John Savage
John Savage
Born 25/08/1949 in Old Bethpage, New York, USA

John Savage (born John Youngs; August 25, 1949) is an American film actor, producer, production manager, and composer.

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.

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Filmography (Movies)

Judas' Gospel

Judas' Gospel

Character:Joseph

Release Date:11/08/2025

Death 4 Dinner

Death 4 Dinner

Character:Robert Rutherford

Release Date:07/03/2025

Beyond the Rush

Beyond the Rush

Character:Edward Clayborn

Release Date:16/10/2024

The Goat

The Goat

Character:Julian Brown

Release Date:20/09/2024

Showdown at the Grand

Showdown at the Grand

Character:Lucky

Release Date:03/11/2023

The Audition

The Audition

Character:Narrator (voice)

Release Date:24/10/2022

The Right to Bear Arms

The Right to Bear Arms

Character:Brutal Magnus

Release Date:22/08/2022

A Cloud So High

A Cloud So High

Character:Gene 'Sackler' Sarling

Release Date:11/03/2022

Eye for Eye

Eye for Eye

Character:Brad Braddock

Release Date:22/02/2022

Michael Cimino, God Bless America

Michael Cimino, God Bless America

Character:Self

Release Date:19/01/2022

Insight

Insight

Character:Frank

Release Date:12/03/2021

The Tribe Remembers

The Tribe Remembers

Character:Self

Release Date:30/06/2020

Followed

Followed

Character:Wallace Fleischer

Release Date:19/06/2020

The Man with the Camera

The Man with the Camera

Character:Epifano

Release Date:21/02/2020

The Last Full Measure

The Last Full Measure

Character:Kepper

Release Date:23/01/2020

The Last Full Measure

The Last Full Measure

Character:Chauncy Kepper

Release Date:23/01/2020

Hold On

Hold On

Character:Dr. Siedhoff

Release Date:06/12/2019

The Islands

The Islands

Character:Henry Thornton

Release Date:06/12/2019

Spinning Dry

Spinning Dry

Character:Frank Manghetti

Release Date:26/10/2019

Gates of Darkness

Gates of Darkness

Character:Joseph

Release Date:01/10/2019

Ovid and the Art of Love

Ovid and the Art of Love

Character:Augustus

Release Date:10/08/2019

Down's Revenge

Down's Revenge

Character:Dr Sorkin

Release Date:20/06/2019

Heavenly Deposit

Heavenly Deposit

Character:Donald

Release Date:28/05/2019

American Exit

American Exit

Character:Gerald

Release Date:14/05/2019

Six Children and One Grandfather

Six Children and One Grandfather

Character:David McDoll

Release Date:01/03/2019

Torch

Torch

Character:August Lewin

Release Date:08/10/2018

Betrayed

Betrayed

Character:Mayor Alderman

Release Date:02/10/2018

Mission Possible

Mission Possible

Character:Captain Ted Napoleon

Release Date:11/09/2018

Sotto il Segno della Vittoria

Sotto il Segno della Vittoria

Character:

Release Date:22/03/2018

Easy Way Out

Easy Way Out

Character:

Release Date:01/01/2018

Three Seconds

Three Seconds

Character:тренер сборной США Генри Айба

Release Date:28/12/2017

Fake News

Fake News

Character:President Wayne Walker

Release Date:24/11/2017

Spreading Darkness

Spreading Darkness

Character:Brett

Release Date:21/11/2017

The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood

Character:Vito Bello

Release Date:18/08/2017

Vampire Wars

Vampire Wars

Character:Stokes

Release Date:16/07/2017

Empire of the Sharks

Empire of the Sharks

Character:Ian Fien

Release Date:21/06/2017

Teen Star Academy

Teen Star Academy

Character:

Release Date:08/06/2017

Nephilim

Nephilim

Character:Father Samuel

Release Date:12/05/2017

The Return

The Return

Character:Čovek u crnom odelu

Release Date:21/02/2017

American Romance

American Romance

Character:Emery Reed

Release Date:23/10/2016

Mata Hari

Mata Hari

Character:Edouard Clunet

Release Date:19/10/2016

In Dubious Battle

In Dubious Battle

Character:Dan

Release Date:08/10/2016

The Black Dove

The Black Dove

Character:Jake Williams

Release Date:12/08/2016

Everglades

Everglades

Character:

