. . . Where Are They Now? . . .Hello fans,I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday. I had a great day with family. It's a tradition for us to play games after dinner, such as LRC (Left, Right, Center dice game) or other fun, mindless games like that.
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View Past Issues Here: Where Are They Now Archives*--DEAD OR ALIVE?--See if you know if the following celebrities have had a
visit from the "Grim Reaper":
Lon Chaney, Jr.: He appeared in a lot of horror movies including his most famous role as the star of the movie "The Wolf Man", he also appeared in "High Noon"
Miranda Richardson - She's appeared in "Tom & Viv", "Enchanted April", "The Hours", "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and other film and TV roles
Barbara Hale - Played Della Street on the long-running TV series "Perry Mason" (also in the Perry Mason movies), starred in the movie "The Giant Spider Invasion"
(Answer at the bottom)*John SaxonLearn More About John Saxon on Celebrity NoozBIRTH DATE: August 5, 1936, Brooklyn, New York
BIRTH NAME: Carmine Orrico
CLAIM TO FAME: He is best known for his role in the movie A Nightmare on Elm Street.
FAMILY LIFE: He has a son named Antonio with his former wife Mary Ann Saxon. They were married from 1967-1979 (divorced). He has been married to Gloria Martel since 2008.
INFO: Saxon studied acting with famous acting coach Stella Adler and broke into films in the mid-1950s, playing teenage roles. In 1956, he starred with swimming star Esther Williams in the dramatic film The Unguarded Moment.
He appeared in many films in his early career, including Mario Bava's The Girl Who Knew Who Much (1963), Curtis Harrington's Sci-Fi classic Queen of Blood (1966), and won a Golden Globe Best Supporting Actor nomination for his portrayal of a Mexican bandit in the 1966 film The Appaloosa.
He played a Mexican revolutionary in Joe Kidd (1972), appeared in Bruce Lee's Hollywood debut Enter the Dragon (1973), and in 1975, starred in several episodes of the ABC produced series The Six Million Dollar Man playing a number of characters.
He played Hunt Sears, head of a breakfast cereal conglomerate, in the 1979, Oscar-nominated film The Electric Horseman, appeared in the 1982 TV movie Rooster, and appeared on the last week of the game show "Whew!"
Some of the Italian films he has appeared in include One Dollar Too Many (1968), Napoli violenta (1976), and also played Dylan Hunt in the Gene Roddenberry shows called Planet Earth and Strange New World.
He has had supporting roles in many horror films, such as Bob Clark's Black Christmas (1974), Dario Argento's Tenebrae (1982), Mitchell (1975), Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), Cannibal Apocalypse (1980), Prisoners of the Lost Universe and in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) as the heroine's (Nancy Thompson's) father.
TRIVIA: Attended New Utrecht High School and graduated in 1953.
Was renamed John Saxon by his agent Henry Willson.
His son Antonio graduated with honors from the University of California.
Was a celebrity player (along with Betty White) on the final week of the cult-classic game show "Celebrity Whew!" (1979)
Has a black belt in karate.
Is fluent in Italian. He is the son of immigrants from Calabria, Italy.
His likeness was used for the Kenner action-figure doll called 'Maskatron' which was based on the series The Bionic Woman.
WHERE IS HE NOW: Recently, Saxon has appeared in a bunch of independent films and guest starred on several television series, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and the Showtime series Masters of Horror. He was a special guest on the Creation Entertainment - Weekend of Horrors 2010 on May 21 in L.A. Saxon has two more films in production, comedies The Extra (2011), and Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen (2012).
