DAPHNE, Alabama -- On Father’s Day today, and every other Sunday of the year, John Saxon is spending the day with 100 children. They’re not all his, but they might as well be.

As the eldest of three children born to Italian immigrants, Saxon was fluent in the language. ... “RIP John Saxon. I had the privilege of working with him once in 2006.

Saxon returned in 1994’s “Wes Craven’s New Nightmare.” Saxon was born Carmine Orrico on Aug. 5, 1936, the eldest of three children of an Italian immigrant house painter in Brooklyn.

John Saxon, the rugged actor who kicked around with Bruce Lee in 'Enter the Dragon' and appeared in three 'Nightmare on Elm Street' movies for director Wes Craven, has died. He was 83.

Actor John Saxon, whose character bravely tackled Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon and who appeared in three Nightmare on Elm Street movies, died on Saturday at the age of 83.

Actor John Saxon, best known for character roles in Westerns and horror films, has died. He was 83. ... Saxon was the eldest of three children of an Italian immigrant house painter.

John Saxon, the rugged actor who kicked around with Bruce Lee in 'Enter the Dragon' and appeared in three 'Nightmare on Elm Street' movies for director Wes Craven, has died. He was 83.