Release Date:23/06/2016

Texas Heart

Texas Heart

Character:Carl

Release Date:20/05/2016

Last Call at Murray's

Last Call at Murray's

Character:Bennett

Release Date:05/03/2016

Sensory Perception

Sensory Perception

Character:President of United Earth

Release Date:31/12/2015

Tales of Halloween

Tales of Halloween

Character:Capt. J.G. Zimmerman

Release Date:16/10/2015

We Will Be the World Champions

We Will Be the World Champions

Character:William Jones

Release Date:26/02/2015

Caffeinated

Caffeinated

Character:Himself

Release Date:31/01/2015

Fort Bliss

Fort Bliss

Character:Mike Swann

Release Date:05/09/2014

Demon Legacy

Demon Legacy

Character:The Codger

Release Date:23/05/2014

The Hooping Life

The Hooping Life

Character:Himself

Release Date:22/04/2014

Bermuda Tentacles

Bermuda Tentacles

Character:President Desteno

Release Date:04/04/2014

Bullet

Bullet

Character:Governor Johnson

Release Date:25/02/2014

The Big Fat Stone

The Big Fat Stone

Character:Robert Tanninger

Release Date:01/01/2014

7E

7E

Character:Paul

Release Date:10/12/2013

Defending Santa

Defending Santa

Character:Judge Willis

Release Date:24/11/2013

A Star for Rose

A Star for Rose

Character:Mort

Release Date:19/10/2013

A Sierra Nevada Gunfight

A Sierra Nevada Gunfight

Character:Father Bill

Release Date:03/09/2013

Alien Rising

Alien Rising

Character:Manning

Release Date:03/07/2013

Awakened

Awakened

Character:Jack Winston

Release Date:12/06/2013

Real Gangsters

Real Gangsters

Character:Ted Roberts

Release Date:01/06/2013

Open Road

Open Road

Character:Carl

Release Date:12/04/2013

Art of Submission

Art of Submission

Character:Harbin Rask

Release Date:21/09/2012

Sins

Sins

Character:Father Karl

Release Date:05/05/2012

Summer Song

Summer Song

Character:Jim

Release Date:01/04/2012

Sweetwater

Sweetwater

Character:Calvin Kabral

Release Date:26/01/2012

The Orphan Killer

The Orphan Killer

Character:Detective Walker

Release Date:01/11/2011

Assassins' Code

Assassins' Code

Character:Arlo

Release Date:18/10/2011

Hit List

Hit List

Character:Walter Murphy

Release Date:05/10/2011

Bed & Breakfast

Bed & Breakfast

Character:Mr. Harvey

Release Date:10/12/2010

Bereavement

Bereavement

Character:Ted

Release Date:16/07/2010

Dreamkiller

Dreamkiller

Character:Agent Barnes

Release Date:10/02/2010

Buffalo Bushido

Buffalo Bushido

Character:Vendetti

Release Date:14/11/2009

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

Character:Self

Release Date:30/06/2009

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

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

Character:Self

Release Date:19/05/2009

Handsome Harry

Handsome Harry

Character:Peter Rheems

Release Date:25/04/2009

American Bully

American Bully

Character:News Producer

Release Date:27/03/2009

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

Character:Self

Release Date:16/01/2009

The Golden Boys

The Golden Boys

Character:Web Saunders

Release Date:11/12/2008

The Coverup

The Coverup

Character:Thomas Thacker

Release Date:18/10/2008

Boiler Maker

Boiler Maker

Character:J.J.

Release Date:31/05/2008

From a Place of Darkness

From a Place of Darkness

Character:Vic

Release Date:25/03/2008

The Grift

The Grift

Character:William Bender

Release Date:06/03/2008

The Violent Kind

The Violent Kind

Character:George Malloy

Release Date:01/01/2008

Shortcut to Happiness

Shortcut to Happiness

Character:Johnny (uncredited)

Release Date:13/07/2007

No Destination

No Destination

Character:Billy

Release Date:31/03/2007

Shut Up and Shoot!

Shut Up and Shoot!