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.johnsaxonsite.com
CREDITS:2012 Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen (post-production)...John
2011 The Extra (post-production)...Victor Vallient
2009 The Mercy Man...Father McMurray
2009 War Wolves (TV movie)...Tony Ford
2009/II Old Dogs...Paul
2008 God's Ears...Lee Robinson
2006 Masters of Horror (TV series)...Jeb 'Pa' Jameson
Pelts
2006 Trapped Ashes...Leo (story segments "Wraparound")
2006 The Craving Heart...Richard Tom
2006 Stanley's Girlfriend (short)...Leo
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)...Walter Gordon
Grave Danger: Volume 1
2003 The Road Home...Michael Curtis
2002 Outta Time...James Darabont
2001 Night Class...Murphy
2001 Living in Fear...Rev. Leo Hausman
2001 Final Payback...Police Chief George Moreno
1998 The Party Crashers...Mr. Foster
1998 Criminal Minds...Antonio DiPaolo Jr.
1998 Joseph's Gift...Jacob Keller
1997 Lancelot: Guardian of Time...Wolvencroft
1997 California (TV series)...On rafael guevara
1996 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (TV series)...Straker
Escape
1996 From Dusk Till Dawn...FBI Agent Stanley Chase
1995 Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (TV movie)...Richard Brooks
1995 Jonathan degli orsi...Fred Goodwin
1994-1995 Melrose Place (TV series)...Henry Waxman
1995 The Killers Within...Detective Lewis
1995 Nonstop Pyramid Action (short)...Mr. Apple
1994 Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up...Charles Searage
1994 Beverly Hills Cop III...Orrin Sanderson
1984-1994 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)...Bernardo Bonelli / Jerry Lydecker / Marco Gambini
Proof in the Pudding
A Very Good Year for Murder
Hooray for Homicide
1994 Killing Obsession...Dr. Sachs
1993 The Baby Doll Murders...John Maglia
1993 No Escape, No Return...James Mitchell
1992 Hellmaster...Professor Jones
1992 Animal Instincts (video)...Otto Van Horne
1992 Maximum Force...Captain Fuller
1992 Gengis Khan...Chiledu
1992 Lucky Luke (TV series)
1991 The Last Samurai...Haroun Al-Hakim
1991 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)...Dalton Sykes
Liar's Poker
1991 Blackmail (TV movie)...Gene
1991 Payoff (TV movie)...Rafael Concion
1991 The Arrival...Agent Mills
1991 Matlock (TV series)...John Franklin
The Parents
1991 Monsters (TV series)
The Waiting Room (1991)
1990 Blood Salvage...Clifford Evans
1990 Crossing the Line...Jack Kagan
1990 The Final Alliance...Ghost
1990 Aftershock...Oliver Quinn
1989 Nightmare Beach...Strycher
1989 Criminal Act...Herb Tamplin
1989 The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV series)...Dudley Stone
The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone
1989 My Mom's a Werewolf...Harry Thropen
1982-1988 Falcon Crest (TV series)...Tony Cumson
1987 Hotel (TV series)...Jack Curtis
Fallen Angel
1987 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)...Garth December
The Specialty of the House
1987 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors...Thompson
1987 House Made of Dawn...Tosamah
1987 Death House...Colonel Gordon Burgess
1986 Hands of Steel...Francis Turner
1985-1986 Another World (TV series)...Edward Gerard #1
1985 Glitter (TV series)...The author
The Matriarch
1985 Fever Pitch...Sports editor
1985 Brothers-in-Law (TV movie)...Royal Cane
1985 Half Nelson (TV series)
Diplomatic Inmunity (1985)
1983-1985 The A-Team (TV series)...Kalem / Martin James
Moving Targets
Children of Jamestown
1982-1984 Dynasty (TV series)...Rashid Ahmed
1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street...Lt. Donald Thompson
1984 Finder of Lost Loves (TV series)...Commander Zach Donahue
White Lies
1978-1984 Fantasy Island (TV series)...Cyrano de Bergerac / Dr. Roger Sullivan / Evan Watkins / â?¦
1984 Masquerade (TV series)
