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John Saxon
John Saxon’s screen credits include Lt. Donald Thompson in A Nightmare on Elm Street, Roper in Enter the Dragon, and Orrin Sanderson in Beverly Hills Cop III.
Born August 5, 1935† July 25, 2020 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA3 movies on MoviHero
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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). …
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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.
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- 2018The Green FogSelf
- 2015Black Christmas LegacySelf (archive footage)
- 2015The DentrosGeorge Dentro
- 2012Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70sSelf
- 2010Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street LegacySelf
- 2010Bring Me the Head of Lance HenriksenJohn
- 2009Old DogsLee Robinson
- 2009ClarkworldSelf
- 2009The Mercy ManFather McMurray
- 2009How Bruce Lee Changed the WorldSelf
- 2009War WolvesTony Ford
- 2008God's EarsLee Robinson
- 2006The 12 Days of Black ChristmasSelf
- 2006PeltsJeb 'Pa' Jameson
- 2006Trapped AshesLeo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")
- 2006The Craving HeartRichard Tom
- 2006Stanley's GirlfriendLeo
- 2004Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the DragonSelf
- 2004Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-ScreenSelf
- 2003Pitcher and the Pin-UpMichael Curtis
- 2002Black Christmas RevisitedSelf
- 2002Outta TimeDarabont
- 2002'Cannibal Apocalypse' ReduxSarge
- 2001The Unbeatable Bruce LeeSelf
- 2001Night ClassMurphy
- 2001Final PaybackPolice Chief George Moreno
- 2000Living in FearRev. Leo Hausman
- 2000Mario Bava: Maestro of the MacabreSelf
- 1999Welcome to PrimetimeSelf
- 1999Joseph's GiftJacob Keller
- 1998The GREATEST : Bruce LeeComentador
- 1998The Party CrashersMr. Foster
- 1998Bottom FeedersAntonio DiPaolo Jr.
- 1998The Path of the DragonSelf
- 1997Lancelot: Guardian of TimeWolvencroft
- 1996From Dusk Till DawnFBI Agent Stanley Chase
- 1995Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood CelebritiesSelf
- 1995Jonathan of the BearsFred Goodwin
- 1995The Killers WithinDetective Lewis
- 1994Frame-Up II: The Cover-UpCharles Searage
- 1994Wes Craven's New NightmareJohn Saxon / Lt. Donald Thompson
- 1994Killing ObsessionDr. Sachs
- 1994Bruce Lee: The Immortal DragonSelf
- 1993No Escape, No ReturnJames Mitchell
- 1993The Baby Doll MurdersJohn Maglia
- 1992HellmasterProfessor Jones
- 1992Animal InstinctsOtto Van Horne
- 1992Maximum ForceCaptain Fuller
- 1992Lucky Luke 2The Man in Black (archive footage)
- 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerSelf (archive footage)
- 1991BlackmailGene
- 1991Solomon Northup's OdysseyEpps
- 1991PayoffRafael Concion
- 1991The ArrivalAgent Miils
- 1990AftershockOliver Quinn
- 1990Blood SalvageClifford Evans
- 1990Crossing the LineJack Kagan
- 1990The Final AllianceGhost
- 1990The Last SamuraiHaroun Al-Hakim
- 1990The Best of the Martial Arts FilmsSelf - Host
- 1989Nightmare BeachStrycher
- 1989My Mom's a WerewolfHarry Thropen
- 1989Criminal ActHerb Tamplin
- 1988Zombie Death HouseDirector · Colonel Gordon Burgess
- 1988Stephen King's Monster StoriesActor
- 1987A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsThompson
- 1986Hands of SteelFrancis Turner
- 1985Fever PitchSports Editor
- 1985Brothers-in-LawRoyal Cane
- 1983Prisoners of the Lost UniverseKleel
- 1983The Big ScoreDavis
- 1982DesireJoe Hale
- 1982TenebreBullmer
- 1982Scorpion with Two TailsArthur Barnard
- 1982RoosterJerome Brademan
- 1982One Too ManySergio Puccini
- 1982Wrong Is RightHomer Hubbard
- 1982Lo Scorpione a Due CodeArthur Barnard
- 1981Golden GateMonty Sager
- 1980Running ScaredCaptain Munoz
- 1980Battle Beyond the StarsSador
- 1980Blood BeachCaptain Pearson
- 1980Cannibal ApocalypseNorman Hopper
- 1980Beyond EvilLarry Andrews
- 1979The Electric HorsemanHunt Sears
- 1979The GloveSam Kellog
- 1979Fast CompanyPhil Adamson
- 1978ShalimarColonel Columbus
- 1978The BeesJohn Norman
- 1977Moonshine County ExpressJ.B. Johnson
- 1977The Cynic, the Rat & the FistFrank Di Maggio
- 1976Cross ShotCommissario Jacovella
- 1976Raid on EntebbeMaj. Gen. Benny Peled
- 1976A Special Cop in ActionAlbertelli
- 1976Mark Strikes AgainAltman
- 1976Violent NaplesFrancesco Capuano
- 1976Shadows in an Empty RoomSgt. Ned Matthews
- 1976The Swiss ConspiracyRobert Hayes
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