John Saxon: movies and TV shows
John Saxon has 216 credits in the archive: 152 films and 64 TV series, from 1944 to 2018. Highest rated: Banacek (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2018 · busiest year: 1976 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Green Fog | Film | 6.1 | 82 | |
| 2015 | Black Christmas Legacy | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 79 |
| 2015 | The Dentros | George Dentro | Film | — | 79 |
| 2012 | Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s | Self | Film | 7.7 | 76 |
| 2010 | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self | Film | 7.8 | 74 |
| 2010 | Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen | John | Film | 6.1 | 74 |
| 2009 | Old Dogs | Lee Robinson | Film | 5.6 | 73 |
| 2009 | Clarkworld | Self | Film | 10.0 | 73 |
| 2009 | How Bruce Lee Changed the World | Self | Film | 8.0 | 73 |
| 2009 | War Wolves | Tony Ford | Film | 3.4 | 73 |
| 2009 | The Mercy Man | Father McMurray | Film | — | 73 |
| 2008 | God's Ears | Lee Robinson | Film | — | 72 |
| 2006 | Pelts | Jeb 'Pa' Jameson | Film | 5.6 | 70 |
| 2006 | Stanley's Girlfriend | Leo | Film | 8.0 | 70 |
| 2006 | Trapped Ashes | Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend") | Film | 5.1 | 70 |
| 2006 | The Craving Heart | Richard Tom | Film | 3.3 | 70 |
| 2006 | The 12 Days of Black Christmas | Self | Film | 4.0 | 70 |
| 2005 | Masters of Horror | Jeb 'Pa' Jameson | TV | 7.1 | 69 |
| 2004 | Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen | Self | Film | 6.5 | 68 |
| 2004 | Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon | Self | Film | 8.7 | 68 |
| 2003 | Pitcher and the Pin-Up | Michael Curtis | Film | 6.1 | 67 |
| 2002 | Outta Time | Darabont | Film | 3.0 | 66 |
| 2002 | 'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux | Sarge | Film | — | 66 |
| 2002 | Black Christmas Revisited | Self | Film | 5.0 | 66 |
| 2001 | Final Payback | Police Chief George Moreno | Film | 4.2 | 65 |
| 2001 | Night Class | Murphy | Film | 3.2 | 65 |
| 2001 | The Unbeatable Bruce Lee | Film | 8.4 | 65 | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Walter Gordon | TV | 7.6 | 64 |
| 2000 | Living in Fear | Rev. Leo Hausman | Film | 4.6 | 64 |
| 2000 | Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre | Self | Film | 6.1 | 64 |
| 1999 | Welcome to Primetime | Self | Film | 9.0 | 63 |
| 1999 | Joseph's Gift | Jacob Keller | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1998 | The Path of the Dragon | Self | Film | 6.8 | 62 |
| 1998 | The Party Crashers | Mr. Foster | Film | 3.3 | 62 |
| 1998 | The GREATEST : Bruce Lee | Comentador | Film | 7.7 | 62 |
| 1998 | Bottom Feeders | Antonio DiPaolo Jr. | Film | 7.5 | 62 |
| 1997 | Lancelot: Guardian of Time | Wolvencroft | Film | 4.3 | 61 |
| 1996 | From Dusk Till Dawn | FBI Agent Stanley Chase | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1995 | The Killers Within | Detective Lewis | Film | 7.5 | 59 |
| 1995 | Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story | Richard Brooks | TV | 6.5 | 59 |
| 1995 | Jonathan of the Bears | Fred Goodwin | Film | 5.9 | 59 |
| 1995 | Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities | Self | Film | 10.0 | 59 |
| 1994 | Wes Craven's New Nightmare | John Saxon / Lt. Donald Thompson | Film | 6.5 | 58 |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III | Orrin Sanderson | Film | 5.9 | 58 |
| 1994 | Killing Obsession | Dr. Sachs | Film | 3.8 | 58 |
| 1994 | Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up | Charles Searage | Film | 5.5 | 58 |
| 1994 | Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon | Self | Film | 6.5 | 58 |
| 1993 | The Baby Doll Murders | John Maglia | Film | 3.3 | 57 |
| 1993 | No Escape, No Return | James Mitchell | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1992 | Melrose Place | Henry Waxman | TV | 5.8 | 56 |
| 1992 | Animal Instincts | Otto Van Horne | Film | 4.9 | 56 |
