John Saxon
Known for: Acting
Born: August 5, 1935
Died: July 25, 2020
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
Mr. Kingstreet's War
1973
Cannibal Apocalypse
1980
War Hunt
1962
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
1963
Stanley's Girlfriend
2006
War Wolves
2009
The Bees
1978
The Night Caller
1965
Cry Tough
1959
The Glove
1979
Planet Earth
1974
Beyond Evil
1980
The Restless Years
1958
Moonshine County Express
1977
The Arrival
1991
Hellmaster
1992
Strange New World
1975
Rock, Pretty Baby
1956
Summer Love
1958
Fight to the Death
1975
For Singles Only
1968
The Ravagers
1965
Maximum Force
1992
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
1990
Bottom Feeders
1998
One Too Many
1982
'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux
2002
My Mom's a Werewolf
1989
Enter the Dragon
1973
Jonathan of the Bears
1995
The Craving Heart
2006
Mark Strikes Again
1976
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
1977
Shadows in an Empty Room
1976
Posse from Hell
1961
Violent Naples
1976
A Special Cop in Action
1976
One Dollar Too Many
1968
The Cavern
1964
The Baby Doll Murders
1993
Aftershock
1990
The Plunderers
1960
Cross Shot
1976
Family Killer
1973
Istanbul Express
1969
Pelts
2006
Winchester '73
1967
Desire
1982
The Party Crashers
1998
Killing Obsession
1994
Crossfire
1975
Tenebre
1982
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
2006
Zombie Death House
1988
Mitchell
1975
The Appaloosa
1966
Queen of Blood
1966
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980
Joe Kidd
1972
Fast Company
1979
The Reluctant Debutante
1958
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
1983
The Unguarded Moment
1956
The Big Score
1983
This Happy Feeling
1958
The Big Fisherman
1959
The Final Alliance
1990
Blackmail
1991
God's Ears
2008
The Killers Within
1995
Final Payback
2001
Lancelot: Guardian of Time
1997
The Dentros
2015
Stephen King's Monster Stories
1988
The Unforgiven
1960
The Swiss Conspiracy
1976
Blood Beach
1980
Black Christmas
1974
No Escape, No Return
1993
Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974
Night Class
2001
The Intruders
1970
The Doomsday Flight
1966
Linda
1973
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
1994
Criminal Act
1989
Brothers-in-Law
1985
Payoff
1991
The Mercy Man
2009
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
The Electric Horseman
1979
Shalimar
1978
Portrait in Black
1960
Blood Salvage
1990
Welcome to Primetime
1999
Running Scared
1980
Living in Fear
2000
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
Wrong Is Right
1982
Raid on Entebbe
1976
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
1994
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
Animal Instincts
1992
Agostino
1962
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
2012
Fever Pitch
1985
Running Wild
1955
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
Snatched
1973
Crossing the Line
1990
The Last Samurai
1990
Joseph's Gift
1999
Nightmare Beach
1989
Golden Gate
1981
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
1973
Trapped Ashes
2006
Scorpion with Two Tails
1982
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
2010
Black Christmas Revisited
2002
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
2004
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994
House Made of Dawn
1972
Company of Killers
1970
The Cardinal
1963
Clarkworld
2009
Lucky Luke 2
1992
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
2000
Lo Scorpione a Due Code
1982
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
1998
Death of a Gunfighter
1969
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
1995
Outta Time
2002
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
Hands of Steel
1986
Western, Italian Style
1968
The Immigrants
1978
The Path of the Dragon
1998
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
2003
Black Christmas Legacy
2015
Rooster
1982
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
It Should Happen to You
1954
Old Dogs
2009
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Masters of Horror
2005
Gunsmoke
1955
Wonder Woman
1975
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
A Star Is Born
1954
Lucky Luke
1992
Masquerade
1983
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The A-Team
1983
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
Night Gallery
1970
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Once an Eagle
1976
Starsky & Hutch
1975
The Name of the Game
1968
Bonanza
1959
The Rockford Files
1974
Ironside
1967
Banyon
1972
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Melrose Place
1992
It Takes a Thief
1968
Fantasy Island
1978
79 Park Avenue
1977
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
Matlock
1986
Petrocelli
1974
Hotel
1982
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Banacek
1972
The Virginian
1962
Kung Fu
1972
Burke's Law
1963
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
General Electric Theater
1953
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Falcon Crest
1981
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Magnum, P.I.
1980
The Fantastic Journey
1977
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
1995
The Time Tunnel
1966
The Immigrants
1978
Monsters
1988