John Saxon, Acting - KorPlix:Korean Person Archives

Back

Back

Top

Korplix
Korean Online
Content Archives

0
1.6211

John Saxon
Acting

John Saxon
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1935-08-05,Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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

Beverly Hills Cop III

5.9

Beverly Hills Cop III
1994-05-24

A Nightmare on Elm Street

7.345

A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984-11-09

From Dusk Till Dawn

7

From Dusk Till Dawn
1996-01-19

My Mom's a Werewolf

4.774

My Mom's a Werewolf
1989-05-11

6.563

The Cardinal
1963-12-12

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

6.711

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987-02-27

Mr. Kingstreet's War

6.333

Mr. Kingstreet's War
1973-05-01

The Electric Horseman

6.139

The Electric Horseman
1979-12-21

Zombie Death House

4.37

Zombie Death House
1988-12-01

6.216

The Unforgiven
1960-04-06

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

6.5

Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994-10-13

5.586

Wrong Is Right
1982-04-16

Raid on Entebbe

5.991

Raid on Entebbe
1976-12-26

Cannibal Apocalypse

5.463

Cannibal Apocalypse
1980-08-04

6.7

War Hunt
1962-05-01

3.3

Mitchell
1975-09-10

Enter the Dragon

7.4

Enter the Dragon
1973-08-17

6.377

The Appaloosa
1966-09-15

6.125

Shalimar
1978-12-08

5.245

Queen of Blood
1966-03-01

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

6.936

The Girl Who Knew Too Much
1963-02-10

Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon

6.5

Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
1994-01-18

Stanley's Girlfriend

8

Stanley's Girlfriend
2006-05-17

3.2

War Wolves
2009-03-08

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

6.5

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962-06-15

4.7

The Bees
1978-11-01

Battle Beyond the Stars

5.4

Battle Beyond the Stars
1980-09-08

5.1

Trapped Ashes
2006-09-12

Jonathan of the Bears

5.911

Jonathan of the Bears
1995-04-21

The Night Caller

5.568

The Night Caller
1965-12-31

6.419

Joe Kidd
1972-07-19

The Swiss Conspiracy

4.969

The Swiss Conspiracy
1976-03-01

6.111

Cry Tough
1959-08-01

House Made of Dawn

8

House Made of Dawn
1972-03-24

4.9

Blood Beach
1980-09-01

5.127

Fast Company
1979-03-18

The Craving Heart

3.3

The Craving Heart
2006-07-28

The Reluctant Debutante

6.667

The Reluctant Debutante
1958-08-14

Scorpion with Two Tails

4.771

Scorpion with Two Tails
1982-09-17

Black Christmas

7

Black Christmas
1974-10-11

Portrait in Black

5.673

Portrait in Black
1960-07-27

5.284

Hands of Steel
1986-03-26

Animal Instincts

4.912

Animal Instincts
1992-10-21

5.1

The Glove
1979-12-01

5.8

Agostino
1962-12-06

Prisoners of the Lost Universe

3.585

Prisoners of the Lost Universe
1983-08-15

Mark Strikes Again

4.571

Mark Strikes Again
1976-10-20

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

6.619

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
1977-02-03

The GREATEST : Bruce Lee

7.7

The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
1998-10-06

10

Clarkworld
2009-11-03

5.833

Planet Earth
1974-04-23

Death of a Gunfighter

6.214

Death of a Gunfighter
1969-04-25

Shadows in an Empty Room

5.818

Shadows in an Empty Room
1976-03-09

Black Christmas Legacy

8

Black Christmas Legacy
2015-11-24

Posse from Hell

6.233

Posse from Hell
1961-03-01

The Unguarded Moment

6.462

The Unguarded Moment
1956-12-27

6.417

Violent Naples
1976-08-07

5.593

Blood Salvage
1990-09-14

4.176

Beyond Evil
1980-05-01

The Restless Years

7

The Restless Years
1958-12-01

A Special Cop in Action

6.1

A Special Cop in Action
1976-11-27

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

7.7

Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
2012-03-30

6

The Big Score
1983-03-17

Moonshine County Express

4.938

Moonshine County Express
1977-06-01

One Dollar Too Many

7.333

One Dollar Too Many
1968-08-12

5.75

The Cavern
1964-06-26

The Baby Doll Murders

3.333

The Baby Doll Murders
1993-04-14

5.462

Lucky Luke 2
1992-01-01

Western, Italian Style

6.571

Western, Italian Style
1968-01-01

This Happy Feeling

4.833

This Happy Feeling
1958-06-18

4.417

The Arrival
1991-01-01

4.536

Hellmaster
1992-12-16

4.25

Fever Pitch
1985-11-22

Strange New World

4.25

Strange New World
1975-07-13

4.6

Aftershock
1990-10-05

6.313

The Plunderers
1960-11-05

The Big Fisherman

5.1

The Big Fisherman
1959-08-04

6.5

Cross Shot
1976-12-30

The Final Alliance

6.333

The Final Alliance
1990-06-30

3.857

Blackmail
1991-10-23

Rock, Pretty Baby

6

Rock, Pretty Baby
1956-12-01

5.5

Summer Love
1958-03-10

No Escape, No Return

5.983

No Escape, No Return
1993-12-29

Can Ellen Be Saved?

