
John Savage
Known for Acting · 221 credits
- Born
- 1949-08-25 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Old Bethpage, New York, USA
- Also known as
- John Smeallie Youngs · جان سوج
Biography
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
TV Shows (29)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Lucas Biggs

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Mark Farrell

The X-Files
1993
as Henry Trondheim

Fringe
2008
as Sam Weiss

Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Captain Rudy Ransom

SEAL Team
2017
as Emmet Quinn

Twin Peaks
1990
as Detective Clark

Everwood
2002
as Daniel Maxwell

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Simon Miller

The Outer Limits
1995
as Lucas

Goliath
2016
as Mickey

The Bill
1984

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Sergeant Major Bart Hawkins

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Benny

The District
2000
as Billy Nevins

Dark Angel
2000
as Col. Donald Lydecker

Bosch: Legacy
2022
as Allie Lewis

The Rebel
1959
as Al

Carnivàle
2003
as Henry 'Hack' Scudder

ABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Bernie Morton

Press Gang
1989
as Boy

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Eric Swensen

Mountain of Diamonds
1991
as Blaine

Gibbsville
1976
as Jim Malloy

Birdland
1994

OP Center
1995
as Bob Herbert

The Burning Shore
1991
as Blaine

The World Champions
2016
as Wiliam Jones

40 and Single
2018
as Stewart Temple
Movies (192)

The Godfather Part III
1990
as Father Andrew Hagen

The Deer Hunter
1978
as Steven Pushkov

The Thin Red Line
1998
as Sgt. Jack McCron

Hair
1979
as Claude Hooper Bukowski

Do the Right Thing
1989
as Clifton

Maria's Lovers
1984
as Ivan Bibic

The New World
2005
as Savage

Message in a Bottle
1999
as Johnny Land

White Squall
1996
as McCrea

Summer of Sam
1999
as Simon

Real Gangsters
2013
as Ted Roberts

In Dubious Battle
2016
as Dan

The Last Full Measure
2020
as Kepper / Chauncy Kepper

Salvador
1986
as John Cassady

Fort Bliss
2014
as Mike Swann

Bullet
2014
as Governor Johnson

The Crossing Guard
1995
as Bobby

Shortcut to Happiness
2007
as Johnny (uncredited)

Little Boy Blue
1997
as Ray West

Bereavement
2010
as Ted

The Jack Bull
1999
as Slater

Daybreak
1993
as The President

Bad Company
1972
as Loney

Three Seconds
2017
as тренер сборной США Генри Айба

Defending Santa
2013
as Judge Willis

The Onion Field
1979
as Karl Hettinger

Where Truth Lies
1996
as Dr. Ian Lazarre

Alien Rising
2013
as Manning

Tales of Halloween
2015
as Capt. J.G. Zimmerman

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009
as Self

Berlin '39
1993
as Wieland

The Attic
2006
as Graham Callan

Followed
2020
as Wallace Fleischer

Insight
2021
as Frank

Nairobi Affair
1984
as Rick Cahill

Empire of the Sharks
2017
as Ian Fien

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
2002
as Self

Cattle Annie and Little Britches
1981
as Bittercreek Newcombe

Last Call at Murray's
2016
as Bennett

Showdown at the Grand
2023
as Lucky

Sins
2012
as Father Karl

Inside Moves
1980
as Roary

Love's Long Journey
2005
as Trent

Bermuda Tentacles
2014
as President Desteno

Kill Your Darlings
2006
as Rock

Steelyard Blues
1973
as Kid

One Good Turn
1996
as Santapietro

Easy Sex
2003
as Frank Iverson

Caribe
1987
as Jeff Richardson

Sensory Perception
2015
as President of United Earth

Burning Down the House
2001
as Jake Seiling

Bed & Breakfast
2010
as Mr. Harvey

Amnesia
1997
as Tim Bishop

Judas' Gospel
2025
as Joseph

Open Road
2013
as Carl

Red Scorpion 2
1995
as Andrew Kendrick

The Grift
2008
as William Bender

They Nest
2000
as Jack Wald

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
2009
as Self

Sucker Free City
2004
as Anderson Wade

Carnosaur 2
1995
as Jack Reed

American Romance
2016
as Emery Reed

Silent Witness
1985
as Kevin Dunne

The Amateur
1981
as Charles Heller

Nephilim
2017
as Father Samuel

American Bully
2009
as News Producer

Hit List
2011
as Walter Murphy

Managua
1996
as Dennis

Confessions of a Pit Fighter
2005
as McGee

Handsome Harry
2009
as Peter Rheems

The Virginian
2000
as Steve

Buck at the Edge of Heaven
1991
as Wintrop

Iowa
2005
as Irv Huffman

Shattered Image
1994
as David

The Audition
2022
as Narrator (voice)

Heavenly Deposit
2019
as Donald

The Coverup
2008
as Thomas Thacker

The Goat
2024
as Julian Brown

Torch
2018
as August Lewin

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
2009
as Self

The Dangerous
1995
as Emile Lautrec

American Strays
1996
as Dwayne

Hostile Intent
1997
as Bear

American Exit
2019
as Gerald

Buffalo Bushido
2009
as Vendetti

Downtown: A Street Tale
2004
as H2O

OP Center
1995
as Bob Herbert

Betrayed
2018
as Mayor Alderman

Spreading Darkness
2017
as Brett

Killing Obsession
1994
as Albert

Hotel Colonial
1987
as Marco Venieri

All the Kind Strangers
1974
as Peter

Mountain of Diamonds
1991
as Blaine

C.I.A. II: Target Alexa
1993
as Franz Kluge

Before Women Had Wings
1997
as Billy Jackson

The Orphan Killer
2011
as Detective Walker

The Golden Boys
2008
as Web Saunders

Eric
1975
as Eric Swensen

Awakened
2013
as Jack Winston

The Neighborhood
2017
as Vito Bello

Any Man's Death
1990
as Leon Abrahams

Last Cut
1997
as Leo Kimball

We Will Be the World Champions
2015
as William Jones

Hunting
1991
as Michael Bergman

Coming Out of the Ice
1982
as Victor Herman

Art of Submission
2012
as Harbin Rask

Summer Song
2012
as Jim

Demon Legacy
2014
as The Codger

Admissions
2004
as Harry Brighton

The Takeover
1995
as Greg

Hold On
2019
as Dr. Siedhoff

The Sister in Law
1975
as Robert Strong

Flynn
1993
as Joe Stromberg

Door Into Silence
1991
as Melvin Devereux

Primary Motive
1992
as Wallace Roberts

Soldier's Revenge
1986
as Frank Morgan

Assassins' Code
2011
as Arlo

Alien Lockdown
2004
as Dr. Woodman

7E
2013
as Paul

Gates of Darkness
2019
as Joseph
About John Savage
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 perfor… With 221 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, John Savage has appeared in 192 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Savage Movies
- The Godfather Part III (1990) — as Father Andrew Hagen
- The Deer Hunter (1978) — as Steven Pushkov
- The Thin Red Line (1998) — as Sgt. Jack McCron
- Hair (1979) — as Claude Hooper Bukowski
- Do the Right Thing (1989) — as Clifton
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