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- Saxon Was an Italian-American Who Was First Signed as a Model Before Becoming an Actor. Saxon, whose real name was Carmine Orrico, was born on August 5, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York.
- 2. He Began Acting in 1955 & Then Appeared in a Series of Roles as a Character Actor, Often Playing a Law Enforcement Figure. His first real role was in 1955’s Running Wild where he played a young delinquent.
- 3. In Addition to Working With Lee, He Worked With Many Well-Known Actors Like Marlon Brando & a Young Johnny Depp. Heatherface Wixson (@MMEFXBook VOL 2 – out 10/26!)
- 4. His Wife Shared Some Stories About Saxon’s Days in Acting & Said He Was Occasionally Considered Too Muscular. Killer Cosmonaut. @kitschkong · Follow. Rest in Peace John Saxon (August 5, 1935-July 25, 2020), American film and television actor and martial artist, with a career spanning over 60 years.
John Saxon was one of my and my brother's favorite character actors of the 70s. We always got excited when we saw that he was guest starring because we knew the show would be a good one. I just rewatched Enter the Dragon in his honor tonight.
Jul 27, 2020 · That was my first thought upon learning that Saxon (birth name: Carmine Orrico) died from pneumonia over the weekend in his Murfreesboro, Tennessee home. You might remember Saxon, a Stella Adler-trained character actor, from “Enter the Dragon.” Saxon plays Roper, a cocky American gambler and martial artist, opposite Bruce Lee and Jim Kelly.
No. John Saxon was not a martial artist at all. In fact, he didn't really know what he was doing in Enter the Dragon and tore his hamstring doing jumping kicks with terrible form. He admitted to hating having to film fight scenes and tried to avoid doing action movies after that.
Saxon, who had done martial arts since 1957, [41] appeared as the martial artist Roper in 1973's Enter the Dragon. It was Bruce Lee 's first major role in a Hollywood feature. [ 7 ] He almost backed out of Enter the Dragon , on account of the script being too light.
Jul 26, 2020 · An underrated actor who earned a Golden Globe nomination playing a Mexican bandit opposite Marlon Brando in The Appaloosa (1966), Saxon will always be remembered for his breakthrough role...
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Jul 27, 2020 · John Saxon, actor who starred in “Enter the Dragon” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” died Saturday of pneumonia in Murfreesboro, Tennessee at the age of 83.
