John Savage (actor)
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| Born | John Youngs August 25, 1949 Old Bethpage, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Youngs (1967-1969) 2 Children Sandi Schlutz (1993 - Present) |
John Savage (born John Youngs on August 25, 1949 in Old Bethpage, New York) is an American film actor, producer, production manager, and composer.
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[edit] Acting career
His first major film role was as Steven in the 1978 film, The Deer Hunter, a fictional story of a group of Rusyn-American steel workers during the Vietnam War era.
One of his most famous roles was as Claude Bukowski in the film Hair (1979). He had a brief but powerful role in Terrance Malick's war epic, The Thin Red Line.
In recent years he has been seen on the small as well as the big screen. He was the recurring character of Donald Lydecker in the first and second seasons of Dark Angel and portrayed Captain Ransom in the two part episode "Equinox" from Star Trek:Voyager.
Another recurring role found him as Henry Scudder in the HBO-produced television series Carnivàle. Recently he appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Most recently, he has lent his voice to a monologue on the title track of the album, "This Town," by Steve Smith of Dirty Vegas.
[edit] Family
Savage's sister is Boston-based radio and television personality Robin Young. His brother is actor Jim Youngs. He is also the father of actress/singer Jennifer Youngs and her brother Lachlan. He has a grandson, Zolan Kanno-Youngs.
[edit] Select filmography
- The Deer Hunter (1978)
- Hair (1979)
- The Onion Field (1979)
- Inside Moves (1980)
- The Amateur (1981)
- Maria's Lovers (1984) with Nastassja Kinski
- Salvador (1986)
- Do the Right Thing (1989)
- Hunting (1989)
- The Godfather Part III (1990)
- Flynn (1991)
- Lost Souls (1998)
- The Thin Red Line (1998)
- Christina's House (1999)
- Equinox (Star Trek: Voyager) (1999) (TV - 2 Part Episode)
- Dark Angel (2000-2001) (TV Series)
- The Anarchist Cookbook (2002)
- Downtown: A Street Tale (2007)
- Confessions of a Pit Fighter (2007)
[edit] External links
- John Savage at the Internet Movie Database
- John Savage article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- Articles about John Savage, a Malibu resident, can be found at The Malibu Times.
