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John Savage

Acting Born Aug 25, 1949 Old Bethpage, New York, USA 225 credits
225
Total Credits
1951–2025
75 Years Career Span
56
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

John Savage is an American film actor, producer, production manager, and composer. Born on August 25, 1949, in Old Bethpage, New York, USA, he 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 his first notable roles is as Claude Bukowski in the 1979 film Hair, and his first major film role was as Steven Pushkov in the 1978 film The Deer Hunter. He also performed in the Broadway production of David Mamet's play American Buffalo in the late 1970s. Savage has worked extensively in the film industry, with a career spanning over four decades.

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Career

Career overview

John Savage is an American actor who has appeared in numerous films and television series. His acting career spans over 200 feature films, short films, recurring roles in television series, and guest appearances in episodes of television series. One of his notable early roles is as Claude Bukowski in the 1979 film Hair.

Savage's first major film role was in the 1978 film The Deer Hunter, a multiple Oscar-winning film. He also had a lead role in the 1979 film The Onion Field. In addition to his film work, Savage has performed in the Broadway production of David Mamet's play American Buffalo in the late 1970s.

Savage has continued to work in the entertainment industry, with a notable role in Italian director Lucio Fulci's final film, Door to Silence, released in 1991. Throughout his career, Savage has demonstrated his versatility as an actor, taking on a wide range of roles in various film and television projects.

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Known for

Film

Offbeat

as Allie Lewis
Film

The Last Full Measure

as Kepper
Film

The Last Full Measure

as Chauncy Kepper

SEAL Team

as Emmet Quinn

Goliath

as Mickey
Film

In Dubious Battle

as Dan
Film

Tales of Halloween

as Capt. J.G. Zimmerman
Film

Fort Bliss

as Mike Swann

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo

as Detective Walker

Getter Robo

as Self
Film

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

as Sam Weiss

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

as William Bender

Frequent co-stars

Byron Mann 2 shared titles
Richard Bright 2 shared titles
Dash Mihok 2 shared titles
Adrien Brody 2 shared titles
Samuel L. Jackson 2 shared titles
Roger Guenveur Smith 2 shared titles
Jeff Bridges 2 shared titles
Robin Wright 2 shared titles
Christopher Plummer 2 shared titles
Ed Lauter 2 shared titles

Career timeline

Death 4 DinnerJudas' Gospel
Beyond the RushThe Goat
Showdown at the Grand
Bosch: LegacyEye for EyeMichael Cimino, God Bless AmericaThe AuditionA Cloud So High
Insight
The Last Full MeasureThe Last Full MeasureThe Tribe RemembersFollowedA Medicine for the Mind
Heavenly DepositSix Children and One GrandfatherDown's RevengeAmerican ExitNice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast · Thanks
BetrayedEmpire of the SharksTorch40 and SingleMission Possible
SEAL TeamThe NeighborhoodThree SecondsTeen Star AcademySpreading Darkness
GoliathIn Dubious BattleLast Call at Murray'sTexas HeartThe World Champions
Tales of HalloweenCaffeinatedWe Will Be the World ChampionsSensory Perception
Fort BlissBulletBermuda TentaclesThe Hooping LifeDemon Legacy
Real GangstersOpen RoadAlien RisingDefending SantaAwakened
Art of SubmissionSweetwaterSummer SongSins
The Orphan KillerHit ListAssassins' Code
Bed & BreakfastBereavementDreamkiller
American BullyFirst Time Long TimeI Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John CazaleHandsome HarryBuffalo Bushido
FringeThe CoverupFrom a Place of DarknessThe GriftThe Golden Boys
Shortcut to HappinessNo Destination
The DropKill Your DarlingsThe AtticShut Up and Shoot!
The New WorldIowaLove's Long JourneyConfessions of a Pit Fighter
AdmissionsSucker Free CityAlien LockdownDowntown: A Street TaleFreedom from Despair
CarnivàleEasy SexMaking 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the ShowIntoxicating
EverwoodThe Anarchist CookbookRosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence MalickRedemption of the Ghost
Law & Order: Criminal IntentBurning Down the HouseDead Man's Run
The DistrictDark AngelThey NestChristina's HouseThe Virginian
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMessage in a BottleSummer of SamThe Jack BullNightworld: Lost Souls
The Thin Red LineCenturion ForceClub Vampire
A Scent of ParadiseLast CutAmnesiaHostile IntentThe Mouse
Where Truth LiesWhite SquallAmerican StraysOne Good TurnManagua