4.571

Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974-02-05

3.273

Night Class
2001-10-23

Welcome to Primetime

9

Welcome to Primetime
1999-09-08

5

The Intruders
1970-11-10

5

Running Scared
1980-11-01

7.5

Running Wild
1955-11-11

The Doomsday Flight

6.5

The Doomsday Flight
1966-12-13

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

7.81

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010-05-04

Fight to the Death

4.667

Fight to the Death
1975-01-27

6.071

Family Killer
1973-02-23

8

Linda
1973-11-03

Company of Killers

6.5

Company of Killers
1970-08-26

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

6.5

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004-09-04

Istanbul Express

5.375

Istanbul Express
1969-03-07

Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

10

Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
1995-08-28

5.6

Pelts
2006-12-01

For Singles Only

6.667

For Singles Only
1968-06-05

Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up

5.5

Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
1994-12-27

6.65

Winchester '73
1967-03-14

7.1

A Star Is Born
1954-10-01

6.5

The Ravagers
1965-01-08

4.794

Maximum Force
1992-10-07

5.2

Criminal Act
1989-09-27

The Best of the Martial Arts Films

8.741

The Best of the Martial Arts Films
1990-01-01

10

Desire
1982-12-25

It Should Happen to You

7.077

It Should Happen to You
1954-01-15

5.8

Snatched
1973-01-31

4.6

Living in Fear
2000-12-31

The Party Crashers

3.333

The Party Crashers
1998-09-10

7.5

Bottom Feeders
1998-01-01

6

The Immigrants
1978-11-20

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

6.125

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
2000-10-01

Crossing the Line

5.231

Crossing the Line
1990-08-08

0

God's Ears
2008-06-10

The Killers Within

7.5

The Killers Within
1995-01-01

Killing Obsession

3.8

Killing Obsession
1994-07-20

Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

6.1

Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
2010-01-01

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

8

How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009-05-17

The Path of the Dragon

6.8

The Path of the Dragon
1998-01-01

Black Christmas Revisited

5

Black Christmas Revisited
2002-12-03

7

One Too Many
1982-06-06

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

8

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991-10-28

8

Crossfire
1975-03-24

4.6

Final Payback
2001-04-24

The Last Samurai

7

The Last Samurai
1990-02-28

3

Outta Time
2002-03-28

7

Joseph's Gift
1999-01-01

Nightmare Beach

5.5

Nightmare Beach
1989-07-14

6.807

Tenebre
1982-10-28

Brothers-in-Law

7

Brothers-in-Law
1985-04-28

Pitcher and the Pin-Up

6.125

Pitcher and the Pin-Up
2003-06-14

Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon

8.714

Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
2004-11-28

'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux

0

'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux
2002-03-19

9

Golden Gate
1981-09-25

Lancelot: Guardian of Time

4.333

Lancelot: Guardian of Time
1997-01-03

4.5

Rooster
1982-08-19

The 12 Days of Black Christmas

4

The 12 Days of Black Christmas
2006-12-05

4.25

Payoff
1991-01-10

Solomon Northup's Odyssey

6.833

Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1991-09-21

Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon

0

Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
1973-08-01

0

The Dentros
2015-02-01

Stephen King's Monster Stories

5

Stephen King's Monster Stories
1988-03-05

Lo Scorpione a Due Code

0

Lo Scorpione a Due Code
1982-01-01

0

The Mercy Man
2009-10-24

5.57

Old Dogs
2009-11-24

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee

8.4

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001-12-18

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.637

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000-10-06

Masters of Horror

7.133

Masters of Horror
2005-10-28

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

7

Wonder Woman
1975-11-07

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

4.75

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969-09-14

5.917

Lucky Luke
1992-03-27

7.5

Masquerade
1983-12-15

Murder, She Wrote

7.534

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

7.5

The A-Team
1983-01-23

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

7.649

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970-09-19

7.808

Night Gallery
1970-12-16

The Six Million Dollar Man

7.272

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974-01-18

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

7.172

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

The Six Million Dollar Man

7.272

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974-01-18

6.8

Once an Eagle
1976-12-02

Starsky & Hutch

7.3

Starsky & Hutch
1975-09-10

The Name of the Game

7

The Name of the Game
1968-09-20

7.521

Bonanza
1959-09-12

7.521

Bonanza
1959-09-12

The Rockford Files

7.6

The Rockford Files
1974-09-13

6.855

Ironside
1967-03-28

7.521

Bonanza
1959-09-12

7.5

The A-Team
1983-01-23

8

Banyon
1972-09-15

7.504

Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03

Finder of Lost Loves

6.75

Finder of Lost Loves
1984-09-22

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.875

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

5.9

Melrose Place
1992-07-08

5.917

Lucky Luke
1992-03-27

It Takes a Thief

7.231

It Takes a Thief
1968-01-09

6.508

Fantasy Island
1978-01-28

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

Murder, She Wrote

7.534

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

5.2

79 Park Avenue
1977-10-16

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.242

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985-09-29

7.135

Matlock
1986-03-03

6.8

Hotel
1982-08-21

Hardcastle and McCormick

6.476

Hardcastle and McCormick
1983-09-18

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

6.6

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983-10-03

7.222

Petrocelli
1974-09-11

8.474

Banacek
1972-09-13

The Streets of San Francisco

7.01

The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23

7.7

Kung Fu
1972-10-14

6.25

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

6.514

The Virginian
1962-09-19

6.514

The Virginian
1962-09-19

6.514

The Virginian
1962-09-19

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Murder, She Wrote

7.534

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

5.7

Falcon Crest
1981-12-04

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

7.331

Magnum, P.I.
1980-12-11

6.25

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

The Fantastic Journey

6.154

The Fantastic Journey
1977-02-03

Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story

6.5

Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
1995-05-21

The Time Tunnel

7.591

The Time Tunnel
1966-09-09

0

The Immigrants
1978-11-20

7.1

Monsters
1988-10-22