John Saxon
AKA: Carmine Orrico
Birthday: 1935-08-05
Died: 2020-07-25
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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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 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.
Filmography
Character: Orrin Sanderson
Character: Lieutenant Thompson
Character: Donald Thompson
Character: Mr. Kingstreet
Character: Colonel Gordon Burgess
Character: Johnny Portugal
Character: John Saxon / Donald Thompson
Character: Maj. Gen. Benny Peled
Character: Pvt. Raymond Endore
Character: Colonel Columbus
Character: Dr. Marcello Bassi
Character: Dr. Jack Costain
Character: Captain Pearson
Character: Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada
Character: Arthur Barnard
Character: Blake Richards
Character: Francis Turner
Character: Otto Van Horne
Character: Frank Di Maggio
Character: Sgt. Ned Matthews
Character: Leonard Bennett
Character: Francesco Capuano
Character: Clifford Evans
Character: Will Henderson
Character: The Man in Black
Character: Professor Jones
Character: Captain Anthony Vico
Character: Commissario Jacovella
Character: James Hallbeck
Character: George Ducette
Character: Mariano Beltrán
Character: Gaspare Ardizzone
Character: James Mitchell
Character: Charles Searage
Character: Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
Character: Capt. Kermit Dowling
Character: Captain Fuller
Character: Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)
Character: Rev. Leo Hausman
Character: Antonio DiPaolo Jr.
Character: Detective Lewis
Character: Self (scenes Enter the Dragon) (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Sergio Puccini the notary
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Police Chief George Moreno
Character: Haroun Al-Hakim
Character: Michael Curtis
Character: Jerome Brademan
Character: Rafael Concion
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)