Full Filmography

225 titles
  • Death 4 Dinner (2025) as Robert Rutherford
  • Judas' Gospel (2025) as Joseph
  • Beyond the Rush (2024) as Edward Clayborn
  • The Goat (2024) as Julian Brown
  • Showdown at the Grand (2023) as Lucky
  • Bosch: Legacy (2022) as Allie Lewis
  • Eye for Eye (2022) as Brad Braddock
  • Michael Cimino, God Bless America (2022) as Self
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  • The Audition (2022) as Narrator (voice)
  • A Cloud So High (2022) as Gene 'Sackler' Sarling
  • The Right to Bear Arms (2022) as Brutal Magnus
  • Insight (2021) as Frank
  • The Last Full Measure (2020) as Kepper
  • The Last Full Measure (2020) as Chauncy Kepper
  • The Tribe Remembers (2020) as Self
  • Followed (2020) as Wallace Fleischer
  • A Medicine for the Mind (2020) as Dr. E. Brown
  • The Man with the Camera (2020) as Epifano
  • Heavenly Deposit (2019) as Donald
  • Six Children and One Grandfather (2019) as David McDoll
  • Down's Revenge (2019) as Dr Sorkin
  • American Exit (2019) as Gerald
  • Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2019) Thanks
  • Gates of Darkness (2019) as Joseph
  • The Islands (2019) as Henry Thornton
  • Ovid and the Art of Love (2019) as Augustus
  • Spinning Dry (2019) as Frank Manghetti
  • Hold On (2019) as Dr. Siedhoff
  • Betrayed (2018) as Mayor Alderman
  • Empire of the Sharks (2018) as Ian Fien
  • Torch (2018) as August Lewin
  • 40 and Single (2018) as Stewart Temple
  • Mission Possible (2018) as Captain Ted Napoleon
  • Easy Way Out (2018)
  • Sotto il Segno della Vittoria (2018)
  • SEAL Team (2017) as Emmet Quinn
  • The Neighborhood (2017) as Vito Bello
  • Three Seconds (2017) as тренер сборной США Генри Айба
  • Teen Star Academy (2017)
  • Spreading Darkness (2017) as Brett
  • Fake News (2017) as President Wayne Walker
  • Vampire Wars (2017) as Stokes
  • Nephilim (2017) as Father Samuel
  • The Return (2017) as Čovek u crnom odelu
  • Goliath (2016) as Mickey
  • In Dubious Battle (2016) as Dan
  • Last Call at Murray's (2016) as Bennett
  • Texas Heart (2016) as Carl
  • The World Champions (2016) as Wiliam Jones
  • Mata Hari (2016) as Edouard Clunet
  • Everglades (2016)
  • American Romance (2016) as Emery Reed
  • The Black Dove (2016) as Jake Williams
  • Tales of Halloween (2015) as Capt. J.G. Zimmerman
  • Caffeinated (2015) as Himself
  • We Will Be the World Champions (2015) as William Jones
  • Sensory Perception (2015) as President of United Earth
  • Fort Bliss (2014) as Mike Swann
  • Bullet (2014) as Governor Johnson
  • Bermuda Tentacles (2014) as President Desteno
  • The Hooping Life (2014) as Himself
  • Demon Legacy (2014) as The Codger
  • The Big Fat Stone (2014) as Robert Tanninger
  • Real Gangsters (2013) as Ted Roberts
  • Open Road (2013) as Carl
  • Alien Rising (2013) as Manning
  • Defending Santa (2013) as Judge Willis
  • Awakened (2013) as Jack Winston
  • A Star for Rose (2013) as Mort
  • 7E (2013) as Paul
  • A Sierra Nevada Gunfight (2013) as Father Bill
  • Art of Submission (2012) as Harbin Rask
  • Sweetwater (2012) as Calvin Kabral
  • Summer Song (2012) as Jim
  • Sins (2012) as Father Karl
  • The Orphan Killer (2011) as Detective Walker
  • Hit List (2011) as Walter Murphy
  • Assassins' Code (2011) as Arlo
  • Bed & Breakfast (2010) as Mr. Harvey
  • Bereavement (2010) as Ted
  • Dreamkiller (2010) as Agent Barnes
  • American Bully (2009) as News Producer
  • First Time Long Time (2009) as Peter
