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John Savage
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August 25, 1949 in Old Bethpage, Long Island, NY
Biography:While attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, "John Savage" helped organize a children's theatre troupe, giving non-profit performances at various housing projects. When next heard from, Savage had won a Drama Circle award for his starring performance in a Chicago-New York revival of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." In films and television from 1972, Savage reached a watershed in 1975, starring as cub reporter Jim Malloy in the TV series "Gibbsville" and both starring in and composing the music for the theatrical feature "Sister-in-Law." His career continued to flourish as the 1970s drew to a close: he played paraplegic war veteran Steven in the Oscar-winning "The Deer Hunter" (1978), hippie convert Claude in Hair, guilt-ridden police officer Karl Hettinger in "The Onion Field" (1979) and the suicidal, physically challenged Roary in "Inside Moves" (1980). For reasons unknown, Savage's star... Full Biography
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John Savage at the Stander premiere in Hollywood on July 27, 2004
John Savage at the Stander premiere in Hollywood on July 27, 2004
John Savage at the Stander premiere in Hollywood on July 27, 2004
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