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English actor
John Saxon was a prolific American actor who appeared in over 200 films and TV shows during his 60-year career. He was known for his roles in Westerns and horror movies, often playing police officers and detectives. Saxon started out as a teen idol and went on to establish himself as a respected character actor, particularly in European films.
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About the John Saxon
John Saxonwas an American actor 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 Babyand Portrait in Blackand A Nightmare on Elm Streetand From Dusk till Dawn (1996).
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John Saxon’s birth name was Carmine Orrico. He was born on August 5, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York.
John Saxon worked on more than 200 film and television projects over a span of 60 years.
John Saxon was known for his work in Westerns and horror films, often playing police officers and detectives.
John Saxon studied acting with Stella Adler before beginning his career as a contract actor for Universal Pictures in the 1950s.
In the 1990s, John Saxon had small roles in Wes Craven’s New Nightmare and From Dusk till Dawn.
John Saxon said that he started appearing in more European films during this time because Hollywood was going through a crisis, but England and Italy were making a great many films, which he felt were of a more mature quality.
John Saxon co-starred with Bruce Lee in the martial arts film Enter the Dragon in 1973.
3 Quotes by John Saxon
- 1.
I’ve been asked to write an autobiography, and I’ve started it a couple of times, on different angles, and maybe one day I will, but you know what? There’s time for that because I’d like to have the whole story.
John SaxonAmerican actor (1936-2020)
- 2.
There certainly have been a lot of changes, although they come in such gradations that most people have either forgotten, or, if they’re too young, they never knew about them in the first place.
John SaxonAmerican actor (1936-2020)
- 3.
I’d like to think there’s still a lot for me to do, you know?
John SaxonAmerican actor (1936-2020)