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John Savage

John Savage

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Born August 25, 1949 Old Bethpage, New York, USA

John Savage (born John Youngs; August 25, 1949) 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.

TV Shows(29)

Movies(190)

Judas' Gospel

Judas' Gospel

Joseph

2025

Death 4 Dinner

Death 4 Dinner

Robert Rutherford

2025

Beyond the Rush

Beyond the Rush

Edward Clayborn

2024

The Goat

The Goat

Julian Brown

2024

Showdown at the Grand

Showdown at the Grand

Lucky

2023

The Audition

The Audition

Narrator (voice)

2022

The Right to Bear Arms

The Right to Bear Arms

Brutal Magnus

2022

A Cloud So High

A Cloud So High

Gene 'Sackler' Sarling

2022

Eye for Eye

Eye for Eye

Brad Braddock

2022

Michael Cimino, God Bless America

Michael Cimino, God Bless America

Self

2022

Insight

Insight

Frank

2021

The Tribe Remembers

The Tribe Remembers

Self

2020

Followed

Followed

Wallace Fleischer

2020

The Man with the Camera

The Man with the Camera

Epifano

2020

The Last Full Measure

The Last Full Measure

Kepper

2020

Hold On

Hold On

Dr. Siedhoff

2019

The Islands

The Islands

Henry Thornton

2019

Spinning Dry

Spinning Dry

Frank Manghetti

2019

Gates of Darkness

Gates of Darkness

Joseph

2019

Ovid and the Art of Love

Ovid and the Art of Love

Augustus

2019

Down's Revenge

Down's Revenge

Dr Sorkin

2019

Heavenly Deposit

Heavenly Deposit

Donald

2019

American Exit

American Exit

Gerald

2019

Six Children and One Grandfather

Six Children and One Grandfather

David McDoll

2019

Torch

Torch

August Lewin

2018

Betrayed

Betrayed

Mayor Alderman

2018

Mission Possible

Mission Possible

Captain Ted Napoleon

2018

Sotto il Segno della Vittoria

Sotto il Segno della Vittoria

2018

Easy Way Out

Easy Way Out

2018

Three Seconds

Three Seconds

тренер сборной США Генри Айба

2017

Fake News

Fake News

President Wayne Walker

2017

Spreading Darkness

Spreading Darkness

Brett

2017

The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood

Vito Bello

2017

Vampire Wars

Vampire Wars

Stokes

2017

Empire of the Sharks

Empire of the Sharks

Ian Fien

2017

Teen Star Academy

Teen Star Academy

2017

Nephilim

Nephilim

Father Samuel

2017

The Return

The Return

Čovek u crnom odelu

2017

American Romance

American Romance

Emery Reed

2016

Mata Hari

Mata Hari

Edouard Clunet

2016

In Dubious Battle

In Dubious Battle

Dan

2016

The Black Dove

The Black Dove

Jake Williams

2016

Everglades

Everglades

2016

Texas Heart

Texas Heart

Carl

2016

Last Call at Murray's

Last Call at Murray's

Bennett

2016

Sensory Perception

Sensory Perception

President of United Earth

2015

Tales of Halloween

Tales of Halloween

Capt. J.G. Zimmerman

2015

We Will Be the World Champions

We Will Be the World Champions

William Jones

2015

Caffeinated

Caffeinated

Himself

2015

Fort Bliss

Fort Bliss

Mike Swann

2014

Demon Legacy

Demon Legacy

The Codger

2014

The Hooping Life

The Hooping Life

Himself

2014

Bermuda Tentacles

Bermuda Tentacles

President Desteno

2014

Bullet

Bullet

Governor Johnson

2014

The Big Fat Stone

The Big Fat Stone

Robert Tanninger

2014

7E

7E

Paul

2013

Defending Santa

Defending Santa

Judge Willis

2013

A Star for Rose

A Star for Rose

Mort

2013

A Sierra Nevada Gunfight

A Sierra Nevada Gunfight

Father Bill

2013

Alien Rising

Alien Rising

Manning

2013

Awakened

Awakened

Jack Winston

2013

Real Gangsters

Real Gangsters

Ted Roberts

2013

Open Road

Open Road

Carl

2013

Art of Submission

Art of Submission

Harbin Rask

2012

Sins

Sins

Father Karl

2012

Summer Song

Summer Song

Jim

2012

Sweetwater

Sweetwater

Calvin Kabral

2012

The Orphan Killer

The Orphan Killer

Detective Walker

2011

Assassins' Code

Assassins' Code

Arlo

2011

Hit List

Hit List

Walter Murphy

2011

Bed & Breakfast

Bed & Breakfast

Mr. Harvey

2010

Bereavement

Bereavement

Ted

2010

Dreamkiller

Dreamkiller

Agent Barnes

2010

Buffalo Bushido

Buffalo Bushido

Vendetti

2009

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

Self

2009

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's

Self

2009

Handsome Harry

Handsome Harry

Peter Rheems

2009

American Bully

American Bully

News Producer

2009

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

Self

2009

First Time Long Time

First Time Long Time

Peter

2009

The Golden Boys

The Golden Boys

Web Saunders

2008

The Coverup

The Coverup

Thomas Thacker

2008

Boiler Maker

Boiler Maker

J.J.

2008

From a Place of Darkness

From a Place of Darkness

Vic

2008

The Grift

The Grift

William Bender

2008

The Violent Kind

The Violent Kind

George Malloy

2008

Shortcut to Happiness

Shortcut to Happiness

Johnny (uncredited)

2007

No Destination

No Destination

Billy

2007

Shut Up and Shoot!

Shut Up and Shoot!