The French Connection (1984)
1984 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)...Ed Russler, Head of Security
Jororo Farewell
1984 Solomon Northup's Odyssey (TV movie)...Epps
1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series)...Dirk Fredericks
Saved by the Bells
The First Time
1983 The Big Score...Davis
1983 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)...Martin Cody
Rolling Thunder: Part 1
Rolling Thunder: Part 2
1983 Prisoners of the Lost Universe...Kleel
1983 Savage in the Orient (TV movie)
1982/I Desire...Joe Hale
1982 Tenebre...Bullmer
1982 The Scorpion with Two Tails...Arthur Barnard
1982 Rooster (TV movie)...Jerome Brademan
1982 Una di troppo
1982 Wrong Is Right...Homer Hubbard
1982 Una donna dietro la porta...The Notary
1981 Running Scared...Captain Munoz
1981 Golden Gate (TV movie)...Monty Sager
1980 Vega$ (TV series)...Michael Jennings
Aloha, You're Dead: Part 1 (1980) â?¦ Michael Jennings
Aloha, You're Dead: Part 2 (1980) â?¦ Michael Jennings
1980 Blood Beach...Captain Pearson
1980 Battle Beyond the Stars...Sador
1980 Cannibal Apocalypse...Norman Hopper
1980 Beyond Evil...Larry Andrews
1979 The Glove...Sam Kellog
1979 The Electric Horseman...Hunt Sears
1979 Fast Company...Phil Adamson
1979 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)...Harry Clive
The Bark and the Bite
1978 Shalimar...Col. Columbus
1978 The Bees...John Norman
1978 Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV series)...Adonijah
The Judgment of Solomon
1978 The Immigrants (TV movie)...Alan Brocker
1977 Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue (TV mini-series)...Harry Vito
1977 Moonshine County Express...J.B. Johnson
1977 Quincy M.E. (TV series)...Publisher Charles Desskasa
Sullied Be Thy Name
1977 Westside Medical (TV series)...Bob Farrow
Intensive Care
1977 The Fantastic Journey (TV series)...Consul Tarant
A Dream of Conquest
1977 Most Wanted (TV series)
The Spellbinder (1977)
1977 Il cinico, l'infame, il violento...Frank Di Maggio
1976 Raid on Entebbe (TV movie)...Maj. Gen. Benny Peled
1976 Once an Eagle (TV mini-series)...Capt. Townshend
1976 The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (TV series)...Capt. Radl
The Feminum Mystique: Part 2
The Feminum Mystique: Part 1
1976 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)...René Nadasy
The Vampire
1976 Mark Strikes Again...Altman
1976 The Bionic Woman (TV series)...Nedlick
The Return of Bigfoot: Part 2
1974-1976 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)...Major Frederick Sloan / Nedlick
The Return of Bigfoot
Day of the Robot
1976 Violent Naples...Francesco Capuano
1976 The Swiss Conspiracy...Robert Hayes
1976 Shadows in an Empty Room...Sergeant Ned Matthews
1976 The Rockford Files (TV series)...Dave Delaroux
A Portrait of Elizabeth
1976 Italia a mano armata...Albertelli
1976 La legge violenta della squadra anticrimine...Commissario Jacovella
1975 Petrocelli (TV series)...Richie Martin
Mark of Cain
1975 Mitchell...Walter Deaney
1975 Strange New World (TV movie)...Captain Anthony Vico
1975 Crossfire (TV movie)...Dave Ambrose
1975 Metralleta 'Stein'...Mariano Beltran
1965-1975 Gunsmoke (TV series)...Cal Strom, Jr. / Dingo / Gristy Calhoun / â?¦
1974 Mary Tyler Moore (TV series)...Mike Tedesco
Menage-a-Phyllis
1974 Black Christmas...Lt. Fuller
1974 Planet Earth (TV movie)...Dylan Hunt
1974 Can Ellen Be Saved? (TV movie)...James Hallbeck
1974 Banacek (TV series)...Harry Harland
The Vanishing Chalice
1973 Police Story (TV series)...Rick Calvelli
Death on Credit
1973 Linda (TV movie)...Jeff Braden
1973 The Rookies (TV series)...Farley
Cauldron
1973 Enter the Dragon...Roper
1973 Baciamo le mani...Gaspare Ardizzone
1973 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)...Vincent 'Vince' Hagopian Jr.
