Brad Savage (born December 9, 1965) is an American actor and singer best known for his role as Danny in the 1984 movie Red Dawn, for which he received a nomination for the Young Artist Award in the category "Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama".
Brad Savage | |
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 Front, L-R: Brad Savage, Tony Randall. Back: Rachel Roberts, Barney Martin, Penny Peyser, and Allyn Ann McLerie on The Tony Randall Show (1977) | |
| Born | Brad Savage December 9, 1965 Livonia, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1967–2008 |
| Spouse | Bronwen R. Craig (m. 1988) |
| Children | 2 |
Life and career
editSavage was born in Livonia, Michigan in 1965. His mother, Judy, became a talent agent after Brad began his acting career.[1] His sister, Tracie Savage, is an actor.
While known for Red Dawn, Savage also appeared in many television shows in the 1970s and 1980s, including Salem's Lot, CHiPs, Mork & Mindy, Emergency!, Fantasy Island, and The Love Boat.
He appeared in several other films including Two-Minute Warning; The Apple Dumpling Gang; Echoes of a Summer; No Deposit, No Return; Return from Witch Mountain and Islands in the Stream.[2]
Savage currently[as of?] plays bass guitar and sings in the celebrity group Band from TV with Greg Grunberg, Hugh Laurie, James Denton, Bob Guiney, Bonnie Somerville, and others.[3]
Family
editSavage is married to Bronwen R. Craig and has two children. His son, Keaton Savage, is an actor.[citation needed]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | The Apple Dumpling Gang | Clovis Bradley | |
| 1975 | The Other Side of the Mountain | Boy in Wheelchair | |
| 1976 | No Deposit, No Return | Jay | |
| 1976 | Echoes of a Summer | Philip | |
| 1976 | Two-Minute Warning | Ramsay Child | |
| 1977 | Islands in the Stream | Andrew | |
| 1978 | Return from Witch Mountain | Muscles | |
| 1979 | Salem's Lot | Danny Glick | TV movie |
| 1984 | Red Dawn | Danny |
References
edit- ^ Profile, variety.com; accessed March 2, 2016.
- ^ "Brad Savage Credits". Tvguide.com. September 29, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
- ^ "Official Band From TV Website Supporting Cast and Guest Stars". Bandfromtv.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
Bibliography
edit- Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 357.
External links
edit- Brad Savage at IMDb
- Brad Savage at the TCM Movie Database