John Saxon

John Saxon (born Carmine Orrico; August

5, 1936 – July 25, 2020) was an American
actor who has worked on more than 200
projects during a span of 60 years. He was
known for his work in Westerns and horror
films, often playing police officers and
detectives.
 John Saxon

Saxon in 1958

Born Carmine Orrico

August 5, 1936
Brooklyn, New York
City, U.S.
Died July 25, 2020
(aged 83)
Murfreesboro,
Tennessee, U.S.

Occupation Actor

Years active 1954–2015

Spouse(s) Mary Ann Saxon

(m. 1967; div. 1979)
Elizabeth Saxon
(m. 1987; div. 1992)
Gloria Martel Saxon (m. 2008)[1]

Children 1
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), Dario Argento's
Tenebrae (1982), and A Nightmare on Elm
Street (1984).
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). In the
1990s, Saxon occasionally appeared in
films, with small roles in Wes Craven's New
Nightmare (1994) and From Dusk till Dawn
(1996).

Early life
Saxon, an Italian American,[2] was born
Carmine Orrico in Brooklyn, New York,[3]
the son of Antonio Orrico, a dock worker,
and Anna (née Protettore).[4] Both were
immigrants from Italy. He attended New
Utrecht High School, graduating in 1953.
He then studied acting with famous acting
coach Stella Adler. He started acting in
films during the mid-1950s, playing
teenage roles. According to Robert
Hofler's 2005 biography The Man Who
Invented Rock Hudson: The Pretty Boys and
Dirty Deals of Henry Willson, agent Henry
Willson saw Saxon's picture on the cover
of a detective magazine and immediately
contacted the boy's family in Brooklyn.[5]
With his parents' permission, the 17-year-
old Orrico contracted with Willson, and he
was given the stage name John Saxon.[6]
He contracted with Universal Studios in
April 1954 at $150 a week.[7] John Saxon
is proficient in Judo and Shotokan
Karate.[8]

Career

Universal Pictures …
Saxon (right) with Sal Mineo and Sue George a
publicity still photo for Rock, Pretty Baby (1956).

Saxon spent 18 months at Universal

before the studio first used him in a film.[9]
His first significant role was a juvenile
delinquent in Running Wild (1955), co-
starring Mamie Van Doren. According to
Filmink, "young Saxon had a scowling,
broody teen quality that was in fashion in
mid-‘50s Hollywood."[10]
He was then given a good role in The
Unguarded Moment (1956), playing a youth
who seemingly stalks Esther Williams.
During February 1956 Universal exercised
its option on Saxon and he was paid $225
a week.[7]

Teen idol …

Saxon had the lead in a low budget teen

film, Rock, Pretty Baby (1956) which
became an unexpected success and
established Saxon as a teen idol. Universal
executives were pleased, and Ross Hunter
announced he would be in Teach Me How
To Cry.[11] First Saxon quickly reprised his
Rock, Pretty Baby role in a sequel, Summer
Love (1958). By now he was getting about
3,000 fan letters a week.[12]

He then made Teach Me How to Cry with

Sandra Dee, which was retitled The
Restless Years (1958).[13]

Universal put him in an "A film", This Happy

Feeling (1958), directed by Blake Edwards,
where Saxon romanced Debbie Reynolds
in support of Curt Jurgens.[14] MGM
borrowed him to appear opposite Sandra
Dee in The Reluctant Debutante (1958), for
director Vincente Minnelli, which was
widely seen. Saxon was billed third,
beneath Rex Harrison and Kay Kendall.[15]

He had a support role in a large budget

Biblical drama about Simon Peter, The Big
Fisherman (1959) for director Frank
Borzage, starring Howard Keel. It was a
financial disappointment.[16]

In August 1958 Saxon signed a three-

picture deal with Hecht Hill Lancaster the
first of which was to be the main role in
Cry Tough (1959), a film about juvenile
delinquents.[17] He was meant to follow it
with The Ballad at Cat Ballou (not made for
years later, with Jane Fonda).[18] Instead
for HHL he worked with another major
director, John Huston, in the Western The
Unforgiven (1960), playing an Indian in
support of Burt Lancaster and Audrey
Hepburn.[19]

Back at Universal, he remained in a

supporting role for Portrait in Black (1960),
reunited with Dee, with Lana Turner and
Anthony Quinn.

