The Green Fog
2018 · Movie
as Self
John Saxon
1935-08-05
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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Black Christmas Legacy
2015 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Dentros
2015 · Movie
as George Dentro
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
2012 · Movie
as Self
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010 · Movie
as Self
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
2010 · Movie
as John
War Wolves
2009 · Movie
as Tony Ford
Clarkworld
2009 · Movie
as Self
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009 · Movie
as Self
The Mercy Man
2009 · Movie
as Father McMurray
Old Dogs
2009 · Movie
as Lee Robinson
God's Ears
2008 · Movie
as Lee Robinson
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Stanley's Girlfriend
2006 · Movie
as Leo
Trapped Ashes
2006 · Movie
as Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")
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The Craving Heart
2006 · Movie
as Richard Tom
Pelts
2006 · Movie
as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
2006 · Movie
as Self
Masters of Horror
2005 · TV Show
as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004 · Movie
as Self
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
2004 · Movie
as Self
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
2003 · Movie
as Michael Curtis
Black Christmas Revisited
2002 · Movie
as Self
Outta Time
2002 · Movie
as Darabont
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'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux
2002 · Movie
as Sarge
Night Class
2001 · Movie
as Murphy
Final Payback
2001 · Movie
as Police Chief George Moreno
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001 · Movie
as Self
Living in Fear
2000 · Movie
as Rev. Leo Hausman
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
2000 · Movie
as Self
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · TV Show
as Walter Gordon
Welcome to Primetime
1999 · Movie
as Self
Joseph's Gift
1999 · Movie
as Jacob Keller
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
1998 · Movie
as Comentador
The Party Crashers
1998 · Movie
as Mr. Foster
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Bottom Feeders
1998 · Movie
as Antonio DiPaolo Jr.
The Path of the Dragon
1998 · Movie
as Self
Lancelot: Guardian of Time
1997 · Movie
as Wolvencroft
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996 · Movie
as FBI Agent Stanley Chase
Jonathan of the Bears
1995 · Movie
as Fred Goodwin
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Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
1995 · Movie
as Self
The Killers Within
1995 · Movie
as Detective Lewis
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
1995 · TV Show
as Richard Brooks
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 · Movie
as Orrin Sanderson
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994 · Movie
as John Saxon / Lt. Donald Thompson
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
1994 · Movie
as Self
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
1994 · Movie
as Charles Searage
Killing Obsession
1994 · Movie
as Dr. Sachs
The Baby Doll Murders
1993 · Movie
as John Maglia
No Escape, No Return
1993 · Movie
as James Mitchell
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993 · TV Show
as Straker
Animal Instincts
1992 · Movie
as Otto Van Horne
Lucky Luke 2
1992 · Movie
as The Man in Black (archive footage)
Hellmaster
1992 · Movie
as Professor Jones
Maximum Force
1992 · Movie
as Captain Fuller
Lucky Luke
1992 · TV Show
as The Man in Black
Melrose Place
1992 · TV Show
as Henry Waxman
The Arrival
1991 · Movie
as Agent Miils
Blackmail
1991 · Movie
as Gene
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Payoff
1991 · Movie
as Rafael Concion
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1991 · Movie
as Epps
Blood Salvage
1990 · Movie
as Clifford Evans
Aftershock
1990 · Movie
as Oliver Quinn
The Final Alliance
1990 · Movie
as Ghost
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
1990 · Movie
as Self - Host
Crossing the Line
1990 · Movie
as Jack Kagan
The Last Samurai
1990 · Movie
as Haroun Al-Hakim
My Mom's a Werewolf
1989 · Movie
as Harry Thropen
Criminal Act
1989 · Movie
as Herb Tamplin
Nightmare Beach
1989 · Movie
as Strycher
Zombie Death House
1988 · Movie
as Colonel Gordon Burgess
Stephen King's Monster Stories
1988 · Movie
Monsters
1988 · TV Show
as Ben O'Connell
In the Heat of the Night
1988 · TV Show
