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Acting

John Saxon

Career: Active from 1955 to 2015, busiest in 1976 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles: 72
top three billing

Average score: 51/100

Highest rated: Enter the Dragon
82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 125 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John Saxon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
3.8, average 5.4
Family Dynamics
3.4, average 4.8
Coming of Age
1.7, average 3.0
Pathos
4.0, average 5.3

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Mystery 5
Social Commentary 5
Crime Thriller 5
Classic Western 4
Psychological Thriller 4
Tension 4
Crime 4
Creature Feature 4
Revenge 4
Western 4
Action 4
Old West 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

195

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

2 titles

The Dentros

as George Dentro

Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

as John

2000s

16 titles · average score 45

War Wolves

23

as Tony Ford

God's Ears

as Lee Robinson

Pelts

60

as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson

Stanley's Girlfriend

as Leo

Trapped Ashes

31

as Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")

The Craving Heart

as Richard Tom

Masters of Horror

72

TV show · as Jeb 'Pa' Jameson

'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux

as Sarge

Final Payback

38

as Police Chief George Moreno

Night Class

40

as Murphy

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

68

TV show · as Walter Gordon

Living in Fear

49

as Rev. Leo Hausman

1990s

31 titles · average score 50

as Antonio DiPaolo Jr.

The Party Crashers

as Mr. Foster

Lancelot: Guardian of Time

39

as Wolvencroft

Jonathan of the Bears

60

as Fred Goodwin

Beverly Hills Cop III

32

as Orrin Sanderson

The Baby Doll Murders

as John Maglia

Maximum Force

35

as Captain Fuller

Hellmaster

34

as Professor Jones

Animal Instincts

43

as Otto Van Horne

The Arrival

45

as Agent Miils

Aftershock

35

as Oliver Quinn

The Final Alliance

43

as Ghost

1980s

42 titles · average score 55

My Mom's a Werewolf

42

as Harry Thropen

Criminal Act

45

as Herb Tamplin

Nightmare Beach

41

as Strycher

Zombie Death House

42

as Colonel Gordon Burgess

A Nightmare on Elm Street

81

as Lt. Thompson

Prisoners of the Lost Universe

29

as Kleel

The Big Score

39

as Davis

Tenebre

77

as Bullmer

Battle Beyond the Stars

48

as Sador

Cannibal Apocalypse

55

as Norman Hopper

Beyond Evil

33

as Larry Andrews

Blood Beach

26

as Captain Pearson

1970s

55 titles · average score 61

Fast Company

54

as Phil Adamson

The Bees

33

as John Norman

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

66

as Frank Di Maggio

Moonshine County Express

53

as J.B. Johnson

Shadows in an Empty Room

57

as Sgt. Ned Matthews

Violent Naples

67

as Francesco Capuano

Mitchell

30

as Walter Deaney

Fight to the Death

as Mariano Beltrán

Black Christmas

70

as Lt. Fuller

Planet Earth

57

as Dylan Hunt

Enter the Dragon

82

as Roper

Joe Kidd

64

as Luis Chama

1960s

34 titles · average score 60

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

TV show · as Dr. Theodore Stuart

Istanbul Express

as Cheval

One Dollar Too Many

62

as Clay Watson

Winchester '73

61

as Dakin McAdam

The Appaloosa

44

as Chuy

Queen of Blood

30

as Allan Brenner

The Night Caller

55

as Dr. Jack Costain

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

69

as Dr. Marcello Bassi

War Hunt

57

as Pvt. Raymond Endore

Posse from Hell

59

as Seymour Kern

The Unforgiven

64

as Johnny Portugal

The Plunderers

47

as Rondo

1950s

15 titles · average score 67

The Big Fisherman

49

as Voldi

Cry Tough

59

as Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada

Bonanza

73

TV show · as Blas / Chief Jocova

The Reluctant Debutante

58

as David Parkson

This Happy Feeling

52

as Bill Tremaine

The Restless Years

67

as Will Henderson

Summer Love

as Jimmy Daley

The Unguarded Moment

64

as Leonard Bennett

Rock, Pretty Baby

as Jimmy Daley

Gunsmoke

76

TV show · as Gristy Calhoun / Virgil Stanley

Running Wild

as Vince Pomeroy

A Star Is Born

85

as Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)