John Saxon
          Actor  
	
	Filmography (All Films)
				 
	  
	        
 Unguarded Moment, The (1956) Unguarded Moment, The (1956)
- Dir. Harry Keller
 Feat. Esther Williams, George Nader, John Saxon…
- Film noir with MGM star Esther Williams playing a High School music teacher and unmarried 'career woman' who is targeted by a stalker. 
Although…
 Portrait in Black (1960) Portrait in Black (1960)
- Dir. Michael Gordon
 Feat. Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart…
- Sudsy potboiler with Turner and Quinn murdering Turner's wealthy husband, unfortunately the perfect crime does not go undetected. Campy fun.
 Journey to the Seventh Planet / Planet of Blood (1962-1966) Journey to the Seventh Planet / Planet of Blood (1962-1966)
- Dir. Sidney Pink, Curtis Harrington
 Feat. Basil Rathbone, Dennis Hopper, John Saxon…
- Two inventive low–budget science fiction films from the 1960s that influenced later films.
JOURNEY TO THE 7TH PLANET (1962) –…
 Mr Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) Mr Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
- Dir. Henry Koster
 Feat. James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara,  Fabian…
- James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, and a gaggle of kids take the holiday from hell in this early, jovial precursor to NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION.
 Cardinal, The (1963) Cardinal, The (1963)
- Dir. Otto Preminger
 Feat. Tom Tryon, Carol Lynley, John Saxon…
- Otto Preminger draws out an epic crisis of faith in this examination of an ordained Catholic Priest’s struggle to reconcile family turmoil and his…
 Appaloosa, The (Southwest to Senora) (1966) Appaloosa, The (Southwest to Senora) (1966)
- Dir. Sidney J. Furie
 Feat. Marlon Brando, Anjanette Comer, John Saxon…
- Minor, though well–crafted and photographed Western set around Brando's attempts to recover his prized horse from a Mexican bandit (Saxon).
 Death of a Gunfighter (1969) Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
- Dir. Alan Smithee
 Feat. Richard Widmark, Lena Horne, Carroll O'Connor…
- The first Alan Smithee film is a hard–bitten western with Widmark as an old–fashioned lawman in a town determined to modernise. The title…
 Joe Kidd (1972) Joe Kidd (1972)
- Dir. John Sturges
 Feat. Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, John Saxon…
- An amoral Clint Eastwood gets involved in a range fued between land baron Robert Duvall and Mexican settlers. Despite a screenplay by Elmore Leonard,…
 Enter the Dragon (1973) Enter the Dragon (1973) 
- Dir. Robert Clouse
 Feat. Bruce Lee, John Saxon
- The martial arts film by which all others are measured, Lee gets to display his masterful skill at every opportunity. Virtually plotless, but loaded…
 Black Christmas (1974) Black Christmas (1974) 
- Dir. Bob Clark
 Feat. Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder…
- A superior precursor to psychological 'slasher' films like HALLOWEEN, this is set around a group of women in a sorority house, about to return home…
 Fast Company (1979) Fast Company (1979)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
 Feat. William Smith, Claudia Jennings, John Saxon
- Dir. Cronenberg's least typical movie – a straightforward car racing actioner – about a team of drag racers who must overcome their…
 Electric Horseman, The (1979) Electric Horseman, The (1979)
- Dir. Sydney Pollack
 Feat. Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine…
- Curious romantic western with Redford as a former rodeo star who turns his back on his lucrative gig advertising cereal, and heads off to the desert…
 Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
- Dir. Jimmy T. Murakami
 Feat. John Saxon, Richard Thomas
- A campy space–set reworking of THE SEVEN SAMURAI/MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, produced by Roger Corman and scripted by John Sayles. The effects shine…
 Wrong is Right (1982) Wrong is Right (1982)
- Dir. Richard Brooks
 Feat. Sean Connery, George Grizzard, Robert Conrad…
- Patchy media satire with Connery as a newsman on the trail of two nuclear weapons that have fallen into terrorist hands. Some fine supporting turns…
 Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984) Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984) 
- Dir. Wes Craven
 Feat. John Saxon, Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp…
- The maiden nightmare of the razor–fingered dream–demon Freddie Krueger, who went on to become the pre–eminent horror icon of the…
 Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A (1987) Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A (1987)
- Dir. Chuck Russell
 Feat. Robert Englund, Patricia Arquette, Laurence Fishburne…
- Improving on the perfunctory Pt. 2, this ups the ante on the gross–out special effects as Freddy wreaks further havoc on the kids he's helped…