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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- The Green Fog — Self2018
- Black Christmas Legacy — Self (archive footage)2015
- The Dentros — George Dentro2015
- Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s — Self2012
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy — Self2010
- Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen — John2010
- War Wolves — Tony Ford2009
- Clarkworld — Self2009
- How Bruce Lee Changed the World — Self2009
- The Mercy Man — Father McMurray2009
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Key facts
- Born
- Carmine Orrico , ( 1936-08-05 ) August 5, 1936, Brooklyn, New York , U.S.
- Died
- July 25, 2020 (2020-07-25) (aged 83), Murfreesboro, Tennessee , U.S.
- Resting place
- Lake View Cemetery
- Occupation
- Actor • martial artist
- Years active
- 1954–2017
- Known for
- Rock, Pretty Baby This Happy Feeling Enter the Dragon The Appaloosa
- Spouse
- Mary Ann Saxon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1979 ) , Elizabeth Saxon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1987 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1992 ) , Gloria Martel Saxon, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2008 – 2020 )
- Awards
- Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Murfreesboro
- Occupation
- film director
- Educated at
- Stella Adler Studio of Acting
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Sport
- karate
- Country for sport
- United States
- Image
- John Saxon 1975.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- date of birth
- 1936-08-05
- Commons category
- John Saxon
- name in native language
- John Saxon
- date of death
- 2020-07-25
- end of work period
- 2015-00-00
- birth name
- Carmine Orrico
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- place of burial
- Lake View Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
John Saxon (born Carmine Orrico; August 5, 1936 – July 25, 2020) was an American actor and martial artist who worked on more than 200 film and television projects during a span of 60 years. He was known for his work in Westerns and horror films, 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, appearing in such films as Rock, Pretty Baby (1956) and Portrait in Black (1961), which earned him a reputation as a teen idol and won him a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor. During the 1970s and 1980s, he established himself as a character actor, frequently portraying law-enforcement officials in horror films such as Black Christmas (1974) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
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