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Encyclopedia > John Savage (actor)
John Savage
Birth name John Youngs
Born August 25, 1949 (1949-08-25) (age 58)
Old Bethpage, New York, USA Flag of New York Flag of the United States
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s) Susan Youngs (1967-1969) 2 Children
Sandi Schlutz (1993 - Present)

John Savage (born John Youngs on August 25, 1949 in Old Bethpage, New York) is an American film actor, producer, production manager and composer. is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Old Bethpage is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 5,400 at the 2000 census. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_York. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Old Bethpage is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 5,400 at the 2000 census. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... Theatrical production management is a sub-division of stagecraft. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ...

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Acting career

His first major film role was as Steven in the 1978 film, The Deer Hunter, a fictional story of a group of Rusyn-American steel workers during the Vietnam War era. // Events February 1 - Bob Dylans film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the Rolling Thunder Revue tour premieres in Los Angeles, California March 1 - Charlie Chaplins coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery 3 months after burial March - Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for Star Wars Episode... For other uses, see Deer Hunter. ... Rusyn Americans refer to individuals who were born on, or who descended from, the territory of the historic Carpathian Ruthenia, western Ukraine, northeastern Slovakia, and southeastern Poland. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000...


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. Hair is a 1979 film based on the 1968 Broadway musical of the same name about a Vietnam war draftee who meets and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to the army induction center. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... The Thin Red Line is a phrase or title that refers to an outgunned military unit holding firm against attack: The Thin Red Line (1854 battle), the original reference to the resistance by 93rd (Highland) Regiment in the Crimean War The Thin Red Line, 1962 novel by James Jones about...


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. Dark Angel is an American cyberpunk science fiction television program, created by James Cameron and Charles H. Eglee, which ran from 2000 to 2002 on the FOX network. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Equinox is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ...


Another recurring role found him as Henry Scudder in the HBO-produced television series Carnivàle. Recently he appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... Carnivàle, pronounced // (“car-nih-VAL”), was an American dramatic television series produced by HBO. Created by Daniel Knauf, it starred Nick Stahl and Clancy Brown. ... Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 5 DVD Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU) is the first of three spin-offs of Law & Order (the other two being Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Trial by Jury; all series are presented on the NBC...


Family

Savage's sister is Boston-based radio and television personality Robin Young. He is also the father of actress/singer Jennifer Youngs and her brother Lachlan. Robin Young is a radio host for WBUR in Boston and a former local television personality in that city. ...


Select filmography

For other uses, see Deer Hunter. ... Hair is a 1979 film based on the 1968 Broadway musical of the same name about a Vietnam war draftee who meets and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to the army induction center. ... The Onion Field is a book by Joseph Wambaugh, a sergeant for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) during the 1960s riots, published in 1974, regarding the kidnapping of two plainclothes LAPD officers by a pair of criminals, pulled over for a routine traffic violation. ... Inside Moves (1980) is a drama film, directed by Richard Donner. ... Nastassja Kinski (born Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski, January 24, 1961) is a prolific German actress, having appeared in more than 60 movies. ... Salvador is a 1986 film which tells the story of an American journalist in El Salvador covering the story of the assassination of Archbishop Óscar Romero. ... This article relates to the movie, Do the Right Thing. For cultural terms such as the Right Thing or the Wrong Thing, see Right Thing. ... This article is about the hunting of prey by human society. ... The Godfather Part III (1990) is the third and final film in the Godfather trilogy written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola, and directed by Coppola. ... Flynn is a surname of Irish descent meaning Red. Some people with the name are: Dan Flynn, a conservative American author Errol Flynn, an Australian-American movie actor Jimmy Flynn, an American actor John Flynn, (various) Kevin Flynn is a character in the movie Tron (film) played by Jeff Bridges... The Thin Red Line is a phrase or title that refers to an outgunned military unit holding firm against attack: The Thin Red Line (1854 battle), the original reference to the resistance by 93rd (Highland) Regiment in the Crimean War The Thin Red Line, 1962 novel by James Jones about... Dark Angel is an American cyberpunk science fiction television program, created by James Cameron and Charles H. Eglee, which ran from 2000 to 2002 on the FOX network. ... Confessions of a Pit Fighter is a film slated for release in late 2007. ...

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John Savage (actor) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (257 words)
John Youngs on 25 August 1949 in Old Bethpage, New York) is an American film actor, producer, production manager and composer.
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.
John is the older brother of actor Jim Youngs and the father of Jennifer Youngs.
Savage is an ancient and noble family known as Le Sauvage in Normandy France from whence they were first recorded (2941 words)
Savage is an ancient and noble family known as Le Sauvage in Normandy France from whence they were first recorded.
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Earl of Rivers was John Savage who became a priest in the Roman Catholic Church.
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