John Saxon (born August 5, 1936 ) is an American actor.
John H. Saxon Jr. (1923 – 17 October 1996) was a U.S. air officer and educator. Saxon flew 55 missions in a B-26 Night Intruder during the Korean War. After the war, he wrote or co-wrote a series of nine mathematics textbooks for kindergarten through high school which use an incremental teaching method often called "Saxon math". His books have gained popularity among certain "traditionally"-oriented groups of homeschoolers and private schools, but are also used in a number of public schools. While editing a calculus book in October 1996, Saxon died due to a complicated illness.
Was a celebrity player (along with Betty White (I)) on the final week of the cult-classic gameshow "Whew!" (1979) (when the show was known as "Celebrity Whew!").
Was discovered by an agent who saw him in a posed shot on the cover of "True Romances" magazine.
Has a black belt in karate.
Has one son, Antonio