Marty Pearlheimer

2006

The Drop

The Drop

Mr. Zero

2006

The Attic

The Attic

Graham Callan

2006

Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings

Rock

2006

The New World

The New World

Savage

2005

Love's Long Journey

Love's Long Journey

Trent

2005

Confessions of a Pit Fighter

Confessions of a Pit Fighter

McGee

2005

Iowa

Iowa

Irv Huffman

2005

Downtown: A Street Tale

Downtown: A Street Tale

H2O

2004

Admissions

Admissions

Harry Brighton

2004

Freedom from Despair

Freedom from Despair

Narrator

2004

Sucker Free City

Sucker Free City

Anderson Wade

2004

Fallacy

Fallacy

Heathcliff

2004

Alien Lockdown

Alien Lockdown

Dr. Woodman

2004

Easy Sex

Easy Sex

Frank Iverson

2003

Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show

Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show

2003

Intoxicating

Intoxicating

William Shanley

2003

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

Self

2002

The Anarchist Cookbook

The Anarchist Cookbook

Johnny Red

2002

Redemption of the Ghost

Redemption of the Ghost

2002

Burning Down the House

Burning Down the House

Jake Seiling

2001

Dead Man's Run

Dead Man's Run

Carver

2001

They Nest

They Nest

Jack Wald

2000

Christina's House

Christina's House

James Tarling

2000

The Virginian

The Virginian

Steve

2000

Summer of Sam

Summer of Sam

Simon

1999

The Jack Bull

The Jack Bull

Slater

1999

Nightworld: Lost Souls

Nightworld: Lost Souls

Victor Robinson

1999

Message in a Bottle

Message in a Bottle

Johnny Land

1999

Frontline

Frontline

Captain Wolfgang Mueller

1999

The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

Sgt. Jack McCron

1998

Club Vampire

Club Vampire

Zero

1998

Centurion Force

Centurion Force

Neal

1998

The Mouse

The Mouse

Bruce 'The Mouse' Strauss

1997

Before Women Had Wings

Before Women Had Wings

Billy Jackson

1997

Last Cut

Last Cut

Leo Kimball

1997

A Scent of Paradise

A Scent of Paradise

Padre Louis

1997

Hostile Intent

Hostile Intent

Bear

1997

Hollywood Safari

Hollywood Safari

Deputy Rogers

1997

Amnesia

Amnesia

Tim Bishop

1997

Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue

Ray West

1997

Where Truth Lies

Where Truth Lies

Dr. Ian Lazarre

1996

American Strays

American Strays

Dwayne

1996

Firestorm

Firestorm

Brinkman

1996

Managua

Managua

Dennis

1996

One Good Turn

One Good Turn

Santapietro

1996

White Squall

White Squall

McCrea

1996

OP Center

OP Center

Bob Herbert

1995

Carnosaur 2

Carnosaur 2

Jack Reed

1995

Deadly Weapon

Deadly Weapon

Sanders

1995

Red Scorpion 2

Red Scorpion 2

Andrew Kendrick

1995

The Crossing Guard

