Booth Savage
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Booth Savage is a Canadian
film, stage, and television actor
. He graduated with an MFA
from York University
in 1992. He is in the Canadore College
Theatre program faculty. He is best known to Canadian TV viewers for his role as Team Canada head coach Harry Sinden
in the 2006 CBC miniseries Canada Russia '72
. In 1987 he won a Gemini Award
"Best Actor in a Leading Role" as Felix Batterinski in Alan King's "The Last Season". He is also a playwright; his plays, 'Savage Heat', 'DADS', 'Reversing Falls', 'Pillow Talk', 'Pajama Games', and 'This Bloody Business', have been performed on stages across Canada. As a stage actor he is an original member of Toronto
's Theatre Passe Muraille
and Toronto Free Theatre. He has performed in over 100 plays in every province and territory in Canada
, with the exception of Yukon
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
film, stage, and television actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He graduated with an MFA
MFA
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from York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
in 1992. He is in the Canadore College
Canadore College
Canadore College is a college of applied arts and technology located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1967 as a campus of Sudbury's Cambrian College, and became an independent institution in 1972...
Theatre program faculty. He is best known to Canadian TV viewers for his role as Team Canada head coach Harry Sinden
Harry Sinden
Harry James Sinden was the long-time general manager, coach, and president for the Boston Bruins NHL hockey team, and was the coach of Team Canada during the 1972 Summit Series...
in the 2006 CBC miniseries Canada Russia '72
Canada Russia '72
Canada Russia '72 is a 2006 Canadian documentary-style miniseries about the 1972 Summit Series. The two-part miniseries was directed by T. W. Peacocke and written by Barrie Dunn and Malcolm MacRury...
. In 1987 he won a Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
"Best Actor in a Leading Role" as Felix Batterinski in Alan King's "The Last Season". He is also a playwright; his plays, 'Savage Heat', 'DADS', 'Reversing Falls', 'Pillow Talk', 'Pajama Games', and 'This Bloody Business', have been performed on stages across Canada. As a stage actor he is an original member of Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
's Theatre Passe Muraille
Theatre Passe Muraille
Theatre Passe Muraille is a theatre company in Toronto, Canada.-Brief history:One of Canada's most influential alternative theatres, Theatre Passe Muraille was founded in 1968 by director and playwright Jim Garrard, who started the company out of Rochdale College.Its radical intention was create a...
and Toronto Free Theatre. He has performed in over 100 plays in every province and territory in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, with the exception of Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
.
Movies
- The Edible Woman
- Stone Cold Dead (1979)
- Silence of the NorthSilence of the NorthSilence of the North is a 1981 Canadian film starring Tom Skerritt, Gordon Pinsent, and Ellen Burstyn. The three main actors were nominated for Genie Awards, as was the director, Allan King....
(1981) Flier - Michael and Kitty
- CurtainsCurtains (film)Curtains is a 1983 Canadian horror film. Though a fairly obscure film, Curtains has gained some underground cult status among fans of the slasher film genre, many of whom cite the 'ice skating' murder scene as the film's memorable highlight...
(1983) Amanda's Boyfriend - Striker's MountainStriker's MountainStrikers Mountain is a 1987 Canadian action drama film starring Leslie Nielsen, August Schellenberg, and Mimi Kuzyk. It was nominated for two Gemini Awards, the biggest part of the film was filmed near Jasper and Alberta.-Plot:...
(1985) Dave Cameron - The Last Season (1986) Felix Batterinski
- The Photographer's WifeThe Photographer's WifeThe Photographer's Wife is a 3 track EP by Swedish singer-songwriter Stina Nordenstam collaborating with American drummer & composer Anton Fier and several other musicians....
(1991) - Harvard ManHarvard ManHarvard Man is a 2001 feature film written and directed by James Toback. It had only a limited distribution in theatres in July 2002, and received little critical or popular acclaim, although it achieved some success when it was released on video and DVD in October of that year.The film stars...
(2001) Steve Jensen - NarcNarc (film)Narc is a 2002 crime film about corrupt police involved in the illegal drug trade. It was released to critical acclaim and moderate commercial success. It was written and directed by Joe Carnahan. The plot revolves around the efforts of two police detectives as they search for the murderer of an...
