John Saxon - Wikipedia. John Saxon. Saxon in 1. Born. Carmine Orrico(1. August 5, 1. 93. 5 (age 8.

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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U. S. Occupation. Film, televisionactor. Years active. 19. Spouse(s)Mary Ann Saxon (1. Elizabeth Saxon (1. Gloria Martel (2.

Distributors. You can choose a distributor from the list below and hit the "submit" button. That will take you to a listing of all their titles we have in the database. The Hollywood Reporter is your source for breaking news about Hollywood and entertainment, including movies, TV, reviews and industry blogs. John Saxon (born Carmine Orrico; August 5, 1935) is an American actor and martial artist who has worked on more than 200 projects during a span of 60 years.

Children. Antonio Saxon. John Saxon (born Carmine Orrico; August 5, 1. American actor and martial artist who has worked on more than 2. Saxon is known for his work in westerns and horror films as well as for his role as Roper in the 1. Enter the Dragon, in which he starred alongside Bruce Lee and Jim Kelly.

He is well known for playing Lt. Donald Thompson in the 1. A Nightmare on Elm Street. Early life[edit]Saxon, an Italian American,[2] was born Carmine Orrico in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Anna (née Protettore) and Antonio Orrico,[3] a dock worker.

He attended New Utrecht High School, graduating in 1. He then studied acting with famous acting coach Stella Adler. He started making films in the mid- 1.

According to Robert Hofler's 2. The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson: The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson,[4] agent Willson saw Saxon's picture on the cover of a detective magazine and immediately contacted the boy's family in Brooklyn. With parents' permission, the 1. Orrico signed with Willson,[5] and he was renamed John Saxon. He signed with Universal Studios in April 1. Saxon spent 1. 8 months at Universal before they first used him in a film.[7] His first significant role was a juvenile delinquent in Running Wild (1. Mamie Van Doren. He impressed with a role in The Unguarded Moment (Universal, 1.

Esther Williams. In February 1. Universal exercised their option on Saxon and he was paid $2. He had the lead in a low budget teen film, Rock, Pretty Baby (1.

Saxon was a teen idol. Saxon reprised his role in a sequel, Summer Love (1. At his peak he was getting 3,0.

Universal executives were pleased, and put Saxon in an "A film", This Happy Feeling (1. Blake Edwards, where Saxon romanced Debbie Reynolds in support of Curt Jurgens. MGM borrowed him to appear opposite Sandra Dee in The Reluctant Debutante (1. Vincente Minnelli, which was widely seen. Public response was enthusiastic enough for Universal to reunite Saxon and Dee in The Restless Years (1. Over at United Artists he was the lead in Cry Tough (1.

He had a support role in a big budget Biblical drama about Simon Peter, The Big Fisherman (1. Frank Borzage. Saxon worked with another top director, John Huston, in the Western, The Unforgiven (1. Indian in support of Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn. Back at Universal, he remained in support parts, but it was a good one: Portrait in Black (1. Dee, with Lana Turner and Anthony Quinn. He was essentially a juvenile delinquent cowboy in The Plunderers (1.

Jeff Chandler. He stayed in Westerns in Posse from Hell (1. Audie Murphy. Saxon playied a serial killer soldier War Hunt (1. Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1. Italy to make Agostino (1. In 1. 96. 3 Saxon co- starred with Letícia Román in Mario Bava's Italiangiallo film.

The Girl Who Knew Too Much. He returned to Hollywood to appear in Otto Preminger's The Cardinal (1. Europe for The Cavern (1. The Ravagers (1. 96.

Philippines; Night Caller from Outer Space (1. Britain. In 1. 96. Curtis Harrington's Sci- Fi/Horror classic Queen of Blood with Basil Rathbone and Dennis Hopper, then appeared opposite Marlon Brando in The Appaloosa (1. Golden Globe Best Supporting Actor nomination for his portrayal of a Mexican bandit. Saxon recalls, "This was to me a terrific role and something I was ready for, but he [Brando] was despondent. He said he had lent a whole bunch of money to his father, and what he was saying to me was that his father ruined his life by losing all of his money.

