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John Saxon (1935-2020) was an American actor. Saxon was known for his work in Westerns and horror movies, and for his role in the martial arts classic, Enter The Dragon (1973). Saxon appeared in movies in 7 different decades. His IMDb page shows 198 credits from 1954 to 2021. This page will rank John Saxon movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, cameos, and movies not released in North America theaters were not included in the rankings.
John Saxon Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1963 | The Cardinal (1963) |  |
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| 1979 | The Electric Horseman (1979) | |
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| 1962 | Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) | |
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| 1960 | Portrait in Black (1960) |  |
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| 1984 | A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) | |
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| 1960 | The Unforgiven (1960) | |
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| 1959 | The Big Fisherman (1959) | |
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| 1987 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) | |
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| 1958 | The Reluctant Debutante (1958) | |
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| 1972 | Joe Kidd (1972) | |
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| 1956 | Rock, Pretty Baby! (1956) |  |
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| 1996 | From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) | |
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| 1958 | The Restless Years (1958) |  |
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| 1994 | New Nightmare (1994) | |
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| 1958 | This Happy Feeling (1958) | |
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| 1973 | Enter the Dragon (1973) | |
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| 1974 | Black Christmas (1974) | |
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| 1960 | The Plunderers (1960) | |
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| 1957 | Summer Love (1957) | |
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| 1956 | The Unguarded Moment (1956) | |
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| 1961 | Posse From Hell (1961) | |
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| 1969 | Death of a Gunfighter (1969) | |
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| 2008 | God's Ears (2008) |  |
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| 1966 | The Appaloosa (1966) | |
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| 1980 | Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) |  |
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| 1977 | Moonshine County Express (1977) | |
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| 1979 | Fast Company (1979) | |
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| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) | |
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| 2017 | The Extra (2017) |  |
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| 1980 | Running Scared (1980) | |
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| 1982 | Wrong Is Right (1982) | |
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| 1966 | Queen of Blood (1966) | |
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| 1962 | War Hunt (1962) | |
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| 1979 | The Glove (1979) | |
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| 1985 | Fever Pitch (1985) |  |
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| 1990 | Crossing the Line (1990) | |
John Saxon Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.
- Sort John Saxon movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort John Saxon movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort John Saxon movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort John Saxon movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each John Saxon movie received and how many Oscar® wins each John Saxon movie won.
- Sort John Saxon movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 2 | The Cardinal (1963) | John Huston & Burgess Meredith |
15.10 | 188.9 | 188.90 | 15 | 66 | 06 / 00 | 94.4 | |
| 1 | The Electric Horseman (1979) | Robert Redford & Jane Fonda |
81.90 | 351.7 | 351.70 | 7 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 3 | Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) | James Stewart & Maureen O'Hara |
11.40 | 164.3 | 164.30 | 18 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 93.4 | |
| 6 | Portrait in Black (1960) | Lana Turner & Anthony Quinn |
10.00 | 156.2 | 156.20 | 23 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 87.4 | |
| 5 | A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) | Heather Langenkamp & Johnny Depp |
25.50 | 81.8 | 81.80 | 41 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 7 | The Unforgiven (1960) | Burt Lancaster & Audrey Hepburn |
8.90 | 138.4 | 138.40 | 30 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 86.6 | |
| 8 | The Big Fisherman (1959) | Howard Keel | 8.60 | 154.0 | 154.00 | 26 | 50 | 03 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 9 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) | Heather Langenkamp & Robert Englund |
44.80 | 123.5 | 123.50 | 24 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 83.7 | |
| 7 | The Reluctant Debutante (1958) | Rex Harrison & Kay Kendall |
4.40 | 79.8 | 153.00 | 53 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 82.7 | |
| 11 | Joe Kidd (1972) | Clint Eastwood & Robert Duvall |
17.20 | 109.0 | 109.00 | 24 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 12 | Rock, Pretty Baby! (1956) | Sal Mineo & Fay Wray |
4.10 | 80.1 | 80.10 | 76 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 77.7 | |
| 13 | From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) | George Clooney & Harvey Keitel |
25.80 | 63.0 | 144.70 | 60 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 74.0 | |
| 14 | The Restless Years (1958) | Sandra Dee & Teresa Wright |