He was essentially a juvenile delinquent

cowboy in The Plunderers (1960),
tormenting Jeff Chandler. He played in the
Western Posse from Hell (1961) with Audie
Murphy and guest starred in television
series like General Electric Theater and The
Dick Powell Theatre.[20]

"I want to do all sorts of character parts,"

he said in 1960.[21]

Saxon played a serial killer soldier in War

Hunt (1962)[22] and had a small role in the
comedy success Mr. Hobbs Takes a
Vacation (1962).[23] According to Filmink
"Universal seemed to lose enthusiasm for
him as a potential star. Maybe he was too
'ethnic' looking. Too associated with teen
roles. Maybe he didn't want it. Maybe there
were no suitable parts. In the long run, it
probably worked out best for Saxon – he
never would be as popular at the box office
as teen idols like, say, Sandra Dee, Pat
Boone or Troy Donahue, but he would go
on to have a far more versatile, rich career
than either."[10]

Europe …

Saxon traveled to Italy to make Agostino

(1962).[24]

In 1963 Saxon co-starred with Letícia

Román in Mario Bava's Italian giallo film
The Girl Who Knew Too Much.[25]

He returned to Hollywood to perform in

Otto Preminger's The Cardinal (1963)[26]
and an episode of Bob Hope Presents the
Chrysler Theatre then was back to Europe
for The Cavern (1964).[27]

The Ravagers (1965) was shot in the

Philippines; Night Caller from Outer Space
(1965) was a science fiction film shot in
Britain.[28]

In 1966, he starred in Curtis Harrington's

science fiction/horror classic Queen of
Blood with Basil Rathbone and Dennis
Hopper,[29] then appeared opposite Marlon
Brando in The Appaloosa (1966), winning a
Golden Globe Best Supporting Actor
nomination for his portrayal of a Mexican
bandit.[30] Saxon recalls, "This was to me a
terrific role and something I was ready for,
but he [Brando] was despondent. He said
he had lent a whole bunch of money to his
father, and what he was saying to me was
that his father ruined his life by losing all
of his money. He was kind of bored in the
picture."[6]

The Doomsday Flight (1966) was a made-

for-television film. In an interview in 1966
he said "I never felt comfortable being a
teenage dreamboat... I regard myself as a
craftsman."[31]
He portrayed Marco Polo in episode 26 of
The Time Tunnel ("Attack of the
Barbarians"),[32] originally broadcast on
March 10, 1967, and was a guest actor on
Bonanza in 1967 ("The
Conquistadores").[33] In episode 19,
season 5 of The Virginian ("The Modoc
Kid") Saxon appeared in the title role
alongside a young actor, appearing in one
of his first speaking roles, Harrison
Ford.[34] And in 1969 he appeared in
Bonanza again ("My Friend, My
Enemy").[35]

Saxon was in a sex comedy for Sam

Katzman, For Singles Only (1968),[36] and
appeared in some Westerns, One Dollar
Too Many (1968), Death of a Gunfighter
(1969),[37] The Men from Shiloh (rebranded
name for The Virginian, 1971), and Joe
Kidd (1972) (again playing a Mexican, this
time a revolutionary named Luis
Chama).[38] I Kiss the Hand (1973) was a
thriller made in Italy.[39]

He spent three years playing Dr. Theodore

Stuart for the television series The Bold
Ones: The New Doctors (1969–1972).[40]

Enter the Dragon …

Saxon in Petrocelli, 1975,

He appeared the martial artist Roper in

1973's Enter the Dragon, Bruce Lee's first
major role in a Hollywood feature.[6] He
was in action films: Mitchell (1974), The
Swiss Conspiracy (1975), Strange Shadows
in an Empty Room (1976),[41] Napoli
violenta (1976), Mark Strikes Again
(1976),[42] A Special Cop in Action (1976),
Cross Shot (1976), The Cynic, the Rat and
the Fist (1977).
In 1974 he appeared as police Lieutenant
Fuller in the slasher horror film Black
Christmas.[43] From 1974–76, he appeared
in The Six Million Dollar Man, first as Major
Frederick Sloan and then as Nedlick. This
role also extended into The Bionic Woman.
The actor's likeness was later used for the
Kenner action-figure doll called
'Maskatron' which was based on the
series.

