John Savage

Actor, also producer · Born August 25, 1949 (77) · Old Bethpage, New York, USA

John Savage (born John Youngs; August 25, 1949) is an American film actor, producer, production manager, and composer. 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 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 starred 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 2018, he appeared on the television show Goliath. In 2018, Savage lent his voice to a monologue on the title track of the album This Town by Steve Smith of Dirty Vegas. In 2019, Savage played the role of The Narrator in upcoming fantasy crime drama Karma from award-winning filmmaker Bizhan Tong, having collaborated with him earlier that year.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: August 25, 1949 (77)
From: Old Bethpage, New York, USA
Works as: Actor, also producer
Titles: 115 on MovieCove · 216 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are John Savage's films like?

Across their 88 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Adventure5 titles59^th

Documentary5 titles78^th

Horror5 titles11^th

Thriller3 titles4^th

Biography2 titles64^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

25%

Survival

20%

Self

17%

Bonds

16%

Society

10%

Power

10%

Ideas

Justice20 Survival18 Family bonds21 Community12 Romantic love10 Trauma10 Redemption9 Identity9

What they feel like to watch

their average across 88 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 3 · Wry 6 · Earnest 79

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 19 · Serious 30 · Dark 39

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 64 · Stylized 22 · Heightened 2

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 47 · Intense 31

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 38 · Shifting 40 · Whiplash 10

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 63 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 6

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 42 · Even-paced 42 · Relentless 4

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 33 · Engaged 49 · Full focus 6

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 25 · Affecting 35 · Heavy 28

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 52 · Open-ended 25 · Ambiguous 11

Roles they play

49 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 15 of 49 analyzed roles.

Shadow

15 of 49

Hero

13 of 49

Mentor

8 of 49

Ally

5 of 49

Trickster

3 of 49

Threshold guardian

3 of 49

Shapeshifter

1 of 49

Herald

1 of 49

Show the 49 roles

Shadowas Terry Lambert in The Killing Kind (1973)
Shadowas Peter in All the Kind Strangers (1974)
Heroas Jim Malloy in The Turning Point of Jim Malloy (1975)
Allyas Steven in The Deer Hunter (1978)
Heroas Karl Hettinger in The Onion Field (1979)
Heroas Claude in Hair (1979)
Heroas Roary in Inside Moves (1980)
Allyas Bittercreek Newcomb in Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1980)
Heroas Charles Heller in The Amateur (1981)
Heroas Victor Herman in Coming Out of the Ice (1982)
Heroas Ivan Bibic in Maria's Lovers (1984)
Heroas Tim Donovan in The Little Sister (1985)
Allyas John Cassady in Salvador (1986)
Heroas Marco Venieri in Hotel Colonial (1987)
Shapeshifteras Franz Kluge in CIA II: Target Alexa (1993)
Shadowas Andrew Kendrick in Red Scorpion 2 (1994)
Shadowas David in Shattered Image (1994)
Shadowas Emile Lautrec in The Dangerous (1995)
Shadowas Deputy Rogers in Hollywood Safari (1997)
Mentoras Padre Louis in A Corner of Paradise (1997)
Tricksteras Bear in Hostile Intent (1997)
Shadowas Ray West in Little Boy Blue (1997)
Tricksteras Jack Wald in They Nest (2000)
Tricksteras Steve in The Virginian (2000)
Allyas James Tarling in Christina's House (2000)
Heroas Jake Seiling in Burning Down the House (2001)
Mentoras Johnny Red in The Anarchist Cookbook (2002)
Threshold guardianas Trent in Love's Long Journey (2005)
Threshold guardianas Graham Callan in The Attic (2007)
Shadowas Vic in From a Place of Darkness (2008)
Threshold guardianas Mr. Harvey in Bed & Breakfast (2010)
Allyas Father Bill in A Sierra Nevada Gunfight (2013)
Heraldas The Codger in Demon Legacy (2014)
Shadowas William Spinks in The Lookalike (2014)
Shadowas Emery Reed in American Romance (2016)
Mentoras Carl in Texas Heart (2016)
Mentoras Bennett in Last Call at Murray's (2016)
Mentoras Ian Fien in Empire of the Sharks (2017)
Shadowas Ian Fien in Empire of the Sharks (2017)
Shadowas Henry 'Hank' Iba in Three Seconds (2017)
Heroas Mayor Alderman in Betrayed (2018)
Heroas Peter Ranos in Heavenly Deposit (2019)
Mentoras Donald in Heavenly Deposit (2019)
Shadowas Augustus in Ovid and the Art of Love (2019)
Mentoras Frank in Insight (2021)
Mentoras August Lewin in Torch (2021)
Heroas Brutal Magnus in The Right to Bear Arms (2022)
Shadowas Brad Braddock in Eye for Eye (2022)
Shadowas Lucky in Showdown at the Grand (2023)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Melancholic

