John Saxon, 'Enter the Dragon,' 'Nightmare on Elm Street' Actor, Dies at 83

The Hollywood Reporter ^ | 7/25/2020 | Mike Barnes

[Monty22002]

Dang, amazing actor.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Papillion

[FrdmLvr]

I remember him! He was everywhere on TV in the 60s and 70s! I can see him in an action packed fist fight with the star as I hear the Mannix theme song in my head! RIP John Saxon.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Enjoyed his work over the years. RIP.

[Libloather]

[lodi90]

Discovered by the same agent who launched the careers of Rock Hudson and Tab Hunter...
Hmmm...

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Yeah, I noticed that. And started career as “male model”, too

[RandallFlagg]

Damn. That’s the third.
He was an actor’s actor.
RIP, Mr. Saxon.
You will be missed.

[Libloather]

[fieldmarshaldj]

Gene Roddenberry created a series for him to star in, “Planet Earth”, but other than the pilot, it wasn’t picked up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Earth_(film)

[Pilgrim's Progress]

Bruce, John, and Jim are hanging out together on Hahn’s Island where they are beating up on the iron-fisted dork.

[Libloather]

[Zathras]

I liked him as an actor!

[Viking2002]

Who could forget this little Gene Roddenberry gem from the mid 70's that recycled half of what Star Trek: TOS was, and what the Movies and Next Generation would become, right down to the lumpy-headed, proto-Klingons? (Hint: some of the character names and part of the plot that never took root ended up as part of the Roddenberry series, 'Andromeda'........)

[lee martell]

I remember him. I always wondered why he wasn’t playing the leading role. It could be he got enough steady work as a co-star he was satisfied with that. Better than waiting tables.

[Calvin Locke]

Henry Willson.

Yep, gay. Was the agent for a while of Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Rory Calhoun.

Sold out Calhoun’s Federal juvie record to protect Hudson’s gayness.

Was big on the post-WWII names consisting of a single syllable first name followed by a two syllable last name.

Wagner dug in his heels on that.

[doorgunner69]

Caught that, did you?

[P.O.E.]

“Queen of Blood” was a stylized space/vampire flick.

Plus I remember seeing him in a bunch of classic tv shows.

[LongWayHome]

Yes...Saxon was part of these 3 or 4 shows in the 70s revolving around PAX. The whole thing never went anywhere from what I remember.

[wally_bert]

I kind of liked the idea.

Better than the hokey Ark II.

[slouper]

Charlie Daniels, Regis and now John Saxon. That’s three.