Actor
John Savage
- Born: 25 November 1946, Old Town, Maine, USA
- Estimated net worth: $1 million
John Savage is an American actor known for his roles in both film and television. He gained prominence for his performances in classic movies such as 'The Deer Hunter' and 'Hair'. With a career spanning over five decades, he is respected for his intense…
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About John Savage
John Savage is an American actor known for his roles in both film and television. He gained prominence for his performances in classic movies such as 'The Deer Hunter' and 'Hair'. With a career spanning over five decades, he is respected for his intense portrayals and distinctive voice, often excelling in dramatic roles and character-driven narratives.
- Born
- 25 November 1946, Old Town, Maine, USA
- Known for
- Acting
- Height
- 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
- Spouses
- Michelle Phillips (1971-1975)
- Children
- 2, including Jennifer Savage and Scott Savage
- Parents
- John Savage Sr. and Mary Savage
- Estimated net worth
- $1 million
Fun facts about John Savage
- John Savage was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in 'The Deer Hunter'.
- He has appeared in various genres, from war dramas to musicals, showcasing his versatility as an actor.
Famous John Savage quotes
“This is a war movie, and it's a movie about friendship.”
“I’m not a political guy, I just want to be a good actor.”
“You have to be willing to take risks.”
John Savage filmography
Cast (223)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Judas' Gospel Movie | Joseph | 6.5 |
| 2025 | Death 4 Dinner Movie | Robert Rutherford | |
| 2024 | Beyond the Rush Movie | Edward Clayborn | |
| 2024 | The Goat Movie | Julian Brown | 2.0 |
| 2023 | Showdown at the Grand Movie | Lucky | 5.3 |
| 2022 | The Audition Movie | Narrator (voice) | 4.0 |
| 2022 | The Right to Bear Arms Movie | Brutal Magnus | 1.0 |
| 2022 | Bosch: Legacy TV | Allie Lewis | 8.0 |
| 2022 | A Cloud So High Movie | Gene 'Sackler' Sarling | |
| 2022 | Eye for Eye Movie | Brad Braddock | 1.5 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michael Cimino, God Bless America Movie | Self | 7.4 |
| 2021 | Insight Movie | Frank | 5.7 |
| 2020 | The Tribe Remembers Movie | Self | |
| 2020 | Followed Movie | Wallace Fleischer | 5.8 |
| 2020 | A Medicine for the Mind Movie | Dr. E. Brown | 7.0 |
| 2020 | The Man with the Camera Movie | Epifano | 2.0 |
| 2020 | The Last Full Measure Movie | Chauncy Kepper | 7.3 |
| 2020 | The Last Full Measure Movie | Kepper | 7.3 |
| 2019 | The Islands Movie | Henry Thornton | 5.6 |
| 2019 | Hold On Movie | Dr. Siedhoff | 1.0 |
| 2019 | Spinning Dry Movie | Frank Manghetti | |
| 2019 | Gates of Darkness Movie | Joseph | 5.7 |
| 2019 | Ovid and the Art of Love Movie | Augustus | 5.0 |
| 2019 | Down's Revenge Movie | Dr Sorkin | 5.0 |
| 2019 | Heavenly Deposit Movie | Donald | 5.3 |
| 2019 | American Exit Movie | Gerald | 5.7 |
| 2019 | Six Children and One Grandfather Movie | David McDoll | 5.7 |
| 2018 | Empire of the Sharks Movie | Ian Fien | 3.7 |
| 2018 | 40 and Single TV | Stewart Temple | 9.0 |
| 2018 | Torch Movie | August Lewin | 5.5 |
| 2018 | Betrayed Movie | Mayor Alderman | 4.7 |
| 2018 | Mission Possible Movie | Captain Ted Napoleon | 2.0 |
| 2018 | Sotto il Segno della Vittoria Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2018 | Easy Way Out Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2017 | Three Seconds Movie | тренер сборной США Генри Айба | 6.8 |
| 2017 | Fake News Movie | President Wayne Walker | 2.0 |
| 2017 | Spreading Darkness Movie | Brett | 4.5 |
| 2017 | SEAL Team TV | Emmet Quinn | 8.0 |
| 2017 | The Neighborhood Movie | Vito Bello | 3.2 |
| 2017 | Vampire Wars Movie | Stokes | 3.6 |
| 2017 | Teen Star Academy Movie | Unknown character | 7.3 |
| 2017 | Nephilim Movie | Father Samuel | |
| 2017 | The Return Movie | Čovek u crnom odelu | 8.0 |