A Collection of Eagles
1973 Snatched (TV movie)...Paul Maxvill
1973 Mister Kingstreet's War...Frank Kingstreet
1972 Banyon (TV series)...Johnny Clay
The Clay Clarinet
1972 Kung Fu (TV series)...Raven
King of the Mountain
1972 Joe Kidd...Luis Chama
1969-1972 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)...Dr. Theodore Stuart / Dr. Ted Stuart
1972 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)...Ianto
I'll Never Leave You - Ever/There Aren't Any More MacBanes
1972 The Sixth Sense (TV series)...Dr. Harry Auden / Ianto
Lady, Lady Take My Life
Lady, Lady, Take My Life
1972 Norman Corwin Presents (TV series)
The Better It Looks, the Worse It Is (1972)
1971 Company of Killers (TV movie)...Dave Poohler
1967-1971 The Virginian (TV series)...Ben Oakes / Dell Stetler / Sgt. Mulcahy
The Regimental Line (1971)...Sgt. Mulcahy
Vision of Blindness (1968)...Ben Oakes
The Modoc Kid (1967)...Dell Stetler
1970 The Intruders (TV movie)...Billy Pye
1967-1970 Ironside (TV series)...Carter / Eric Saginor
Ransom (1970)...Eric Saginor
An Inside Job (1967)...Carter
1969 Death of a Gunfighter...Lou Trinidad
1967-1969 Bonanza (TV series)...Blas / Chief Jocova / Steven Friday
My Friend, My Enemy (1969)...Chief Jocova
The Conquistadores (1967)...Blas
Black Friday (1967)...Steven Friday
1968 Istanbul Express (TV movie)...Cheval
1968 The Name of the Game (TV series)...Peter Max
Collector's Edition
1968 I tre che sconvolsero il West (Vado, vedo e sparo)...Clay Watson
1968 For Singles Only...Bret Hendley
1968 It Takes a Thief (TV series)...Dead Man
A Thief Is a Thief
1967 Garrison's Gorillas (TV series)...Janus
20 Gallons to Kill
1967 Cimarron Strip (TV series)...Screamer
Journey to a Hanging
1967 Winchester 73 (TV movie)...Dakin McAdam
1967 The Time Tunnel (TV series)...Marco Polo
Attack of the Barbarians
1966 The Doomsday Flight (TV movie)...George Ducette
1966 The Appaloosa...Chuy
1966 Queen of Blood...Allan Brenner
1966 Dr. Kildare (TV series)...Richard Ross
Read the Book and Then See the Picture
The Art of Taking a Powder
1964-1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)...Augie / Mario Silvetti
After the Lion, Jackals
Echo of Evil
1965 The Ravagers...Capt. Kermit Dowling
1965 Blood Beast from Outer Space...Dr. Jack Costain
1963-1964 Burke's Law (TV series)...Bud Charney / Gil Lynch
Who Killed the Horne of Plenty? (1964)...Gil Lynch
Who Killed Cable Roberts? (1963)...Bud Charney
1964 The Cavern...Pvt. Joe Cramer
1963 The Cardinal...Benny Rampell
1963 The Evil Eye...Dr. Marcello Bassi
1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation...Byron
1962 War Hunt...Pvt. Raymond Endore
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)...Nick Giller
A Time to Die
1962 Agostino...Renzo
1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)...Martin Glass
Cat in the Cradle
1961 Posse from Hell...Seymour Kern
1960 The Plunderers...Rondo
1960 Portrait in Black...Blake Richards
1960 The Unforgiven...Johnny Portugal
1959 Cry Tough...Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada
1959 The Big Fisherman...Voldi
1958 The Restless Years...Will Henderson
1958 The Reluctant Debutante...David Parkson
1958 This Happy Feeling...Bill Tremaine
1958 Summer Love...Jimmy Daley
1956 Rock, Pretty Baby...Jimmy Daley
1956 The Unguarded Moment...Leonard Bennett
1955 Running Wild...Vince Pomeroy
1955 Medic (TV series)...Danny Ortega
Walk with Lions
1954 A Star Is Born...Usher at Movie Premiere (uncredited)
1954 It Should Happen to You...Boy Watching Argument in Park (uncredited)
To see Then & Now pictures of John Saxon, visit: Celebrity Nooz*--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--Lon Chaney, Jr - DEAD (Liver failure)
Born: 02/10/1906 Died: 07/12/1973
Miranda Richardson - ALIVE
Born: 03/03/1958
Barbara Hale - ALIVE
Born: 04/18/1921