John Savage (actor)
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John Savage (born John Youngs on August 25, 1949 in Old Bethpage, New York) is an American film actor, producer, production manager and composer.
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[edit] Acting career
His first major film role was as Steven, one of a group of friends who become prisoners of war in the 1978 film The Deer Hunter directed by Michael Cimino.
One of his most famous roles was as Claude Bukowski in the film Hair (1979). He had a brief but powerful role in Terrance Malick's war epic, The Thin Red Line.
In recent years he has been seen on the small as well as the big screen. He was the recurring character of Donald Lydecker in the first season of Dark Angel and is known to Trekkies as Captain Ransom in the 2 part episode Equinox from Star Trek:Voyager.
Another recurring role found him as Henry Scudder in the HBO produced Television series Carnivàle. Recently he appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
[edit] Family
Savage is the older brother of actors Jim and Gail Youngs. John is also the father of actress/singer Jennifer Youngs and her brother Lachlan. Lachlan, in turn, has a son named Zolan Kanno-Youngs.
[edit] Select filmography
- The Deer Hunter (1978)
- Hair (1979)
- The Onion Field (1979)
- Inside Moves (1980)
- Salvador (1986)
- Do the Right Thing (1989)
- The Godfather Part III (1990)
- The Thin Red Line (1998)
- Dark Angel (2000-2001) (television)
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