as Dalton Sykes
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987 · Movie
as Thompson
Hands of Steel
1986 · Movie
as Francis Turner
Matlock
1986 · TV Show
as John Franklin
Fever Pitch
1985 · Movie
as Sports Editor
Brothers-in-Law
1985 · Movie
as Royal Cane
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · TV Show
as Garth December
Half Nelson
1985 · TV Show
as Actor
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 · TV Show
as Dudley Stone
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 · Movie
as Lt. Donald Thompson
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV Show
as Marco Gambini, Bernardo Bonelli, Jerry Lydecker
Finder of Lost Loves
1984 · TV Show
as Zach Donahue
Glitter
1984 · TV Show
as Judd Kovac
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
1983 · Movie
as Kleel
The Big Score
1983 · Movie
as Davis
Masquerade
1983 · TV Show
as Joey Savane
The A-Team
1983 · TV Show
as Martin James, Kalem
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983 · TV Show
as Dirk Fredericks
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983 · TV Show
as Martin Cody
Wrong Is Right
1982 · Movie
as Homer Hubbard
Scorpion with Two Tails
1982 · Movie
as Arthur Barnard
Desire
1982 · Movie
as Joe Hale
One Too Many
1982 · Movie
as Sergio Puccini
Tenebre
1982 · Movie
as Bullmer
Rooster
1982 · Movie
as Jerome Brademan
Lo Scorpione a Due Code
1982 · Movie
as Arthur Barnard
Hotel
1982 · TV Show
as Jack Curtis
American Playhouse
1982 · TV Show
as Epps
Golden Gate
1981 · Movie
as Monty Sager
Falcon Crest
1981 · TV Show
as Tony Cumson
Dynasty
1981 · TV Show
as Rashid Ahmed
Cannibal Apocalypse
1980 · Movie
as Norman Hopper
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980 · Movie
as Sador
Blood Beach
1980 · Movie
as Captain Pearson
Beyond Evil
1980 · Movie
as Larry Andrews
Running Scared
1980 · Movie
as Captain Munoz
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · TV Show
as Ed Russler
The Electric Horseman
1979 · Movie
as Hunt Sears
Fast Company
1979 · Movie
as Phil Adamson
The Glove
1979 · Movie
as Sam Kellog
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Shalimar
1978 · Movie
as Colonel Columbus
The Bees
1978 · Movie
as John Norman
The Immigrants
1978 · Movie
as Alan Brocker
Fantasy Island
1978 · TV Show
as Roger Sullivan
The Immigrants
1978 · TV Show
as Alan Brocker
Greatest Heroes of the Bible
1978 · TV Show
as Adonijah
Vega$
1978 · TV Show
as Michael Jennings
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
1977 · Movie
as Frank Di Maggio
Moonshine County Express
1977 · Movie
as J.B. Johnson
79 Park Avenue
1977 · TV Show
as Harry Vito
The Fantastic Journey
1977 · TV Show
as Consul Tarant
Westside Medical
1977 · TV Show
as Bob Farrow
Raid on Entebbe
1976 · Movie
as Maj. Gen. Benny Peled
The Swiss Conspiracy
1976 · Movie
as Robert Hayes
Mark Strikes Again
1976 · Movie
as Altman
Shadows in an Empty Room
1976 · Movie
as Sgt. Ned Matthews
Violent Naples
1976 · Movie
as Francesco Capuano
A Special Cop in Action
1976 · Movie
as Albertelli
Cross Shot
1976 · Movie
as Commissario Jacovella
Once an Eagle
1976 · TV Show
as Capt. Townshend
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · TV Show
as Publisher Charles Desskasa
The Bionic Woman
1976 · TV Show
as Nedlick
Most Wanted
1976 · TV Show
as Randall Mason
Mitchell
1975 · Movie
as Walter Deaney
Strange New World
1975 · Movie
as Capt. Anthony Vico
Fight to the Death
1975 · Movie
as Mariano Beltrán
Crossfire
1975 · Movie
as Dave Ambrose
Wonder Woman
1975 · TV Show
as Captain Radl
Starsky & Hutch
1975 · TV Show
as René Nadasy
Black Christmas
1974 · Movie
as Lt. Fuller
Planet Earth
1974 · Movie
as Dylan Hunt
Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974 · Movie
as James Hallbeck
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · TV Show
as Maj. Frederick Sloan, Nedlick
The Rockford Files
1974 · TV Show
as Dave Delaroux
Petrocelli
1974 · TV Show
as Richie Martin
Mr. Kingstreet's War
1973 · Movie
as Mr. Kingstreet
Enter the Dragon
1973 · Movie
as Roper
Family Killer
1973 · Movie
as Gaspare Ardizzone
Linda
1973 · Movie
as Jeff Braden
Snatched
1973 · Movie
as Paul Maxvill
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
1973 · Movie
as Self
Police Story
1973 · TV Show
as Rick Calvelli
Joe Kidd
1972 · Movie
as Luis Chama
House Made of Dawn
1972 · Movie
as Tosamah
Banyon
1972 · TV Show
as Johnny Clay
Banacek
1972 · TV Show
as Harry Harland
Kung Fu
1972 · TV Show
as Raven
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · TV Show
as Vince Hagopian Jr.
