John Savage (actor)
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| Born |
John Smeallie Youngs August 25, 1949 Old Bethpage, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Youngs (1967–1969) (divorced) (2 children) Sandi Schultz (1993–present) |
| Children | Jennifer Youngs (b. 1968) Lachlan Youngs |
John Savage (born John Smeallie Youngs; August 25, 1949) is an American actor, best known for his roles in the films The Deer Hunter,The Onion Field, Hair and Salvador. He is also known for his role as Donald Lydecker in the TV series Dark Angel.
Savage was born in Old Bethpage, New York to Floyd-Jones Youngs, an insurance salesman who served on Guadalcanal during World War II with the Marine Corps. and Muriel (née Smeallie), a housewife. His sisters are Boston-based radio and television personality Robin Young and actress Gail Youngs. His brother is actor Jim Youngs.
His first major film role was as Steven in the 1978 film, The Deer Hunter, the story of a group of Russian American steel workers during the Vietnam War. He also had a lead role in 1979's The Onion Field, the true story of policeman Karl Hettinger's personal struggle after witnessing the murder of his partner.
One of his most famous roles was as Claude Bukowski in Miloš Forman's 1979 film Hair. He had a brief role in Terrence Malick's war film, The Thin Red Line. In the late 1970s, he also appeared on Broadway in David Mamet's play, "American Buffalo" with Robert Duvall. In 1991 he was featured in a starring role in Italian director Lucio Fulci's final film Door to Silence, a psychological thriller shot in Louisiana.
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