credits of
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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
November 24th, 2015 | Black Christmas Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 8 | |
February 1st, 2015 | The Dentros | George Dentro | TBD | |
March 30th, 2012 | Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s | Self | 7.7 | |
May 4th, 2010 | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self | 7.8 | |
January 1st, 2010 | Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen | John | 6.1 | |
November 24th, 2009 | Old Dogs | Lee Robinson | 5.6 | |
November 3rd, 2009 | Clarkworld | Self | 10 | |
October 24th, 2009 | The Mercy Man | Father McMurray | TBD | |
May 17th, 2009 | How Bruce Lee Changed the World | Self | 8 | |
March 8th, 2009 | War Wolves | Tony Ford | 3.2 | |
June 10th, 2008 | God's Ears | Lee Robinson | TBD | |
December 5th, 2006 | The 12 Days of Black Christmas | Self | 4 | |
December 1st, 2006 | Pelts | Jeb 'Pa' Jameson | 5.6 | |
September 12th, 2006 | Trapped Ashes | Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend") | 5.1 | |
July 28th, 2006 | The Craving Heart | Richard Tom | 3.3 | |
May 17th, 2006 | Stanley's Girlfriend | Leo | 8 | |
November 28th, 2004 | Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon | Self | 8.7 | |
September 4th, 2004 | Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen | Self | 6.5 | |
June 14th, 2003 | Pitcher and the Pin-Up | Michael Curtis | 6.1 | |
December 3rd, 2002 | Black Christmas Revisited | Self | 5 | |
March 28th, 2002 | Outta Time | Darabont | 3 | |
March 19th, 2002 | 'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux | Sarge | TBD | |
December 18th, 2001 | The Unbeatable Bruce Lee | TBD | 8.4 | |
October 23rd, 2001 | Night Class | Murphy | 3.3 | |
April 24th, 2001 | Final Payback | Police Chief George Moreno | 4.6 | |
December 31st, 2000 | Living in Fear | Rev. Leo Hausman | 4.6 | |
October 1st, 2000 | Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre | Self | 6.1 | |
September 8th, 1999 | Welcome to Primetime | Self | 9 | |
January 1st, 1999 | Joseph's Gift | Jacob Keller | 7 | |
October 6th, 1998 | The GREATEST : Bruce Lee | Comentador | 7.7 | |
September 10th, 1998 | The Party Crashers | Mr. Foster | 3.3 | |
January 1st, 1998 | Bottom Feeders | Antonio DiPaolo Jr. | 7.5 | |
January 1st, 1998 | The Path of the Dragon | Self | 6.8 | |
January 3rd, 1997 | Lancelot: Guardian of Time | Wolvencroft | 4.3 | |
January 19th, 1996 | From Dusk Till Dawn | FBI Agent Stanley Chase | 7 | |
August 28th, 1995 | Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities | Self | 10 | |
April 21st, 1995 | Jonathan of the Bears | Fred Goodwin | 5.9 | |
January 1st, 1995 | The Killers Within | Detective Lewis | 7.5 | |
December 27th, 1994 | Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up | Charles Searage | 5.5 | |
October 13th, 1994 | Wes Craven's New Nightmare | John Saxon / Lt. Donald Thompson | 6.5 | |
July 20th, 1994 | Killing Obsession | Dr. Sachs | 3.8 | |
May 24th, 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III | Orrin Sanderson | 5.9 | |
January 18th, 1994 | Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon | Self | 6.5 | |
December 29th, 1993 | No Escape, No Return | James Mitchell | 6 | |
April 14th, 1993 | The Baby Doll Murders | John Maglia | 3.3 | |
