Džon Sevidž je američki glumac najpoznatiji po ulogama u filmovima Lovac na jelene (1978) i Kosa (1979).
Imao je zapažene uloge i u filmovima Polje luka (1979), Salvador (1986), Poslednja puna mera (2019), U sumnjivoj bici (2016) i televizijskim emisijama Golijat (2016), Tvin Piks (2017) i Mračni anđeo (2000).
Džon je rođen u Njujorku, kao Džon Smili Jangs. Usavršavao se na Američkoj akademiji scenskih umetnosti pre nego što se preselio u Los Anđeles gde je glumio u filmu Erik (1975). Početkom 1970-ih, debitovao je na Brodveju u Guslaču na krovu, gde je igrao jednog od sinova, nakon što se jedan glumac razboleo. Zapao je za oko Robertu De Niru, što ga je dovelo do njegove prve velike filmske uloge u ratnoj drami Lovac na jelene (1978), nagrađenoj Oskarom.
Jedna od Džonovih najpriznatijih uloga je u filmu Kosa (1979) Miloša Formana iz 1979. godine. Glumio je regruta Kloda Hupera Bukovskog. Kritičari i istoričari filma hvalili su njegov nastup, i tada i sada.
Tokom 1980-ih, Džon je bio nominovan za nagradu Genie za najboljeg stranog glumca za ulogu Čarlsa Helera u kriminalističkom trileru Amater (1981). Takođe je glumio sa Nastasjom Kinski u filmu Marijini ljubavnici (1984), i gledali smo ga kao Džona Kesidija u hvaljenom istorijskom trileru Olivera Stouna Salvador (1986). Godine 1989. prvi put je sarađivao sa režiserom nominovanim za Oskara Spajkom Lijem na filmu Uradi pravu stvar (1989).
Tokom 1990-ih, Džon Sevidž igrao je sveštenika Endrua Hejgena u legendarnom filmu Frensisa Forda Kopole nominovanom za Oskara Kum 3 (1990), igrao je u filmu italijanskog reditelja Lusija Fulčija Le porte del silenzio (1992). Takođe je glumio kapetana Rudija Rensoma u dvodelnoj epizodi hit televizijske serije Zvezdane staze: Voyager (1995) 1999. godine.
Džon je stekao dalja priznanja u stalnoj ulozi Donalda Lajdekera u prvoj i drugoj sezoni televizijske serije iz 2000. Mračni anđeo i ulogom Henrija Skadera u televizijskoj seriji Karneval nagrađenoj Emi nagradom (2003).
Tokom 2010-ih, glumio je uz Kirka Harisa i Majkla Medsena u vestern trileru Vernona Mortensena The Sorrow iz 2013. godine, pojavio se u horor filmu Tales of Halloween (2015) i igrao sporednu ulogu u romantičnoj komediji Hit List (2011). Godine 2017. pojavio se u trileru Lažne vesti (2017), ratnoj drami The Last Full Measure (2019) i u drami Džejmsa Franka In Dubious Battle (2016). Takođe je gostovao u hit televizijskoj emisiji Twin Peaks (2017).
Džon Sevidž poznat je i po svom aktivizmu i filantropiji. Tokom kasnih 1980-ih, koristio je svoje javno prisustvo da se bori protiv aparthejda u Južnoj Africi, i nastavio je da radi kao aktivista, pored svog rada na filmu i televiziji.
John Savage, is a well-known American actor best recognized for his parts in Hair (1979) and The Deer Hunter (1978).
He also had notable roles in the films The Onion Field (1979), Salvador (1986), The Last Full Measure (2019), In Doubtful Battle (2016), and the television shows Goliath (2016), Twin Peaks (2017), and Dark Angel (2000).
John Smiley Youngs was born in New York. After relocating to Los Angeles, he completed his studies at the American Academy of Performing Arts and went on to star in Eric (1975). In the early 1970s, he made his Broadway debut in Fiddler on the Roof, playing one of the sons, after one of the actors became ill. He caught the eye of Robert De Niro, which led to his first major film role in the Oscar-winning war drama The Deer Hunter (1978).
One of John's most recognized roles was in Miloš Forman's 1979 film Hair (1979). He was the Claude Hooper that Bukowski recruited. Critics and film historians praised his performance then and now.
In the 1980s, John's performance as Charles Heller in the criminal thriller Amateur (1981) earned him a nomination for a Genie Award as Best Foreign Actor. In addition, he co-starred with Nastassja Kinski in the 1984 film Maria's Lovers. Oliver Stone's critically acclaimed historical thriller Salvador (1986) featured him as John Cassidy. He initially worked on Do the Right Thing (1989), directed by Spike Lee, who was nominated for an Oscar.
In the 1990s, John Savage played priest Andrew Hagen in Francis Ford Coppola's legendary Oscar-nominated The Godfather 3 (1990), and he starred in Italian director Lucio Fulci's Le porte del silenzio (1992). He also portrayed Captain Rudy Ransom in a two-part episode of the hit television series Star Trek: Voyager (1995) in 1999.
John was further recognized for his two Emmy Award-winning television shows, Carnival (2003) and Dark Angel (2000), for which he played recurring roles as Henry Scudder and Donald Lydekker, respectively.
In the 2010s, he starred opposite Kirk Harris and Michael Madsen in Vernon Mortensen's 2013 western thriller The Sorrow, appeared in the horror film Tales of Halloween (2015), and played a supporting role in the romantic comedy The Hit List (2011). In 2017, he appeared in the thriller Fake News (2017), the war drama The Last Full Measure (2019), and the James Franco drama In Dubious Battle (2016). He also made a guest appearance on the hit television show Twin Peaks (2017).
John Savage is renowned for his charitable giving and advocacy as well. He continued to be an activist in addition to his career in film and television in the late 1980s, using his public platform to oppose apartheid in South Africa.
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