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John Savage was born in Old Bethpage,Long Island,New York on August 25,1949.
  
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{{Sidebar actor|
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| Name = John Savage
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| image = Rudolph Ransom.jpg
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| imagecap = John Savage as Rudolph Ransom
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| Birth name = John Youngs
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| Gender = Male
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| Date of birth = {{d|25|August|1949}}
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| Place of birth = Old Bethpage, New York, USA
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| Characters = [[Rudolph Ransom]]
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'''John Savage''' {{born|25|August|1949}} is the actor who played [[Captain]] [[Rudolph Ransom]] in the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episodes {{e|Equinox}} and {{e|Equinox, Part II}}.
   
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Savage is well known for his breakthrough role as Steven in the classic 1978 war drama ''{{w|The Deer Hunter}}'' with an uncredited [[Kurtwood Smith]] as a fellow Vietnam War prisoner. Another role for which he is famous is that of Claude in the 1979 film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical ''Hair''. That same year, he starred as police detective Karl Hettinger in ''The Onion Field'', a crime drama co-starring [[Phillip Richard Allen]], [[K Callan]], [[Ronny Cox]], [[John de Lancie]], [[Richard Herd]], [[Christopher Lloyd]], [[Michael Pataki]] and [[Franklyn Seales]].
   
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Savage's subsequent films include {{w|Richard Donner}}'s ''Inside Moves'' (with [[Bert Remsen]]), the 1981 thriller ''The Amateur'' (co-starring [[Christopher Plummer]], along with [[Ed Lauter]] and [[Graham Jarvis]]), {{w|Oliver Stone}}'s ''Salvador'' (1986, with [[Tony Plana]]), {{w|Spike Lee}}'s ''Do the Right Thing'' (1989) and ''Summer of Sam'' (1999, with [[Bebe Neuwirth]] and [[Mike Starr]]), {{w|Francis Ford Coppola}}'s ''The Godfather: Part III'' (1990), {{w|Ridley Scott}}'s ''White Squall'' (1996), the 1999 drama ''Message in a Bottle'' (with [[Raphael Sbarge]]), and {{w|Terrence Malick}}'s ''The Thin Red Line'' (1998, with [[Simon Billig]], [[Michael McAdam]], and [[Michael McGrady]]) and ''The New World'' (2006, with Christopher Plummer). During the 1990s, he began to act more on television, making guest appearances on shows such as [[x-files:The X-Files|''The X-Files'']] (in an episode directed by [[Rob Bowman]]) and ''{{w|Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt}}'' (with [[Bibi Besch]] and [[Anthony Zerbe]]).
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He is well known for his roll in the 1978 classic drama [[The Deer Hunter]] as Steve,his other films include The Onion Field,Do The Right Thing and The Summer of Sam.
  
   
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More recently, Savage was a regular on the series ''{{w|Dark Angel (TV series)|Dark Angel}}'', on which he worked with ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' star [[Nana Visitor]]. He also had a recurring role as Henry "Hack" Scudder on the acclaimed HBO series ''Carnivàle'', working alongside the likes of [[Adrienne Barbeau]], [[Clancy Brown]], K Callan, [[John Fleck]], [[John Carroll Lynch]], [[Scott MacDonald]], [[Matt McCoy]], [[Diane Salinger]], and [[Time Winters]].
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His tv appearances range from [[Dark Angel]], [[The X Files]],and Tales from the Crypt.
  
   
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== Other ''Trek'' connections ==
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His guest appearance on [[Star Trek Voyager]] as Captain Rudolph Ransom in [[Equinox Part I and Part II]].
  
