John Saxon
John Saxon
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.
Filmografia ( 148 obras)
| Ano | Nota | Título | Personagem |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Black Christmas Legacy | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2015 | The Dentros | George Dentro | |
| 2012 | Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s | Self | |
| 2010 | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self | |
| 2010 | Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen | John | |
| 2009 | Clarkworld | Self | |
| 2009 | The Mercy Man | Father McMurray | |
| 2009 | Como Bruce Lee Mudou o Mundo | Self | |
| 2009 | War Wolves | Tony Ford | |
| 2008 | God's Ears | Lee Robinson | |
| 2006 | The 12 Days of Black Christmas | Self | |
| 2006 | Pelts | Jeb 'Pa' Jameson | |
| 2006 | Armadilha do Terror | Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend") | |
| 2006 | The Craving Heart | Richard Tom | |
| 2006 | Stanley's Girlfriend | Leo | |
| 2004 | Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon | Self | |
| 2004 | Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off | Self | |
| 2003 | Pitcher and the Pin-Up | Michael Curtis | |
| 2002 | Black Christmas Revisited | Self | |
| 2002 | Em Rota de Fuga | Darabont | |
| 2002 | 'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux | Sarge | |
| 2001 | Night Class | Murphy | |
| 2001 | Revanche Sangrenta | Police Chief George Moreno | |
| 2000 | Living in Fear | Rev. Leo Hausman | |
| 2000 | Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre | Self | |
| 1999 | Welcome to Primetime | Self | |
| 1999 | Bottom Feeders | Antonio DiPaolo Jr. | |
| 1999 | Joseph's Gift | Jacob Keller | |
| 1998 | The GREATEST : Bruce Lee | Comentador | |
| 1998 | The Party Crashers | Mr. Foster | |
| 1998 | The Path of the Dragon | Self | |
| 1997 | Lancelot: Guardian of Time | Wolvencroft | |
| 1996 | Um Drink no Inferno | FBI Agent Stanley Chase | |
| 1995 | Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities | Self | |
| 1995 | Jonathan degli orsi | Fred Goodwin | |
| 1995 | The Killers Within | Detective Lewis | |
| 1994 | Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up | Charles Searage | |
| 1994 | O Novo Pesadelo: O Retorno de Freddy Krueger | Self | |
| 1994 | Killing Obsession | Dr. Sachs | |
| 1994 | Um Tira da Pesada 3 | Orrin Sanderson | |
| 1994 | Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon | Self | |
| 1993 | Sem Saida, Sem Volta | James Mitchell | |
| 1993 | The Baby Doll Murders | John Maglia | |
| 1992 | Hellmaster | Professor Jones | |
| 1992 | Animal Instincts | Otto Van Horne | |
| 1992 | Força Máxima | Captain Fuller | |
| 1992 | Lucky Luke 2 | The Man in Black (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Blackmail: Crime e Vingança | Gene | |
| 1991 | Payoff | Rafael Concion | |
| 1991 | The Arrival | Agent Miils | |
| 1990 | Aftershock | Oliver Quinn | |
| 1990 | Blood Salvage | Clifford Evans | |
| 1990 | Linha de Chegada | Jack Kagan | |
| 1990 | The Final Alliance | Ghost | |
| 1990 | The Last Samurai | Haroun Al-Hakim | |
| 1990 | O Melhor das Artes Marciais | Self - Host | |
| 1989 | Criminal Act | Herb Tamplin | |
| 1989 | A Praia do Pesadelo | Strycher | |
| 1989 | My Mom's a Werewolf | Harry Thropen | |
| 1988 | Zombie Death House | Colonel Gordon Burgess | |
| 1988 | Zombie Death House | Director | |
| 1988 | Stephen King's Monster Stories | - | |
| 1987 | A Hora do Pesadelo 3: Os Guerreiros dos Sonhos | Thompson | |
| 1986 | Keruak, o Exterminador de Aço | Francis Turner | |
| 1985 | A Febre do Jogo | Sports Editor | |
| 1985 | Brothers-in-Law | Royal Cane | |
| 1984 | Solomon Northup's Odyssey | Epps | |
| 1984 | A Hora do Pesadelo | Lieutenant Thompson | |