The Sixth Sense
1972 · TV Show
as Dr Harry Auden
The Rookies
1972 · TV Show
as Farley
The Intruders
1970 · Movie
as Billy Pye
Company of Killers
1970 · Movie
as Dave Poohler
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970 · TV Show
as Mike Tedesca
Night Gallery
1970 · TV Show
as Ianto
Death of a Gunfighter
1969 · Movie
as Lou Trinidad
Istanbul Express
1969 · Movie
as Cheval
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969 · TV Show
as Dr. Theodore Stuart
One Dollar Too Many
1968 · Movie
as Clay Watson
Western, Italian Style
1968 · Movie
as Self
For Singles Only
1968 · Movie
as Bret Hendley
Hawaii Five-O
1968 · TV Show
as Harry Clive
The Name of the Game
1968 · TV Show
as Peter Max
It Takes a Thief
1968 · TV Show
as Dead Man
Winchester '73
1967 · Movie
as Dakin McAdam
Ironside
1967 · TV Show
as Eric Saginor, Carter
Cimarron Strip
1967 · TV Show
as Screamer
Garrison's Gorillas
1967 · TV Show
as Janus
The Appaloosa
1966 · Movie
as Chuy
Queen of Blood
1966 · Movie
as Allan Brenner
The Doomsday Flight
1966 · Movie
as George Ducette
The Time Tunnel
1966 · TV Show
as Marco Polo
The Night Caller
1965 · Movie
as Dr. Jack Costain
The Ravagers
1965 · Movie
as Capt. Kermit Dowling
The Cavern
1964 · Movie
as Joe Cramer
Another World
1964 · TV Show
as Edward Gerard
The Cardinal
1963 · Movie
as Benny Rampell
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
1963 · Movie
as Dr. Marcello Bassi
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · TV Show
as Mario Silvetti, Augie
Burke's Law
1963 · TV Show
as Bud Charney, Gil Lynch
War Hunt
1962 · Movie
as Pvt. Raymond Endore
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962 · Movie
as Byron Grant
Agostino
1962 · Movie
as Renzo
The Virginian
1962 · TV Show
as Sgt. Terence Mulcahy, Ben Oakes, Dell Stetler
Posse from Hell
1961 · Movie
as Seymour Kern
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
as Self
The Dick Powell Show
1961 · TV Show
as Nick Giller
Dr. Kildare
1961 · TV Show
as Richard Ross
The Unforgiven
1960 · Movie
as Johnny Portugal
Portrait in Black
1960 · Movie
as Blake Richards
The Plunderers
1960 · Movie
as Rondo
Cry Tough
1959 · Movie
as Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada
The Big Fisherman
1959 · Movie
as Voldi
Bonanza
1959 · TV Show
as Chief Jocova, Blas, Steven Friday
The Reluctant Debutante
1958 · Movie
as David Parkson
The Restless Years
1958 · Movie
as Will Henderson
This Happy Feeling
1958 · Movie
as Bill Tremaine
Summer Love
1958 · Movie
as Jimmy Daley
The Unguarded Moment
1956 · Movie
as Leonard Bennett
Rock, Pretty Baby
1956 · Movie
as Jimmy Daley
Running Wild
1955 · Movie
as Vince Pomeroy
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV Show
as Virgil Stanley, Pedro Manez, Gristy Calhoun, Dingo, Cal Strom, Jr.
A Star Is Born
1954 · Movie
as Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)
It Should Happen to You
1954 · Movie
as Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)
Medic
1954 · TV Show
as Danny Ortega
General Electric Theater
1953 · TV Show
as Martin Glass
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV Show
as Self - Presenter, Self - Audience Member
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New Line: Independent Legacies
· Movie
as Self (archive footage)
