John Saxon

ActorDirector Aug 5 (died age 84) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 1944–2015 (71 year career)

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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 (…

Known For

Film

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Lt. Donald Thompson

Film

From Dusk Till Dawn

FBI Agent Stanley Chase

Film

Enter the Dragon

Roper

Film

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Thompson

Film

Black Christmas

Lt. Fuller

Film

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

John Saxon / Lt. Donald Thompson

Film

Beverly Hills Cop III

Orrin Sanderson

Film

Tenebre

Bullmer

Filmography

Acting (193)

Movies (147)

The Dentros

2015

as George Dentro

Black Christmas Legacy

2015

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s

2012

as Self

7.7

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

as Self

7.8

Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

as John

Clarkworld

as Self

War Wolves

as Tony Ford

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

2009

as Self

8.0

The Mercy Man

2009

as Father McMurray

God's Ears

2008

as Lee Robinson

The 12 Days of Black Christmas

as Self

Pelts

as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson

Trapped Ashes

as Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")

Stanley's Girlfriend

as Leo

The Craving Heart

as Richard Tom

Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon

2004

as Self

8.6

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

2004

as Self

6.0

Pitcher and the Pin-Up

as Michael Curtis

Outta Time

as Darabont

Black Christmas Revisited

2002

as Self

5.0

'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux

2002

as Sarge

Final Payback

2001

as Police Chief George Moreno

Night Class

as Murphy

Living in Fear

as Rev. Leo Hausman

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

2000

as Self

5.9

Joseph's Gift

1999

as Jacob Keller

Welcome to Primetime

1999

as Self

The Party Crashers

1998

as Mr. Foster

1.0

Bottom Feeders

1998

as Antonio DiPaolo Jr.

7.3

The Path of the Dragon

1998

as Self

6.4

The GREATEST : Bruce Lee

1998

as Comentador

7.7

Lancelot: Guardian of Time

1997

as Wolvencroft

4.0

From Dusk Till Dawn

1996

as FBI Agent Stanley Chase

7.0

Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

1995

as Self

10.0

Jonathan of the Bears

as Fred Goodwin

The Killers Within

as Detective Lewis

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

1994

as John Saxon / Lt. Donald Thompson

6.5

Beverly Hills Cop III

1994

as Orrin Sanderson

5.9

Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon

as Self

Killing Obsession

as Dr. Sachs

Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up

1994

as Charles Searage

4.0

The Baby Doll Murders

as John Maglia

No Escape, No Return

as James Mitchell

Animal Instincts

as Otto Van Horne

Maximum Force

as Captain Fuller

Hellmaster

as Professor Jones

Lucky Luke 2

as The Man in Black (archive footage)

Blackmail

as Gene

The Arrival

as Agent Miils

Payoff

as Rafael Concion

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

as Self (archive footage)