| 2016 | American Romance Movie | Emery Reed | 4.2 |
| 2016 | Mata Hari Movie | Edouard Clunet | 5.0 |
| 2016 | Goliath TV | Mickey | 7.6 |
| 2016 | In Dubious Battle Movie | Dan | 5.8 |
| 2016 | The Black Dove Movie | Jake Williams | |
| 2016 | Everglades Movie | Unknown character | 2.0 |
| 2016 | Texas Heart Movie | Carl | 4.7 |
| 2016 | The World Champions TV | Wiliam Jones | 1.0 |
| 2016 | Last Call at Murray's Movie | Bennett | 9.0 |
| 2015 | Sensory Perception Movie | President of United Earth | |
| 2015 | Tales of Halloween Movie | Capt. J.G. Zimmerman | 5.7 |
| 2015 | We Will Be the World Champions Movie | William Jones | 3.6 |
| 2015 | Caffeinated Movie | Himself | 6.0 |
| 2014 | Fort Bliss Movie | Mike Swann | 6.4 |
| 2014 | Demon Legacy Movie | The Codger | 4.6 |
| 2014 | The Hooping Life Movie | Himself | 8.7 |
| 2014 | Bermuda Tentacles Movie | President Desteno | 4.0 |
| 2014 | Bullet Movie | Governor Johnson | 4.3 |
| 2014 | The Big Fat Stone Movie | Robert Tanninger | 3.2 |
| 2013 | 7E Movie | Paul | 3.8 |
| 2013 | Defending Santa Movie | Judge Willis | 6.4 |
| 2013 | A Star for Rose Movie | Mort | |
| 2013 | A Sierra Nevada Gunfight Movie | Father Bill | 3.4 |
| 2013 | Alien Rising Movie | Manning | 3.8 |
| 2013 | Awakened Movie | Jack Winston | 4.1 |
| 2013 | Real Gangsters Movie | Ted Roberts | 2.8 |
| 2013 | Open Road Movie | Carl | 5.0 |
| 2012 | Art of Submission Movie | Harbin Rask | 4.2 |
| 2012 | Sins Movie | Father Karl | 2.3 |
| 2012 | Summer Song Movie | Jim | 7.0 |
| 2012 | Sweetwater Movie | Calvin Kabral | |
| 2011 | The Orphan Killer Movie | Detective Walker | 3.8 |
| 2011 | Assassins' Code Movie | Arlo | 4.2 |
| 2011 | Hit List Movie | Walter Murphy | 6.1 |
| 2010 | Bed & Breakfast Movie | Mr. Harvey | 4.0 |
| 2010 | Bereavement Movie | Ted | 5.4 |
| 2010 | Dreamkiller Movie | Agent Barnes | 1.5 |
| 2009 | Buffalo Bushido Movie | Vendetti | 2.0 |
| 2009 | Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later Movie | Self | 7.0 |
| 2009 | Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's Movie | Self | 8.0 |
| 2009 | Handsome Harry Movie | Peter Rheems | 5.5 |
| 2009 | American Bully Movie | News Producer | 4.6 |
| 2009 | I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale Movie | Self | 6.9 |
| 2009 | First Time Long Time Movie | Peter | |
| 2008 | The Golden Boys Movie | Web Saunders | 5.7 |
| 2008 | The Coverup Movie | Thomas Thacker | 4.5 |
| 2008 | Fringe TV | Sam Weiss | 8.1 |
| 2008 | Boiler Maker Movie | J.J. | |
| 2008 | From a Place of Darkness Movie | Vic | 2.7 |
| 2008 | The Grift Movie | William Bender | 5.2 |
| 2008 | The Violent Kind Movie | George Malloy | 2.0 |
| 2007 | The Attic Movie | Graham Callan | 4.0 |
| 2007 | Shortcut to Happiness Movie | Johnny (uncredited) | 5.6 |
| 2007 | No Destination Movie | Billy | |
| 2006 | Shut Up and Shoot! Movie | Marty Pearlheimer | 3.4 |
| 2006 | The Drop Movie | Mr. Zero | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Kill Your Darlings Movie | Rock | 6.1 |
| 2005 | The New World Movie | Savage | 6.5 |
| 2005 | Love's Long Journey Movie | Trent | 7.0 |
| 2005 | Confessions of a Pit Fighter Movie | McGee | 4.2 |
| 2005 | Iowa Movie | Irv Huffman | 3.5 |
| 2004 | Downtown: A Street Tale Movie | H2O | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Admissions Movie | Harry Brighton | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Freedom from Despair Movie | Narrator | 8.0 |
| 2004 | Sucker Free City Movie | Anderson Wade | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Fallacy Movie | Heathcliff | 7.0 |
| 2004 | Alien Lockdown Movie | Dr. Woodman | 3.9 |
| 2003 | Easy Sex Movie | Frank Iverson | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Carnivàle TV | Henry 'Hack' Scudder | 7.9 |
| 2003 | Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show Movie | Self | |
| 2003 | Intoxicating Movie | William Shanley | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Everwood TV | Daniel Maxwell | 7.6 |