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Additional projects in which Savage worked with other ''[[Star Trek]]'' alumni are listed below.
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=== Film ===
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* ''Bad Company'' (1972; co-starring [[David Huddleston]] and Ed Lauter)
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* ''The Killing Kind'' (1973; co-starring [[Peter Brocco]])
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* ''Maria's Lovers'' (1984; with [[Keith Carradine]] and [[Bill Smitrovich]])
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* ''The Dangerous'' (1994; with [[Joel Grey]] and [[Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa]])
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* ''CIA II: Target Alexa'' (with [[Anthony De Longis]])
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* ''Killing Obsession'' (with [[Victoria Dillard]])
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* ''Carnosaur 2'' (1995; with [[Cliff DeYoung]], [[Christopher Darga]] and [[John Davis Chandler]])
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* ''Hostile Intent'' (1997; with [[Saul Rubinek]]; written by [[Manny Coto]])
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* ''Intoxicating'' (2003; with [[Art Chudabala]])
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* ''Easy Six'' (edited by [[Todd Ramsay]])
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* ''Kill Your Darlings'' (2006; with [[John Larroquette]])
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* ''Shortcut to Happiness'' (aka ''The Devil and Daniel Webster'') (2007; with [[Kim Cattrall]])
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=== Television ===
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*''Cade's County'' episode "Gray Wolf" (1971; with [[Sharon Acker]])
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*''All the Kind Strangers'' (1974; co-starring [[Samantha Eggar]])
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*''Eric'' (1975; directed by [[James Goldstone]]; co-starring [[Nehemiah Persoff]])
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*''The Turning Point of Jim Malloy'' (1975; with [[John Hoyt]], [[John McLiam]], [[Allan Miller]], and [[Byron Morrow]]; cinematography by [[Jerry Finnerman]])
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*''Great Expectations'' (1989 mini-series; with [[John Rhys-Davies]] and [[Jean Simmons]])
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*''Daybreak'' (1993; with [[Willie Garson]])
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*''Op Center'' (1995; with Kim Cattrall, [[France Nuyen]] and [[Sherman Howard]])
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*''The Jack Bull'' (1999; with [[Glenn Morshower]])
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*''The Virginian'' (2000; co-starring [[Harris Yulin]])
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*''They Nest'' (co-starring [[Dean Stockwell]])
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*''Admissions'' (2004; with Christopher Lloyd)
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*''Love's Long Journey'' (2005; with [[Jeff Kober]], Diane Salinger and [[W. Morgan Sheppard]])
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== External links ==
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* {{wikipedia|John Savage (actor)}}
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*{{IMDb-link|page=nm0001698}}
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Revision as of 19:10, 4 August 2013

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John Savage (born 25 August 1949; age 74) is the actor who played Captain Rudolph Ransom in the Star Trek: Voyager episodes "Equinox" and "Equinox, Part II".

Savage is well known for his breakthrough role as Steven in the classic 1978 war drama The Deer Hunter with an uncredited Kurtwood Smith as a fellow Vietnam War prisoner. Another role for which he is famous is that of Claude in the 1979 film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Hair. That same year, he starred as police detective Karl Hettinger in The Onion Field, a crime drama co-starring Phillip Richard Allen, K Callan, Ronny Cox, John de Lancie, Richard Herd, Christopher Lloyd, Michael Pataki and Franklyn Seales.

Savage's subsequent films include Richard Donner's Inside Moves (with Bert Remsen), the 1981 thriller The Amateur (co-starring Christopher Plummer, along with Ed Lauter and Graham Jarvis), Oliver Stone's Salvador (1986, with Tony Plana), Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989) and Summer of Sam (1999, with Bebe Neuwirth and Mike Starr), Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather: Part III (1990), Ridley Scott's White Squall (1996), the 1999 drama Message in a Bottle (with Raphael Sbarge), and Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line (1998, with Simon Billig, Michael McAdam, and Michael McGrady) and The New World (2006, with Christopher Plummer). During the 1990s, he began to act more on television, making guest appearances on shows such as The X-Files (in an episode directed by Rob Bowman) and Tales from the Crypt (with Bibi Besch and Anthony Zerbe).

More recently, Savage was a regular on the series Dark Angel, on which he worked with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine star Nana Visitor. He also had a recurring role as Henry "Hack" Scudder on the acclaimed HBO series Carnivàle, working alongside the likes of Adrienne Barbeau, Clancy Brown, K Callan, John Fleck, John Carroll Lynch, Scott MacDonald, Matt McCoy, Diane Salinger, and Time Winters.

Other Trek connections

Additional projects in which Savage worked with other Star Trek alumni are listed below.

Film

Television

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