Personal Info
Carmine Orrico
John Saxon
Acting
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 portrayin…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Black Christmas Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
The Dentros
as George Dentro
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
as Self
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
as John
Old Dogs
as Lee Robinson
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
as Self
War Wolves
as Tony Ford
Clarkworld
as Self
The Mercy Man
as Father McMurray
TV Shows
Masters of Horror
as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson · 1 ep.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Walter Gordon · 1 ep.
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
as Richard Brooks · 2 ep.
Melrose Place
as Henry Waxman · 5 ep.
Lucky Luke
as The Man in Black · 1 ep.
Monsters
as Ben O'Connell · 1 ep.
Matlock
as John Franklin · 1 ep.
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Garth December · 1 ep.
Murder, She Wrote
as Jerry Lydecker · 1 ep.
Finder of Lost Loves
as Zach Donahue · 1 ep.