Dread

Contemplative

Absurd

Other

How their films linger

Unsettling30 Thought-provoking28 Bittersweet28 Hopeful21 Haunting17 Fun13

How their films end · 18 with a twist

Happy17
Bittersweet44
Tragic5
Ambiguous22

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch John Savage's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 81 of their 115 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (52).

Also on these channels

Midnight Pulp4 titles, show their 4 titles on Midnight Pulp
Shout! TV4 titles, show their 4 titles on Shout! TV
Howdy3 titles, show their 3 titles on Howdy
Cineverse2 titles, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
Lionsgate+2 titles, show their 2 titles on Lionsgate+
UP Faith & Family2 titles, show their 2 titles on UP Faith & Family
ALLBLK1 title, show their title on ALLBLK
BFI Player1 title, show their title on BFI Player
IndiePix Unlimited1 title, show their title on IndiePix Unlimited
Kino Film Collection1 title, show their title on Kino Film Collection
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ScreenPix1 title, show their title on ScreenPix
Wonder Project1 title, show their title on Wonder Project

Subscription and free streaming for John Savage's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

216 credits, 115 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Judas' Gospel(2025)
as Joseph
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Death 4 Dinner(2025)
as Robert Rutherford
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Beyond the Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Edward Clayborn
The Goat(2024)
as Julian Brown
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Showdown at the Grand(2023)
as Lucky
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Audition(2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Right to Bear Arms(2022)
as Brutal Magnus
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Bosch: Legacy(2022)
Show 1 episode · as Allie Lewis
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
A Cloud So High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Gene 'Sackler' Sarling
Eye for Eye(2022)
as Brad Braddock
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Insight(2021)
as Frank
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Followed(2018)
as Wallace Fleischer
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
A Medicine for the Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Dr. E. Brown
The Man with the Camera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Epifano
The Last Full Measure(2019)
as Kepper · as Chauncy Kepper
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Hold On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Dr. Siedhoff
The Islands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Henry Thornton
Spinning Dry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Frank Manghetti
Gates of Darkness(2019)
as Joseph
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Ovid and the Art of Love(2019)
as Augustus
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Down's Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Dr Sorkin
Heavenly Deposit(2019)
as Donald
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
American Exit(2019)
as Gerald
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Six Children and One Grandfather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as David McDoll
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast(2018)
Thanks
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Empire of the Sharks(2017)
as Ian Fien
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
40 and Single (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 6 episodes · as Stewart Temple
Torch(2021)
as August Lewin
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Betrayed(2018)
as Mayor Alderman
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Mission Possible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Captain Ted Napoleon
Sotto il Segno della Vittoria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Actor
Easy Way Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Actor
Three Seconds(2017)
as тренер сборной США Генри Айба
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Fake News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as President Wayne Walker
Spreading Darkness(2017)
as Brett
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
SEAL Team(2017)
Show 3 episodes · as Emmet Quinn
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
The Neighborhood(2017)
as Vito Bello
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Vampire Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Stokes
Teen Star Academy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Actor
Nephilim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Father Samuel
The Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Čovek u crnom odelu
American Romance(2016)
as Emery Reed
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Mata Hari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Edouard Clunet
Goliath(2016)
Show 1 episode · as Mickey
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
In Dubious Battle(2016)
as Dan
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Black Dove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Jake Williams
Everglades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Actor
Texas Heart(2016)
as Carl
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The World Champions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 12 episodes · as Wiliam Jones
Last Call at Murray's(2016)
as Bennett
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Sensory Perception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as President of United Earth
Tales of Halloween(2015)
as Capt. J.G. Zimmerman
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
We Will Be the World Champions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as William Jones
Fort Bliss(2014)
as Mike Swann
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Demon Legacy(2014)
as The Codger
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Bermuda Tentacles(2014)
as President Desteno
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Bullet(2014)
as Governor Johnson
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Big Fat Stone(2014)
as Robert Tanninger
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Lookalike(2014)
as William Spinks
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
7E (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Paul
Defending Santa(2013)
as Judge Willis
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
A Star for Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Mort
A Sierra Nevada Gunfight(2013)
as Father Bill
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Alien Rising(2013)
as Manning
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Awakened(2013)
as Jack Winston
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Real Gangsters(2013)
as Ted Roberts
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Open Road(2013)
as Carl
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Art of Submission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Harbin Rask
Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Father Karl
Summer Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Jim
Sweetwater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Calvin Kabral
The Orphan Killer(2011)
as Detective Walker
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Assassins' Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Arlo
Hit List(2011)
as Walter Murphy
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Bed & Breakfast(2010)
as Mr. Harvey
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Bereavement(2010)
as Ted
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Dreamkiller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Agent Barnes
Buffalo Bushido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Vendetti
Handsome Harry(2009)
as Peter Rheems
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
American Bully(2009)
as News Producer
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
First Time Long Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Peter
The Golden Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Web Saunders
The Coverup(2008)
as Thomas Thacker
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Fringe(2008)
Show 1 episode · as Sam Weiss
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Boiler Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as J.J.
From a Place of Darkness(2008)
as Vic
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
The Grift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as William Bender
The Violent Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as George Malloy
The Attic(2007)
as Graham Callan
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Shortcut to Happiness(2003)
as Johnny (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
No Destination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Billy
Shut Up and Shoot!(2006)
as Marty Pearlheimer
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Drop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Mr. Zero
Kill Your Darlings(2006)
as Rock
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
The New World(2005)
as Savage
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Love's Long Journey(2005)
as Trent
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Confessions of a Pit Fighter(2005)
as McGee
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
IOWA(2005)
as Irv Huffman
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Downtown: A Street Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as H2O
Admissions(2004)
as Harry Brighton
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Freedom from Despair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Narrator