  • I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009) as Self
  • Handsome Harry (2009) as Peter Rheems
  • Buffalo Bushido (2009) as Vendetti
  • Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's (2009) as Self
  • Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later (2009) as Self
  • Fringe (2008) as Sam Weiss
  • The Coverup (2008) as Thomas Thacker
  • From a Place of Darkness (2008) as Vic
  • The Grift (2008) as William Bender
  • The Golden Boys (2008) as Web Saunders
  • The Violent Kind (2008) as George Malloy
  • Boiler Maker (2008) as J.J.
  • Shortcut to Happiness (2007) as Johnny (uncredited)
  • No Destination (2007) as Billy
  • The Drop (2006) as Mr. Zero
  • Kill Your Darlings (2006) as Rock
  • The Attic (2006) as Graham Callan
  • Shut Up and Shoot! (2006) as Marty Pearlheimer
  • The New World (2005) as Savage
  • Iowa (2005) as Irv Huffman
  • Love's Long Journey (2005) as Trent
  • Confessions of a Pit Fighter (2005) as McGee
  • Admissions (2004) as Harry Brighton
  • Sucker Free City (2004) as Anderson Wade
  • Alien Lockdown (2004) as Dr. Woodman
  • Downtown: A Street Tale (2004) as H2O
  • Freedom from Despair (2004) as Narrator
  • Fallacy (2004) as Heathcliff
  • Carnivàle (2003) as Henry 'Hack' Scudder
  • Easy Sex (2003) as Frank Iverson
  • Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show (2003)
  • Intoxicating (2003) as William Shanley
  • Everwood (2002) as Daniel Maxwell
  • The Anarchist Cookbook (2002) as Johnny Red
  • Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick (2002) as Self
  • Redemption of the Ghost (2002)
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Mark Farrell
  • Burning Down the House (2001) as Jake Seiling
  • Dead Man's Run (2001) as Carver
  • The District (2000) as Billy Nevins
  • Dark Angel (2000) as Col. Donald Lydecker
  • They Nest (2000) as Jack Wald
  • Christina's House (2000) as James Tarling
  • The Virginian (2000) as Steve
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Lucas Biggs
  • Message in a Bottle (1999) as Johnny Land
  • Summer of Sam (1999) as Simon
  • The Jack Bull (1999) as Slater
  • Nightworld: Lost Souls (1999) as Victor Robinson
  • Frontline (1999) as Captain Wolfgang Mueller
  • The Thin Red Line (1998) as Sgt. Jack McCron
  • Centurion Force (1998) as Neal
  • Club Vampire (1998) as Zero
  • A Scent of Paradise (1997) as Padre Louis
  • Last Cut (1997) as Leo Kimball
  • Amnesia (1997) as Tim Bishop
  • Hostile Intent (1997) as Bear
  • The Mouse (1997) as Bruce 'The Mouse' Strauss
  • Little Boy Blue (1997) as Ray West
  • Before Women Had Wings (1997) as Billy Jackson
  • Hollywood Safari (1997) as Deputy Rogers
  • Where Truth Lies (1996) as Dr. Ian Lazarre
  • White Squall (1996) as McCrea
  • American Strays (1996) as Dwayne
  • One Good Turn (1996) as Santapietro
  • Managua (1996) as Dennis
  • Firestorm (1996) as Brinkman
  • Star Trek: Voyager (1995) as Captain Rudy Ransom
  • The Outer Limits (1995) as Lucas
  • The Crossing Guard (1995) as Bobby
  • Red Scorpion 2 (1995) as Andrew Kendrick
  • The Takeover (1995) as Greg
  • Carnosaur 2 (1995) as Jack Reed
  • OP Center (1995) as Bob Herbert
  • The Dangerous (1995) as Emile Lautrec
  • OP Center (1995) as Bob Herbert
  • Deadly Weapon (1995) as Sanders
  • Twisted Fate (1995) as Drury
  • Touched by an Angel (1994) as Simon Miller
  • Shattered Image (1994) as David
  • Birdland (1994)
  • Killing Obsession (1994) as Albert
  • The X-Files (1993) as Henry Trondheim
  • Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Sergeant Major Bart Hawkins
  • Flynn (1993) as Joe Stromberg
  • C.I.A. II: Target Alexa (1993) as Franz Kluge
  • Daybreak (1993) as The President
  • Berlin '39 (1993) as Wieland
  • Primary Motive (1992) as Wallace Roberts
  • Hunting (1991) as Michael Bergman
  • Mountain of Diamonds (1991) as Blaine
  • The Burning Shore (1991) as Blaine
  • The Dark Tale (1991) as Roy Kramer
  • Across Red Nights (1991) as Paola
  • Door Into Silence (1991) as Melvin Devereux
  • Mountain of Diamonds (1991) as Blaine
  • Buck at the Edge of Heaven (1991) as Wintrop
  • Ottobre rosa all'Arbat (Vacanze a Mosca) (1991)
  • Twin Peaks (1990) as Detective Clark
  • The Godfather Part III (1990) as Father Andrew Hagen
  • Any Man's Death (1990) as Leon Abrahams
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Benny
  • Press Gang (1989) as Boy
  • Do the Right Thing (1989) as Clifton
  • Date Rape (1988) as Bernie Morton
  • The Beat (1988) as Frank Ellsworth
  • Caribe (1987) as Jeff Richardson
  • Hotel Colonial (1987) as Marco Venieri
  • Beauty and the Beast (1987) as Beast/Prince
  • Desperate (1987) as Noah
  • The Tender Age (1986) as Tim Donovan
  • Salvador (1986) as John Cassady
  • Soldier's Revenge (1986) as Frank Morgan
  • Silent Witness (1985) as Kevin Dunne
  • The Bill (1984)
  • Maria's Lovers (1984) as Ivan Bibic
  • Nairobi Affair (1984) as Rick Cahill
  • Brady’s Escape (1983) as J.W. Brady
  • American Playhouse (1982) as Tim Donovan
  • Coming Out of the Ice (1982) as Victor Herman
  • The Amateur (1981) as Charles Heller
  • Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981) as Bittercreek Newcombe
  • Inside Moves (1980) as Roary
  • Hair (1979) as Claude Hooper Bukowski
  • The Onion Field (1979) as Karl Hettinger
  • The Deer Hunter (1978) as Steven Pushkov
  • Gibbsville (1976) as Jim Malloy
  • Eric (1975) as Eric Swensen
  • The Sister in Law (1975) as Robert Strong
  • The Sister in Law (1975) Original Music Composer
  • The Turning Point of Jim Malloy (1975) as Jim Malloy
  • All the Kind Strangers (1974) as Peter
  • The Killing Kind (1974) as Terry Lambert
  • Steelyard Blues (1973) as Kid
  • ABC Afterschool Special (1972) as Bernie Morton
  • Bad Company (1972) as Loney
  • Love Is a Carousel (1970) as Boy Friend
  • The Master Beater (1969) as Rocco
  • The Rebel (1959) as Al
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Eric Swensen
  • Spychosis as Jim Patterson
  • Melodies in the Forest

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is John Savage best known for?

John Savage is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Offbeat (1961), The Last Full Measure (2020), The Last Full Measure (2020), SEAL Team (2017).

When and where was John Savage born?

John Savage was born on August 25, 1949 in Old Bethpage, New York, USA.

How many credits does John Savage have?

John Savage has accumulated over 225 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1951 to 2025.

What is John Savage's background in cinema and television?

John Savage is an American film actor, producer, production manager, and composer. Born on August 25, 1949, in Old Bethpage, New York, USA, he 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 his first notable ...

John Savage by the numbers

225credits
195films
30TV series
1951–2025active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (225) Born on August 25

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