John Saxon
Acting
Born August 5, 1935 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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 · 40 titles
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Melrose Place
The A-Team
Murder, She Wrote
Hawaii Five-O
Bonanza
Golden Globe Awards
Ironside
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Magnum, P.I.
Falcon Crest
The Virginian
Matlock
Fantasy Island
The Rockford Files
Quincy, M.E.
The Six Million Dollar Man
American Playhouse
Burke's Law
Starsky & Hutch
Gunsmoke
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Night Gallery
Hotel
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
The Name of the Game
The Time Tunnel
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Masters of Horror
Hardcastle and McCormick
The Streets of San Francisco
Monsters
Wonder Woman
It Takes a Thief
Finder of Lost Loves
Petrocelli
From Dusk Till Dawn
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