant Debutante
David Parkson
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
Michael Curtis
Welcome to Primetime
Self
Summer Love
Jimmy Daley
Nightmare Beach
Strycher
A Special Cop in Action
Albertelli
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
John
Cry Tough
Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada
God's Ears
Lee Robinson
The Night Caller
Dr. Jack Costain
The Bees
John Norman
Aftershock
Oliver Quinn
Killing Obsession
Dr. Sachs
Lucky Luke 2
The Man in Black (archive footage)
Scorpion with Two Tails
Arthur Barnard
The Cavern
Joe Cramer
The Last Samurai
Haroun Al-Hakim
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
Self
The Dentros
George Dentro
Lancelot: Guardian of Time
Wolvencroft
Western, Italian Style
Self
Company of Killers
Dave Poohler
The Restless Years
Will Henderson
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
Self
Desire
Joe Hale
Mr. Kingstreet's War
Mr. Kingstreet
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
Self
Running Wild
Vince Pomeroy
The Party Crashers
Mr. Foster
Fight to the Death
Mariano Beltrán
Winchester '73
Dakin McAdam
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Dr. Marcello Bassi
Black Christmas Revisited
Self
The Baby Doll Murders
John Maglia
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
Comentador
The Killers Within
Detective Lewis
Rock, Pretty Baby
Jimmy Daley
For Singles Only
Bret Hendley
Planet Earth
Dylan Hunt
One Too Many
Sergio Puccini
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
Self
Stanley's Girlfriend
Leo
Bottom Feeders
Antonio DiPaolo Jr.
Mark Strikes Again
Altman
Stephen King's Monster Stories
The Final Alliance
Ghost
Hellmaster
Professor Jones
Lo Scorpione a Due Code
Arthur Barnard
Violent Naples
Francesco Capuano
Black Christmas Legacy
Self (archive footage)
Family Killer
Gaspare Ardizzone
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Self
Crossing the Line
Jack Kagan
'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux
Sarge
The Ravagers
Capt. Kermit Dowling
One Dollar Too Many
Clay Watson
House Made of Dawn
Tosamah
The Craving Heart
Richard Tom
Cross Shot
Commissario Jacovella
The Mercy Man
Father McMurray