The Crossing Guard

Bobby

1995

The Dangerous

The Dangerous

Emile Lautrec

1995

The Takeover

The Takeover

Greg

1995

Twisted Fate

Twisted Fate

Drury

1995

Killing Obsession

Killing Obsession

Albert

1994

Shattered Image

Shattered Image

David

1994

C.I.A. II: Target Alexa

C.I.A. II: Target Alexa

Franz Kluge

1993

Berlin '39

Berlin '39

Wieland

1993

Flynn

Flynn

Joe Stromberg

1993

Daybreak

Daybreak

The President

1993

Primary Motive

Primary Motive

Wallace Roberts

1992

Door Into Silence

Door Into Silence

Melvin Devereux

1991

Ottobre rosa all'Arbat (Vacanze a Mosca)

Ottobre rosa all'Arbat (Vacanze a Mosca)

1991

Hunting

Hunting

Michael Bergman

1991

The Dark Tale

The Dark Tale

Roy Kramer

1991

Mountain of Diamonds

Mountain of Diamonds

Blaine

1991

Across Red Nights

Across Red Nights

Paola

1991

Buck at the Edge of Heaven

Buck at the Edge of Heaven

Wintrop

1991

The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III

Father Andrew Hagen

1990

Any Man's Death

Any Man's Death

Leon Abrahams

1990

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

Clifton

1989

Date Rape

Date Rape

Bernie Morton

1988

The Beat

The Beat

Frank Ellsworth

1988

Caribe

Caribe

Jeff Richardson

1987

Desperate

Desperate

Noah

1987

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

Beast/Prince

1987

Hotel Colonial

Hotel Colonial

Marco Venieri

1987

Soldier's Revenge

Soldier's Revenge

Frank Morgan

1986

Salvador

Salvador

John Cassady

1986

The Tender Age

The Tender Age

Tim Donovan

1986

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

Kevin Dunne

1985

Maria's Lovers

Maria's Lovers

Ivan Bibic

1984

Nairobi Affair

Nairobi Affair

Rick Cahill

1984

Brady’s Escape

Brady’s Escape

J.W. Brady

1983

Coming Out of the Ice

Coming Out of the Ice

Victor Herman

1982

The Amateur

The Amateur

Charles Heller

1981

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

Bittercreek Newcombe

1981

Inside Moves

Inside Moves

Roary

1980

The Onion Field

The Onion Field

Karl Hettinger

1979

Hair

Hair

Claude Hooper Bukowski

1979

The Deer Hunter

The Deer Hunter

Steven Pushkov

1978

Eric

Eric

Eric Swensen

1975

The Sister in Law

The Sister in Law

Robert Strong

1975

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

Jim Malloy

1975

All the Kind Strangers

All the Kind Strangers

Peter

1974

The Killing Kind

The Killing Kind

Terry Lambert

1974

Steelyard Blues

Steelyard Blues

Kid

1973

Bad Company

Bad Company

Loney

1972

Love Is a Carousel

Love Is a Carousel

Boy Friend

1970

The Master Beater

The Master Beater

Rocco

1969

Spychosis

Spychosis

Jim Patterson