Saxon starred as Dylan Hunt in the 1974

Gene Roddenberry television pilot Planet
Earth, replacing Alex Cord from Genesis II.
A 20th Century scientist unfrozen in the
post-nuclear world of 2133, he leads a
team of explorers and encounters a
matriarchal society. Although ABC
declined the series, Saxon played a nearly
identical character in the 1975 television
film Strange New World.

In 1976, Saxon portrayed a homicidal

vampire-like strangler in the Season Two
Starsky & Hutch episode 'Vampire'. He
played Captain Radl in the two-part
Wonder Woman episode "The Feminine
Mystique" (1976).[44] Raid on Entebbe
(1977) was a prestige television movie for
him. Moonshine County Express was a big
success for Roger Corman's New World
Pictures; Saxon made another for that
company, The Bees (1978). He appeared in
a Bollywood movie, Shalimar (1978) then it
was back to exploitation: Fast Company
(1979), The Glove (1979).

Saxon played Hunt Sears, chief of a

breakfast cereal conglomerate, opposite
Robert Redford and Jane Fonda in the
1979, Oscar-nominated film The Electric
Horseman.[45]

1980s-1990s …

He appeared in the 1982 television movie

Rooster,[46] and he was an occasional
celebrity guest on the short-lived game
show Whew!, including during the series'
final week. His extensive television credits
include two years as Tony Cumson on
Falcon Crest (1982, 1986–1988)[26] as well
as the recurring role of Rashid Ahmed on
Dynasty (1982–84). He appeared twice (in
different roles) on The A-Team, in 1983
and 1985.

Saxon at the 2014 Fan Expo Canada.

Saxon played in Dario Argento's Tenebrae
(1982) as the writer hero's shifty agent;[47]
in Mitchell (1975) as the murderous union
lawyer and prostitute provider Walter
Deaney; in Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
as Sador; in Cannibal Apocalypse (1980)
where he played a Vietnam veteran
tormented because his worthless pal bit
him and years later, he is starting to get
the urge to do the same;[48] in Prisoners of
the Lost Universe as an alternate-universe
warlord, and in Wes Craven's A Nightmare
on Elm Street (1984) as the heroine's
(Nancy Thompson's) father.[49] He reprised
his role in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3:
Dream Warriors (1987)[50] and Wes Craven's
New Nightmare (1994) as he played
himself in a dual role.[51] He also made his
directorial debut in 1987 with the horror
film Zombie Death House, which starred
Dennis Cole and Anthony Franciosa.
Filmink wrote "Few other actors of his
generation have as fine a track record in"
horror movies. "Why did he appear in so
many? I guess for starters he was willing –
he wasn’t snobby. He made a good on-
screen cop and there’s always roles for a
cop actor in a slasher film. He could also
seem scary so made an excellent red
herring/villain."[10]
He starred in Maximum Force (1992) as
Captain Fuller and also appeared in From
Dusk till Dawn (1996).[52]

Later career …

In later years, Saxon continued to appear

mostly in independent films and appeared
in several television series. He had a
notable guest part in "Grave Danger", the
5th-season finale of CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation, which was directed by From
Dusk till Dawn screenwriter and star
Quentin Tarantino.[53] Saxon starred in the
episode opposite fellow cult film luminary
Andrew Prine. He also appeared in an
episode ("Pelts") of the anthology horror
series Masters of Horror, which reunited
him with Tenebrae director Dario Argento.

Saxon was a regular guest at horror and

cult film conventions, including the
Creation Entertainment – Weekend of
Horrors 2010 on May 21, 2010, in Los
Angeles.[54] His last acting role was in the
film Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen,
which as of his passing was in post-
production.[55]

Personal life
Saxon was married three times, first to
screenwriter Mary Ann Saxon, then to
actress Elizabeth Saxon, and finally to
Gloria Martel Saxon, esthetician, author,
and speaker. He had one child with Mary
Ann, a son named Antonio. Step-son
named Lance[56]

Death
Saxon died of pneumonia in Murfreesboro,
Tennessee on July 25, 2020, shortly before
his 84th birthday.[56][57] His remains were
cremated and interred by his family.

