ACTOR

John Savage

1949 - Today

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John Smeallie Youngs (born August 25, 1949), known professionally as John Savage, is an American actor. He first rose to prominence in the late 1970s for his portrayals of troubled-but-sensitive characters in films like The Deer Hunter (1978), The Onion Field (1979) and Hair (1979). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Savage has received more than 47,413 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). John Savage is the 1,654th most popular actor (down from 1,627th in 2019), the 2,755th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,785th in 2019) and the 773rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 47k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Savage ranks 1,654 out of 13,578. Before him are Marta Eggerth, Patrick Wilson, Cheech Marin, Deep Roy, Na Moon-hee, and Ed Asner. After him are Evangeline Lilly, Rossy de Palma, Edward Fox, Melissa Gilbert, Chus Lampreave, and Lina Cavalieri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, John Savage ranks 169. Before him are Phil Lynott, Anne Schedeen, Matthew Festing, Ric Flair, Paul Guilfoyle, and Deep Roy. After him are Trương Tấn Sang, Bernard Farcy, Lindsay Wagner, Paul Rodgers, Irina Rodnina, and Zoë Wanamaker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Savage ranks 2,755 out of 20,380. Before him are John Ritter (1948), Freddie King (1934), Michael Spence (1943), Ed Asner (1929), Walter Lantz (1899), and James Kottak (1962). After him are R. Kelly (1967), Tito Jackson (1953), Tom Fogerty (1941), Chris Kyle (1974), Scottie Pippen (1965), and Roger Y. Tsien (1952).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Savage ranks 773. Before him are Michael Nouri (1945), Paul Guilfoyle (1949), Sue Lyon (1946), Patrick Wilson (1973), Cheech Marin (1946), and Ed Asner (1929). After him are Melissa Gilbert (1964), Paul Reubens (1952), Thelma Ritter (1902), Elizabeth McGovern (1961), Sam Waterston (1940), and Estelle Getty (1923).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Deer Hunter
Steven Pushkov
A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in love with the same woman. But all three are different men upon their return.
Dec 8o 19788 / 10
Hair
Claude Hooper Bukowski
Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to boot camp.
Mar 15o 19797.299 / 10
The Godfather Part III
Father Andrew Hagen
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.
Dec 25o 19907.418 / 10