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John Saxon has appeared in nearly 200 roles in the movies and on television in a more-than half-century-long career that has stretched over seven decades since he made his big screen debut in 1954 in uncredited small roles in _It Should Happen to You . He has continued to play a wide variety of roles on television and in motion pictures ever since.
Was a celebrity player (along with Betty White ) on the final week of the cult-classic game show "Whew!" (when the show was known as "Celebrity Whew!").
Was discovered by Henry Willson who saw him in a posed shot on the cover of True Romances magazine.
Has a black belt in karate.
Has one son with his former wife Mary Ann Saxon : Antonio Saxon.
Is fluent in Italian (His ancestors left Italy for the United States and he has worked on and off in that part of Europe since the early 1960s).
Is Italian-American. The son of immigrants from Calabria, Italy.
Attended and graduated from New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn, New York in 1953.
(March 2012) Attended the Williamsburg Film Festival in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Has starred in two films about Genghis Khan: Gengis Khan and Genghis Khan: The Story of a Lifetime .
Has starred in four films which feature the word "Blood": The Night Caller , Queen of Blood , Blood Beach and Blood Salvage .
Acting mentor and friend of Heather Langenkamp.