| 2002 | Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick Movie | Self | 7.0 |
| 2002 | The Anarchist Cookbook Movie | Johnny Red | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Redemption of the Ghost Movie | Unknown character | 9.0 |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV | Mark Farrell | 7.6 |
| 2001 | Burning Down the House Movie | Jake Seiling | 8.5 |
| 2001 | Dead Man's Run Movie | Carver | 5.5 |
| 2000 | The District TV | Billy Nevins | 6.9 |
| 2000 | Dark Angel TV | Col. Donald Lydecker | 7.5 |
| 2000 | They Nest Movie | Jack Wald | 5.5 |
| 2000 | Christina's House Movie | James Tarling | 4.8 |
| 2000 | The Virginian Movie | Steve | 5.4 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV | Lucas Biggs | 8.0 |
| 1999 | Summer of Sam Movie | Simon | 6.5 |
| 1999 | The Jack Bull Movie | Slater | 6.4 |
| 1999 | Nightworld: Lost Souls Movie | Victor Robinson | 5.0 |
| 1999 | Message in a Bottle Movie | Johnny Land | 6.3 |
| 1999 | Frontline Movie | Captain Wolfgang Mueller | 7.0 |
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line Movie | Sgt. Jack McCron | 7.4 |
| 1998 | Club Vampire Movie | Zero | 2.2 |
| 1998 | Little Boy Blue Movie | Ray West | 6.0 |
| 1998 | Centurion Force Movie | Neal | 7.0 |
| 1997 | The Mouse Movie | Bruce 'The Mouse' Strauss | 9.0 |
| 1997 | Before Women Had Wings Movie | Billy Jackson | 6.4 |
| 1997 | Last Cut Movie | Leo Kimball | 5.7 |
| 1997 | A Scent of Paradise Movie | Padre Louis | 4.5 |
| 1997 | Hostile Intent Movie | Bear | 6.2 |
| 1997 | Hollywood Safari Movie | Deputy Rogers | 4.2 |
| 1997 | Amnesia Movie | Tim Bishop | 4.7 |
| 1996 | Where Truth Lies Movie | Dr. Ian Lazarre | 3.7 |
| 1996 | American Strays Movie | Dwayne | 5.8 |
| 1996 | Firestorm Movie | Brinkman | 5.1 |
| 1996 | Managua Movie | Dennis | 5.0 |
| 1996 | One Good Turn Movie | Santapietro | 5.0 |
| 1996 | White Squall Movie | McCrea | 6.3 |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits TV | Lucas | 7.7 |
| 1995 | OP Center TV | Bob Herbert | 5.0 |
| 1995 | OP Center Movie | Bob Herbert | 6.1 |
| 1995 | Carnosaur 2 Movie | Jack Reed | 4.3 |
| 1995 | Deadly Weapon Movie | Sanders | 7.2 |
| 1995 | Red Scorpion 2 Movie | Andrew Kendrick | 4.4 |
| 1995 | The Crossing Guard Movie | Bobby | 6.0 |
| 1995 | The Dangerous Movie | Emile Lautrec | 3.6 |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager TV | Captain Rudy Ransom | 7.8 |
| 1995 | The Takeover Movie | Greg | 4.0 |
| 1995 | Twisted Fate Movie | Drury | 4.3 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel TV | Simon Miller | 7.2 |
| 1994 | Killing Obsession Movie | Albert | 3.8 |
| 1994 | Shattered Image Movie | David | 3.8 |
| 1994 | Birdland TV | Unknown character | 6.0 |
| 1993 | C.I.A. II: Target Alexa Movie | Franz Kluge | 4.6 |
| 1993 | The X-Files TV | Henry Trondheim | 8.4 |
| 1993 | Berlin '39 Movie | Wieland | 7.7 |
| 1993 | Flynn Movie | Joe Stromberg | 4.5 |
| 1993 | Daybreak Movie | The President | 5.2 |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger TV | Sergeant Major Bart Hawkins | 7.0 |
| 1992 | Primary Motive Movie | Wallace Roberts | 7.0 |
| 1991 | Door Into Silence Movie | Melvin Devereux | 5.8 |
| 1991 | Hunting Movie | Michael Bergman | 3.3 |
| 1991 | Ottobre rosa all'Arbat (Vacanze a Mosca) Movie | Unknown character | 4.8 |
| 1991 | The Dark Tale Movie | Roy Kramer | 6.3 |
| 1991 | Mountain of Diamonds TV | Blaine | |
| 1991 | Mountain of Diamonds Movie | Blaine | 6.2 |
| 1991 | Across Red Nights Movie | Paola | 9.0 |
| 1991 | The Burning Shore TV | Blaine | |
| 1991 | Buck at the Edge of Heaven Movie | Wintrop | 6.4 |
| 1990 | The Godfather Part III Movie | Father Andrew Hagen | 7.4 |
| 1990 | Any Man's Death Movie | Leon Abrahams | 4.4 |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks TV | Detective Clark | 8.3 |
| 1989 | Do the Right Thing Movie | Clifton | 7.8 |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt TV | Benny | 8.0 |
