Brad Savage

Brad Savage
Brad Savage
Born	Brad Savage; December 9, 1965; Livonia, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1967–1988, 2008
Spouse(s)	Bronwen R. Craig (1988–present) (2 children)
Children	Keaton Savage

Brad Savage (born December 9, 1965) is an American actor 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".

Front, L-R: Brad Savage, Tony Randall. Back: Rachel Roberts, Barney Martin, Penny Peyser, and Allyn Ann McLerie on The Tony Randall Show (1977)

Life and career

Savage 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 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

Savage is married to Bronwen R. Craig and has two children. His son, Keaton Savage, is an actor.

Filmography

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

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

Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 357.

External links

Brad Savage at IMDb
Brad Savage at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] Profile, variety.com; accessed March 2, 2016.

[2] "Brad Savage Credits". Tvguide.com. September 29, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.

[3] "Official Band From TV Website Supporting Cast and Guest Stars". Bandfromtv.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2010.