Filmography

Film …
Year Title Role Notes

Boy Watching Argument in

It Should Happen to You
1954 Park Uncredited
A Star Is Born Movie Premiere Usher

1955 Running Wild Vince Pomeroy

The Unguarded Moment Leonard Bennett

1956
Rock, Pretty Baby Jimmy Daley

1957 Summer Love Jimmy Daley

This Happy Feeling Bill Tremaine

1958 The Reluctant Debutante David Parkson

The Restless Years Will Henderson

Miguel Antonio Enrico

Cry Tough
1959 Francisco Estrada

The Big Fisherman Prince Voldi

The Unforgiven Johnny Portugal

1960 Portrait in Black Blake Richards

The Plunderers Rondo

1961 Posse from Hell Seymour Kern

War Hunt Pvt. Raymond Endore

1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation Byron Grant

Agostino Renzo

The Girl Who Knew Too Much Dr. Marcello Bassi

1963
The Cardinal Benny Rampell

1964 The Cavern Pvt. Joe Cramer

The Ravagers Capt. Kermit Dowling

1965
The Night Caller Dr. Jack Costain

Queen of Blood Allan Brenner

1966
The Appaloosa Chuy Medina

1968 For Singles Only Bret Hendley

 One Dollar Too Many Clay Watson

1969 Death of a Gunfighter Lou Trinidad

1971 Mr Kingstreet's War Jim Kingstreet

Joe Kidd Luis Chama

1972
I Kiss the Hand Gaspare Ardizzone

1973 Enter the Dragon Roper

1974 Black Christmas Lt. Ken Fuller

Metralleta 'Stein' Mariano Beltrán

1975
Mitchell Walter Deaney

The Swiss Conspiracy Robert Hayes

Strange Shadows in an Empty

Sgt. Ned Matthews
Room

1976 Violent Naples Francesco Capuano

Mark Strikes Again Inspector Altman

A Special Cop in Action Jean Albertelli

Cross Shot Commissioner Jacovella

The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist DiMaggio

1977 Moonshine County Express J.B. Johnson

Tre soldi e la donna di classe Unfinished

The Bees John Norman

1978
Shalimar Col. Columbus

Fast Company Phil Adamson

1979 The Glove Sam Kellog

The Electric Horseman Hunt Sears

Beyond Evil Larry Andrews

Cannibal Apocalypse Norman Hopper

1980
Battle Beyond the Stars Sador

Running Scared Captain Munoz

1981 Blood Beach Captain Pearson

1982 Wrong Is Right Homer Hubbard

Una di troppo Sergio Puccini the notary

The Scorpion with Two Tails Arthur Barnard

Tenebrae Peter Bullmer

Desire Joe Hale

Prisoners of the Lost Universe Kleel

1983
The Big Score Davis

1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street Lt. Donald Thompson

1985 Fever Pitch The Sports Editor

1986 Hands of Steel Francis Turner

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3:

Donald Thompson
Dream Warriors
1987
House Made of Dawn Tosamah

Death House Colonel Gordon Burgess Also director

1988 Nightmare Beach Strycher

My Mom's a Werewolf Harry Thropen

1989
Criminal Act Herb Tamplin

Aftershock Oliver Quinn

The Last Samurai Haroun Al-Hakim

1990 The Final Alliance Ghost

Crossing the Line Jack Kagan

Blood Salvage Clifford Evans

1991 The Arrival Agent Mills

Maximum Force Captain Fuller

1992 Hellmaster Professor Jones

Genghis Khan Chiledu Unfinished

The Baby Doll Murders John Maglia

1993 No Escape No Return James Mitchell

Jonathan of the Bears Fred Goodwin

1994 Beverly Hills Cop III Orrin Sanderson

Killing Obsession Dr. Sachs

Wes Craven's New Nightmare Himself/Donald Thompson

Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up Charles Searage

1996 From Dusk till Dawn FBI Agent Stanley Chase Cameo appearance

The Killers Within Detective Lewis

1997
Lancelot: Guardian of Time Wolvencroft

The Party Crashers Mr. Foster

1998
Joseph's Gift Jacob Keller

1999 Criminal Minds Antonio DiPaolo Jr.

Final Payback Police Chief George Moreno

2001
Night Class Murphy

2002 Outta Time James Darabont

2003 The Road Home Michael Curtis

The Craving Heart Richard Tom

2006 Segment: "Stanley's
Trapped Ashes Leo
Girlfriend"

2008 God's Ears Lee Robinson

Old Dogs Paul

2009
The Mercy Man Father McMurray

2015 The Extra Victor Vallient

Bring Me the Head of Lance

TBA John Post-production
Henriksen

Television …
Year Title Role Notes

1955 Medic Danny Ortega — "Walk with Lions"

General
1961 Electric Martin Glass — "Cate in the Cradle"
Theater

The Dick
1962 Powell Nick Giller — "A Time to Die"
Theatre

2 episodes

— "Who Killed Cable

Roberts" (1963)
1963–
Burke's Law Gil Lynch / Bud Charney
1964 — "Who Killed the
Horne of Plenty?"
(1964)