| 1992 | Maximum Force | Captain Fuller | Film | 4.8 | 56 |
| 1992 | Lucky Luke | TV | 5.9 | 56 | |
| 1992 | Lucky Luke | The Man in Black | TV | 5.9 | 56 |
| 1992 | Lucky Luke 2 | The Man in Black (archive footage) | Film | 5.5 | 56 |
| 1992 | Hellmaster | Professor Jones | Film | 4.5 | 56 |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1991 | Solomon Northup's Odyssey | Epps | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1991 | The Arrival | Agent Miils | Film | 4.4 | 55 |
| 1991 | Blackmail | Gene | Film | 3.9 | 55 |
| 1991 | Payoff | Rafael Concion | Film | 4.3 | 55 |
| 1990 | The Last Samurai | Haroun Al-Hakim | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1990 | Crossing the Line | Jack Kagan | Film | 5.2 | 54 |
| 1990 | Blood Salvage | Clifford Evans | Film | 5.6 | 54 |
| 1990 | The Final Alliance | Ghost | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1990 | Aftershock | Oliver Quinn | Film | 4.6 | 54 |
| 1990 | The Best of the Martial Arts Films | Self - Host | Film | 8.7 | 54 |
| 1989 | Criminal Act | Herb Tamplin | Film | 5.2 | 53 |
| 1989 | Nightmare Beach | Strycher | Film | 5.5 | 53 |
| 1989 | My Mom's a Werewolf | Harry Thropen | Film | 4.8 | 53 |
| 1988 | Monsters | Ben O'Connell | TV | 7.1 | 52 |
| 1988 | Zombie Death House | Colonel Gordon Burgess | Film | 4.4 | 52 |
| 1988 | Zombie Death House | Film | 4.4 | 52 | |
| 1988 | Stephen King's Monster Stories | Film | 5.0 | 52 | |
| 1987 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | Thompson | Film | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1986 | Matlock | John Franklin | TV | 7.1 | 50 |
| 1986 | Hands of Steel | Francis Turner | Film | 5.3 | 50 |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Garth December | TV | 7.2 | 49 |
| 1985 | Fever Pitch | Sports Editor | Film | 4.3 | 49 |
| 1985 | Brothers-in-Law | Royal Cane | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Marco Gambini | TV | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Bernardo Bonelli | TV | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Jerry Lydecker | TV | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1984 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Lt. Donald Thompson | Film | 7.3 | 48 |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost Loves | Zach Donahue | TV | 6.8 | 48 |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Martin James | TV | 7.5 | 47 |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Kalem | TV | 7.5 | 47 |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Dirk Fredericks | TV | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Martin Cody | TV | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1983 | Masquerade | TV | 7.5 | 47 | |
| 1983 | The Big Score | Davis | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1983 | Prisoners of the Lost Universe | Kleel | Film | 3.6 | 47 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Epps | TV | 6.6 | 46 |
| 1982 | Hotel | Jack Curtis | TV | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1982 | Tenebre | Bullmer | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1982 | Wrong Is Right | Homer Hubbard | Film | 5.6 | 46 |
| 1982 | Scorpion with Two Tails | Arthur Barnard | Film | 4.8 | 46 |
| 1982 | Rooster | Jerome Brademan | Film | 4.5 | 46 |
| 1982 | Lo Scorpione a Due Code | Arthur Barnard | Film | — | 46 |
| 1982 | Desire | Joe Hale | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 1982 | One Too Many | Sergio Puccini | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Tony Cumson | TV | 5.6 | 45 |
| 1981 | Golden Gate | Monty Sager | Film | 9.0 | 45 |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | Ed Russler | TV | 7.3 | 44 |
| 1980 | Battle Beyond the Stars | Sador | Film | 5.4 | 44 |
| 1980 | Beyond Evil | Larry Andrews | Film | 4.2 | 44 |
| 1980 | Running Scared | Captain Munoz | Film | 5.0 | 44 |
| 1980 | Blood Beach | Captain Pearson | Film | 4.9 | 44 |
| 1980 | Cannibal Apocalypse | Norman Hopper | Film | 5.5 | 44 |
