John Saxon (actor)

Saxon has also appeared in many Italian films, mainly in the "Spaghetti Western" and police thriller genres. See also: Alan Smithee, Walter Plinge, David Agnew. He appeared mostly in supporting roles, but was top-billed in his most famous film Enter the Dragon (1973), which actually starred Bruce Lee. The one-act play The Actor's Nightmare by Christopher Durang features a main character named George Spelvin. In his early career, Saxon worked with many notable directors including Vincente Minnelli, Blake Edwards, John Huston, Frank Borzage, and Otto Preminger, but despite this, never developed into a major star. Georgina Spelvin has fallen out of general use since it was adopted as a screen name by pornographic actress Dorothy May, who was credited by that name in The Devil in Miss Jones and her subsequent films. He studied acting with famous acting coach Stella Adler and broke into films in the mid-50s, playing teenage roles. George Spelvin and Georgina Spelvin are the traditional pseudonyms used in programs in American theatre by actors whose names would otherwise appear twice because they are playing more than one role in a production.

He was born Carmine Orrico the son of Antonio and Anna Orrico, in Brooklyn, New York. John Saxon (born August 5, 1935) is an Italian-American actor.