| 1983 | Prisoners of the Lost Universe | Kleel | |
| 1983 | The Big Score | Davis | |
| 1982 | Desire | Joe Hale | |
| 1982 | Tenebre | Bullmer | |
| 1982 | Assassinio al cimitero etrusco | Arthur Barnard | |
| 1982 | Rooster | Jerome Brademan | |
| 1982 | Una di troppo | Sergio Puccini | |
| 1982 | O Homem com a Lente Mortal | Homer Hubbard | |
| 1982 | Lo Scorpione a Due Code | Arthur Barnard | |
| 1981 | Golden Gate | Monty Sager | |
| 1980 | Running Scared | Captain Munoz | |
| 1980 | Mercenários das Galáxias | Sador | |
| 1980 | Areia Sangrenta | Captain Pearson | |
| 1980 | Apocalypse Domani | Norman Hopper | |
| 1980 | Beyond Evil | Larry Andrews | |
| 1979 | O Cavaleiro Elétrico | Hunt Sears | |
| 1979 | The Glove | Sam Kellog | |
| 1979 | Escuderia do Poder | Phil Adamson | |
| 1978 | शालीमार | Colonel Columbus | |
| 1978 | The Immigrants | Alan Brocker | |
| 1978 | The Bees | John Norman | |
| 1977 | Moonshine County Express | J.B. Johnson | |
| 1977 | O Cínico, O Infame, O Violento | Frank Di Maggio | |
| 1976 | La Legge Violenta Della Squadra Anticrimine | Commissario Jacovella | |
| 1976 | Resgate Fantástico | Maj. Gen. Benny Peled | |
| 1976 | Italia a mano armata | Albertelli | |
| 1976 | Mark colpisce ancora | Altman | |
| 1976 | Napoli violenta | Francesco Capuano | |
| 1976 | Una Magnum Special per Tony Saitta | Sgt. Ned Matthews | |
| 1976 | Conspiração na Suíça | Robert Hayes | |
| 1975 | Mitchell | Walter Deaney | |
| 1975 | Strange New World | Capt. Anthony Vico | |
| 1975 | Crossfire | Dave Ambrose | |
| 1975 | Metralleta 'Stein' | Mariano Beltrán | |
| 1974 | Noite do Terror | Lt. Fuller | |
| 1974 | Planet Earth | Dylan Hunt | |
| 1974 | Can Ellen Be Saved? | James Hallbeck | |
| 1973 | Linda | Jeff Braden | |
| 1973 | Operação Dragão | Roper | |
| 1973 | Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon | Self | |
| 1973 | Mr. Kingstreet's War | Mr. Kingstreet | |
| 1973 | Baciamo le mani | Gaspare Ardizzone | |
| 1973 | Snatched | Paul Maxvill | |
| 1972 | Joe Kidd | Luis Chama | |
| 1972 | House Made of Dawn | Tosamah | |
| 1970 | The Intruders | Billy Pye | |
| 1970 | Company of Killers | Dave Poohler | |
| 1969 | Só Matando | Lou Trinidad | |
| 1969 | Istanbul Express | Cheval | |
| 1968 | Vou, Vejo E Disparo | Clay Watson | |
| 1968 | For Singles Only | Bret Hendley | |
| 1968 | Western, Italian Style | Self | |
| 1967 | Winchester '73 | Dakin McAdam | |
| 1966 | The Doomsday Flight | George Ducette | |
| 1966 | Sangue em Sonora | Chuy | |
| 1966 | Queen of Blood | Allan Brenner | |
| 1965 | The Night Caller | Dr. Jack Costain | |
| 1965 | The Ravagers | Capt. Kermit Dowling | |
| 1964 | Sette contro la morte | Joe Cramer | |
| 1963 | O Cardeal | Benny Rampell | |
| 1963 | Olhos Diabólicos | Dr. Marcello Bassi | |
| 1962 | Agostino | Renzo | |
| 1962 | As Férias do Papai | Byron Grant | |
| 1962 | Obsessão de Matar | Pvt. Raymond Endore | |
| 1961 | Quadrilha do Inferno | Seymour Kern | |
| 1960 | The Plunderers | Rondo | |
| 1960 | Retrato em Negro | Blake Richards | |
| 1960 | O Passado Não Perdoa | Johnny Portugal | |
| 1959 | O Pescador da Galileia | Voldi | |
| 1959 | Cry Tough | Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada | |
| 1958 | The Restless Years | Will Henderson | |
| 1958 | Brotinho Indócil | David Parkson | |
| 1958 | This Happy Feeling | Bill Tremaine | |
| 1958 | Summer Love | Jimmy Daley | |
| 1956 | Na Voragem de uma Paixão | Leonard Bennett | |
| 1956 | Rock, Pretty Baby | Jimmy Daley | |
| 1955 | Running Wild | Vince Pomeroy | |
| 1954 | Nasce uma Estrela | Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited) | |
| 1954 | Demônio de Mulher | Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited) |
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