John Savage

John Smeallie Youngs (born August 25, 1949), He first rose to prominence in the late 1970s for his portrayals of troubled-but-sensitive characters in films like The Deer Hunter, The Onion Field (1979) and Hair (1979). His television roles include Donald Lydecker on Dark Angel (2000–2002) and Hack Scudder on Carnivàle (2003–2005).

Early life John Smeallie Youngs was born in Old Bethpage on Long Island, New York on August 25, 1949, to Muriel Vanderveer (née Smeallie) and Floyd-Jones Youngs Jr. Savage's younger siblings, Gail (b. 1952) and Jim Youngs (b. 1956), are also actors. His younger sister, Robin Young, is a Peabody Award-winning journalist and news broadcaster.

After graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Savage worked for the Manhattan's Children's Theatre Group.

Career Savage 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 Savage's first notable roles is as Claude Hooper Bukowski in the 1979 film Hair. His first major film role was as Steven Pushkov in the multiple Oscar-winning 1978 film The Deer Hunter. He also had a lead role in the 1979 film The Onion Field.

In the late 1970s, he performed in the Broadway production of David Mamet's play American Buffalo.

In 1991, he starred in Italian director Lucio Fulci's final film Door to Silence. He then had a brief role in the 1998 war film The Thin Red Line, portrayed Captain Ransom in the two part episode "Equinox" of the television series Star Trek: Voyager in 1999, and appeared in the recurring role of Donald Lydecker in the first and second seasons of the 2000 television series Dark Angel.

Savage appeared in the recurring role of Henry Scudder in the HBO television series Carnivàle between 2003 and 2005. He appeared in unrelated roles in two of the series in the Law & Order franchise: the 2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode "Conscience" as a man who put his wife in a permanent coma, and the 2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Quarry" as a child molester on death row for murdering one of his victims.

Savage appeared in the 2015 horror film Tales of Halloween, the 2017 film In Dubious Battle, and on the 2017 continuation of the television show Twin Peaks.

In 2017, Savage spoke at a tribute honoring director Richard Donner, held by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

In 2018, he appeared on the television show Goliath. In the same year, Savage lent his voice to a monologue on the title track of the album This Town by Steve Smith of Dirty Vegas.

Personal life Savage has two children with his first wife, Susan (divorced 1969), including actress Jennifer Youngs (b. 1969). He was married to South African actress Sandi Schultz between 1993 and 2002.

Special Achievement Award for Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble in The Thin Red Line, shared among cast members (1999) Bronze Wrangler for The Virginian, shared among cast members (2001) AOF/WAB Award for Best Supporting Actor – Feature in Money Fight (2008) Claw Award for Best Supporting Actor in From a Place of Darkness (2009) Houston Film Society – Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor for The Black Dove (2012) Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast in Last Call at Murray's, shared among cast members (2016) Sofia Award for outstanding achievements in world cinema (2017) IIFC Award for Best Ensemble in Last Call at Murray's, shared among cast members (2017) July Award for Best Actor in Betrayed (2018) Leading Actor – Best Lead Actor in Betrayed (2018)