The Mark of the Vampire Queen by Joey W. Hill

He attended New Utrecht High School and studied acting with famous acting coach Stella Adler. Italian was the primary language spoken at home, though Saxon also spoke some Spanish.

His father, Antonio Orrico, was a New York-born dock worker, and his mother Anna (née Protettore) was an immigrant from Calabria. Of Italian descent, Saxon was born Carmine Orrico in Brooklyn, New York in 1936. In the '90s, Saxon occasionally appeared in films, with small roles in Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) and From Dusk till Dawn (1996). In addition to his roles in horror films, Saxon co-starred with Bruce Lee in the martial arts film Enter the Dragon (1973), and he had supporting roles in the Westerns The Appaloosa (1966 for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture), Death of a Gunfighter (1969), and Joe Kidd (1972), as well as the made-for-television thriller Raid on Entebbe (1977). Besides, I thought the European films were of a much more mature quality than most of what Hollywood was making at the time.' Saxon appeared in Italian productions all through the '70s and '80s, until 1994, when he made Jonathan of the Bears. In a 2002 interview, he said of this period: 'At the time, Hollywood was going through a crisis, but England and Italy were making a great many films. Saxon appeared in numerous Italian films from the early '60s. During the 1970s and '80s, he established himself as a character actor, frequently portraying law-enforcement officials in horror films such as Black Christmas (1974) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).

He was known for his work in Westerns and horror films, often playing police officers and detectives.īorn and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Saxon studied acting with Stella Adler before beginning his career as a contract actor for Universal Pictures, appearing in such films as Rock, Pretty Baby (1956) and Portrait in Black (1961), which earned him a reputation as a teen idol and won him a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor. John Saxon (born Carmine Orrico Aug– July 25, 2020) was an American actor who worked on more than 200 film and television projects during a span of 60 years.

The Mark of the Vampire Queen by Joey W. Hill