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Old 07-25-20, 07:37 PM
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John Saxon dead at 83

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...was-83-1095778

Died of Pneumonia.

He will always be known for me as Roper from Enter the Dragon and Lt. Thompson from A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Don't know how many of you watched, but he was also the host of Kung Fu Theatre in the 1980s
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Just saw that. Bummer. My favorite of his will forever be his part in Black Christmas. He was terrific in that.
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I was a fan of Blood Beach. But yeah, as Roper obviously. #RIP
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Nightmare Beach is another “good” one.

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RIP

Besides his film roles he seemed to always show up on various TV shows I watched back in the 70's and 80's.
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2020 can seriously fuck off.

The guy was a film legend. He had so many interesting film and TV credits!
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yes sad news. I'll have to check out his movie career later ,but always remember him from Enter the Dragon.
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Sad news. Like @devilshalo, I also remember him from Blood Beach and like most people know him from Enter the Dragon as well. The role of his that always comes to my mind first, though, is Fred Sloan, Steve Austin's friend who gets replaced by a look-alike robot in The Six Million Dollar Man. I seriously loved that show as a kid and Day of the Robot was a standout.

R.I.P. John Saxon.
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There's a great interview with him on the Cannibal Apocalypse DVD. He was always fun to watch.
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RIP. Enter the Dragon will always standout for me.
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So many 70's memories. RIP JS.
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Re: John Saxon dead at 83

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So many 70's memories. RIP JS.

Yeah, he seemed to be a very familiar face if you grew up in the 70's.
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Hey, he was a memorable villain on The Six Million Dollar Man, too! He went toe to toe with Steve!

I always liked John Saxon.
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John Saxon on the cover of Martial Arts Illustrated.


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RIP John Saxon.

Had a bad experience with him at a Convention many years ago but always appreciated the films he was in.

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