From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia 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 portraying law enforcement officials in horror movies such as Black Christmas 1974 Dario Argentos Tenebrae 1982 and A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984 In addition to his roles in horror movies Saxon costarred with Bruce Lee in the martial arts movie Enter the Dragon 1973 and has supporting roles in the westerns Death of a Gunfighter 1969 and Joe Kidd 1972 as well as the adventure thriller Raid on Entebbe 1977 In the 1990s Saxon occasionally appeared in movies with small roles in Wes Cravens New Nightmare 1994 and From Dusk till Dawn 1996 Saxon died of pneumonia in Murfreesboro Tennessee on July 25 2020
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