John Adcox, also known by his firefighter codename, Axe, is a major antagonist in the 1991 film Backdraft.
He is portrayed by Scott Glenn.
Victims[]
- Alan Seagrave - Burned and launched through a car windshield by a backdraft after triggering Adcox's trap.
- Donald Cosgrove - Burned and launched through a door by a backdraft after triggering Adcox's trap.
- Jeffrey Holcomb - Burned and killed in an explosion after triggering Adcox's trap off-screen, body seen.
Kill Count[]
- Total - 3
- All Men
Characters Killed by Adcox[]
- Alan Seagrave - Burned and launched through a car windshield by a backdraft after triggering Adcox's trap.
- Donald Cosgrove - Burned and launched through a door by a backdraft after triggering Adcox's trap.
- Jeffrey Holcomb - Burned and killed in an explosion after triggering Adcox's trap off-screen, body seen.
Death[]
- Either died of trauma from landing on a barrel or burned to death when he and Stephen McCaffrey fell from a collapsing catwalk.