![]() ![]() ![]() Besides, I thought the European films were of a much more mature quality than most of what Hollywood was making at the time." Saxon appeared in Italian productions all through the '70s and '80s, until 1994, when he made Jonathan of the Bears. In a 2002 interview, he said of this period: "At the time, Hollywood was going through a crisis, but England and Italy were making a great many films. Saxon appeared in numerous Italian films from the early '60s. During the 1970s and '80s, 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). ![]() ![]() He was known for his work in Westerns and horror films, often playing police officers and detectives.īorn 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. John Saxon (born Carmine Orrico Aug– July 25, 2020) was an American actor who worked on more than 200 film and television projects during a span of 60 years. ![]()
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