Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/5/1935
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Carmine Orrico
John Saxon
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
Animal Instincts
as Otto Van Horne
A Nightmare on Elm Street
as Lieutenant Thompson
War Hunt
as Pvt. Raymond Endore
The Appaloosa
as Chuy
The Cardinal
as Benny Rampell
Trapped Ashes
as Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")
War Wolves
as Tony Ford
Black Christmas
as Lt. Fuller
The Bees
as John Norman
Fast Company
as Phil Adamson
Joe Kidd
as Luis Chama
Blood Beach
as Captain Pearson
The Glove
as Sam Kellog
Hellmaster
as Professor Jones
From Dusk Till Dawn
as FBI Agent Stanley Chase
Nightmare Beach
as Strycher
Running Scared
as Captain Munoz
Beyond Evil
as Larry Andrews
The Unforgiven
as Johnny Portugal
Fever Pitch
as Sports Editor
Career Timeline
2010
2009
2006
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1976
Cross Shot
as Commissario Jacovella
Raid on Entebbe
as Maj. Gen. Benny Peled
Once an Eagle
as Capt. Townshend
A Special Cop in Action
as Albertelli
Mark Strikes Again
as Altman
Quincy, M.E.
as Publisher Charles Desskasa
Violent Naples
as Francesco Capuano
Shadows in an Empty Room
as Sgt. Ned Matthews
The Swiss Conspiracy
as Robert Hayes