December 16th, 1992 | Hellmaster | Professor Jones | 4.5 | |
October 21st, 1992 | Animal Instincts | Otto Van Horne | 5 | |
October 7th, 1992 | Maximum Force | Captain Fuller | 4.8 | |
January 1st, 1992 | Lucky Luke 2 | The Man in Black (archive footage) | 5.5 | |
October 28th, 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self (archive footage) | 8 | |
October 23rd, 1991 | Blackmail | Gene | 3.9 | |
September 21st, 1991 | Solomon Northup's Odyssey | Epps | 6.8 | |
January 10th, 1991 | Payoff | Rafael Concion | 4.3 | |
January 1st, 1991 | The Arrival | Agent Miils | 4.4 | |
October 5th, 1990 | Aftershock | Oliver Quinn | 4.6 | |
September 14th, 1990 | Blood Salvage | Clifford Evans | 5.6 | |
August 8th, 1990 | Crossing the Line | Jack Kagan | 5.2 | |
June 30th, 1990 | The Final Alliance | Ghost | 6.3 | |
February 28th, 1990 | The Last Samurai | Haroun Al-Hakim | 7 | |
January 1st, 1990 | The Best of the Martial Arts Films | Self - Host | 8.7 | |
September 27th, 1989 | Criminal Act | Herb Tamplin | 5.2 | |
July 14th, 1989 | Nightmare Beach | Strycher | 5.5 | |
May 11th, 1989 | My Mom's a Werewolf | Harry Thropen | 4.8 | |
December 1st, 1988 | Zombie Death House | Colonel Gordon Burgess | 4.4 | |
March 5th, 1988 | Stephen King's Monster Stories | TBD | 5 | |
February 27th, 1987 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | Thompson | 6.7 | |
March 26th, 1986 | Hands of Steel | Francis Turner | 5.3 | |
November 22nd, 1985 | Fever Pitch | Sports Editor | 4.3 | |
April 28th, 1985 | Brothers-in-Law | Royal Cane | 7 | |
November 9th, 1984 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Lt. Donald Thompson | 7.3 | |
August 15th, 1983 | Prisoners of the Lost Universe | Kleel | 3.6 | |
March 17th, 1983 | The Big Score | Davis | 6 | |
December 25th, 1982 | Desire | Joe Hale | 10 | |
October 28th, 1982 | Tenebre | Bullmer | 6.8 | |
September 17th, 1982 | Scorpion with Two Tails | Arthur Barnard | 4.8 | |
August 19th, 1982 | Rooster | Jerome Brademan | 4.5 | |
June 6th, 1982 | One Too Many | Sergio Puccini | 7 | |
April 16th, 1982 | Wrong Is Right | Homer Hubbard | 5.6 | |
January 1st, 1982 | Lo Scorpione a Due Code | Arthur Barnard | TBD | |
September 25th, 1981 | Golden Gate | Monty Sager | 9 | |
November 1st, 1980 | Running Scared | Captain Munoz | 5 | |
September 8th, 1980 | Battle Beyond the Stars | Sador | 5.4 | |
September 1st, 1980 | Blood Beach | Captain Pearson | 4.9 | |
August 4th, 1980 | Cannibal Apocalypse | Norman Hopper | 5.5 | |
May 1st, 1980 | Beyond Evil | Larry Andrews | 4.2 | |
December 21st, 1979 | The Electric Horseman | Hunt Sears | 6.1 | |
December 1st, 1979 | The Glove | Sam Kellog | 5.1 | |
March 18th, 1979 | Fast Company | Phil Adamson | 5.2 | |
December 8th, 1978 | Shalimar | Colonel Columbus | 6.1 | |
November 20th, 1978 | The Immigrants | Alan Brocker | 6 | |
November 1st, 1978 | The Bees | John Norman | 4.7 | |
June 1st, 1977 | Moonshine County Express | J.B. Johnson | 4.9 | |
February 3rd, 1977 | The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist | Frank Di Maggio | 6.6 | |
December 30th, 1976 | Cross Shot | Commissario Jacovella | 6.5 | |
December 26th, 1976 | Raid on Entebbe | Maj. Gen. Benny Peled | 6.1 | |
November 27th, 1976 | A Special Cop in Action | Albertelli | 6.1 | |
October 20th, 1976 | Mark Strikes Again | Altman | 4.6 | |
