John Saxon

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-08-05 (85 years old)

Deathday

2020-07-25

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

John Saxon

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 enfor...

Acting

1994

Beverly Hills Cop III

as Orrin Sanderson

1984

A Nightmare on Elm Street

as Lieutenant Thompson

1996

From Dusk Till Dawn

as FBI Agent Stanley Chase

1963

The Cardinal

as Benny Rampell

1989

My Mom's a Werewolf

as Harry Thropen

1973

Mr. Kingstreet's War

as Mr. Kingstreet

1979

1988

Zombie Death House

as Colonel Gordon Burgess

1960

The Unforgiven

as Johnny Portugal

1994

New Nightmare

as John Saxon / Donald Thompson

1982

Wrong Is Right

as Homer Hubbard

1976

Raid on Entebbe

as Maj. Gen. Benny Peled

1980

Cannibal Apocalypse

as Norman Hopper

1962

War Hunt

as Pvt. Raymond Endore

1975

Mitchell

as Walter Deaney

1973

1966

1978

Shalimar

as Colonel Columbus

1966

Queen of Blood

as Allan Brenner

1963

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

as Dr. Marcello Bassi

2009

War Wolves

as Tony Ford

1962

1978

The Bees

as John Norman

2006

Trapped Ashes

as Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")

1995

Jonathan of the Bears

as Fred Goodwin

1965

The Night Caller

as Dr. Jack Costain

1972

Joe Kidd

as Luis Chama

1976

The Swiss Conspiracy

as Robert Hayes

1959

Cry Tough

as Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada

1972

1980

Blood Beach

as Captain Pearson

1979

Fast Company

as Phil Adamson

2006

The Craving Heart

as Richard Tom

1958

The Reluctant Debutante

as David Parkson

1982

Scorpion with Two Tails

as Arthur Barnard

1974

Black Christmas

as Lt. Fuller

1960

Portrait in Black

as Blake Richards

1986

Hands of Steel

as Francis Turner

1992

Animal Instincts

as Otto Van Horne

1979

The Glove

as Sam Kellog

1962

Agostino

as Renzo

1976

1977

1998

2009

Clarkworld

as Self

1974

Planet Earth

as Dylan Hunt

1969

Death of a Gunfighter

as Lou Trinidad

1976

Shadows in an Empty Room

as Sgt. Ned Matthews

2015

Black Christmas Legacy

as Self (archive footage)

1961

Posse from Hell

as Seymour Kern

1956

The Unguarded Moment

as Leonard Bennett

1976

Violent Naples

as Francesco Capuano

1990

Blood Salvage

as Clifford Evans

1980

Beyond Evil

as Larry Andrews

1958

The Restless Years

as Will Henderson

1976

1983

1977

1968

One Dollar Too Many

as Clay Watson

1964

The Cavern

as Joe Cramer

1993

The Baby Doll Murders

as John Maglia

1992

Lucky Luke 2

as The Man in Black (archive footage)

1958

This Happy Feeling

as Bill Tremaine

1991

The Arrival

as Agent Miils

1992

Hellmaster

as Professor Jones

1985

Fever Pitch

as Sports Editor

1975

Strange New World

as Capt. Anthony Vico

1990

Aftershock

as Oliver Quinn

1960

1959

1976

Cross Shot

as Commissario Jacovella

1990

1991

Blackmail

as Gene

1956

Rock, Pretty Baby

as Jimmy Daley

1958

Summer Love

as Jimmy Daley

1993

No Escape, No Return

as James Mitchell

1974

Can Ellen Be Saved?

as James Hallbeck

2001

Night Class

as Murphy

1970

The Intruders

as Billy Pye

1980

Running Scared

as Captain Munoz

1955

Running Wild

as Vince Pomeroy

1966

The Doomsday Flight

as George Ducette

1975

Fight to the Death

as Mariano Beltrán

1973

Family Killer

as Gaspare Ardizzone

1973

Linda

as Jeff Braden

1970

Company of Killers

as Dave Poohler

1969

2006

Pelts

as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson

1968

For Singles Only

as Bret Hendley

1994

Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up

as Charles Searage

1967

Winchester '73

as Dakin McAdam

1954

A Star Is Born

as Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)

1965

The Ravagers

as Capt. Kermit Dowling

1992

Maximum Force

as Captain Fuller

1989

Criminal Act

as Herb Tamplin

1982

Desire

as Joe Hale

1954

It Should Happen to You

as Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)

1973

Snatched

as Paul Maxvill

2000

Living in Fear

as Rev. Leo Hausman

1998

The Party Crashers

as Mr. Foster

1999

Bottom Feeders

as Antonio DiPaolo Jr.

1978

The Immigrants

as Alan Brocker

1990

Crossing the Line

as Jack Kagan

2008

God's Ears

as Lee Robinson

1995

The Killers Within

as Detective Lewis

1994

Killing Obsession

as Dr. Sachs

1999

Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On

as Self (scenes Enter the Dragon) (archive footage)

1998

Bruce Lee: In His Own Words

as Self (archive footage)

1998

Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist

as Self (archive footage)

1982

One Too Many

as Sergio Puccini

1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as Self (archive footage)

1975

Crossfire

as Dave Ambrose

2001

Final Payback

as Police Chief George Moreno

1990

The Last Samurai

as Haroun Al-Hakim

2002

Outta Time

as Darabont

1999

Joseph's Gift

as Jacob Keller

1989

Nightmare Beach

as Strycher

1982

Tenebre

as Bullmer

1985

Brothers-in-Law

as Royal Cane

2003

Pitcher and the Pin-Up

as Michael Curtis

1981

Golden Gate

as Monty Sager

1997

1982

Rooster

as Jerome Brademan

1991

Payoff

as Rafael Concion

2015

The Dentros

as George Dentro

1982

Lo Scorpione a Due Code

as Arthur Barnard

2001

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee

as Self (archive footage)

Production

1988

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