Acting credits
187
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
John Saxon
Acting
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Movies: 142Series: 45Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 11163
IMDb ID: nm0768334
Known for: Acting
Born: August 5, 1935
Died: July 25, 2020
Age: 84
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2015
Years active: 72
Average TMDB rating: 6.32
Wikidata: Q470591
Also known as
Carmine Orrico
Other jobs
Director (1)
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.
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Movie credits linked with John Saxon.
8.0
Black Christmas Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
2015 Movie
The Dentros
as George Dentro
2015 Movie
7.7
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
as Self
2012 Movie
7.8
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self
2010 Movie
6.1
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
as John
2010 Movie
10.0
Clarkworld
as Self
2009 Movie
The Mercy Man
as Father McMurray
2009 Movie
8.0
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
as Self
2009 Movie
3.2
War Wolves
as Tony Ford
2009 Movie
God's Ears
as Lee Robinson
2008 Movie
4.0
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
as Self
2006 Movie
5.6
Pelts
as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
2006 Movie
5.0
Trapped Ashes
as Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")
2006 Movie
8.6
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
as Self
2004 Movie
6.0
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
as Self
2004 Movie
6.2
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
as Michael Curtis
2003 Movie
5.0
Black Christmas Revisited
as Self
2002 Movie
1.7
Outta Time
as Darabont
2002 Movie
2.9
Night Class
as Murphy
2001 Movie
3.5
Final Payback
as Police Chief George Moreno
2001 Movie
3.9
Living in Fear
as Rev. Leo Hausman
2000 Movie
5.9
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
as Self
2000 Movie
Welcome to Primetime
as Self
1999 Movie
Joseph's Gift
as Jacob Keller
1999 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Saxon.
7.1
Masters of Horror
as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Walter Gordon • 1 eps
2000 Series
6.0
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
as Richard Brooks • 2 eps
1995 Series
5.9
Melrose Place
as Henry Waxman • 5 eps
1992 Series
5.8
Lucky Luke
1992 Series
7.1
Matlock
as John Franklin • 1 eps
1986 Series
7.2
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Garth December • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Marco Gambini • 1 eps
1984 Series
5.7
Finder of Lost Loves
as Zach Donahue • 1 eps
1984 Series
5.0
Masquerade
1 eps
1983 Series
6.4
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
as Dirk Fredericks • 2 eps
1983 Series
6.4
Hardcastle and McCormick
as Martin Cody • 2 eps
1983 Series
7.5
The A-Team
as Martin James • 1 eps
1983 Series
6.8
Hotel
as Jack Curtis • 1 eps
1982 Series
5.5
Falcon Crest
as Tony Cumson • 32 eps
1981 Series
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
as Ed Russler • 1 eps
1980 Series
6.4
Fantasy Island
as Dr. Roger Sullivan • 1 eps
1978 Series
4.8
79 Park Avenue
as Harry Vito • 2 eps
1977 Series
5.9
The Fantastic Journey
as Consul Tarant • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.8
Once an Eagle
as Capt. Townshend • 7 eps
1976 Series
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
as Publisher Charles Desskasa • 1 eps
1976 Series
7.0
Wonder Woman
as Captain Radl • 2 eps
1975 Series
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
as René Nadasy • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.6
The Rockford Files
as Dave Delaroux • 1 eps
1974 Series