Cast
John Saxon
Acting
Cast
John Saxon
Known for
Acting
Born
1935-08-05
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
2020-07-25
Also known as Carmine Orrico
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.
A Nightmare on Elm Street
as Lt. Donald Thompson
From Dusk Till Dawn
as FBI Agent Stanley Chase
Enter the Dragon
as Roper
Animal Instincts
as Otto Van Horne
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
as John Saxon / Lt. Donald Thompson
Beverly Hills Cop III
as Orrin Sanderson
Old Dogs
as Lee Robinson
The Unforgiven
as Johnny Portugal
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
as Thompson
Joe Kidd
as Luis Chama
Battle Beyond the Stars
as Sador
Night Class
as Murphy
A Star Is Born
as Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)
The Cardinal
as Benny Rampell
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self
Tenebre
as Bullmer
War Hunt
as Pvt. Raymond Endore
Blood Beach
as Captain Pearson
Black Christmas
as Lt. Fuller
Istanbul Express
as Cheval
Linda
as Jeff Braden
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
as Self
The Appaloosa
as Chuy
Hellmaster
as Professor Jones
Raid on Entebbe
as Maj. Gen. Benny Peled
Hands of Steel
as Francis Turner
Payoff
as Rafael Concion
Nightmare Beach
as Strycher
Criminal Act
as Herb Tamplin
Trapped Ashes
as Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")
Zombie Death House
as Colonel Gordon Burgess
Winchester '73
as Dakin McAdam
Death of a Gunfighter
as Lou Trinidad
The Plunderers
as Rondo
Snatched
as Paul Maxvill
Moonshine County Express
as J.B. Johnson
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Self (archive footage)
The Intruders
as Billy Pye
Cannibal Apocalypse
as Norman Hopper
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
as Self
The Bees
as John Norman
Posse from Hell
as Seymour Kern
It Should Happen to You
as Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)
This Happy Feeling
as Bill Tremaine
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
as Self - Host
The Electric Horseman
as Hunt Sears
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
as Byron Grant
The Reluctant Debutante
as David Parkson
Mitchell
as Walter Deaney
Running Scared
as Captain Munoz
The Big Fisherman
as Voldi
Wrong Is Right
as Homer Hubbard
The Ravagers
as Capt. Kermit Dowling
A Special Cop in Action
as Albertelli
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
as Dr. Marcello Bassi
Final Payback
as Police Chief George Moreno
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
as Kleel
The Immigrants
as Alan Brocker
The Killers Within
as Detective Lewis
Jonathan of the Bears
as Fred Goodwin
The Glove
as Sam Kellog
The Arrival
as Agent Miils
Agostino
as Renzo
Joseph's Gift
as Jacob Keller
Portrait in Black
as Blake Richards
Violent Naples
as Francesco Capuano
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
as Self
Strange New World
as Capt. Anthony Vico
No Escape, No Return
as James Mitchell
The Path of the Dragon
as Self
The Swiss Conspiracy
as Robert Hayes
Outta Time
as Darabont
Fast Company
as Phil Adamson
The Last Samurai
as Haroun Al-Hakim
Cross Shot
as Commissario Jacovella
Maximum Force
as Captain Fuller
War Wolves
as Tony Ford
Shalimar
as Colonel Columbus
Pelts
as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
as Epps
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
as John
Golden Gate
as Monty Sager
Aftershock
as Oliver Quinn
House Made of Dawn
as Tosamah
Living in Fear
as Rev. Leo Hausman
Fight to the Death
as Mariano Beltrán
Shadows in an Empty Room
as Sgt. Ned Matthews
Queen of Blood
as Allan Brenner
Brothers-in-Law
as Royal Cane
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
as Self
My Mom's a Werewolf
as Harry Thropen
The Night Caller
as Dr. Jack Costain
Cry Tough
as Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
as Self
Planet Earth
as Dylan Hunt
The Doomsday Flight
as George Ducette
Running Wild
as Vince Pomeroy
One Dollar Too Many
as Clay Watson
Killing Obsession
as Dr. Sachs
Fever Pitch
as Sports Editor
Lucky Luke 2
as The Man in Black (archive footage)
Blood Salvage
as Clifford Evans
Stephen King's Monster Stories
Rock, Pretty Baby
as Jimmy Daley
Beyond Evil
as Larry Andrews
Blackmail
as Gene
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
as Frank Di Maggio
Scorpion with Two Tails
as Arthur Barnard
Crossfire
as Dave Ambrose
Mr. Kingstreet's War
as Mr. Kingstreet
Mark Strikes Again
as Altman
The Unguarded Moment
as Leonard Bennett
Clarkworld
as Self
Can Ellen Be Saved?
as James Hallbeck
Summer Love
as Jimmy Daley
God's Ears
as Lee Robinson
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
as Michael Curtis
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
as Self
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
as Self
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
as Self
The Restless Years
as Will Henderson
Rooster
as Jerome Brademan
Lancelot: Guardian of Time
as Wolvencroft
The Final Alliance
as Ghost
The Cavern
as Joe Cramer
Crossing the Line
as Jack Kagan
Western, Italian Style
as Self
The Party Crashers
as Mr. Foster
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
as Comentador
The Big Score
as Davis
Lo Scorpione a Due Code
as Arthur Barnard
For Singles Only
as Bret Hendley
Welcome to Primetime
as Self
Black Christmas Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
Family Killer
as Gaspare Ardizzone
The Baby Doll Murders
as John Maglia
Company of Killers
as Dave Poohler
Desire
as Joe Hale
Stanley's Girlfriend
as Leo
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
as Charles Searage
Bottom Feeders
as Antonio DiPaolo Jr.
Black Christmas Revisited
as Self
The Dentros
as George Dentro
One Too Many
as Sergio Puccini
The Craving Heart
as Richard Tom
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
as Self
'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux
as Sarge
The Mercy Man
as Father McMurray