He was kind of bored in the picture."[9]The Doomsday Flight (1. TV movie. In an interview in 1. I never felt comfortable being a teenage dreamboat..

I regard myself as a craftsman."[1. He portrayed Marco Polo in episode 2. The Time Tunnel ("Attack of the Barbarians"), originally airing March 1. Bonanza in 1. 96. The Conquistadores"). In episode 1. 9, season 5 of The Virginian ("The Modoc Kid") Saxon appeared in the title role alongside a young up and coming actor, appearing in one of his first speaking roles, Harrison Ford.

And in 1. 96. 9 he appeared in ("My Friend, My Enemy"). Watch Intersections Full Movie. Saxon was in a sex comedy for Sam Katzman, For Singles Only (1.

Westerns, One Dollar Too Many (1. Death of a Gunfighter (1. Joe Kidd (1. 97. 2) (again playing a Mexican, this time a revolutionary named Luis Chama). I Kiss the Hand (1. Italy. He spent three years as Dr. Theodore Stuart on the series The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1. He appeared in 1.

Enter the Dragon. Bruce Lee's first starring role in a Hollywood feature. He was in action films: Mitchell (1. The Swiss Conspiracy (1. Strange Shadows in an Empty Room (1. Napoli violenta (1.

Mark Strikes Again (1. A Special Cop in Action (1.

Cross Shot (1. 97. The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist (1. In 1. 97. 4 he appeared as the police chief Fuller in the Canadian production of Black Christmas; from 1. The Six Million Dollar Man, first as Major Frederick Sloan and then as Nedlick. Watch Cops Dailymotion. This role also extended into The Bionic Woman. The actor's likeness was later used for the Kenner action- figure doll called 'Maskatron' which was based on the series. Raid on Entebbe (1.

TV movie. Moonshine County Express was a big hit for Roger Corman's New World Pictures; Saxon made another for that company, The Bees (1. He appeared in a Bollywood movie, Shalimar (1. Fast Company (1. 97. The Glove (1. 97. Saxon played Hunt Sears, head of a breakfast cereal conglomerate, opposite Robert Redford and Jane Fonda in the 1.

Oscar- nominated film The Electric Horseman. He appeared in the 1. TV movie Rooster, and appeared in the last week of the game show Whew! His extensive television credits include two years as Tony Cumson on Falcon Crest (1. Rashid Ahmed on Dynasty (1. He appeared twice, in different roles, in The A- Team in 1.

He played the role of Captain Radl in the two- part Wonder Woman episode "The Feminum Mystique" in 1. Saxon has appeared in many Italian films, mainly in spaghetti western and police thriller genres. Titles from these genres include One Dollar Too Many (1. Watch Divergent Putlocker. Napoli violenta (1. He also was the second incarnation of Dylan Hunt from the Gene Roddenberry shows called Planet Earth and Strange New World.

More recently, Saxon was a supporting player in horror films, such as Bob Clark's Black Christmas (1. Dario Argento's Tenebrae (1.

Mitchell (1. 97. 5) as the murderous union lawyer and prostitute provider Walter Deaney; in Battle Beyond the Stars (1. Sador; in Cannibal Apocalypse (1.

Vietnam veteran tormented because his worthless pal bit him and years later, he is starting to get the urge to do the same; in Prisoners of the Lost Universe as an alternate- universe warlord, and in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1. Nancy Thompson's) father. He reprised his role in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1. Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1.

He also made his directorial debut in 1. Zombie Death House, which starred Dennis Cole and Anthony Franciosa. He starred in Maximum Force (1.

Captain Fuller and also appeared in From Dusk till Dawn (1. In recent years, he has been in a number of independent films and has appeared in several television series, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and the Showtime series Masters of Horror. He was a special guest on the Creation Entertainment - Weekend of Horrors 2. May in L. A.[1. 1]Filmography[edit]Selected television appearances[edit]1.