Sucker Free City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Anderson Wade
Fallacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Heathcliff
Alien Lockdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Dr. Woodman
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate(2004)
as Steven
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Easy Six(2003)
as Frank Iverson
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Carnivàle(2003)
Show 5 episodes · as Henry 'Hack' Scudder
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Intoxicating (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as William Shanley
Everwood(2002)
Show 2 episodes · as Daniel Maxwell
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
The Anarchist Cookbook(2002)
as Johnny Red
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Redemption of the Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Actor
Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)
Show 1 episode · as Mark Farrell
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Burning Down the House(2001)
Producer · as Jake Seiling
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Dead Man's Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Carver
The District (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 1 episode · as Billy Nevins
Dark Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 21 episodes · as Col. Donald Lydecker
They Nest(2000)
as Jack Wald
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Christina's House(2000)
as James Tarling
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
The Virginian(2000)
as Steve
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)
Show 1 episode · as Lucas Biggs
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Summer of Sam(1999)
as Simon
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Jack Bull(1999)
as Slater
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Nightworld: Lost Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
as Victor Robinson
Message in a Bottle(1999)
as Johnny Land
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Frontline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
as Captain Wolfgang Mueller
The Thin Red Line(1998)
as Sgt. Jack McCron
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Club Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Zero
Little Boy Blue(1997)
as Ray West
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Centurion Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Neal
The Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Bruce 'The Mouse' Strauss
Before Women Had Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Billy Jackson
Last Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Leo Kimball
A Corner of Paradise(1997)
as Padre Louis
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Hostile Intent(1997)
as Bear
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Hollywood Safari(1997)
as Deputy Rogers
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Amnesia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Tim Bishop
Where Truth Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
as Dr. Ian Lazarre
American Strays(1996)
as Dwayne
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Firestorm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
as Brinkman
Managua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
as Dennis
One Good Turn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
as Santapietro
White Squall(1996)
as McCrea
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Outer Limits(1995)
Show 1 episode · as Lucas
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
OP Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Bob Herbert
OP Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 2 episodes · as Bob Herbert
Carnosaur 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Jack Reed
Deadly Weapon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Sanders
Red Scorpion 2(1994)
as Andrew Kendrick
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
The Crossing Guard(1995)
as Bobby
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Dangerous(1995)
as Emile Lautrec
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Star Trek: Voyager(1995)
Show 2 episodes · as Captain Rudy Ransom
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
The Takeover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Greg
Twisted Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Drury
Touched by an Angel(1994)
Show 1 episode · as Simon Miller
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Killing Obsession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
as Albert
Shattered Image(1994)
as David
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Birdland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Show 1 episode · Actor
CIA II: Target Alexa(1993)
as Franz Kluge
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
The X-Files(1993)
Show 1 episode · as Henry Trondheim
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Berlin '39 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
as Wieland
Flynn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
as Joe Stromberg
Daybreak(1993)
as The President
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)
Show 1 episode · as Sergeant Major Bart Hawkins
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Primary Motive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
as Wallace Roberts
Door Into Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Melvin Devereux
Hunting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Michael Bergman
Ottobre rosa all'Arbat (Vacanze a Mosca) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Actor
The Dark Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Roy Kramer
Mountain of Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Blaine
Mountain of Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Show 4 episodes · as Blaine
Across Red Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Paola
Buck at the Edge of Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Wintrop
The Burning Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Show 4 episodes · as Blaine
The Godfather Part III(1990)
as Father Andrew Hagen
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Any Man's Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
as Leon Abrahams
Twin Peaks(1990)
Show 1 episode · as Detective Clark
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Do the Right Thing(1989)
as Clifton
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Tales from the Crypt(1989)
Show 1 episode · as Benny
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Press Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Show 1 episode · as Boy
Date Rape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as Bernie Morton
The Beat(1988)
as Frank Ellsworth
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Caribe(1987)
as Jeff Richardson
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Desperate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Noah
Beauty and the Beast(1987)
as Beast/Prince
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Hotel Colonial(1987)
as Marco Venieri
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Soldier's Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Frank Morgan
Salvador(1986)
as John Cassady
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Little Sister(1985)
as Tim Donovan
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Silent Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
as Kevin Dunne
The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Maria's Lovers(1984)
as Ivan Bibic
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Nairobi Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
as Rick Cahill
Brady’s Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
as J.W. Brady
Coming Out of the Ice(1982)
as Victor Herman
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Show 1 episode · as Tim Donovan
The Amateur(1981)
as Charles Heller
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Cattle Annie and Little Britches(1980)
as Bittercreek Newcombe
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Inside Moves(1980)
as Roary
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Onion Field(1979)
as Karl Hettinger
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Hair(1979)
as Claude Hooper Bukowski
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Deer Hunter(1978)
as Steven Pushkov
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Gibbsville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Show 6 episodes · as Jim Malloy
Eric (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
as Eric Swensen
The Sister in Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Composer · as Robert Strong
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy(1975)
as Jim Malloy
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
All the Kind Strangers(1974)
as Peter
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Killing Kind(1973)
as Terry Lambert
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Steelyard Blues(1973)
as Kid
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Bad Company(1972)
as Loney
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
ABC Afterschool Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Show 1 episode · as Bernie Morton
Love Is a Carousel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
as Boy Friend
The Master Beater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Rocco
The Rebel(1959)
Show 1 episode · as Al
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Show 1 episode · as Eric Swensen
Melodies in the Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
Spychosis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Jim Patterson