| 1979 | The Electric Horseman | Hunt Sears | Film | 6.1 | 43 |
| 1979 | The Glove | Sam Kellog | Film | 5.1 | 43 |
| 1979 | Fast Company | Phil Adamson | Film | 5.1 | 43 |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island | Roger Sullivan | TV | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1978 | The Immigrants | Alan Brocker | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1978 | The Immigrants | Alan Brocker | TV | — | 42 |
| 1978 | The Bees | John Norman | Film | 4.7 | 42 |
| 1978 | Shalimar | Colonel Columbus | Film | 6.1 | 42 |
| 1977 | Moonshine County Express | J.B. Johnson | Film | 4.9 | 41 |
| 1977 | The Fantastic Journey | Consul Tarant | TV | 6.2 | 41 |
| 1977 | The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist | Frank Di Maggio | Film | 6.6 | 41 |
| 1977 | 79 Park Avenue | Harry Vito | TV | 5.2 | 41 |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Publisher Charles Desskasa | TV | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1976 | Once an Eagle | Capt. Townshend | TV | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1976 | The Swiss Conspiracy | Robert Hayes | Film | 5.0 | 40 |
| 1976 | Violent Naples | Francesco Capuano | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1976 | A Special Cop in Action | Albertelli | Film | 6.1 | 40 |
| 1976 | Raid on Entebbe | Maj. Gen. Benny Peled | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1976 | Mark Strikes Again | Altman | Film | 5.0 | 40 |
| 1976 | Cross Shot | Commissario Jacovella | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1976 | Shadows in an Empty Room | Sgt. Ned Matthews | Film | 5.8 | 40 |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | René Nadasy | TV | 7.3 | 39 |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman | Captain Radl | TV | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1975 | Fight to the Death | Mariano Beltrán | Film | 4.7 | 39 |
| 1975 | Strange New World | Capt. Anthony Vico | Film | 4.3 | 39 |
| 1975 | Crossfire | Dave Ambrose | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1975 | Mitchell | Walter Deaney | Film | 3.3 | 39 |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Dave Delaroux | TV | 7.6 | 38 |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Maj. Frederick Sloan | TV | 7.3 | 38 |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Nedlick | TV | 7.3 | 38 |
| 1974 | Petrocelli | Richie Martin | TV | 7.2 | 38 |
| 1974 | Black Christmas | Lt. Fuller | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1974 | Planet Earth | Dylan Hunt | Film | 5.8 | 38 |
| 1974 | Can Ellen Be Saved? | James Hallbeck | Film | 4.6 | 38 |
| 1973 | Enter the Dragon | Roper | Film | 7.4 | 37 |
| 1973 | Linda | Jeff Braden | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1973 | Family Killer | Gaspare Ardizzone | Film | 6.1 | 37 |
| 1973 | Snatched | Paul Maxvill | Film | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1973 | Mr. Kingstreet's War | Mr. Kingstreet | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1973 | Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon | Self | Film | — | 37 |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Vincent 'Vince' Hagopian Jr. | TV | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1972 | Banacek | Harry Harland | TV | 8.4 | 36 |
| 1972 | Banyon | Johnny Clay | TV | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1972 | House Made of Dawn | Tosamah | Film | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1972 | Joe Kidd | Luis Chama | Film | 6.4 | 36 |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | Raven | TV | 7.7 | 36 |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Mike Tedesca | TV | 7.6 | 34 |
| 1970 | Night Gallery | Ianto | TV | 7.8 | 34 |
| 1970 | The Intruders | Billy Pye | Film | 5.0 | 34 |
| 1970 | Company of Killers | Dave Poohler | Film | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Dr. Theodore Stuart | TV | 4.8 | 33 |
