JohnSaxon(bornCarmineOrrico;August5,1936–July25,2020)wasanAmericanactorwhoworkedonmorethan200filmandtelevisionprojectsduringaspanof60years.HewasknownforhisworkinWesternsandhorrorfilms,oftenplayingpoliceofficersanddetectives.BornandraisedinBrooklyn,NewYork,SaxonstudiedactingwithStellaAdlerbeforebeginninghiscareerasacontractactorforUniversalPictures,appearinginsuchfilmsasRock,PrettyBaby(1956)andPortraitinBlack(1961),whichearnedhimareputationasateenidolandwonhimaGoldenGlobeAwardforNewStaroftheYear–Actor.Duringthe1970sand1980s,heestablishedhimselfasacharacteractor,frequentlyportrayinglawenforcementofficialsinhorrorfilmssuchasBlackChristmas(1974)andANightmareonElmStreet(1984).SaxonappearedinnumerousItalianfilmsfromtheearlysixties.Ina2002interview,hesaidofthisperiod:"AtthetimeHollywoodwasgoingthroughacrisis,butEnglandandItalyweremakingagreatmanyfilms.Besides,IthoughttheEuropeanfilmswereofamuchmorematurequalitythanmostofwhatHollywoodwasmakingatthetime."[1]SaxonappearedinItalianproductionsallthroughthe1970sand1980s,upuntil1994,whenhemadeJonathanoftheBears.Inadditiontohisrolesinhorrorfilms,Saxonco-starredwithBruceLeeinthemartialartsfilmEntertheDragon(1973),andhehadsupportingrolesinthewesternsTheAppaloosa(1966;forwhichhewasnominatedforaGoldenGlobeforBestSupportingActor–MotionPicture),DeathofaGunfighter(1969)andJoeKidd(1972),aswellasthemade-for-televisionthrillerRaidonEntebbe(1977).Inthe1990s,Saxonoccasionallyappearedinfilms,withsmallrolesinWesCraven'sNewNightmare(1994)andFromDusktillDawn(1996).EarlylifeOfItaliandescent,SaxonwasbornCarmineOrricoinBrooklyn,NewYorkin1936.Hisfather,AntonioOrrico,wasaNewYork-borndockworker,andhismotherAnna(néeProtettore)wasanimmigrantfromCalabria.Italianwastheprimarylanguagespokenathome,thoughSaxonalsospokesomeSpanish.HeattendedNewUtrechtHighSchoolandstudiedactingwithfamousactingcoachStellaAdler.Heenteredshowbusinessasateenager,whenhewasspottedbyamodelingscoutatamovietheatre.AccordingtoRobertHofler's2005biographyTheManWhoInventedRockHudson:ThePrettyBoysandDirtyDealsofHenryWillson,agentHenryWillsonsawSaxon'spictureonthecoverofadetectivemagazine,whereSaxonposedas“aPuertoRicanguy”whogetsshotandfallsoveragarbagecanwhilehisgirlfriendlookson.Willsonimmediatelycontactedtheboy'sfamilyinBrooklyn.Withhisparents'permission,the17-year-oldOrricocontractedwithWillson,andhewasgiventhestagenameJohnSaxon.HecontractedwithUniversalStudiosinApril1954at$150aweek.CareerUniversalPicturesSaxonspent18monthsatUniversalbeforethestudiofirstusedhiminafilm.HisfirstsignificantrolewasajuveniledelinquentinRunningWild(1955),co-starringMamieVanDoren.AccordingtoFilmink,"youngSaxonhadascowling,broodyteenqualitythatwasinfashioninmid-‘50sHollywood."HewasthengivenagoodroleinTheUnguardedMoment(1956),playingayouthwhoseeminglystalksEstherWilliams.DuringFebruary1956UniversalexerciseditsoptiononSaxonandhewaspaid$225aweek.TeenidolSaxonhadtheleadinalowbudgetteenfilm,Rock,PrettyBaby(1956)whichbecameanunexpectedsuccessandestablishedSaxonasateenidol.Universalexecutiveswerepleased,andRossHunterannouncedhewouldbeinTeachMeHowToCry.SaxonquicklyreprisedhisRock,PrettyBabyroleinasequel,SummerLove(1958).Bythistime,hewasgettingabout3,000fanlettersaweek.HethenmadeTeachMeHowtoCrywithSandraDee,whichwasretitledTheRestlessYears(1958).Universalputhiminan"Afilm",ThisHappyFeeling(1958),directedbyBlakeEdwards,whereSaxonromancedDebbieReynoldsinsupportofCurtJurgens.MGMborrowedhimtoappearoppositeSandraDeeinTheReluctantDebutante(1958),fordirectorVincenteMinnelli,whichwaswidelyseen.Saxonwasbilledthird,beneathRexHarrisonandKayKendall.HehadasupportroleinalargebudgetBiblicaldramaaboutSimonPeter,TheBigFisherman(1959)fordirectorFrankBorzage,starringHowardKeel.ReleasedbyBuenaVistainsteadofUniversal-International,itwasafinancialdisappointment.InAugust1958