Portrait of John Savage

Acting

John Savage

Career

Active from 1969 to 2025, busiest in 2019 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
99
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score48/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 113 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Savage Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4
  • Wholesome
    2.5, average 3.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 9
  • Character-Driven 9
  • Psychological Thriller 7
  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Gritty Realism 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 6
  • Fast-Paced 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Slow Burn 5
  • Moral Dilemma 5
  • Historical Setting 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

207
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Spychosis
Spychosis

as Jim Patterson

2020s

15 titles · average score 65
Death 4 Dinner
Death 4 Dinner (2025)

as Robert Rutherford

Judas' Gospel
Judas' Gospel (2025)

as Joseph

The Goat
The Goat (2024)
GoodWatch score 36

as Julian Brown

Beyond the Rush
Beyond the Rush (2024)
GoodWatch score 85

as Edward Clayborn

Showdown at the Grand
Showdown at the Grand (2023)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lucky

A Cloud So High
A Cloud So High (2022)

as Gene 'Sackler' Sarling

Eye for Eye
Eye for Eye (2022)

as Brad Braddock

The Right to Bear Arms
The Right to Bear Arms (2022)

as Brutal Magnus

Bosch: Legacy
Bosch: Legacy (2022)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Allie Lewis

Insight
Insight (2021)
GoodWatch score 58

as Frank

Followed
Followed (2020)
GoodWatch score 60

as Wallace Fleischer

A Medicine for the Mind
A Medicine for the Mind (2020)

as Dr. E. Brown

2010s

57 titles · average score 46
Gates of Darkness
Gates of Darkness (2019)
GoodWatch score 47

as Joseph

Six Children and One Grandfather
Six Children and One Grandfather (2019)
GoodWatch score 49

as David McDoll

The Islands
The Islands (2019)
GoodWatch score 62

as Henry Thornton

Betrayed
Betrayed (2018)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mayor Alderman

Empire of the Sharks
Empire of the Sharks (2018)
GoodWatch score 31

as Ian Fien

Torch
Torch (2018)

as August Lewin

Texas Heart
Texas Heart (2016)
GoodWatch score 63

as Carl

American Romance
American Romance (2016)
GoodWatch score 36

as Emery Reed

Bermuda Tentacles
Bermuda Tentacles (2014)
GoodWatch score 27

as President Desteno

Real Gangsters
Real Gangsters (2013)
GoodWatch score 37

as Ted Roberts

Defending Santa
Defending Santa (2013)
GoodWatch score 48

as Judge Willis

Awakened
Awakened (2013)
GoodWatch score 22

as Jack Winston

2000s

40 titles · average score 48
The Coverup
The Coverup (2008)
GoodWatch score 39

as Thomas Thacker

The Grift
The Grift (2008)
GoodWatch score 47

as William Bender

From a Place of Darkness
From a Place of Darkness (2008)
GoodWatch score 24

as Vic

The Attic
The Attic (2007)
GoodWatch score 29

as Graham Callan

The Drop
The Drop (2006)
GoodWatch score 33

as Mr. Zero

Iowa
Iowa (2005)
GoodWatch score 25

as Irv Huffman

Alien Lockdown
Alien Lockdown (2004)
GoodWatch score 28

as Dr. Woodman

Downtown: A Street Tale
Downtown: A Street Tale (2004)

as H2O

Easy Sex
Easy Sex (2003)
GoodWatch score 50

as Frank Iverson

Burning Down the House
Burning Down the House (2001)

as Jake Seiling

They Nest
They Nest (2000)
GoodWatch score 45

as Jack Wald

The Virginian
The Virginian (2000)
GoodWatch score 56

as Steve

1990s

56 titles · average score 53
Message in a Bottle
Message in a Bottle (1999)
GoodWatch score 49

as Johnny Land

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Lucas Biggs

Little Boy Blue
Little Boy Blue (1998)
GoodWatch score 44

as Ray West

Amnesia
Amnesia (1997)
GoodWatch score 52

as Tim Bishop

The Mouse
The Mouse (1997)

as Bruce 'The Mouse' Strauss

A Scent of Paradise
A Scent of Paradise (1997)

as Padre Louis

White Squall
White Squall (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

as McCrea

Carnosaur 2
Carnosaur 2 (1995)
GoodWatch score 37

as Jack Reed

Red Scorpion 2
Red Scorpion 2 (1995)
GoodWatch score 32

as Andrew Kendrick

C.I.A. II: Target Alexa
C.I.A. II: Target Alexa (1993)
GoodWatch score 33

as Franz Kluge

Door Into Silence
Door Into Silence (1991)
GoodWatch score 55

as Melvin Devereux

Hunting
Hunting (1991)

as Michael Bergman

1980s

22 titles · average score 65
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

as Beast/Prince

Hotel Colonial
Hotel Colonial (1987)
GoodWatch score 48

as Marco Venieri

Caribe
Caribe (1987)

as Jeff Richardson

Salvador
Salvador (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

as John Cassady

The Tender Age
The Tender Age (1986)

as Tim Donovan

Silent Witness
Silent Witness (1985)
GoodWatch score 54

as Kevin Dunne

Maria's Lovers
Maria's Lovers (1984)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ivan Bibic

The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Nairobi Affair
Nairobi Affair (1984)
GoodWatch score 54

as Rick Cahill

Coming Out of the Ice
Coming Out of the Ice (1982)
GoodWatch score 71

as Victor Herman

The Amateur
The Amateur (1981)
GoodWatch score 57

as Charles Heller

Inside Moves
Inside Moves (1980)
GoodWatch score 58

as Roary

1970s

13 titles · average score 60
Hair
Hair (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

as Claude Hooper Bukowski

The Onion Field
The Onion Field (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

as Karl Hettinger

The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter (1978)
GoodWatch score 85

as Steven Pushkov

Gibbsville
Gibbsville (1976)

TV show · as Jim Malloy

The Sister in Law
The Sister in Law (1975)
GoodWatch score 31

as Robert Strong

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy (1975)

as Jim Malloy

Eric
Eric (1975)

as Eric Swensen

All the Kind Strangers
All the Kind Strangers (1974)
GoodWatch score 46

as Peter

The Killing Kind
The Killing Kind (1974)
GoodWatch score 53

as Terry Lambert

Steelyard Blues
Steelyard Blues (1973)
GoodWatch score 47

as Kid

Bad Company
Bad Company (1972)
GoodWatch score 76

as Loney

ABC Afterschool Special
ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Bernie Morton

1960s

1 title
The Master Beater
The Master Beater (1969)

as Rocco

1950s

2 titles · average score 74
The Rebel
The Rebel (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Al

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Eric Swensen