John Saxon
Acting
- Naissance:
- 1935-08-05
- Décès:
- 2020-07-25
- Lieu de naissance:
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biographie
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.
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The Green Fog
Black Christmas Legacy
The Dentros
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
Les 2 font la ''père''
Clarkworld
The Mercy Man
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
War Wolves
God's Ears
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
J'aurai leur peau
Trapped Ashes
The Craving Heart
Stanley's Girlfriend
Les maîtres de l'horreur
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
Black Christmas Revisited
Outta Time
'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
Night Class
Final Payback
Living in Fear
Les Experts
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Welcome to Primetime
Joseph's Gift
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
The Party Crashers
Bottom Feeders
The Path of the Dragon
Lancelot : Le gardien du temps
Une Nuit en enfer
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
Jonathan des ours
The Killers Within
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
Freddy sort de la nuit
Killing Obsession
Le Flic de Beverly Hills 3
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
No Escape, No Return
The Baby Doll Murders
Kung Fu - la Légende Continue
Hellmaster
Animal Instincts
Maximum Force
Melrose Place
Lucky Luke
Lucky Luke 2
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Blackmail
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Payoff
Invasion extra-terrestre
Aftershock
Mad Jake
Crossing the Line
The Final Alliance
The Last Samurai
Les Plus Beaux Combats d'arts martiaux du monde
Fou à Lier
Madame Loup-Garou
Tunnels
Zombie Death House
Monsters
Dans la chaleur de la nuit
Stephen King's Monster Stories
Les Griffes du cauchemar
Atomic Cyborg
Matlock
Fever Pitch
Alfred Hitchcock présente
Ray Bradbury présente
Brothers-in-Law
Half Nelson
Les Griffes de la nuit
Arabesque
Finder of Lost Loves
Glitter
Masquerade
Les deux font la paire
Le Juge et le Pilote
Les Aventuriers de l'Univers Perdu
The Big Score
L'Agence tous risques
Desire
Ténèbres
Crimes au cimetière étrusque
Hotel
Rooster
Una di troppo
Meurtres en direct
American Playhouse
Lo Scorpione a Due Code
Falcon Crest
Golden Gate
Dynastie
Magnum
Les marais de la mort
Les Mercenaires de l'espace
La Plage sanglante
Pulsions cannibales
Les forces de l'au-delà
Le Cavalier électrique
The Glove
Fast Company
शालीमार
The Immigrants
Greatest Heroes of the Bible
Les Abeilles
Vegas
L'Île fantastique
79 Park Avenue
Lutte au finish
Westside Medical
Le Cynique, l'infâme, le violent
Le Voyage Extraordinaire
Magnum 44 spécial
Raid sur Entebbe
Once an Eagle
Brigade spéciale en action
Agent très spécial 44
Quincy
Opération casseur
Section contre-enquête
Blazing Magnum
The Swiss Conspiracy
Super Jaimie
Wonder Woman
Liquidez l'inspecteur Mitchell
Starsky & Hutch
Strange new world
Crossfire
Metralleta 'Stein'
Black Christmas
200 dollars plus les frais
Petrocelli
Planète Terre
Can Ellen Be Saved?
L'homme qui valait trois milliards
Linda
Opération Dragon
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
Mr. Kingstreet's War
Police Story
Baciamo le mani
Snatched
Kung Fu
Les Rues de San-Francisco
Banyon
Banacek
The Rookies
Joe Kidd
House Made of Dawn
Le Sixième Sens
Night Gallery
The Intruders
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Company of Killers
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Hawaï police d'État
Une Poignée de Plombs
Istanbul Express
The Name of the Game
Aujourd'hui ma peau, demain la tienne
For Singles Only
Opération Vol
Western, Italian Style
Cimarron
Garrison's Gorillas
L'Homme de fer
Winchester '73
The Doomsday Flight
L'Homme de la Sierra
Au cœur du temps
La Reine Sanglante
The Night Caller
The Ravagers
Sept contre la mort
Another World
Le Cardinal
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
L'Homme à la Rolls
La Fille qui en savait trop
Agostino
Le Virginien
M. Hobbs prend des vacances
La guerre est aussi une chasse
The Mike Douglas Show
Dr. Kildare
The Dick Powell Show
Les Cavaliers de l'enfer
La Rançon De La Peur
Meurtre sans faire-part
Le Vent de la plaine
Bonanza
The Big Fisherman
Cry Tough
The Restless Years
Qu'est-ce que maman comprend à l'amour ?
Le Démon de Midi
Summer Love
L'Enquête de l'inspecteur Graham
Rock, Pretty Baby
Running Wild
Gunsmoke Police Des Plaines
Une étoile est née
Medic
Une femme qui s'affiche
General Electric Theater
Golden Globe Awards
New Line: Independent Legacies