Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1935-08-05
- Day of Death2020-07-25 (84 years)
- Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also Known AsCarmine Orrico
John Saxon
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2010
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
As: John
- 2009
War Wolves
As: Tony Ford
- 2008
God's Ears
As: Lee Robinson
- 2006
Pelts
As: Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
- 2006
Trapped Ashes
As: Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")
- 2005
Masters of Horror
As: Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
- 2003
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
As: Michael Curtis
- 2002
Outta Time
As: Darabont
- 2001
Night Class
As: Murphy
- 2001
Final Payback
As: Police Chief George Moreno
- 2000
Living in Fear
As: Rev. Leo Hausman
- 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
As: Walter Gordon
- 1999
Bottom Feeders
As: Antonio DiPaolo Jr.
- 1999
Joseph's Gift
As: Jacob Keller
- 1998
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
As: Comentador
- 1998
The Party Crashers
As: Mr. Foster
- 1997
Lancelot: Guardian of Time
As: Wolvencroft
- 1996
From Dusk Till Dawn
As: FBI Agent Stanley Chase
- 1995
Jonathan of the Bears
As: Fred Goodwin
- 1995
The Killers Within
As: Detective Lewis
- 1994
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
As: Charles Searage
- 1994
New Nightmare
As: John Saxon / Donald Thompson
- 1994
Killing Obsession
As: Dr. Sachs
- 1994
Beverly Hills Cop III
As: Orrin Sanderson
- 1993
No Escape, No Return
As: James Mitchell
- 1993
The Baby Doll Murders
As: John Maglia
- 1992
Hellmaster
As: Professor Jones
- 1992
Animal Instincts
As: Otto Van Horne
- 1992
Maximum Force
As: Captain Fuller
- 1992
Melrose Place
As: Henry Waxman
- 1992
Lucky Luke
As: The Man in Black
- 1991
Blackmail
As: Gene
- 1991
Payoff
As: Rafael Concion
- 1991
The Arrival
As: Agent Miils
- 1990
Aftershock
As: Oliver Quinn
- 1990
Blood Salvage
As: Clifford Evans
- 1990
Crossing the Line
As: Jack Kagan
- 1990
The Final Alliance
As: Ghost
- 1990
The Last Samurai
As: Haroun Al-Hakim
- 1989
Criminal Act
As: Herb Tamplin
- 1989
Nightmare Beach
As: Strycher
- 1989
My Mom's a Werewolf
As: Harry Thropen
- 1988
Zombie Death House
As: Colonel Gordon Burgess
- 1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
As: Donald Thompson
- 1986
Hands of Steel
As: Francis Turner
- 1986
Matlock
As: John Franklin
- 1985
Fever Pitch
As: Sports Editor
- 1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Garth December
- 1985
Brothers-in-Law
As: Royal Cane
- 1984
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
As: Epps
- 1984
A Nightmare on Elm Street
As: Lieutenant Thompson
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Marco Gambini
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Bernardo Bonelli
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Jerry Lydecker
- 1984
Finder of Lost Loves
As: Zach Donahue
- 1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
As: Dirk Fredericks
- 1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
As: Martin Cody
- 1983
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
As: Kleel
- 1983
The Big Score
As: Davis
- 1983
The A-Team
As: Martin James
- 1983
The A-Team
As: Kalem
- 1982
Desire
As: Joe Hale
- 1982
Tenebre
As: Bullmer
- 1982
Scorpion with Two Tails
As: Arthur Barnard
- 1982
Hotel
As: Jack Curtis
- 1982
Rooster
As: Jerome Brademan
- 1982
One Too Many
As: Sergio Puccini
- 1982
Wrong Is Right
As: Homer Hubbard
- 1981
Falcon Crest
As: Tony Cumson
- 1981
Golden Gate
As: Monty Sager
- 1980
Running Scared
As: Captain Munoz
- 1980
Battle Beyond the Stars
As: Sador
- 1980
Blood Beach
As: Captain Pearson
- 1980
Cannibal Apocalypse
As: Norman Hopper
- 1980
Beyond Evil
As: Larry Andrews
- 1979
The Electric Horseman
As: Hunt Sears
- 1979
The Glove
As: Sam Kellog
- 1979
Fast Company
As: Phil Adamson
- 1978
Shalimar
As: Colonel Columbus
- 1978
The Immigrants
As: Alan Brocker
- 1978
The Bees
As: John Norman
- 1978
Fantasy Island
As: Dr. Roger Sullivan
- 1977
79 Park Avenue
As: Harry Vito
- 1977
Moonshine County Express
As: J.B. Johnson
- 1977
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
As: Frank Di Maggio
- 1976
Cross Shot
As: Commissario Jacovella
- 1976
Raid on Entebbe
As: Maj. Gen. Benny Peled
- 1976
Once an Eagle
As: Capt. Townshend
- 1976
A Special Cop in Action
As: Albertelli
- 1976
Mark Strikes Again
As: Altman
- 1976
Quincy, M.E.
