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John Savage

John Savage

Acting

Born: August 25, 1949Old 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.

Known For
Filmography
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

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

Chauncy Kepper

2020
The Last Full Measure

The Last Full Measure

Kepper

2020
The Islands

The Islands

Henry Thornton

2019
Hold On

Hold On

Dr. Siedhoff

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

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
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

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

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

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
Twisted Fate

Twisted Fate

Drury

1995
The Takeover

The Takeover

Greg

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