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John Saxon

John Saxon
John Saxon
Born: Aug 05, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, New York
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Director,
Active: '60s-'90s
Major Genres: Drama, Crime
Career Highlights: Enter the Dragon, Something Wild, A Nightmare on Elm Street
First Major Screen Credit: Rock, Pretty Baby (1956)
20 Videos for John Saxon
Outta Time (2001) My Mom's a Werewolf (1989) The Swiss Conspiracy (1977)
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) Black Christmas (1974)
No Escape, No Return (1993) Fever Pitch (1985) Enter the Dragon (1973)
Animal Instincts (1992) A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) The Doomsday Flight (1966)
The Baby Doll Murders (1992) Tenebre (1982) Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
Blood Salvage (1990) Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) The Unforgiven (1960)
Final Alliance (1989) The Electric Horseman (1979)
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Biography:

John Saxon never intentionally set out to be a Brando clone, but his resemblance to Marlon Brando was something he was born with, so what was there to do? A student of Stella Adler at the {~Actor's Studio}, Saxon's first film was Running Wild (1955). Thanks to hunk assignments in films like The Restless Years (1957), The Reluctant Debutante (1958), and Summer Youth (1958), Saxon was briefly the object of many a teenage crush.

He shed himself of his heartthrob image in the early '60s with a string of unsympathetic roles, making a leading man comeback of sorts as Bruce Lee's co-star in the immensely popular Enter the Dragon (1973). Fans could watch Saxon's expertise as an actor increase (and his hairline recede) during his three-year (1969-1972) stint as Dr.

Ted Stuart on the NBC television series The Bold Ones. He later appeared as a semiregular on the prime-time TV soaper Dallas. In 1988, John Saxon made his directorial debut with the low-budget feature Death House. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.