(2002) Cecil Mitchum
Television
- For The Record
- Search and Rescue
- Every Person is Guilty
- Maria
- Collaborators
- Say You Are Real
- On The Evidence
- Top Cops (3 episodes)
- Sweating Bullets
- You've Come a Long Way, Katie (TV miniseries) (1980)
- Home FiresHome Fires (TV series)Home Fires was a Canadian television drama series, which aired on CBC Television from 1980 to 1983. It was a family saga set in Toronto during World War II, and took its name from the expression "keep the home fires burning"....
(1980) Bruce McLeod (Main role) - The Littlest HoboThe Littlest HoboThe Littlest Hobo is a Canadian television series based upon a 1958 American film of the same name directed by Charles R. Rondeau. The series first aired from 1963 to 1965 in syndication, and was revived for a popular second run on CTV from October 11, 1979 to March 7, 1985.All three productions...
(1980) (1 Episode) - Silence of the NorthSilence of the NorthSilence of the North is a 1981 Canadian film starring Tom Skerritt, Gordon Pinsent, and Ellen Burstyn. The three main actors were nominated for Genie Awards, as was the director, Allan King....
(1981) Flier - Little Gloria... Happy at LastLittle Gloria... Happy at LastLittle Gloria... Happy at Last is a 1982 television miniseries directed by Waris Hussein.It stars Martin Balsam, Bette Davis, Michael Gross, Lucy Gutteridge, John Hillerman, Barnard Hughes, Glynis Johns, Angela Lansbury, Christopher Plummer and Maureen Stapleton...
(1982) - Samuel LountSamuel LountSamuel Lount was a businessman and political figure in the province of Upper Canada. He participated in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837....
(TV movie) (1985) Edward Kennedy - Seeing Things (1986) Nick (2 episodes)
- Philip Marlowe, Private EyePhilip Marlowe, Private EyePhilip Marlowe, Private Eye is a mystery series that aired on ITV in the United Kingdom and on HBO in the United States from April 16, 1983 through June 3, 1986. The series featured Powers Boothe as Raymond Chandler's titular character, and was the first drama produced for HBO.-Synopsis:The series...
(1986) George Carter (1 Episode) - Night HeatNight HeatNight Heat is a Canadian police drama series, which aired on CTV from 1985 to 1991. The show also aired on CBS in the United States from 1987 to 1993 and was the first Canadian-produced drama series to air on an American network...
(1986) Cliff Colclough (1 Episode) - Hot ShotsHot Shots (TV series)Hot Shots was a short-lived Canadian television drama series, which aired on CBS in the United States in 1986, and CTV in Canada in 1987.The series, produced by CTV for the CBS Late Night block of crime drama series, starred Dorothy Parke and Booth Savage as Amanda Reed and Jake West, crime...
(1986) Jason 'Jake' West (Main Role, 13 Episodes) - Chasing Rainbows (1988) 'Chicago' Benny Rose
- T. and T.T. and T.T. and T. is a Canadian-produced television series, in production from 1987 to 1990. The series premiered in first-run syndication in January 1988, later moving to new episodes on the Family Channel in 1990. It was a starring vehicle for Mr...
(1988) Harry (1 Episode) - The BeachcombersThe BeachcombersThe Beachcombers is a Canadian comedy-drama television series that ran from October 1, 1972 to December 12, 1990 and is the longest-running dramatic series ever made for English-language Canadian television...
(1989) Ted Blake (2 Episodes) - Sanity Clause (TV movie) (1990) Mike
- Labor of Love (TV movie) (1990)
- The Photographer's Wife (short) (1991) Gordon
- Street LegalStreet Legal (TV series)Street Legal is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1994.-Synopsis:A spinoff from the 1985 television movie Shellgame, Street Legal focused on the professional and private lives of the partners in a small Toronto, Ontario law firm, Barr, Robinovitch and Tchobanian...
(1990–1991) Sid Novak Jr. (3 Episodes) - Secret ServiceSecret Service (TV Series)Secret Service was an American action drama television series, created by Gilbert M. Shilton and George Mendeluk, which premiered on NBC on August 16, 1992 and ended on November 17, 1993. The show was a re-enactment of real Secret Service cases. It aired 21 episodes...
(1993) Wade (1 Episode) - Survive the Night (TV movie) (1993) Andrew
- Counterstrike (1993) Malecki (1 Episode)
- E.N.G.E.N.G.E.N.G. is a Canadian television drama, following the staff of a fictional Toronto television news station . The show aired on CTV from 1988 to 1994...
