Booth Savage

{{Short description|Canadian actor (born 1948)}} {{Infobox person | name=Booth Savage | image= | caption= | alt = | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|May 21, 1948}} | birth_place = Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada<ref>"At least 20 NBers take to ice for hockey miniseries" by Karen Rawlines, ''Telegraph-Journal'' (15 March, 2005) Retrieved from {{ProQuest|423215107}}</ref><ref>"Booth's Chasing Rainbows" by Ted Shaw, ''Windsor Star'' (5 March, 1988) [Final Edition] Retrieved from {{ProQuest|253706951}}</ref> | education = | alma_mater = York University | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1974–present | organization = | spouse = Janet-Laine Green | children = 2, including Tyrone Savage | mother = | father = | awards = Gemini Award }} '''Booth Savage''' (born May 21, 1948) is a Canadian actor.

==Early life and education== Savage graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from York University in 1992.

==Career== ;Screen

Savage is perhaps best known for his role as Team Canada head coach Harry Sinden in the 2006 CBC miniseries, ''Canada Russia '72''.

;Stage

Savage is a playwright and avid stage actor. His self-written plays ''Savage Heat'', ''DADS'', ''Reversing Falls'', ''Pillow Talk'', ''Pajama Games'' and ''This Bloody Business'' have been performed on stages across Canada. Moreover, he is an original actor 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cover Story – Janet-Laine Green and Booth Savage – Nov/Dec2016 {{!}} Active Life Magazine|url=http://active-life.ca/cover-story-janet-laine-green-and-booth-savage-novdec2016/|website=active-life.ca|accessdate=15 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018234057/http://active-life.ca/cover-story-janet-laine-green-and-booth-savage-novdec2016/|archive-date=18 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Savage is currently part of the Canadore College Theatre program faculty.

===Awards=== In 1987, he won a Gemini Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Felix Batterinski in Allan King's ''The Last Season''.<ref>"Booth Savage's Dads explores the relationship between father and son" by Greg Burliuk, ''The Kingston Whig-Standard'' (11 July, 1994) [Final Edition] Retrieved from {{ProQuest|353234408}}</ref>

Booth also taught Dramatic Arts at York University in 1992.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

==Personal life== Savage is married to actress Janet-Laine Green, and has two children. Their son Tyrone Savage is also an actor.<ref>{{cite web|title=She's the MayorOf Green Fold Lane, that is {{!}} Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/life/homes/decor/2010/09/09/shes_the_mayorof_green_fold_lane_that_is.html|website=thestar.com|date=9 September 2010 |accessdate=15 October 2016}}</ref>