Character:Marty Pearlheimer

Release Date:27/06/2006

The Drop

The Drop

Character:Mr. Zero

Release Date:06/06/2006

The Attic

The Attic

Character:Graham Callan

Release Date:15/04/2006

Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings

Character:Rock

Release Date:12/04/2006

The New World

The New World

Character:Savage

Release Date:25/12/2005

Love's Long Journey

Love's Long Journey

Character:Trent

Release Date:03/12/2005

Confessions of a Pit Fighter

Confessions of a Pit Fighter

Character:McGee

Release Date:10/06/2005

Iowa

Iowa

Character:Irv Huffman

Release Date:22/04/2005

Downtown: A Street Tale

Downtown: A Street Tale

Character:H2O

Release Date:07/11/2004

Admissions

Admissions

Character:Harry Brighton

Release Date:16/10/2004

Freedom from Despair

Freedom from Despair

Character:Narrator

Release Date:05/10/2004

Sucker Free City

Sucker Free City

Character:Anderson Wade

Release Date:16/09/2004

Fallacy

Fallacy

Character:Heathcliff

Release Date:10/03/2004

Alien Lockdown

Alien Lockdown

Character:Dr. Woodman

Release Date:01/03/2004

Easy Sex

Easy Sex

Character:Frank Iverson

Release Date:24/10/2003

Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show

Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show

Character:

Release Date:21/08/2003

Intoxicating

Intoxicating

Character:William Shanley

Release Date:01/07/2003

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

Character:Self

Release Date:01/09/2002

The Anarchist Cookbook

The Anarchist Cookbook

Character:Johnny Red

Release Date:18/07/2002

Redemption of the Ghost

Redemption of the Ghost

Character:

