FILM (includes):

“I am also full of admiration for Rolf Saxon.  He has a no nonsense way of acting; no glamour, no flash.  You only realise your heart is more with him than any other character when, everyone else off stage, alone, he becomes – without doing a single thing – vulnerable, melancholy, deeply touching.”
The Financial Times

“More successful gags than you have any right to expect. The fact that Rolf Saxon looks like Phil Silvers helps, but it’s not just that … his timing, his ease and his genuine physicality … hits pay dirt.” 
David Benedict, The Independent

“It is also stunningly played . . . especially Rolf Saxon.”
Punch

“But special mention must surely go to Rolf Saxon (Victor) for a spellbinding performance as the dutiful civil servant who rises above his own frustration to be the honorable person we all wish we could be.  This is theatre at its finest.”
Richard Turner, BBC Manchester

“Lucid, beautifully acted, Saxon plays Gabe with a delightful, geekish quality while also letting you see he isn’t immune to moral cowardice.”
Charles Spencer, The Daily Telegraph

TELEVISION (includes):

“Simon Curtis’ production is beautifully acted not least by Saxon.  I’ll remember them all but his troubled, helpless face will stay with me for months.”
Benedict Nightingale, The Times

“Meanwhile, Rolf Saxon, at the emotional core of the play … is simply superb.” 
Simon Edge, The Daily Express

“The large cast features breathtakingly strong performances, most notably Rolf Saxon as the liberal white journalist Parnell James.”
Elizabeth Mahoney, The Guardian

“. . . the excellent Rolf Saxon.”
Paul Taylor, The Independent

“It is rare to find an actor with the gift of enabling us to enter his world . . . a superb performance.”
Manchester Evening News

“A most ambiguous protagonist, the only character who seems to be wholly at ease both among the blacks and among the whites – and yet mistrusted by both; Rolf Saxon portrays Parnell effortlessly, bringing out an analogy with the liberal powers of today as well as several complex questions.” 
Naomi Goulder, Times Literary Supplement

“Claudius, the evil King, such a tricky role … Saxon pulls it off and makes a thoughtful, persuasive, almost compassionate Claudius … a whole play in himself … you can’t take your eyes off of Claudius.”
Barry David Horwitz – Theatrius

“The exemplary Rolf Saxon is both dynamic and touchingly vulnerable.” 
Philip Pearce Performing Arts Monterey Bay

THEATRE (includes):

“Saxon is nowhere better than in the moments of awkward physical comedy that break unexpectedly into his pompous bouts of self-congratulation.”
Philip Pearce Performing Arts, Monterey Bay

“Rolf Saxon conveys the desperation of a middle aged man who thinks he has found what he wants with an uncomfortable intensity . . . an exceptional performance from Saxon.”
Alex Clark, whatsonstage.com

“Fortunately, we have a terrifically skilled pair of actors to bring this yin-yang couple to life. … brilliantly played by Rolf Saxon”
Patrick Thomas, talkinbroadway.com

“The hugely charismatic Rolf Saxon is magnificent as the besotted ex con divorcee so desperate to embrace the burgeoning chemistry he feels is developing so rapidly between them. His immense stage presence never faltering as the relationship begins to unfold.”
Jill Lawrie

“Carlin and her actors excel  . . . Herzog’s “Revolution” is so well fought it’s practically won . . . The drama comes to a head in Saxon and Bates’ father-daughter showdown, performed with a raw emotional honesty and mutual commitment that has us hanging on every word and trembling nuance.”
Robert Hurwitt, The San Francisco Chronicle

“Rolf Saxon is terrific as the mortality-obsessed sea captain Edgar … this captain is a sorry sack of bones with no scruples, no shame, no remorse. But boy is he fascinating to watch!”
Joanne Engelhardt, Santa Cruz Sentinel

“Rolf Saxon exudes a hilariously ineffectual aura of conciliation.” 
Jean Schiffman SF EXAMINER

“A masterful performance from Rolf Saxon.”
Richard Wolinsky, KPFA

“… brilliantly played by Rolf Saxon and Lauren English … wonderfully shaded performances.”
Leo Stutzin Huffington Post

“Rolf Saxon commands attention from his first venture beyond the fourth wall as he engages us early on before stepping into the story.”
Theater Eddys

. . . the commendable work of Rolf Saxon.  The care and support behind the relationship between Emma and her father is beautifully expressed through Saxon’s multifaceted performance. His character is, at certain moments, the grounded, mastering presence taking over the theater and, at others, a fragile shadow of his former self. – Anna Horrocks, The Daily Californian

“As the other brother Walter, Rolf Saxon is so good he’s scary. By turns full of bravado, then self-deprecation, Saxon is the most complicated and fascinating character to watch.”
Joanne Engelhardt Santa Cruz Sentinel

“With two marvelously subtle and touching performances under the gentle direction by Joy Carlin, Talley’s Folly is a joy.”
Emily S. Mendel Berkeleyside

“Rolf Saxon inhabits Richard’s smart, probing quips and generous spirit as if born to the role.”
Robert Hurwitt, SF Chronicle

“Saxon as Albert Kroll is both heartbreaking and gripping.” 
Catherine Usher, The Stage

“It’s difficult to imagine any actor who could have brought more depth of feeling, gut-wrenching introspection and self-loathing to the role of Jim Tyrone than Rolf Saxon. Even when not speaking, his wretchedness oozes from his sad eyes, and his body drips with disillusionment and weariness.”

Joanne Engelhardt  Santa Cruz Sentinel