The Final Alliance

as Ghost

Aftershock

as Oliver Quinn

Blood Salvage

as Clifford Evans

The Best of the Martial Arts Films

as Self - Host

Crossing the Line

as Jack Kagan

The Last Samurai

as Haroun Al-Hakim

Criminal Act

as Herb Tamplin

Nightmare Beach

as Strycher

My Mom's a Werewolf

as Harry Thropen

Stephen King's Monster Stories

1988

5.0

Zombie Death House

1988

as Colonel Gordon Burgess

4.2

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

as Thompson

Hands of Steel

as Francis Turner

Brothers-in-Law

as Royal Cane

Fever Pitch

as Sports Editor

A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984

as Lt. Donald Thompson

7.3

Solomon Northup's Odyssey

as Epps

The Big Score

as Davis

Prisoners of the Lost Universe

1983

as Kleel

3.5

One Too Many

1982

as Sergio Puccini

Wrong Is Right

as Homer Hubbard

Tenebre

as Bullmer

Scorpion with Two Tails

as Arthur Barnard

Rooster

as Jerome Brademan

Desire

as Joe Hale

Lo Scorpione a Due Code

1982

as Arthur Barnard

Golden Gate

1981

as Monty Sager

Battle Beyond the Stars

as Sador

Cannibal Apocalypse

as Norman Hopper

Blood Beach

as Captain Pearson

Beyond Evil

as Larry Andrews

Running Scared

as Captain Munoz

The Electric Horseman

as Hunt Sears

Fast Company

as Phil Adamson

The Glove

as Sam Kellog

The Bees

as John Norman

Shalimar

as Colonel Columbus

The Immigrants

as Alan Brocker

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

1977

as Frank Di Maggio

6.6

Moonshine County Express

1977

as J.B. Johnson

4.7

Raid on Entebbe

1976

as Maj. Gen. Benny Peled

Mark Strikes Again

as Altman

Violent Naples

as Francesco Capuano

A Special Cop in Action

as Albertelli

The Swiss Conspiracy

as Robert Hayes

Cross Shot

as Commissario Jacovella

6.1

Shadows in an Empty Room

1976

as Sgt. Ned Matthews

5.7

Strange New World

1975

as Capt. Anthony Vico

Mitchell

as Walter Deaney

Fight to the Death

as Mariano Beltrán

Crossfire

as Dave Ambrose

Black Christmas

as Lt. Fuller

Planet Earth

as Dylan Hunt

Can Ellen Be Saved?

as James Hallbeck

Snatched

as Paul Maxvill

Enter the Dragon

as Roper

Family Killer

as Gaspare Ardizzone

Mr. Kingstreet's War

as Mr. Kingstreet

Linda

as Jeff Braden

Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon

1973

as Self

Joe Kidd

1972

as Luis Chama

6.4

House Made of Dawn

1972

as Tosamah

Company of Killers

as Dave Poohler

The Intruders

as Billy Pye

Istanbul Express

as Cheval

Death of a Gunfighter

1969

as Lou Trinidad

6.2

Western, Italian Style

as Self

For Singles Only

as Bret Hendley

One Dollar Too Many

as Clay Watson

Winchester '73

as Dakin McAdam

Queen of Blood

as Allan Brenner

The Appaloosa

as Chuy

The Doomsday Flight

as George Ducette

The Ravagers

as Capt. Kermit Dowling

The Night Caller

as Dr. Jack Costain

The Cavern

as Joe Cramer

The Cardinal

as Benny Rampell

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

1963

as Dr. Marcello Bassi

Agostino

as Renzo

War Hunt

as Pvt. Raymond Endore

6.5

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

as Byron Grant

Posse from Hell

as Seymour Kern

The Plunderers

as Rondo

The Unforgiven

as Johnny Portugal

Portrait in Black

as Blake Richards

The Big Fisherman

as Voldi

Cry Tough

as Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada

5.8

The Reluctant Debutante

as David Parkson

This Happy Feeling

as Bill Tremaine

Summer Love

as Jimmy Daley

The Restless Years

as Will Henderson

Rock, Pretty Baby

as Jimmy Daley

The Unguarded Moment

as Leonard Bennett

Running Wild

as Vince Pomeroy

A Star Is Born

1954

as Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)

7.1

It Should Happen to You

1954

as Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)

7.0

Television (46)

Masters of Horror

2005

as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson

7.1

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

as Walter Gordon

7.6

Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story

as Richard Brooks

Melrose Place

as Henry Waxman

Lucky Luke

as The Man in Black

Matlock

as John Franklin

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Garth December

Murder, She Wrote

as Jerry Lydecker

Finder of Lost Loves

as Zach Donahue

The A-Team

as Martin James

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

as Dirk Fredericks

6.5

Hardcastle and McCormick

as Martin Cody

Masquerade

Hotel

as Jack Curtis

Falcon Crest

as Tony Cumson

Magnum, P.I.

as Ed Russler

Fantasy Island

as Roger Sullivan

The Fantastic Journey

as Consul Tarant

79 Park Avenue

as Harry Vito

Quincy, M.E.

as Publisher Charles Desskasa

Once an Eagle

as Capt. Townshend

Starsky & Hutch

as René Nadasy

Wonder Woman

as Captain Radl

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974

as Maj. Frederick Sloan

The Rockford Files

as Dave Delaroux

Petrocelli

as Richie Martin

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

as Vincent 'Vince' Hagopian Jr.

Banacek

as Harry Harland

Banyon

as Johnny Clay

Kung Fu

as Raven

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as Mike Tedesca

Night Gallery

as Ianto

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969

as Dr. Theodore Stuart

Hawaii Five-O

as Harry Clive

The Name of the Game

as Peter Max

It Takes a Thief

as Dead Man

Ironside

as Eric Saginor

The Time Tunnel

as Marco Polo

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Mario Silvetti

Burke's Law

as Bud Charney

The Virginian

as Dell Stetler

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Bonanza

as Steven Friday

Gunsmoke

as Dingo

General Electric Theater

1953

as Martin Glass

6.4

Golden Globe Awards

1944

as Self - Audience Member

7.2

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Zombie Death House

1988

Director

4.2