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RIP John Saxon

Wow, he was 83 . But as we all know we don't live forever.

Like a slow march the celebs that baby boomers watched growing up are leaving.

What are we down to two Beatles now. Not to go off on a tangent (which I am) I predict Ringo will be the last one left.
 
Crosscheck said:
Wow, he was 83 . But as we all know we don't live forever.

Like a slow march the celebs that baby boomers watched growing up are leaving.

What are we down to two Beatles now. Not to go off on a tangent (which I am) I predict Ringo will be the last one left.
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You never know-I figured Entwistle would be the last Who standing.
 
Rest in peace, John Saxon.
 
Serviceable low budget character actor. My favorite kind.
 
I remember him from way back when...

"John Saxon earned a Golden Globe for his portrayal of a Mexican bandit opposite Marlon Brando in The Appaloosa (1966). Saxon also had a recurring role on Dynasty as Rashid Ahmed and Falcon Crest, though this is barely scratching the surface of Saxon's lengthy career. He gained notoriety throughout his career and enjoyed working with Bruce Lee on Enter the Dragon in 1973. The roles was Lee's last and he respected what Saxon brought to the table when they were filming. "[Lee] took me seriously. I would tell him I would rather do it this way, and he'd say, 'OK, try it that way," recalled Saxon in 2012."

John Saxon Dies, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Enter the Dragon Star and Cult Icon Was 83
 
Rest in peace John.
 
This is a tough one. I don't recall him ever turning a bad performance.
 
I've never seen any Bruce Lee movies, but I loved John Saxon in those teen-idol movies, and he was a great bad guy.
 
trixare4kids said:
I remember him from way back when...

"John Saxon earned a Golden Globe for his portrayal of a Mexican bandit opposite Marlon Brando in The Appaloosa (1966). Saxon also had a recurring role on Dynasty as Rashid Ahmed and Falcon Crest, though this is barely scratching the surface of Saxon's lengthy career. He gained notoriety throughout his career and enjoyed working with Bruce Lee on Enter the Dragon in 1973. The roles was Lee's last and he respected what Saxon brought to the table when they were filming. "[Lee] took me seriously. I would tell him I would rather do it this way, and he'd say, 'OK, try it that way," recalled Saxon in 2012."

John Saxon Dies, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Enter the Dragon Star and Cult Icon Was 83
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Old friend of mine Ricardo and I loved him in the role in "The Appaloosa." He plays Chuy (pronounced "chewy") Medina, the Mexican bandit. Great scene with Brando: "Do you know alacran (scorpion), gringo? These are from Durango, particularly deadly..." -- if I remember his words correctly. Two scorpions are tethered to a table, Brando and Saxon arm wrestle, and the loser's arm will collapse on one of them. I later found some truth to Chuy's words, seeing a scorpion charm with the critter preserved inside, with the word "Durango" etched on it.

Won't tell you who wins. Check out the movie, if just for that scene.
 
Crosscheck said:
Wow, he was 83 . But as we all know we don't live forever.

Like a slow march the celebs that baby boomers watched growing up are leaving.

What are we down to two Beatles now. Not to go off on a tangent (which I am) I predict Ringo will be the last one left.
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I wouldn't doubt that! He seems to be the one that aged the best, in that he still seems a kid-at-heart.

And let's be honest! Who the hell ever thought Mick, Keith, and crew would still be around & kickin'? Keith? KEITH??


 
Sad news. RIP. I watched a lot of his movies growing up as a small kid in the late 70s.
 
Olivia de Havilland, the two-time Oscar winner and one of the glamorous stars of Hollywood's Golden Age in the 1940s, has died, her publicist said. She was 104.
Olivia de Havilland, star of Hollywood's Golden Age, has died at 104 - CBS News

Her most prominent role was in the 1939 epic "Gone With the Wind." She starred as Scarlett O'Hara's foe, the saintly Melanie Wilkes Hamilton. She was nominated for an Oscar for the role, but did not win. She was the last surviving cast member.
 
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