John Saxon

★ Acting #2,123

1935 - 2020 (age 84) • Acting

Born: 8/5/1935 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 7/25/2020 (age 84)

Known for: Acting

John Saxon

★ Acting #2,123

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.

Known For

A Nightmare on Elm Street

74%

Lt. Donald Thompson

1984

Beverly Hills Cop III

59%

Orrin Sanderson

1994

Enter the Dragon

74%

Roper

1973

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

76%

Walter Gordon

2000

The A-Team

75%

Martin James / Kalem

1983

Black Christmas

70%

Lt. Fuller

1974

Tenebre

68%

Bullmer

1982

Wonder Woman

70%

Captain Radl

1975

The Green Fog

61%

Self

2018

Black Christmas Legacy

80%

Self (archive footage)

2015

The Dentros

George Dentro

2015

Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s

77%

Self

2012

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

78%

Self

2010

Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

61%

John

2010

Old Dogs

56%

Lee Robinson

2009

Clarkworld

100%

Self

2009

The Mercy Man

Father McMurray

2009

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

80%

Self

2009

War Wolves

34%

Tony Ford

2009

God's Ears

Lee Robinson

2008

The 12 Days of Black Christmas

40%

Self

2006

Pelts

56%

Jeb 'Pa' Jameson

2006

Trapped Ashes

51%

Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")

2006

The Craving Heart

33%

Richard Tom

2006

Stanley's Girlfriend

75%

Leo

2006

Masters of Horror

71%

Jeb 'Pa' Jameson

2005

Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon

87%

Self

2004

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

65%

Self

2004

Pitcher and the Pin-Up

61%

Michael Curtis

2003

Black Christmas Revisited

50%

Self

2002

Outta Time

30%

Darabont

2002

'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux

Sarge

2002

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee

84%

Self

2001

Night Class

32%

Murphy

2001

Final Payback

42%

Police Chief George Moreno

2001

Living in Fear

46%

Rev. Leo Hausman

2000