John Saxon was an American actor and martial artist.
Filmography[]
- It Should Happen to You (1954)
- Running Wild (1955)
- Rock, Pretty Baby (1956)
- Summer Love (1957)
- Cry Tough (1959)
- The Unforgiven (1960)
- Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
- Queen of Blood (1966)
- Gunsmoke (1966)
- The Virginian (1967)
- Bonanza (1967)
- Kung Fu (1971)
- Joe Kidd (1972)
- Enter the Dragon (1973)
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1974)
- The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
- Wonder Woman (1976)
- The Rockford Files (1976)
- Quincy, M.E. (1977)
- The Bees (1978)
- Hawaii Five-O (1979)
- Beyond Evil (1980)
- Cannibal Apocalypse (1980)
- Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
- Blood Beach (1980)
- Running Scared (1980)
- Tenebrae (1982)
- Dynasty (1982-1984)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- Murder, She Wrote (1984-1994)
- Hands of Steel (1986)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
- Death House (1987)
- My Mom's a Werewolf (1989)
- Nightmare Beach (1989)
- Aftershock (1990)
- The Arrival (1991)
- Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
- Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
- From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
- Old Dogs (2009)
- War Wolves (2009)
- The Extra (2015)
Trivia[]
- Was of Italian descent.
- He had appeared in over 200 film and television roles.
- Studied acting with Stella Adler after graduating from New Utrecht High School.
- Had been married three times.
- Had 1 child with first wife, Mary Ann.
- Had a black belt.
- Was fluent in Italian.
- Attended and graduated New Utrecht High School in 1953.
- Acting mentor and friend of Heather Langenkamp.
- He passed away of pneumonia at the age of 84.[1]