John Saxon

🎂 Data nașterii: 1935-08-05 (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.

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John Saxon

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Polițistul din Beverly Hills III

Un coșmar pe strada Elm

De la apusul la răsăritul soarelui

Cardinalul

My Mom's a Werewolf

Un coșmar pe strada Elm 3: Războinicii viselor

Mr. Kingstreet's War

The Electric Horseman

Zombie Death House

The Unforgiven

Coșmarul nou

Wrong Is Right

Raid on Entebbe

Apocalipsa canibalilor

War Hunt

Mitchell

Intrarea dragonului

The Appaloosa

शालीमार

Queen of Blood

La ragazza che sapeva troppo

Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon

Stanley's Girlfriend

War Wolves

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

The Bees

Bătălie dincolo de stele

Trapped Ashes

Jonathan degli orsi

The Night Caller

Joe Kidd

The Swiss Conspiracy

Cry Tough

House Made of Dawn

Blood Beach

Fast Company

The Craving Heart

The Reluctant Debutante

Assassinio al cimitero etrusco

Crăciunul negru

Portrait in Black

Vendetta dal futuro

Instinctele animale

The Glove

Agostino

Prizonierii universului pierdut

Mark colpisce ancora

Il cinico, l'infame, il violento

The GREATEST : Bruce Lee

Clarkworld

Planeta Pământ

Death of a Gunfighter

Una Magnum Special per Tony Saitta

Black Christmas Legacy

Posse from Hell

The Unguarded Moment

Napoli violenta

Blood Salvage

Beyond Evil

The Restless Years

Italia a mano armata

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

The Big Score

Moonshine County Express

I Tre Che Sconvolsero Il West

Sette contro la morte

The Baby Doll Murders

Lucky Luke 2

Western, Italian Style

This Happy Feeling

The Arrival

Hellmaster

Fever Pitch

Strange New World

Aftershock

The Plunderers

The Big Fisherman

La legge violenta della squadra anticrimine