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John Saxon (born Carmine Orrico; August 5, 1935 – July 25, 2020) was an American actor and martial artist who worked on more than 200 projects during a span of 60 years. Saxon is known for his work in Westerns and horror movies, often playing police officers and detectives. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Saxon studied acting with Stella Adler before beginning his career as a contract actor for Universal Pictures, playing in such movies as Rock, Pretty Baby (1956) and Portrait in Black (1961). During the 1970s and 1980s, he established himself as a character actor, frequently portraying law enforcement officials in horror movies such as Black Christmas (1974), Dario Argento's Tenebrae (1982), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). In addition to his roles in horror movies, Saxon co-starred with Bruce Lee in the martial arts movie Enter the Dragon (1973), and has supporting roles in the westerns Death of a Gunfighter (1969) and Joe Kidd (1972), as well as the adventure thriller Raid on Entebbe (1977). In the 1990s, Saxon occasionally appeared in movies, with small roles in Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) and From Dusk till Dawn (1996). Saxon died of pneumonia in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on July 25, 2020.
John Saxon
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for Donald Thompson in Spider-Man vs Freddy: A Nightmare in Manhattan (1988)
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Another day in New York for Spider-Man after defeating Electro. Overnight, reports of people dying in their sleep grew and nearly joining the victims was Peter's girlfriend, Mary Jane as she's stalked in her dreams by Freddy Krueger, but another being saved her before he could attack her. Peter rushed to see her after she called him, telling him about the nightmare. The next day, Peter stumbles on another report, and crossed paths with Norman and Harry Osborn. Despite being cordial, Norman wanted revenge after incarceration. Later while Peter and Mary Jane were on a date, an old threat returns as Green Goblin attempts to abduct MJ, who retaliates by throwing a brick at Goblin's glider before he fled. Meanwhile, Harry was asleep and fell victim to Krueger. After Harry's funeral, Peter and MJ began to look into the past deaths and noting the patterns. Meanwhile, Norman ends his life of crime after the loss of his son. Later, Peter had a dream and met the being that saved MJ, who told him about what Freddy had done to them, along how Peter had a little sister who was killed and how his parents were a part of Krueger's death, as they revealed to be the spirit of Nancy Thompson. Leaving Peter, MJ, Norman and Nancy to stop Freddy once, and for all.
