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

[chowder66]

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John Saxon, the rugged actor who kicked around with Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon and appeared in three Nightmare on Elm Street movies for director Wes Craven, died Saturday. He was 83.

Saxon died of pneumonia in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, his wife, Gloria, told The Hollywood Reporter.

An Italian-American from Brooklyn, Saxon played characters of various ethnicities during his long career.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-saxon-dead-enter-dragon-nightmare-elm-street-actor-was-83-1095778

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

1. I remember him

Mostly from back in the 70s.

[Tikki]

2. This is what I remember...so vividly.

John Saxon and Sandra Dee..great movie combo.


Rest In Peace...handsome man.


Tikki

[Dem2theMax]

4. That's what I remember as well.

So sorry to hear of his passing.

[Lars39]

3. Murfreesboro is a Covid-19 hot spot

Rutherford County, over 5200 cases

[Yeehah]

5. He was in a whole bunch of sci-fi flicks!

My god, he must have been in a million of them! See him all the time in old movies. Good actor. RIP

[Baclava]

11. For sure! He was a ton of shows, and movies, lots in Nightmare on Elm Street

[chowder66]

6. I had a crush on him and Yul Brenner when I was a little one.

Saw him in so many tv shows my brothers and I watched growing up.

[blogslut]

7. Me too

I thought he was dreamy, even after he lost his hair.

[chowder66]

8. : )

I thought he should shave his head like Yul.

[nancy1942]

9. What a handsome hunk!

I used to literally swoon over him way back when. One of a kind for sure.

[Beartracks]

10. R.I.P. Mr. Saxon!

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