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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Judas' Gospel — Joseph2025
- Death 4 Dinner — Robert Rutherford2025
- The Goat — Julian Brown2024
- Beyond the Rush — Edward Clayborn2024
- Showdown at the Grand — Lucky2023
- The Right to Bear Arms — Brutal Magnus2022
- A Cloud So High — Gene 'Sackler' Sarling2022
- Eye for Eye — Brad Braddock2022
- The Audition — Narrator (voice)2022
- Michael Cimino, God Bless America — Self2022
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Key facts
- Born
- John Smeallie Youngs , ( 1949-08-25 ) August 25, 1949 (age 76) , Old Bethpage, New York , U.S.
- Alma mater
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1969–present
- Spouses
- Susan Youngs ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1969 ) Sandi Schultz ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2002 )
- Relatives
- Jim Youngs (brother) Robin Young (sister) Robert Duvall (ex-brother-in-law)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Savage
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Old Bethpage
- Occupation
- theatrical director
- Educated at
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- John Savage Cannes 2018.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1949-08-25
- Commons category
- John Savage (actor)
- name in native language
- John Savage
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- John Smeallie Youngs
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Encyclopedic overview
John Smeallie Youngs (born August 25, 1949), known professionally as John Savage, is an American actor. He first rose to prominence in the late 1970s for his portrayals of troubled-but-sensitive characters in films like The Deer Hunter (1978), The Onion Field (1979) and Hair (1979). His television roles include Donald Lydecker on Dark Angel (2000–2002) and Hack Scudder on Carnivàle (2003–2005).
Early life
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