Another
1964 Edward Gerard #1 (1985–1986)
World

2 episodes

Bob Hope — "Echo of Evil"

1964– Presents the (1964)
Mario Silvetti / Augie
1966 Chrysler
— "After the Lion,
Theatre
Jackals" (1966)

1965– Gunsmoke Gristy Calhoun / Pedro Manez / Virgil Stanley / Cal 5 episodes
1975 Strom, Jr. / Dingo — "Dry Road to
Nowhere" (1965)

— "The Avengers"
(1965)

— "The Whispering
Tree" (1966)
 — "The Pillagers"
(1967)

— "The Squaw"
(1975)

2 episodes

— "The Art of Taking

a Powder"
Dr. Kildare Richard Ross
— "Read the Book and
1966
Then See the Picture"

The
Doomsday George Ducette Television film
Flight

The Time — "Attack of the

Marco Polo
Tunnel Barbarians"

Winchester
Dakin McAdam Television film
73
1967
Cimarron — "Journey to a
Screamer
Strip Hanging"

Garrison's
Janus — "20 Gallons to Kill"
Gorillas

3 episodes

— "Black Friday"
(1967)

1967– — "The
Bonanza Chief Jocova / Blas / Steven Friday
1969 Conquistadores"
(1967)

— "My Friend, My
Enemy" (1969)

1967– Ironside Eric Saginor / Carter 2 episodes

1970 — "An Inside Job"
(1967)

— "Ransom" (1970)

3 episodes

— "The Modoc Kid"

(1967)

1967– Sergeant Terence Mulcahy / Ben Oakes / Dell

The Virginian — "Vision of
1971 Stetler
Blindness" (1968)

— "The Regimental
Line" (1971)

It Takes a
Dead Man — "A Thief Is a Thief"
Thief

The Name of
1968 Peter Max — "Collector's Edition"
the Game

Istanbul
Cheval Television film
Express

The Bold
recurring role (29
1969 Ones: The Dr. Theodore Stuart
episodes)
New Doctors

Company of
Dave Poohler Television film
Killers
1970
The
Billy Pye Television film
Intruders

1972 The Sixth — "Lady, Lady, Take

Dr. Harry Auden
Sense My Life"

— "I'll Never Leave

You – Ever / There
Night Gallery Ianto (segment "I'll Never Leave You – Ever")
Aren't Any More
MacBanes"

Kung Fu Raven — "King of the

 Mountain"

Banyon Johnny Clay — "The Clay Clarinet"

Norman — "The Better It

Corwin unknown role Looks, the Worse It
Presents Is"

Snatched Paul Maxvill Television film

The Streets
— "A Collection of
of San Vincent "Vince" Hagopian, Jr.
Eagles"
1973 Francisco

The Rookies Farley — "Cauldron"

Linda Jeff Braden Television film

Police Story Rick Calvelli — "Death on Credit"

— "The Vanishing
Banacek Harry Harland
Chalice"

Can Ellen Be
James Hallbeck Television film
Saved?
1974
Planet Earth Dylan Hunt Television film

The Mary
Tyler Moore Mike Tedesca — "Menage-a-Phyllis"
Show

2 episodes

— "Day of the Robot"

The Six (1974)
1974–
Million Dollar Nedlick / Major Frederick Sloan
1976 — "The Return of
Man
Bigfoot: Part 1"
(1976)

Crossfire Dave Ambrose Television film

Strange New
1975 Captain Anthony Vico Television film
World

Petrocelli Richie Martin — "Mark of Cain"

1976 The Dave Delaroux — "A Portrait of
Rockford Elizabeth"
Files

The Bionic — "The Return of

Nedlick
Woman Bigfoot: Part 2"

Starsky and
Rene Nadasy — "The Vampire"
Hutch

Wonder
Captain Radl 2 episodes
Woman

Once an Miniseries (4
Captain Townshend
Eagle episodes)