,Saxonsignedathree-picturedealwithHecht-Hill-LancasterthefirstofwhichwastobethemainroleinCryTough(1959),afilmaboutjuveniledelinquents.HewasmeanttofollowitwithTheBalladatCatBallou(notmadeforyearslater,withJaneFonda).Instead,forHHLheworkedwithanothermajordirector,JohnHuston,intheWesternTheUnforgiven(1960),playinganIndianinsupportofBurtLancasterandAudreyHepburn.BackatUniversal,heremainedinasupportingroleforPortraitinBlack(1960),reunitedwithDee,withLanaTurnerandAnthonyQuinn.HeappearedintheWesternPossefromHell(1961)withAudieMurphyandgueststarredintelevisionserieslikeGeneralElectricTheaterandTheDickPowellTheatre."Iwanttodoallsortsofcharacterparts,"hesaidin1960.SaxonplayedaserialkillersoldierinWarHunt(1962)andhadasmallroleinthecomedysuccessMr.HobbsTakesaVacation(1962).EuropeSaxontraveledtoItalytomakeAgostino(1962).In1963Saxonco-starredwithLetíciaRománinMarioBava'sItaliangiallofilmTheGirlWhoKnewTooMuch.HereturnedtoHollywoodtoperforminOttoPreminger'sTheCardinal(1963)andanepisodeofBobHopePresentstheChryslerTheatrethenwasbacktoEuropeforTheCavern(1964).TheRavagers(1965)wasshotinthePhilippines;NightCallerfromOuterSpace(1965)wasasciencefictionfilmshotinBritain.In1966,hestarredinCurtisHarrington'ssciencefiction/horrorclassicQueenofBloodwithBasilRathboneandDennisHopper,thenappearedoppositeMarlonBrandoinTheAppaloosa(1966),winningaGoldenGlobeBestSupportingActornominationforhisportrayalofaMexicanbandit.Saxonrecalls,"ThiswastomeaterrificroleandsomethingIwasreadyfor,buthe[Brando]wasdespondent.Hesaidhehadlentawholebunchofmoneytohisfather,andwhathewassayingtomewasthathisfatherruinedhislifebylosingallofhismoney.Hewaskindofboredinthepicture."TheDoomsdayFlight(1966)wasamade-for-televisionfilm.Inaninterviewin1966hesaid"Ineverfeltcomfortablebeingateenagedreamboat...Iregardmyselfasacraftsman."HeportrayedMarcoPoloinepisode26ofTheTimeTunnel("AttackoftheBarbarians"),originallybroadcastonMarch10,1967,andwasaguestactoronBonanzain1967("TheConquistadores").Inepisode19,season5ofTheVirginian("TheModocKid")SaxonappearedinthetitlerolealongsideHarrisonFord,appearinginoneofhisfirstspeakingroles.Andin1969heappearedinBonanzaagain("MyFriend,MyEnemy").SaxonwasinasexcomedyforSamKatzman,ForSinglesOnly(1968),andappearedinsomeWesterns,OneDollarTooMany(1968),DeathofaGunfighter(1969),TheMenfromShiloh(rebrandednameforTheVirginian,1971),andJoeKidd(1972)(againplayingaMexican,thistimearevolutionarynamedLuisChama).IKisstheHand(1973)wasathrillermadeinItaly.HespentthreeyearsplayingDr.TheodoreStuartforthetelevisionseriesTheBoldOnes:TheNewDoctors(1969–1972).EntertheDragonand1970sSaxon,whohaddonemartialartssince1957appearedasthemartialartistRoperin1973'sEntertheDragon.ItwasBruceLee'sfirstmajorroleinaHollywoodfeature.HealmostbackedoutofEntertheDragon,onaccountofthescriptbeingtoolight."Itwasasixtypagetreatment",saidSaxonina2002interview."Ithought:there’snotenoughtoacthere.Astuntmancouldplayit.Buttheytalkedmeintoit,sayingtheywouldworkinmysuggestions.Somethingstheyshotandkeptinthefilm,butmostofittheydiscarded."AfterEntertheDragon,Saxonhadnofurtherinterestinappearinginmartialartsfilms.HewasinsuchactionfilmsasMitchell(1975),TheSwissConspiracy(1975),StrangeShadowsinanEmptyRoom(1976),Napoliviolenta(1976),MarkStrikesAgain(1976),ASpecialCopinAction(1976),CrossShot(1976),TheCynic,theRatandtheFist(1977).In1974,heappearedaspoliceLieutenantFullerintheslasherhorrorfilmBlackChristmas.From1974–76,heappearedinTheSixMillionDollarMan,firstasMajorFrederickSloanandthenasNedlick.ThisrolealsoextendedintoTheBionicWoman.Theactor'slikenesswaslaterusedfortheKenneraction-figuredollcalled"Maskatron"thatwasbasedontheseries.SaxonstarredasDylanHuntinthe1974GeneRoddenberrytelevisionpilotPlanetEarth,replacingAlexCordfromGenesisII.A20thCenturyscientistunfrozeninthepost-nuclearworldof2133,