| 1989 | Press Gang TV | Boy | 7.5 |
| 1988 | Date Rape Movie | Bernie Morton | |
| 1988 | The Beat Movie | Frank Ellsworth | 6.2 |
| 1987 | Caribe Movie | Jeff Richardson | 3.4 |
| 1987 | Desperate Movie | Noah | 9.0 |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast Movie | Beast/Prince | 6.2 |
| 1987 | Hotel Colonial Movie | Marco Venieri | 5.4 |
| 1986 | Soldier's Revenge Movie | Frank Morgan | 5.5 |
| 1986 | Salvador Movie | John Cassady | 7.0 |
| 1986 | The Tender Age Movie | Tim Donovan | 6.0 |
| 1985 | Silent Witness Movie | Kevin Dunne | 4.7 |
| 1984 | The Bill TV | Unknown character | 6.8 |
| 1984 | Maria's Lovers Movie | Ivan Bibic | 6.0 |
| 1984 | Nairobi Affair Movie | Rick Cahill | 5.6 |
| 1983 | Brady’s Escape Movie | J.W. Brady | 5.7 |
| 1982 | Coming Out of the Ice Movie | Victor Herman | 6.8 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse TV | Tim Donovan | 6.6 |
| 1981 | The Amateur Movie | Charles Heller | 5.4 |
| 1981 | Cattle Annie and Little Britches Movie | Bittercreek Newcombe | 6.5 |
| 1980 | Inside Moves Movie | Roary | 6.3 |
| 1979 | The Onion Field Movie | Karl Hettinger | 6.0 |
| 1979 | Hair Movie | Claude Hooper Bukowski | 7.3 |
| 1978 | The Deer Hunter Movie | Steven Pushkov | 8.0 |
| 1976 | Gibbsville TV | Jim Malloy | 10.0 |
| 1975 | Eric Movie | Eric Swensen | 9.0 |
| 1975 | The Sister in Law Movie | Robert Strong | 3.4 |
| 1975 | The Turning Point of Jim Malloy Movie | Jim Malloy | 8.0 |
| 1974 | All the Kind Strangers Movie | Peter | 6.0 |
| 1974 | The Killing Kind Movie | Terry Lambert | 6.0 |
| 1973 | Steelyard Blues Movie | Kid | 5.0 |
| 1972 | Bad Company Movie | Loney | 6.4 |
| 1972 | ABC Afterschool Special TV | Bernie Morton | 6.5 |
| 1970 | Love Is a Carousel Movie | Boy Friend | 7.0 |
| 1969 | The Master Beater Movie | Rocco | 10.0 |
| 1959 | The Rebel TV | Al | 5.1 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame TV | Eric Swensen | 8.8 |
| TBA | Melodies in the Forest Movie | Unknown character | |
| TBA | Spychosis Movie | Jim Patterson |
Crew (2)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast Movie | Thanks · Crew | 5.3 |
| 1975 | The Sister in Law Movie | Original Music Composer · Sound | 3.4 |
Latest releases
- Judas' Gospel2025 / TMDB 6.5
- Death 4 Dinner2025
- Beyond the Rush2024
- The Goat2024 / TMDB 2.0
- Showdown at the Grand2023 / TMDB 5.3
- The Audition2022 / TMDB 4.0
Questions about John Savage
What are some of John Savage's most notable films?
John Savage is best known for his performances in 'The Deer Hunter', 'Hair', and 'The Killing Floor'. These films highlight his range and have contributed to his status as a respected actor.
Has John Savage won any major awards?
John Savage was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for 'The Deer Hunter' but has not won an Oscar. He has received other accolades throughout his career.
What was John Savage's first film?
John Savage made his film debut in 'The Strawberry Statement' in 1970. This role marked the beginning of his successful acting career.
How many children does John Savage have?
John Savage has two children, Jennifer Savage and Scott Savage, both of whom have pursued their careers in the arts.
What is John Savage's estimated net worth?
As of now, John Savage's estimated net worth is around $1 million. His earnings come from his extensive work in film and television.
What genres does John Savage typically act in?
John Savage is known for his roles in drama and war films but has also appeared in musicals and various other genres, showcasing his versatility as an actor.
Has John Savage appeared in television series?
Yes, John Savage has appeared in various television series, including notable guest roles in shows like 'The West Wing' and 'Law & Order'.
What is a defining characteristic of John Savage's acting style?
John Savage is known for his intense and emotional performances. His distinctive voice and ability to convey deep emotions make him stand out in dramatic roles.