==Filmography==  {{Inc-tv|date=August 2025}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Booth Savage film and television credits ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | 1974 || ''The Collaborators'' || {{Unk}} || 1 episode || |- | 1979 || ''Stone Cold Dead'' || {{Unk}} || Theatrical film || |- | 1980 || ''You've Come a Long Way, Katie'' || {{Unk}} || TV miniseries (3 episodes) || <ref name="RTf">{{cite web | title=Booth Savage | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/booth_savage | access-date=18 August 2025 | website=Rotten Tomatoes | publisher=Fandango Media / NBCUniversal}}</ref> |- | 1980 || ''Home Fires'' || Bruce McLeod || Main role || |- | 1980 || ''The Littlest Hobo'' || Truck Driver, Joe || 1 episode || |- | 1981 || ''Silence of the North'' || Howard || Theatrical film || <ref name="TCMf">{{cite web | title=Booth Savage: Filmography | url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/1399780%7C0/Booth-Savage#filmography | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106141337/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/1399780%7C0/Booth-Savage/#filmography | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 6, 2015 | access-date=18 August 2025 | website=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref> |- | 1982 || ''Little Gloria... Happy at Last'' || {{Unk}} || TV miniseries (2 episodes) || <ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 1983 || ''Curtains'' || Amanda's Boyfriend || Theatrical film || <ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 1983 || ''For the Record'' || {{Unk}} || 1 episode || |- | 1984, 1986 || ''Seeing Things'' || Rod / Nick || 2 episodes || |- | 1985 || ''Samuel Lount'' || Edward Kennedy || Theatrical film || |- | 1985 || ''Striker's Mountain'' || Dave Cameron || Theatrical film || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 1986 || ''Philip Marlowe, Private Eye'' || George Carter || 1 episode || |- | 1986 || ''Night Heat'' || Cliff Colclough || 1 episode || |- | 1986 || ''Hot Shots'' || Jason "Jake" West || Main role (13 episodes) || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 1986 || ''The Last Season'' || Felix Batterinski || Theatrical film || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 1988 || ''Chasing Rainbows'' || "Chicago" Benny Rose || 14 episodes || |- | 1988 || ''T. and T.'' || Harry || 1 episode || |- | 1989 || ''The Beachcombers'' || Ted Blake || 2 episodes || |- | 1990 || ''Sanity Clause'' || Mike || Television film || |- | 1990 || ''Labor of Love'' || {{Unk}} || Television film || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 1990–1991 || ''Street Legal'' || Sid Novak Jr. || 3 episodes || |- | 1991 || ''Tropical Heat'' (''Sweating Bullets'') || Guy Hastings || 1 episode || |- | 1991 || ''The Photographer's Wife'' || Gordon || Theatrical film || |- | 1991, 1993 || ''E.N.G.'' || Tex Yeager / Terance Graves || 2 episodes || |- | 1993 || ''Secret Service'' || Wade || 1 episode || |- | 1993 || ''Survive the Night'' || Andrew || Television film || <ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 1993 || ''Counterstrike'' | Detective Malecki | Episode: "French Twist" |  |- | 1994 || ''Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story'' || David Meadows || Television film || <ref name="TCMf" /><ref name="RTf" /> |- | 1995 || ''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'' || Greg Vinson || 1 episode || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 1996 || ''Wind at My Back'' || Jack Bailey || 1 episode || |- | 1998 || ''Goosebumps'' || Tom Morgan || 1 episode || |- | 1998 || ''Thanks of a Grateful Nation'' || Gary Wall || Television film || <ref name="TCMf" /><ref name="RTf" /> |- | 1999 || ''Ricky Nelson: Original Teen Idol'' || Lew Chudd || Television film || <ref name="TCMf" /><ref name="ATVf" /> |- | 2001 || Nora Robert's ''Sanctuary'' || Sheriff Bill Duer || Television film || <ref name="TCMf" /><ref name="RTf" /> |- | 2001 || ''Harvard Man'' || Steve Jensen || Theatrical film || |- | 2002 || ''Narc'' || Cecil Mitchum || Theatrical film || <ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 2003 || ''Blue Murder'' || Constable Phil Bishop || 1 episode || |- | 2004 || ''The Eleventh Hour'' (''Bury the Lead'') || Simon Redner || 1 episode || |- | 2005 || ''This Is Wonderland'' || {{Unk}} || 1 episode || |- | 2005 || ''Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye'' || Mr. Osmund || 1 episode || |- | 2005 || ''Swarmed'' || Agent Doug Heydon || Television film || <ref name="RTf" /><ref name="ATVf" /> |- | 2006 || ''1-800-Missing'' || Mark Stryker || 2 episodes || |- | 2006 || ''Canada Russia '72'' || Harry Sinden || Harry Sinden || <ref name="GnMbig1">[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/scoring-the-big-one/article22505395/ "Scoring the big one"] by Shawna Richer at www.theglobeandmail.com</ref><ref name="RTf" /> |- | 2007 || ''The Jane Show'' || Brady O'Flynn || 4 episodes || |- | 2008 || ''The Call'' || Brakka || Television film || |- | 2008 || ''M.V.P.'' || {{Unk}} || 2 episodes || |- | 2007–2008 || ''Rabbit Fall'' || Stanton Martinsky || Main Role (8 episodes) || |- | 2009 || ''The Listener'' || Wade Lassiter || 1 episode || |- | 2009 || ''Being Erica'' || Larry Horowitz || 1 episode || |- | 2011 || ''King'' || Defense Attorney || 1 episode || |- | 2011–2015 || ''Mr. D'' || Principal Callaghan || 46 episodes || <ref name="AJBint">{{cite web|title=Interview With Mr D's Booth Savage « Abbas Karimjee's Weblog|url=http://abbaskarimjeeweblog.com/interview-with-mr-ds-booth-savage-2/|website=abbaskarimjeeweblog.com|accessdate=15 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013183314/http://abbaskarimjeeweblog.com/interview-with-mr-ds-booth-savage-2/|archive-date=13 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="ATVf" /> |- | 2016 || ''Slasher VR'' || {{Unk}} || Direct to video film || |- | 2016 || ''Slasher'' || Ronald Edwards || 3 episodes || |- | 2019 || ''Isabelle'' || Clifford Kane || Theatrical film || <ref name="RTf" /><ref name="ATVf">{{cite web | title=Booth Savage | url=https://tv.apple.com/us/person/booth-savage/umc.cpc.4rfwyfqefpqh3jboqkygb7b8y | access-date=18 August 2025 | website=Apple TV+ | publisher=Apple, Inc.}}</ref> |}

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{{Portal|Biography|Theatre|Television|Theatre|Canada}} ==External links== * {{TCMDb name|id=1399780%7C0}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes person|booth_savage}} * [https://tv.apple.com/us/person/booth-savage/umc.cpc.4rfwyfqefpqh3jboqkygb7b8y Booth Savage] at [https://tv.apple.com/ Apple TV+] * {{IMDb name|id=0767253|name=Booth Savage}}

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