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 214 titles, 212 of them dated from 1951 to 2025; peak year 1999.

Biggest box office

Message in a Bottle (1999)

$119M worldwide

Highest rated

The Deer Hunter (1978)

Midcredits 99^th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout

19512025

Peak 1999 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 21 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1972Screen debut· Bad Company
1979First top-billed film· Hair
1979Breakout· Hair

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting213 of 214 · 37^thMusic1 of 214Other crew1 of 214

By decade

1950s2 · acting1960s1 · acting1970s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew1980s22 · acting1990s57 · acting2000s41 · acting2010s61 · 60 acting · 1 crew2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 17% of 47 roles

43%

33%

14%

13%

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Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do John Savage's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30^th percentile, the median of all 99; across their 88 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 88

Approval · how many liked their films

33^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 88

Reach · how many have seen their films

48^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 88

Midcredits score across 115 titles, by percentile

75^th and up24
50^th to 74^th17
25^th to 49^th28
Below 25^th46

Shape of the crowd

55 of their 115 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved15
Universally Panned4
Loved with Detractors1
Divisive4
Cult Classic13
Crowd Pleaser21
Broadly Agreed2
Mixed55

Most divisive · actor

Ovid and the Art of Love (2019)

99^th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Deer Hunter (1978)

Midcredits 99^th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 73 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is John Savage's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 86 · severe

Sex & Nudity13 titles25–59 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most films

Profanity4 titlesmedian 71 · intense

Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 57 · moderate

Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 87 · severe

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does John Savage work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Savage's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Blanca Blanco shares the most, 5.

John Savage

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Filmography

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How do John Savage's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Is John Savage's work okay for kids?

Who does John Savage work with?

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