Raid on
General Benny Peled Television film
Entebbe

Most
Randall Mason — "The Insider"
Wanted

The
— "A Dream of
Fantastic Consul Tarant
Conquest"
Journey

Westside
1977 Bob Farrow — "Intensive Care"
Medical

— "Sullied By Thy
Quincy M.E. Publisher Charles Desskasa
Name"

Harold
Miniseries (3
Robbins' 79 Harry Vito
episodes)
Park Avenue

The
Alan Brocker Television film
Immigrants
1978 Greatest
— "The Judgement of
Heroes of Adonijah
Solomon"
the Bible

1978– Fantasy Michael Anderson / Cyrano de Bergerac / 6 episodes

1984 Island Monsieur Berandt Sabatier / Evan Watkins /
 Professor Harold DeHaven / Colin McArthur / Dr.
Roger Sullivan

Hawaii Five- — "The Bark and the

1979 Harry Clive
O Bite"

— "Aloha, You're
1980 Vega$ Michael Jennings
Dead"

1981 Golden Gate Monty Sager Television film

1982 Rooster Jerome Brademan Television film

1982– Recurring role (6

Dynasty Rashid Ahmed
1984 episodes)

1982– Recurring role (32

Falcon Crest Tony Cumson
1988 episodes)

Savage in
Nick Costa Television film
the Orient

Hardcastle
and Martin Cody — "Rolling Thunder"

1983 McCormick

2 episodes
Scarecrow
— "The First Time"
and Mrs. Dirk Fredericks
King — "Saved by the Bells"

2 episodes

— "Children of
1983– Jamestown" (1983)
The A-Team Kalem / Martin James
1985
— "Moving Targets"
(1985)

1984 Magnum P.I. Ed Russler — "Jororo Farewell"

— "The French
Masquerade Joey Savane
Correction"

Finder of
Commander Zach Donahue — "White Lies"
Lost Loves
 American Epps — "Solomon
Playhouse Northup's Odyssey"
Presents

3 episodes

— "Hooray for
Homicide" (1984)

1984– Murder, She

Bernardo Bonelli / Marco Gambini / Jerry Lydecker — "A Very Good Year
1994 Wrote
for Murder" (1988)

— "Proof in the
Pudding" (1994)

— "Diplomatic
Half Nelson unknown role
Immunity"

1985 Brothers-in-
Royal Cane Television film
Law

Glitter The Author — "The Matriarch"

Alfred
— "The Specialty of
Hitchcock Garth December
1987 the House"
Presents

Hotel Jack Curtis — "Fallen Angel"

The Ray — "The Wonderful

1989 Bradbury Dudley Stone Death of Dudley
Theatre Stone"

— "The Waiting
Monsters Benjamin O'Connell
Room"

Matlock John Franklin — "The Parents"

1991 Payoff Rafael Concion Television film

Blackmail Gene Television film

In the Heat
Dalton Sykes — "Liar's Poker"
of the Night

1992 Lucky Luke The Man in Black — "Magia Indiana"

1994– Melrose Henry Waxman recurring role (4
1995 Place episodes)

Liz: The
1995 Elizabeth Richard Brooks Television film
Taylor Story

Kung Fu: The

1996 Legend Straker — "Escape"
Continues

1997 California Don Rafael Guevara — "Episode #1.1"

Living in
2001 Reverend Leo Hausman Television film
Fear

CSI: Crime
— "Grave Danger: Part
2005 Scene Walter Gordon
1"
Investigation

Masters of
2006 Jeb "Pa" Jameson — "Pelts"
Horror

2009 War Wolves Tony Ford Television film

Awards and nominations

Golden Globe Awards

1958 New Star of the Year – Actor: This

Happy Feeling (won)
 1967 Best Supporting Actor – Motion
Picture: The Appaloosa (nominated)

Action On Film International Film Festival

2006 Best Supporting Actor: The Craving

Heart (won)

Beverly Hills Shorts Festival

2009 Best Actor: Old Dogs (won)

FAIF International Film Festival

2006 Judge Choice Award for Best

Supporting Actor: The Craving Heart
(nominated)

Method Fest Independent Film Festival

 2008 Best Supporting Actor: God's Ears
(nominated)

New Media Film Festival

2010 Best Feature: God's Ears (won)

2010 Grand Prize Festival Award: God's
Ears (won)

Western Heritage Awards

1967 Bronze Wrangler: The Appaloosa

(won)

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