August 7th, 1976 | Violent Naples | Francesco Capuano | 6.4 | |
March 9th, 1976 | Shadows in an Empty Room | Sgt. Ned Matthews | 5.8 | |
March 1st, 1976 | The Swiss Conspiracy | Robert Hayes | 5 | |
September 10th, 1975 | Mitchell | Walter Deaney | 3.3 | |
July 13th, 1975 | Strange New World | Capt. Anthony Vico | 4.3 | |
March 24th, 1975 | Crossfire | Dave Ambrose | 8 | |
January 27th, 1975 | Fight to the Death | Mariano Beltrán | 4.7 | |
October 11th, 1974 | Black Christmas | Lt. Fuller | 7 | |
April 23rd, 1974 | Planet Earth | Dylan Hunt | 5.8 | |
February 5th, 1974 | Can Ellen Be Saved? | James Hallbeck | 4.6 | |
November 3rd, 1973 | Linda | Jeff Braden | 8 | |
August 17th, 1973 | Enter the Dragon | Roper | 7.4 | |
August 1st, 1973 | Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon | Self | TBD | |
May 1st, 1973 | Mr. Kingstreet's War | Mr. Kingstreet | 6.3 | |
February 23rd, 1973 | Family Killer | Gaspare Ardizzone | 6.1 | |
January 31st, 1973 | Snatched | Paul Maxvill | 5.8 | |
July 19th, 1972 | Joe Kidd | Luis Chama | 6.4 | |
March 24th, 1972 | House Made of Dawn | Tosamah | 8 | |
November 10th, 1970 | The Intruders | Billy Pye | 5 | |
August 26th, 1970 | Company of Killers | Dave Poohler | 6.5 | |
April 25th, 1969 | Death of a Gunfighter | Lou Trinidad | 6.2 | |
March 7th, 1969 | Istanbul Express | Cheval | 5.4 | |
August 12th, 1968 | One Dollar Too Many | Clay Watson | 7.3 | |
June 5th, 1968 | For Singles Only | Bret Hendley | 6.7 | |
January 1st, 1968 | Western, Italian Style | Self | 6.6 | |
March 14th, 1967 | Winchester '73 | Dakin McAdam | 6.7 | |
December 13th, 1966 | The Doomsday Flight | George Ducette | 6.5 | |
September 15th, 1966 | The Appaloosa | Chuy | 6.4 | |
March 1st, 1966 | Queen of Blood | Allan Brenner | 5.2 | |
December 31st, 1965 | The Night Caller | Dr. Jack Costain | 5.6 | |
January 8th, 1965 | The Ravagers | Capt. Kermit Dowling | 6.5 | |
June 26th, 1964 | The Cavern | Joe Cramer | 5.8 | |
December 12th, 1963 | The Cardinal | Benny Rampell | 6.6 | |
February 10th, 1963 | The Girl Who Knew Too Much | Dr. Marcello Bassi | 6.9 | |
December 6th, 1962 | Agostino | Renzo | 5.8 | |
June 15th, 1962 | Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Byron Grant | 6.5 | |
May 1st, 1962 | War Hunt | Pvt. Raymond Endore | 6.7 | |
March 1st, 1961 | Posse from Hell | Seymour Kern | 6.2 | |
November 5th, 1960 | The Plunderers | Rondo | 6.3 | |
July 27th, 1960 | Portrait in Black | Blake Richards | 5.6 | |
April 6th, 1960 | The Unforgiven | Johnny Portugal | 6.2 | |
August 4th, 1959 | The Big Fisherman | Voldi | 5.2 | |
August 1st, 1959 | Cry Tough | Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada | 6.1 | |
December 1st, 1958 | The Restless Years | Will Henderson | 7 | |
August 14th, 1958 | The Reluctant Debutante | David Parkson | 6.7 | |
June 18th, 1958 | This Happy Feeling | Bill Tremaine | 4.8 | |
March 10th, 1958 | Summer Love | Jimmy Daley | 5.5 | |
December 27th, 1956 | The Unguarded Moment | Leonard Bennett | 6.5 | |
December 1st, 1956 | Rock, Pretty Baby | Jimmy Daley | 6 | |
November 11th, 1955 | Running Wild | Vince Pomeroy | 7.5 | |
October 1st, 1954 | A Star Is Born | Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited) | 7.1 | |
January 15th, 1954 | It Should Happen to You | Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited) | 7.1 |