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RIP. One of my favorite actors to see pop up in a film.

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


While known for other roles such as starring alongside Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon, Saxon is an important name in the horror genre having not only starred in Bob Clark’s Black Christmas (1974), but also Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).


Saxon had a major role in the birth of slasher icon Freddy Krueger. He played Nancy Thompson’s father in the first Elm Street and was one of the parents who murdered the child killer after he was freed off a technicality.


He would return to the role in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) where he would battle Freddy Krueger’s skeleton, and eventually appeared as himself in Craven’s concept-bending New Nightmare (1994).


THR, who also wrote a more detailed obit, notes that Saxon’s 200+ film résumé also included Mario Bava’s Evil Eye (1963), Otto Preminger’s The Cardinal (1963), Blood Beast From Outer Space (1965), The Swiss Conspiracy (1976), Wrong Is Right (1982), Richard Brooks’ Fever Pitch (1985), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), and God’s Ears (2008).


He will forever be remembered by the horror community as we send our thoughts and prayers to his surviving family and friends.

[R.I.P.] John Saxon, Star of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ and ‘Black Christmas’ Has Passed Away

It is with a heavy heart that we must tell you that we’ve lost yet another horror legend in John Saxon, who passed away Saturday at the age of 83. Saxon died of pneumonia in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, his wife, Gloria, told The Hollywood Reporter. While known for other roles such as starring...

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[bender]

RIP John. Say hello to Bruce for all of us.

 

[Xplainin]

One of the 80s martial arts stars.

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

He’ll always be Roper to me.

RIP

 

[jason10mm]

Damn, I was gonna post a bunch of favorite films with John Saxon but turns out they were all Powers Boothe

RIP John. I do remember you in a lot of films though.

 

[Space Runaway]

Ah, sucks.

He was always fun in all the b(and z) tier movies he appeared in though of course he'll always be remembered for Roper and Nancy's father.

RIP

 

[Cravis]

Nooooooo. Not Roper! RIP.

He was excellent in Enter the Dragon and A Nightmare on Elm St.

 

[belmarduk]

Oh shit.
That's terrible news.
He was Nancy's dad on Nightmare on Elm Street.

 

[TrainedRage]

 

[Night.Ninja]

Rip

 

[EverydayBeast]

These things happen, highly respected in the movie circles.

 

[slugbahr]

RIP

 

[Elektro Demon]

RIP

 

[frostyxc]

He will be missed...