Directed credits
1
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Beginning to build directing work.

Acting
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Directed credits
1
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
TMDB popularity
1.3
Low visibility
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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
Frequent jobs
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.








Movies directed by John Saxon.
Highest rated movies linked with John Saxon.
as Self
as Roper
as Lieutenant Thompson
as Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)
as FBI Agent Stanley Chase
as Lt. Fuller
as Dr. Marcello Bassi
as Bullmer
as Thompson
as Self
as Luis Chama
as Byron Grant
Highest rated series linked with John Saxon.
as Ianto • 1 eps
as Raven • 1 eps
as Walter Gordon • 1 eps
as Marco Polo • 1 eps
as Dave Delaroux • 1 eps
as Marco Gambini • 1 eps
as Chief Jocova • 1 eps
as Publisher Charles Desskasa • 1 eps
as Martin James • 1 eps
as Ed Russler • 1 eps
as Maj. Frederick Sloan • 1 eps
as René Nadasy • 1 eps
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Saxon.
Most viewed series linked with John Saxon.
as Walter Gordon • 1 eps
as Self • 2 eps
as Chief Jocova • 1 eps
as Marco Gambini • 1 eps
as Martin James • 1 eps
as Ed Russler • 1 eps
as Henry Waxman • 5 eps
as Self - Presenter • 2 eps
as Tony Cumson • 32 eps
as Maj. Frederick Sloan • 1 eps
as Dave Delaroux • 1 eps
as Harry Clive • 1 eps
Movie cast credits for John Saxon.
as Self (archive footage)
as George Dentro
as Self
as Self
as John
as Self
as Father McMurray
as Self
as Tony Ford
as Lee Robinson
as Self
as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
Series cast credits for John Saxon.
as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson • 1 eps
as Walter Gordon • 1 eps
as Richard Brooks • 2 eps
as Henry Waxman • 5 eps
as John Franklin • 1 eps
as Garth December • 1 eps
as Marco Gambini • 1 eps
as Zach Donahue • 1 eps
1 eps
as Dirk Fredericks • 2 eps
as Martin Cody • 2 eps