As: Publisher Charles Desskasa
- 1976
Violent Naples
As: Francesco Capuano
- 1976
Shadows in an Empty Room
As: Sgt. Ned Matthews
- 1976
The Swiss Conspiracy
As: Robert Hayes
- 1975
Wonder Woman
As: Captain Radl
- 1975
Mitchell
As: Walter Deaney
- 1975
Starsky & Hutch
As: René Nadasy
- 1975
Strange New World
As: Capt. Anthony Vico
- 1975
Crossfire
As: Dave Ambrose
- 1975
Fight to the Death
As: Mariano Beltrán
- 1974
Black Christmas
As: Lt. Fuller
- 1974
The Rockford Files
As: Dave Delaroux
- 1974
Petrocelli
As: Richie Martin
- 1974
Planet Earth
As: Dylan Hunt
- 1974
Can Ellen Be Saved?
As: James Hallbeck
- 1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
As: Maj. Frederick Sloan
- 1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
As: Nedlick
- 1973
Linda
As: Jeff Braden
- 1973
Enter the Dragon
As: Roper
- 1973
Mr. Kingstreet's War
As: Mr. Kingstreet
- 1973
Family Killer
As: Gaspare Ardizzone
- 1973
Snatched
As: Paul Maxvill
- 1972
Kung Fu
As: Raven
- 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
As: Vincent 'Vince' Hagopian Jr.
- 1972
Banacek
As: Harry Harland
- 1972
Joe Kidd
As: Luis Chama
- 1972
House Made of Dawn
As: Tosamah
- 1970
Night Gallery
As: Ianto
- 1970
The Intruders
As: Billy Pye
- 1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
As: Mike Tedesca
- 1970
Company of Killers
As: Dave Poohler
- 1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
As: Dr. Theodore Stuart
- 1969
Death of a Gunfighter
As: Lou Trinidad
- 1969
Istanbul Express
As: Cheval
- 1968
Hawaii Five-O
As: Harry Clive
- 1968
The Name of the Game
As: Peter Max
- 1968
One Dollar Too Many
As: Clay Watson
- 1968
For Singles Only
As: Bret Hendley
- 1968
It Takes a Thief
As: Dead Man
- 1967
Ironside
As: Eric Saginor
- 1967
Winchester '73
As: Dakin McAdam
- 1966
The Doomsday Flight
As: George Ducette
- 1966
The Appaloosa
As: Chuy
- 1966
Queen of Blood
As: Allan Brenner
- 1965
The Night Caller
As: Dr. Jack Costain
- 1965
The Ravagers
As: Capt. Kermit Dowling
- 1964
The Cavern
As: Joe Cramer
- 1963
The Cardinal
As: Benny Rampell
- 1963
Burke's Law
As: Bud Charney
- 1963
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
As: Dr. Marcello Bassi
- 1962
Agostino
As: Renzo
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Dell Stetler
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Ben Oakes
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Sgt. Terence Mulcahy
- 1962
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
As: Byron Grant
- 1962
War Hunt
As: Pvt. Raymond Endore
- 1961
Posse from Hell
As: Seymour Kern
- 1960
The Plunderers
As: Rondo
- 1960
Portrait in Black
As: Blake Richards
- 1960
The Unforgiven
As: Johnny Portugal
- 1959
Bonanza
As: Chief Jocova
- 1959
Bonanza
As: Blas
- 1959
Bonanza
As: Steven Friday
- 1959
The Big Fisherman
As: Voldi
- 1959
Cry Tough
As: Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada
- 1958
The Restless Years
As: Will Henderson
- 1958
The Reluctant Debutante
As: David Parkson
- 1958
This Happy Feeling
As: Bill Tremaine
- 1958
Summer Love
As: Jimmy Daley
- 1956
The Unguarded Moment
As: Leonard Bennett
- 1956
Rock, Pretty Baby
As: Jimmy Daley
- 1955
Running Wild
As: Vince Pomeroy
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Virgil Stanley
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Pedro Manez
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Gristy Calhoun
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Dingo
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Cal Strom, Jr.
- 1954
A Star Is Born
As: Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)
- 1954
It Should Happen to You
As: Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)
- 1953
General Electric Theater
As: Martin Glass