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

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

[cgbg]

Thanks for the link—never saw that before...

[D_Idaho]

“Papillion“
I think you have him confused with Don Gordon, who used to appear a lot with Steve McQueen. RIP John Saxon.

[peggybac]

He was hot in his younger years. RIP - we lost another good one today.

[Impy]

Rest in peace.

Former “teen idol” if you can imagine.

[dp0622]

Yeah I recall it vaguely but I recall it being a fun movie. Thanks for the information I will check both of them out

[LongWayHome]

He & his wife moved into an assisted living complex in Tennessee about 3 years ago.

[Charles Martel]

That post-TOS Klingon in the photo progression is from the first Star Trek feature film. That’s Mark Lenard, adding a third alien character to his Trek resume’.

[PghBaldy]

I also might be thinking of “Earth II” - though John Saxon was in so many things, it is hard for me to recall what I most remember him for I guess. He has things still to be released, so he kept working for 60+ years.

[proust]

Loved him in Nightmare on Elm Street. A dad with a dark secret.

[ValleyofHope]

Aww...one of my favorite actors! So handsome and menacing!

[ConservativeMind]

I remember him in the “Six Million Dollar Man.” He was always great to see.

[Viking2002]

Right. It was the first incarnation of what we expect a Klingon to look like. Lenard got to play a Vulcan and a Romulan in TOS, then a Klingon in ST:TMP, and five times more as Sarek in ST:III, IV, VI, and two episodes of ST:TNG. I suppose if you’re going to be typecast, that’s not a bad run.

[jmacusa]

Sad to hear. Saxon was one of those faces that seemed to everywhere on tv in the late ‘60’s and ‘70s.

[Trillian]

He looks like my dad.

[alexander_busek]

I recall an Outer Limits where he played a deep cover agent investigating aliens.

Please do a little research before posting cr*p like that!

You are thinking of the original series episode "The Invisibles" (season 1, episode 19), which starred Don Gordon as a "GIA" deep-cover agent who had penetrated an organization controlled by furry little monstrosities.

John Saxon never appeared in any episode of "The Outer Limits" (not even of the for-the-most-part cruddy revival series).

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

Papillion

I think that you must be referring to the film "Papillon," in which the great, late, lamented Don Gordon had a role.

John Saxon didn't appear in that film.

Regards,

[NFHale]

Sad news. He was a good actor, and being a martial arts man myself, Enter the Dragon was always one of my favorites.

RIP.

[ought-six]

He was great in “The Unforgiven,” with Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn.

[Future Snake Eater]

First saw him in “Mitchell” on MST3K.

RIP.