| 1969 | Istanbul Express | Cheval | Film | 5.4 | 33 |
| 1969 | Death of a Gunfighter | Lou Trinidad | Film | 6.2 | 33 |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Harry Clive | TV | 7.2 | 32 |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Peter Max | TV | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief | Dead Man | TV | 7.2 | 32 |
| 1968 | Western, Italian Style | Self | Film | 6.6 | 32 |
| 1968 | One Dollar Too Many | Clay Watson | Film | 7.3 | 32 |
| 1968 | For Singles Only | Bret Hendley | Film | 6.7 | 32 |
| 1967 | Ironside | Eric Saginor | TV | 6.9 | 31 |
| 1967 | Winchester '73 | Dakin McAdam | Film | 6.7 | 31 |
| 1966 | The Time Tunnel | Marco Polo | TV | 7.6 | 30 |
| 1966 | The Doomsday Flight | George Ducette | Film | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1966 | The Appaloosa | Chuy | Film | 6.4 | 30 |
| 1966 | Queen of Blood | Allan Brenner | Film | 5.2 | 30 |
| 1965 | The Night Caller | Dr. Jack Costain | Film | 5.6 | 29 |
| 1965 | The Ravagers | Capt. Kermit Dowling | Film | 6.5 | 29 |
| 1964 | The Cavern | Joe Cramer | Film | 5.8 | 28 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Mario Silvetti | TV | 5.9 | 27 |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Bud Charney | TV | 6.3 | 27 |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Gil Lynch | TV | 6.3 | 27 |
| 1963 | The Cardinal | Benny Rampell | Film | 6.6 | 27 |
| 1963 | The Girl Who Knew Too Much | Dr. Marcello Bassi | Film | 6.9 | 27 |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Sgt. Terence Mulcahy | TV | 6.5 | 26 |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Ben Oakes | TV | 6.5 | 26 |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Dell Stetler | TV | 6.5 | 26 |
| 1962 | Agostino | Renzo | Film | 5.8 | 26 |
| 1962 | War Hunt | Pvt. Raymond Endore | Film | 6.6 | 26 |
| 1962 | Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Byron Grant | Film | 6.5 | 26 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 25 |
| 1961 | Posse from Hell | Seymour Kern | Film | 6.2 | 25 |
| 1960 | The Unforgiven | Johnny Portugal | Film | 6.2 | 24 |
| 1960 | The Plunderers | Rondo | Film | 6.3 | 24 |
| 1960 | Portrait in Black | Blake Richards | Film | 5.7 | 24 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Chief Jocova | TV | 7.5 | 23 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Blas | TV | 7.5 | 23 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Steven Friday | TV | 7.5 | 23 |
| 1959 | The Big Fisherman | Voldi | Film | 5.1 | 23 |
| 1959 | Cry Tough | Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada | Film | 6.1 | 23 |
| 1958 | The Reluctant Debutante | David Parkson | Film | 6.7 | 22 |
| 1958 | This Happy Feeling | Bill Tremaine | Film | 4.8 | 22 |
| 1958 | Summer Love | Jimmy Daley | Film | 5.5 | 22 |
| 1958 | The Restless Years | Will Henderson | Film | 7.0 | 22 |
| 1956 | The Unguarded Moment | Leonard Bennett | Film | 6.5 | 20 |
| 1956 | Rock, Pretty Baby | Jimmy Daley | Film | 6.0 | 20 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Virgil Stanley | TV | 6.7 | 19 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Pedro Manez | TV | 6.7 | 19 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Gristy Calhoun | TV | 6.7 | 19 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Dingo | TV | 6.7 | 19 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Cal Strom, Jr. | TV | 6.7 | 19 |
| 1955 | Running Wild | Vince Pomeroy | Film | 7.5 | 19 |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born | Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 18 |
| 1954 | It Should Happen to You | Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 18 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Martin Glass | TV | 6.8 | 17 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 8 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Audience Member | TV | 7.1 | 8 |
| New Line: Independent Legacies | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | — |