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John Savage

John Savage

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 25, 1949 (75)
Birthplace Old Bethpage, New York, USA
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

John Savage (born John Youngs) is an American film actor, producer, production manager, and composer. Savage has appeared in more than 200 feature films, short films, recurring roles in television series and guest appearances in episodes of television series. One of Savage's first notable roles is ... as Claude Bukowski in the 1979 film Hair. His first major film role was as Steven Pushkov in the multiple Oscar-winning 1978 film The Deer Hunter. He also had a lead role in the 1979 film The Onion Field. In the late 1970s, he performed in the Broadway production of David Mamet's play American Buffalo. In 1991, he starred in Italian director Lucio Fulci's final film Door to Silence. He then had a brief role in the 1998 war film The Thin Red Line, portrayed Captain Ransom in the two part episode Equinox of the television series Star Trek: Voyager in 1999, and appeared in the recurring role of Donald Lydecker in the first and second seasons of the 2000 television series Dark Angel. Savage starred in the 2015 horror film Tales of Halloween, the 2017 film In Dubious Battle, and on the 2017 continuation of the television show Twin Peaks. In 2018, he appeared on the television show Goliath. In 2018, Savage lent his voice to a monologue on the title track of the album This Town by Steve Smith of Dirty Vegas. In 2019, Savage played the role of The Narrator in upcoming fantasy crime drama Karma from award-winning filmmaker Bizhan Tong, having collaborated with him earlier that year.

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Filmography

Showdown at the Grand

Showdown at the Grand

2023

as Lucky

The Right to Bear Arms

The Right to Bear Arms

2022

as Brutal Magnus

A Cloud So High

A Cloud So High

2022

as Gene 'Sackler' Sarling

Eye for Eye

Eye for Eye

2022

as Brad Braddock

The Audition

The Audition

2022

as Narrator (voice)

Insight

Insight

2021

as Frank

Followed

Followed

2020

as Wallace Fleischer

The Last Full Measure

The Last Full Measure

2020

as Kepper

The Last Full Measure

The Last Full Measure

2020

as Chauncy Kepper

Heavenly Deposit

Heavenly Deposit

2019

as Donald

The Islands

The Islands

2019

as Henry Thornton

Six Children and One Grandfather

Six Children and One Grandfather

2019

as David McDoll

Gates of Darkness

Gates of Darkness

2019

as Joseph

Down's Revenge

Down's Revenge

2019

as Dr Sorkin

Spinning Dry

Spinning Dry

2019

as Frank Manghetti

Hold On

Hold On

2019

as Dr. Siedhoff

Ovid and the Art of Love

Ovid and the Art of Love

2019

as Augustus

American Exit

American Exit

2019

as Gerald

Betrayed

Betrayed

2018

as Mayor Alderman

Mission Possible

Mission Possible

2018

as Captain Ted Napoleon

Torch

Torch

2018

as August Lewin

Nephilim

Nephilim

2017

as Father Samuel

Empire of the Sharks

Empire of the Sharks

2017

as Ian Fien

Spreading Darkness

Spreading Darkness

2017

as Brett

Vampire Wars

Vampire Wars

2017

as Stokes

The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood

2017

as Vito Bello

The Black Dove

The Black Dove

2016

as Jake Williams

Last Call at Murray's

Last Call at Murray's

2016

as Bennett

Texas Heart

Texas Heart

2016

as Carl

American Romance

American Romance

2016

as Emery Reed

In Dubious Battle

In Dubious Battle

2016

as Dan

Sensory Perception

Sensory Perception

2015

as President of United Earth

Tales of Halloween

Tales of Halloween

2015

as Capt. J.G. Zimmerman

Bermuda Tentacles

Bermuda Tentacles

2014

as President Desteno

Fort Bliss

Fort Bliss

2014

as Mike Swann

Demon Legacy

Demon Legacy

2014

as The Codger

The Big Fat Stone

The Big Fat Stone

2014

as Robert Tanninger

Bullet

Bullet

2014

as Governor Johnson

Real Gangsters

Real Gangsters

2013

as Ted Roberts

Defending Santa

Defending Santa

2013

as Judge Willis

A Star for Rose

A Star for Rose

2013

as Mort

Awakened

Awakened

2013

as Jack Winston

Alien Rising

Alien Rising

2013

as Manning

A Sierra Nevada Gunfight

A Sierra Nevada Gunfight

2013

as Father Bill

7E

7E

2013

as Paul

Open Road

Open Road

2013

as Carl

Sweetwater

Sweetwater

2012

as Calvin Kabral

Art of Submission

Art of Submission

2012

as Harbin Rask

Summer Song

Summer Song

2012

as Jim

Sins

Sins

2012

as Father Karl

Assassins' Code

Assassins' Code

2011

as Arlo

Hit List

Hit List

2011

as Walter Murphy

The Orphan Killer

The Orphan Killer

2011

as Detective Walker

Dreamkiller

Dreamkiller

2010

as Agent Barnes

Bereavement

Bereavement

2010

as Ted

Handsome Harry

Handsome Harry

2009

as Peter Rheems

Buffalo Bushido

Buffalo Bushido

2009

as Vendetti

American Bully

American Bully

2009

as News Producer

The Violent Kind

The Violent Kind

2008

as George Malloy

The Coverup

The Coverup

2008

as Thomas Thacker

The Grift

The Grift

2008

as William Bender

The Golden Boys

The Golden Boys

2008

as Web Saunders

No Destination

No Destination

2007

as Billy

The Drop

The Drop

2006

as Mr. Zero

The Attic

The Attic

2006

as Graham Callan

Shut Up and Shoot!

Shut Up and Shoot!

2006

as Marty Pearlheimer

Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings

2006

as Rock

Iowa

Iowa

2005

as Irv Huffman

The New World

The New World

2005

as Savage

Freedom from Despair

Freedom from Despair

2004

as Narrator

Alien Lockdown

Alien Lockdown

2004

as Dr. Woodman

Admissions

Admissions

2004

as Harry Brighton

Fallacy

Fallacy

2004

as Heathcliff

Sucker Free City

Sucker Free City

2004

as Anderson Wade

Intoxicating

Intoxicating

2003

as William Shanley

Easy Sex

Easy Sex

2003

as Frank Iverson

Shortcut to Happiness

Shortcut to Happiness

2003

as Johnny

The Anarchist Cookbook

The Anarchist Cookbook

2002

as Johnny Red

Dead Man's Run

Dead Man's Run

2001

as Carver

Burning Down the House

Burning Down the House

2001

as Jake Seiling

They Nest

They Nest

2000

as Jack Wald

The Virginian

The Virginian

2000

as Steve

Christina's House

Christina's House

2000

as James Tarling

Nightworld: Lost Souls

Nightworld: Lost Souls

1999

as Victor Robinson

Message in a Bottle

Message in a Bottle

1999

as Johnny Land

Frontline

Frontline

1999

as Captain Wolfgang Mueller

The Jack Bull

The Jack Bull

1999

as Slater

Summer of Sam

Summer of Sam

1999

as Simon

Club Vampire

Club Vampire

1998

as Zero

The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

1998

as Sgt. Jack McCron

Hollywood Safari

Hollywood Safari

1997

as Deputy Rogers

Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue

1997

as Ray West

Amnesia

Amnesia

1997

as Tim Bishop

Hostile Intent

Hostile Intent

1997

as Bear

Before Women Had Wings

Before Women Had Wings

1997

as Billy Jackson

Firestorm

Firestorm

1996

as Brinkman

Where Truth Lies

Where Truth Lies

1996

as Dr. Ian Lazarre

White Squall

White Squall

1996

as McCrea

Managua

Managua

1996

as Dennis

One Good Turn

One Good Turn

1996

as Santapietro

American Strays

American Strays

1996

as Dwayne

Carnosaur 2

Carnosaur 2

1995

as Jack Reed

The Takeover

The Takeover

1995

as Greg

Red Scorpion 2

Red Scorpion 2

1995

as Andrew Kendrick

Deadly Weapon

Deadly Weapon

1995

as Sanders

The Dangerous

The Dangerous

1995

as Emile Lautrec

OP Center

OP Center

1995

as Bob Herbert

The Crossing Guard

The Crossing Guard

1995

as Bobby

Twisted Fate

Twisted Fate

1995

as Drury

Killing Obsession

Killing Obsession

1994

as Albert

Shattered Image

Shattered Image

1994

as David

CIA II: Target Alexa

CIA II: Target Alexa

1993

as Franz Kluge

Flynn

Flynn

1993

as Joe Stromberg

Daybreak

Daybreak

1993

as The President

Primary Motive

Primary Motive

1992

as Wallace Roberts

Hunting

Hunting

1991

as Michael Bergman

Mountain of Diamonds

Mountain of Diamonds

1991

as Blaine

Any Man's Death

Any Man's Death

1990

as Leon Abrahams

The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III

1990

as Father Andrew Hagen

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

1989

as Clifton

The Beat

The Beat

1988

as Frank Ellsworth

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1987

as Beast/Prince

Caribe

Caribe

1987

as Jeff Richardson

Desperate

Desperate

1987

as Noah

Hotel Colonial

Hotel Colonial

1987

as Marco Venieri

Soldier's Revenge

Soldier's Revenge

1986

as Frank Morgan

The Tender Age

The Tender Age

1986

as Tim Donovan

Salvador

Salvador

1986

as John Cassady

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

1985

as Kevin Dunne

Nairobi Affair

Nairobi Affair

1984

as Rick Cahill

Maria's Lovers

Maria's Lovers

1984

as Ivan Bibic

Coming Out of the Ice

Coming Out of the Ice

1982

as Victor Herman

The Amateur

The Amateur

1981

as Charles Heller

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

1981

as Bittercreek Newcombe

Inside Moves

Inside Moves

1980

as Roary

The Onion Field

The Onion Field

1979

as Karl Hettinger

Hair

Hair

1979

as Claude Hooper Bukowski

The Deer Hunter

The Deer Hunter

1978

as Steven Pushkov

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

1975

as Jim Malloy

Eric

Eric

1975

as Eric Swensen

The Sister in Law

The Sister in Law

1974

as Robert Strong

The Killing Kind

The Killing Kind

1974

as Terry Lambert

All the Kind Strangers

All the Kind Strangers

1974

as Peter

Steelyard Blues

Steelyard Blues

1973

as Kid

Bad Company

Bad Company

1972

as Loney

Love Is a Carousel

Love Is a Carousel

1970

as Boy Friend

The Master Beater

The Master Beater

1969

as Rocco

The Sister in Law

The Sister in Law

1974

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Dark Angel

as Col. Donald Lydecker

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Oct 03, 2000

Gibbsville

as Jim Malloy

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Nov 11, 1976

The World Champions

as Wiliam Jones

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Mar 19, 2016

Carnivàle

as Henry 'Hack' Scudder

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 14, 2003

Great Expectations

as Urchin

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 21, 1991

40 and Single

as Stewart Temple

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 10, 2018

The Burning Shore

as Blaine

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 01, 1991

SEAL Team

as Emmet Quinn

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 27, 2017

Star Trek: Voyager

as Captain Rudy Ransom

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 16, 1995

Everwood

as Daniel Maxwell

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 2002

OP Center

as Bob Herbert

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 26, 1995

The District

as Billy Nevins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 2000

Touched by an Angel

as Simon Miller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Tales from the Crypt

as Benny

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1989

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Lucas Biggs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Sergeant Major Bart Hawkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 21, 1993

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Mark Farrell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Eric Swensen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

The Rebel

as Al

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1959

The Outer Limits

as Lucas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1995

ABC Afterschool Special

as Bernie Morton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1972

The X-Files

as Henry Trondheim

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1993

Fringe

as Sam Weiss

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2008

Bosch: Legacy

as Allie Lewis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 05, 2022

Twin Peaks

as Detective Clark

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 08, 1990

Press Gang

as Boy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 16, 1989

Dark Angel

as Himself

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 2000

The Bill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1984

Birdland

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1994

Goliath

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 13, 2016

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