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John Saxon

1935 - 2020

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John Saxon (born Carmine Orrico; August 5, 1936 – July 25, 2020) was an American actor who worked on more than 200 film and television projects during a span of 60 years. He was known for his work in Westerns and horror films, often playing police officers and detectives. Born 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. During the 1970s and 1980s, 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Saxon is the 212th most popular actor (up from 704th in 2019), the 492nd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,291st in 2019) and the 108th most popular American Actor.

John S.A.X.N. is most famous for being a pioneer in the field of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing. He is credited with coining the term CAD/CAM.

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Among actors, John Saxon ranks 212 out of 13,578. Before him are Sandra Bullock, Julia Roberts, Sidney Poitier, Anita Ekberg, David Prowse, and Faye Dunaway. After him are Fred Astaire, Eddie Fisher, Silvana Mangano, Gene Kelly, Melina Mercouri, and Maximilian Schell.

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Among people born in 1935, John Saxon ranks 22. Before him are Arvo Pärt, Isao Takahata, Julie Andrews, Michel Aoun, Theo Angelopoulos, and David Prowse. After him are Ágota Kristóf, Erich von Däniken, David Harvey, Françoise Sagan, Omar Sívori, and Edward Said. Among people deceased in 2020, John Saxon ranks 15. Before him are Qaboos bin Said al Said, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Pierre Cardin, Max von Sydow, Tabaré Vázquez, and David Prowse. After him are Katherine Johnson, Paolo Rossi, Olivia de Havilland, Krzysztof Penderecki, Albert Uderzo, and Michel Piccoli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Saxon ranks 492 out of 20,380. Before him are Susan Sontag (1933), Chuck Berry (1926), Bob Kahn (1938), Stevie Wonder (1950), Faye Dunaway (1941), and Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809). After him are Frank Lucas (1930), Jefferson Davis (1808), Aaron T. Beck (1921), Edward Adelbert Doisy (1893), Cliff Burton (1962), and Rutherford B. Hayes (1822).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Saxon ranks 108. Before him are Oliver Hardy (1892), Chris Cooper (1951), Sandra Bullock (1964), Julia Roberts (1967), Sidney Poitier (1927), and Faye Dunaway (1941). After him are Fred Astaire (1899), Eddie Fisher (1928), Gene Kelly (1912), Jessica Lange (1949), John Lithgow (1945), and Marsha Hunt (1917).

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