2.40 | 43.4 | 43.40 | 93 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 67.7 | |
| 15 | New Nightmare (1994) | Heather Langenkamp & Robert Englund |
18.10 | 47.8 | 47.80 | 80 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 65.7 | |
| 16 | This Happy Feeling (1958) | Debbie Reynolds & Curd Jürgens |
2.30 | 41.0 | 41.00 | 100 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 63.9 | |
| 14 | Enter the Dragon (1973) | Bruce Lee | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0.40 | 191 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 62.7 | |
| 17 | Black Christmas (1974) | Olivia Hussey & Margot Kidder |
2.60 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 96 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 62.3 | |
| 18 | The Plunderers (1960) | Jeff Chandler | 1.80 | 27.9 | 27.90 | 106 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 60.7 | |
| 19 | Summer Love (1957) | Fay Wray | 2.20 | 42.1 | 42.10 | 109 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 60.1 | |
| 21 | The Unguarded Moment (1956) | Esther Williams & George Nader |
2.60 | 50.4 | 50.40 | 124 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 58.6 | |
| 20 | Posse From Hell (1961) | Audie Murphy | 1.40 | 20.2 | 20.20 | 109 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 56.6 | |
| 22 | Death of a Gunfighter (1969) | Richard Widmark & Lena Horne |
2.60 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 84 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 23 | God's Ears (2008) | Margot Farley | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 320 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.3 | |
| 24 | The Appaloosa (1966) | Marlon Brando | 3.50 | 34.3 | 34.30 | 70 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 41.0 | |
| 26 | Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) | George Peppard & Robert Vaughn |
11.00 | 45.6 | 45.60 | 69 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 38.5 | |
| 26 | Moonshine County Express (1977) | Susan Howard | 3.00 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 98 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 35.8 | |
| 27 | Fast Company (1979) | William Smith | 0.10 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 168 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.1 | |
| 27 | Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) | Eddie Murphy | 42.60 | 112.6 | 315.00 | 34 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 30.6 | |
| 28 | The Extra (2017) | Tyrone Power, Jr. | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 395 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 19.6 | |
| 29 | Running Scared (1980) | Judge Reinhold | 2.20 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 134 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 17.9 | |
| 30 | Wrong Is Right (1982) | Sean Connery | 3.60 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 103 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 15.5 | |
| 31 | Queen of Blood (1966) | Basil Rathbone | 2.20 | 22.0 | 22.00 | 93 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 13.5 | |
| 32 | War Hunt (1962) | John Saxon & Charles Aidman |
1.10 | 16.4 | 16.40 | 117 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 12.6 | |
| 33 | The Glove (1979) | Joan Blondell | 2.00 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 121 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 10.6 | |
| 34 | Fever Pitch (1985) | Ryan O'Neal | 0.60 | 1.9 | 1.90 | 162 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.5 | |
| 35 | Crossing the Line (1990) | Kenny Ireland & Liam Neeson |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 224 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.3 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About John Saxon
1. Carmine Orrico was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1935.
2. Henry Willson (an agent) saw John Saxon’s picture on the cover of a detective magazine and immediately contacted the boy’s family in Brooklyn. With his parents’ permission, the 17-year-old Orrico contracted with Willson, and he was renamed, John Saxon.
3. John Saxon was proficient in Judo and Shotokan Karate.
4. John Saxon is an alumnus of Stella Adler Studio of Acting.
5. John Saxon was cast in 1973’s Enter The Dragon because he had a black belt in karate. Saxon on Enter The Dragon. The crew filmed fight scenes for eight days in a row. John Saxon recalled, “I got to tell you, after those eight days I had enough of doing a karate movie.”
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No Roper. Another cast member of Enter The Dragon is gone. Not many are still alive.
Hey PT1995…..good point about the suriving cast members of Enter The Dragon. Rest in Peace Mr. Saxon.
He was a great actor. He will be missed, but has left a lasting film legacy. Thoughts and prayers to his family.
Hey Lawrence. My wife and I were talking about Las Vegas just a few hours ago. We used to go there pretty often….but we are now overdue for another visit. Good thoughts on John Saxon. Sad sad news. RIP.
so handsome!
And he aged very gracefully….I hope I can do as well. Rest in Peace John Saxon.
The first time I saw him was in the original a nightmare on elm street. As I started watching older movies, I noticed him appearing in lots of good movies. Joe Kidd and the unforgiving on the western front. The big fisherman, the reluctant debutante and summer love from his 1950s movies. His Wes Craven movies, especially new nightmares. This does not even go into his many many television roles. He had part in csi that was off the charts great. Seems Tarantino directed those episodes, nice look at his movies.
Hey Tyler J. Outstanding breakdown on John Saxon’s very impressive and diverse career. I remember his CSI story arch……you might be right, I think Quentin Tarentino did direct his episodes. Need to verify that. I am right there with you on his westerns…Joe Kidd and The Unforgiven are solid westerns. I have not seen any of his “1950s” movies you mentioned. I have seen 2 of the three Nightmare movies…but not the one you speak highly off. I will have to check that one out. Thanks for sharing these awesome thoughts on this same night. RIP.
Sad news. Very good character actor was a very memorable face. rest in peace
Hey Tanner…..good comment. Thanks for checking out our John Saxon page. Rest in peace Mr. Saxon.