heleadsateamofexplorersandencountersamatriarchalsociety.AlthoughABCdeclinedtheseries,Saxonplayedanearlyidenticalcharacterinthe1975televisionfilmStrangeNewWorld.In1976,Saxonportrayedahomicidalvampire-likestranglerintheSeasonTwoStarsky&Hutchepisode"Vampire".HeplayedCaptainRadlinthetwo-partWonderWomanepisode"TheFeminumMystique"(1976).RaidonEntebbe(1977)wasaprestigetelevisionmovieforhim.MoonshineCountyExpresswasabigsuccessforRogerCorman'sNewWorldPictures;Saxonmadeanotherforthatcompany,TheBees(1978).HeappearedinaBollywoodmovie,Shalimar(1978)thenitwasbacktoexploitation:FastCompany(1979),TheGlove(1979).SaxonplayedHuntSears,chiefofabreakfastcerealconglomerate,oppositeRobertRedfordandJaneFondainthe1979,Oscar-nominatedfilmTheElectricHorseman.1980s-1990sHeappearedinthe1982televisionmovieRooster,andhewasanoccasionalcelebrityguestontheshort-livedgameshowWhew!,includingduringtheseries'finalweek.HisextensivetelevisioncreditsincludetwoyearsasTonyCumsononFalconCrest(1982,1986–1988)aswellastherecurringroleofRashidAhmedonDynasty(1982–84).Heappearedtwice(indifferentroles)onTheA-Team,in1983and1985.SaxonplayedinDarioArgento'sTenebrae(1982)asthewriterhero'sshiftyagent;inBattleBeyondtheStars(1980)asSador;inCannibalApocalypse(1980)whereheplayedaVietnamveterantormentedbecausehisworthlesspalbithimandyearslater,heisstartingtogettheurgetodothesame;inPrisonersoftheLostUniverseasanalternate-universewarlord,andinWesCraven'sANightmareonElmStreet(1984)astheheroine's(NancyThompson's)father.HereprisedhisroleinANightmareonElmStreet3:DreamWarriors(1987)andWesCraven'sNewNightmare(1994)asheplayedhimselfinadualrole.Healsomadehisdirectorialdebutin1987withthehorrorfilmZombieDeathHouse,whichstarredDennisColeandAnthonyFranciosa.Filminkwrote"Fewotheractorsofhisgenerationhaveasfineatrackrecordin"horrormovies."Whydidheappearinsomany?Iguessforstartershewaswilling–hewasn’tsnobby.Hemadeagoodon-screencopandthere’salwaysrolesforacopactorinaslasherfilm.Hecouldalsoseemscarysomadeanexcellentredherring/villain."HestarredinMaximumForce(1992)asCaptainFullerandalsoappearedinFromDusktillDawn(1996).LatercareerInlateryears,Saxoncontinuedtoappearmostlyinindependentfilmsandappearedinseveraltelevisionseries.Hehadanotableguestpartin"GraveDanger",the5th-seasonfinaleofCSI:CrimeSceneInvestigation,whichwasdirectedbyFromDusktillDawnscreenwriterandstarQuentinTarantino.SaxonstarredintheepisodeoppositefellowcultfilmluminaryAndrewPrine.Healsoappearedinanepisode("Pelts")oftheanthologyhorrorseriesMastersofHorror,whichreunitedhimwithTenebraedirectorDarioArgento.Saxonwasaregularguestathorrorandcultfilmconventions,includingtheCreationEntertainment–WeekendofHorrors2010onMay21,2010,inLosAngeles.HislastactingrolewasinthefilmBringMetheHeadofLanceHenriksen,whichasofhisdeathwasinpost-production.PersonallifeJohnSaxonwasmarriedthreetimes,firsttoMaryAnnSaxon,ascreenwriterandtelevisiondirectorofdevelopment.Second,toElizabeth(Phillips)Saxonaformerinvestmentbanker,airlineunionnegotiatorandpsychologist.JohnSaxon'slastwifewasGloria(Potts)MartelSaxon,amodelandesthetician.HehadonechildwithMaryAnnSaxon,asonnamedAntonio.HewasaDemocrat.SaxonheldablackbeltinShotokanKarate,havingstudiedunderHidetakaNishiyama,andwasalsoproficientinJudo.DeathOnJuly25,2020,Saxondiedofcomplicationsfrompneumonia,11daysshyofhis84thbirthday,inMurfreesboro,Tennessee,asuburbofNashvillewherehehadresidedforseveralyears.HewasinterredatLakeViewCemeteryinSeattle,Washington,nearhisformerco-starBruceLee.

性别: 男

星座: 狮子座

生卒日期: 1936年08月05日 至 2020年07月25日

出生地: 美国,纽约,布鲁克林

职业: 演员 / 配音

更多外文名: Carmine Orrico (本名)

家庭成员: Antonio Orrico (父亲) / Anna Protettore (母亲) / Mary Ann Saxon (前妻) / Gloria Martel Saxon (妻子) / Antonio Saxon (儿子)

imdb编号: nm0768334

1958年 第15届金球奖 电影类 年度男新星 。

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