(1991, 1993) Tex Yeager, Terance Graves (respectively) (2 Episodes) - Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story (TV movie) (1994) David Meadows
- Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesKung Fu: The Legend ContinuesKung Fu: The Legend Continues is a spin-off of the 1972-1975 television series Kung Fu. David Carradine and Chris Potter starred as a father and son trained in kung fu - Carradine playing a Shaolin monk, Potter a police detective. This series aired in syndication for four seasons, from January 27,...
(1995) Greg Vinson (1 Episode) - Wind at My BackWind at My BackWind at My Back is a television series which aired in Canada on CBC Television between 1996 and 2001. It was created and produced by Kevin Sullivan, best known for his adaptation of Anne of Green Gables and Road to Avonlea...
(1996) Jack Bailey (1 Episode) - GoosebumpsGoosebumps (TV series)Goosebumps is a Canadian children's horror anthology television series based on R. L. Stine's Goosebumps books.-Networks:...
(1998) Tom Morgan (1 Episode) - Thanks of a Grateful Nation (TV movie) (1998) Gary Wall
- Ricky NelsonRicky NelsonEric Hilliard Nelson , better known as Ricky Nelson or Rick Nelson, was an American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and actor...
: Original Teen Idol (TV movie) (1999) Lew Chudd - Sanctuary (2001) Sheriff Bill Duer
- Blue Murder (2003) Constable Phil Bishop (1 Episode)
- Bury the Lead (2004) Simon Redner (1 Episode)
- This Is WonderlandThis Is WonderlandThis Is Wonderland was a Canadian television series which aired on CBC Television. The series is a legal drama with comedic elements, or a comedy-drama. It was created by playwright George F...
(2005) (1 Episode) - Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye (2005) (1 Episode)
- SwarmedSwarmed (film)Swarmed is a Canadian, made for television film by Sci Fi Pictures. It first aired on April 6, 2005. It stars Michael Shanks, as a scientist, trying to save the town from mutated yellow jacket wasps.-Plot:...
(2005) Agent Doug Heydon - Missing (2006) Mark Stryker
- Canada Russia '72Canada Russia '72Canada Russia '72 is a 2006 Canadian documentary-style miniseries about the 1972 Summit Series. The two-part miniseries was directed by T. W. Peacocke and written by Barrie Dunn and Malcolm MacRury...
(2006) Harry Sinden - The Jane ShowThe Jane ShowThe Jane Show is a Canadian television sitcom produced by Shaftesbury Films that was shown on Global from 2006 to 2007. The series stars Teresa Pavlinek as Jane Black, an aspiring novelist who takes a corporate job after her life undergoes a major upheaval....
- (2007) Brady O'Flynn (4 Episodes) - Monster WarriorsMonster WarriorsMonster Warriors is an original Canadian television series, which airs on YTV in Canada, and also on Jetix since April 2006 in the United Kingdom. It was created by Wilson Coneybeare and produced by Coneybeare Stories Inc...
- recurring - The Call (TV movie) (2008) Brakka
- M.V.P.MVP (TV series)MVP is a 2008 Canadian television series that debuted January 11, 2008 on CBC Television....
- (2008) (2 episodes) - Rabbit FallRabbit FallRabbit Fall is a Canadian television supernatural drama series, which airs on Space, APTN and Saskatchewan Communications Network.The series stars Andrea Menard as Tara Wheaton, a police officer of Métis descent who takes a job in Rabbit Fall, a remote town in northern Saskatchewan with a history...
(2007–2008) Stanton Martinsky (Main Role, 8 Episodes) - The ListenerThe Listener (TV series)The Listener is a Canadian science fiction drama set in Toronto about a young paramedic named Toby Logan with the ability to listen to people's minds. The series premiered on Fox International Channels beginning with the Arabic-speaking area of northern Africa and south-western Asia on March 1, 2009...
(2009) Wade Lassiter (1 Episode) - Being Erica (2009) Larry Horowitz (1 Episode)
- Mr D (2010)
- KingKing (2011 TV series)King is a Canadian police drama which premiered 17 April 2011 on Showcase. The series stars Amy Price-Francis as Jessica King, a veteran police officer who gets promoted to head of the Major Crimes Task Force in Toronto after her predecessor has a breakdown on television.-Cast:* Amy Price-Francis...
(2011) Defense Attorney (1 Episode)