Release Date:24/02/2002

Burning Down the House

Burning Down the House

Character:Jake Seiling

Release Date:07/02/2001

Dead Man's Run

Dead Man's Run

Character:Carver

Release Date:05/02/2001

They Nest

They Nest

Character:Jack Wald

Release Date:25/07/2000

Christina's House

Christina's House

Character:James Tarling

Release Date:06/04/2000

The Virginian

The Virginian

Character:Steve

Release Date:09/01/2000

Summer of Sam

Summer of Sam

Character:Simon

Release Date:28/06/1999

The Jack Bull

The Jack Bull

Character:Slater

Release Date:17/04/1999

Nightworld: Lost Souls

Nightworld: Lost Souls

Character:Victor Robinson

Release Date:01/03/1999

Message in a Bottle

Message in a Bottle

Character:Johnny Land

Release Date:22/02/1999

Frontline

Frontline

Character:Captain Wolfgang Mueller

Release Date:14/01/1999

The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

Character:Sgt. Jack McCron

Release Date:23/12/1998

Club Vampire

Club Vampire

Character:Zero

Release Date:26/10/1998

Centurion Force

Centurion Force

Character:Neal

Release Date:01/01/1998

Before Women Had Wings

Before Women Had Wings

Character:Billy Jackson

Release Date:02/11/1997

Last Cut

Last Cut

Character:Leo Kimball

Release Date:02/10/1997

A Scent of Paradise

A Scent of Paradise

Character:Padre Louis

Release Date:29/08/1997

Hostile Intent

Hostile Intent

Character:Bear

Release Date:22/08/1997

Hollywood Safari

Hollywood Safari

Character:Deputy Rogers

Release Date:05/08/1997

Amnesia

Amnesia

Character:Tim Bishop

Release Date:07/06/1997

Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue

Character:Ray West

Release Date:01/06/1997

Where Truth Lies

Where Truth Lies

Character:Dr. Ian Lazarre

Release Date:28/12/1996

American Strays

American Strays

Character:Dwayne

Release Date:12/09/1996

Firestorm

Firestorm

Character:Brinkman

Release Date:29/07/1996

Managua

Managua

Character:Dennis

Release Date:09/04/1996

One Good Turn

One Good Turn

Character:Santapietro

Release Date:23/03/1996

White Squall

White Squall

Character:McCrea

Release Date:02/02/1996

OP Center

OP Center

Character:Bob Herbert

Release Date:26/02/1995

Carnosaur 2

Carnosaur 2

Character:Jack Reed

Release Date:23/02/1995

Deadly Weapon

Deadly Weapon

Character:Sanders

Release Date:18/02/1995

Red Scorpion 2

Red Scorpion 2

Character:Andrew Kendrick

Release Date:04/02/1995

The Crossing Guard

The Crossing Guard

Character:Bobby

Release Date:26/01/1995

The Dangerous

The Dangerous

Character:Emile Lautrec

Release Date:18/01/1995

The Takeover

The Takeover

Character:Greg

Release Date:01/01/1995

Twisted Fate

Twisted Fate

Character:Drury

Release Date:01/01/1995

Killing Obsession

Killing Obsession

Character:Albert

Release Date:20/07/1994

Shattered Image

Shattered Image

Character:David

Release Date:21/01/1994

C.I.A. II: Target Alexa

C.I.A. II: Target Alexa

Character:Franz Kluge

Release Date:06/12/1993

Berlin '39

Berlin '39

Character:Wieland

Release Date:24/06/1993

Flynn

Flynn

Character:Joe Stromberg

Release Date:15/05/1993

Daybreak

Daybreak

Character:The President

Release Date:08/05/1993

Primary Motive

Primary Motive

Character:Wallace Roberts

Release Date:02/08/1992

Door to Silence

Door to Silence

Character:Melvin Devereux

Release Date:01/12/1991

Ottobre rosa all'Arbat (Vacanze a Mosca)

Ottobre rosa all'Arbat (Vacanze a Mosca)

Character:

Release Date:01/11/1991

Hunting

Hunting

Character:Michael Bergman

Release Date:31/10/1991

The Dark Tale

The Dark Tale

Character:Roy Kramer

Release Date:15/10/1991

Mountain of Diamonds

Mountain of Diamonds

Character:Blaine

Release Date:09/10/1991

Across Red Nights

Across Red Nights

Character:Paola

Release Date:01/07/1991

Buck at the Edge of Heaven

Buck at the Edge of Heaven

Character:Wintrop

Release Date:01/01/1991

The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III

Character:Father Andrew Hagen

Release Date:25/12/1990

Any Man's Death

Any Man's Death

Character:Leon Abrahams

Release Date:10/05/1990

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

Character:Clifton

Release Date:14/06/1989

Date Rape

Date Rape

Character:Bernie Morton

Release Date:15/09/1988

The Beat

The Beat

Character:Frank Ellsworth

Release Date:03/06/1988

Caribe

Caribe

Character:Jeff Richardson

Release Date:24/12/1987

Desperate

Desperate

Character:Noah

Release Date:19/09/1987

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

Character:Beast/Prince

Release Date:01/04/1987

Hotel Colonial

Hotel Colonial

Character:Marco Venieri

Release Date:08/01/1987

Soldier's Revenge

Soldier's Revenge

Character:Frank Morgan

Release Date:11/12/1986

Salvador

Salvador

Character:John Cassady

Release Date:23/04/1986

The Tender Age

The Tender Age

Character:Tim Donovan

Release Date:07/04/1986

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

Character:Kevin Dunne

Release Date:14/10/1985

Maria's Lovers

Maria's Lovers

Character:Ivan Bibic

Release Date:15/07/1984

Nairobi Affair

Nairobi Affair

Character:Rick Cahill

Release Date:01/01/1984

Brady’s Escape

Brady’s Escape

Character:J.W. Brady

Release Date:08/12/1983

Coming Out of the Ice

Coming Out of the Ice

Character:Victor Herman

Release Date:31/12/1982

The Amateur

The Amateur

Character:Charles Heller

Release Date:11/12/1981

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

Character:Bittercreek Newcombe

Release Date:24/04/1981

Inside Moves

Inside Moves

Character:Roary

Release Date:19/12/1980

The Onion Field

The Onion Field

Character:Karl Hettinger

Release Date:09/09/1979

Hair

Hair

Character:Claude Hooper Bukowski

Release Date:15/03/1979

The Deer Hunter

The Deer Hunter

Character:Steven Pushkov

Release Date:08/12/1978

Eric

Eric

Character:Eric Swensen

Release Date:10/11/1975

The Sister in Law

The Sister in Law

Character:Robert Strong

Release Date:25/04/1975

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

Character:Jim Malloy

Release Date:12/04/1975

All the Kind Strangers

All the Kind Strangers

Character:Peter

Release Date:12/11/1974

The Killing Kind

The Killing Kind

Character:Terry Lambert

Release Date:20/03/1974

Steelyard Blues

Steelyard Blues

Character:Kid

Release Date:31/01/1973

Bad Company

Bad Company

Character:Loney

Release Date:08/10/1972

Love Is a Carousel

Love Is a Carousel

Character:Boy Friend

Release Date:01/11/1970

The Master Beater

The Master Beater

Character:Rocco

Release Date:31/07/1969

Television Appearances

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