David Sage
David Sage | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980–2002 |
David Sage is an American character actor known for his various roles primarily in television in the 1980s and 1990s.
Career
Film
Sage began his career in the Italian film Cannibal Holocaust (1980).[1] He was in Galaxies Are Colliding (1992)[2] and The Birdcage.[3][4][5]
Television
Among the many shows in the 1980s, Sage was in were The Quest, The Greatest American Hero, Cagney & Lacey, Falcon Crest, Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, and Murder, She Wrote. During the 1990s, he was in Seinfeld, Star Trek: The Next Generation,[6] Monsters, Picket Fences, and The Young and the Restless. Sage was in nine made-for-TV movies: Love, Mary (1985),[7] Shakedown on the Sunset Strip (1988), Rock Hudson (1990),[8][9][10] Shattered Dreams (1990),[11][12][13] Just Life (1990), A Private Matter[14][15] (1992), Bonanza: The Return (1993),[16] Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993),[17] and Where Are My Children? (1994).[18] He was cast in one miniseries: Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North (1989).[19][20][21]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Cannibal Holocaust | Alan's Father[a] | Ruggero Deodato | Italian cannibal film |
| 1992 | Galaxies Are Colliding | Reverend | John Ryman | Comedy film |
| 1996 | The Birdcage | Senator Eli Jackson | Mike Nichols | Comedy film Based on the 1978 French film La Cage aux Folles, itself an adaptation of the 1973 play[22] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The Quest | Guest | Episode: "Last One There Is a Rotten Heir" |
| 1983 | Bay City Blues | Friedman | Episodes:
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| The Greatest American Hero | Offocial | Episode: "It's Only Rock and Roll" | |
| 1984 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Dwayne Morton | Episode: "The George Street Motors" |
| 1985 | St. Elsewhere | Surgeon | Episode: "Red, White, Black, and Blue" |
| Cagney & Lacey | Joseph Singleton | Episode: "Con Games" | |
| Me and Mom | Guest | Episode: "A Killing in the Market" | |
| Love, Mary | Dr. Miller | Made-For-TV movie directed by Robert Day[7] | |
| Hunter | Guest | Episode: "Rich Girl" | |
| 1985–87 | Falcon Crest |
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Episodes:
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| 1985–88 | Highway to Heaven |
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3 episodes |
| 1986 | The Twilight Zone | Professor | Episode: "Profile in Silver / Button, Button" |
| Newhart | President of a Country | Episode: "Pre-Nups" | |
| Hill Street Blues | Councilman | Episode: "The Best Defense" | |
| 1986–92 | L.A. Law |
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Episodes:
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| 1987 | Superior Court | Peter Holbrooke | Episode: "Teenage Abuse" |
| 1988 | Shakedown on the Sunset Strip | Mayor Fletcher Bowron | Made-For-TV movie directed by Walter Grauman |
| Dallas | Senator Walter | Episode: "The Lady Singeth" | |
| Murder, She Wrote | Stavros | Episode: "Wearing of the Green" | |
| 1989 | Studio 5-B | Dr. Restow | Episode: "The Aftermath" |
| Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North | Jenner[a] | Miniseries directed by Mike Robe | |
| Christine Cromwell | Fred Mascarpone | Episode: "Easy Come, Easy Go" | |
| Anything But Love | Guest | Episode: "Breast of Friends" | |
| 1990 | Rock Hudson | Harold Rhoden | Made-For-TV movie directed by John Nicolella Based on My Husband, Rock Hudson by Phyllis Gates[23][24][25] |
| Who's the Boss? | Don Lester | Episode: "Dear Landlord" | |
| Shattered Dreams | Father Oberleiss[a] | Made-For-TV movie directed by Robert Iscove | |
| Just Life | N/a | Made-For-TV movie directed by Dan Lerner | |
| Monsters | Lawyer | Episode: "Cellmates" | |
| 1991 | Gabriel's Fire | Judge Wittenbauer | Episode: "A Prayer for Goldsteins" |
| She-Wolf of London | Horrace Menzies | Episode: "Habeas Corpses" | |
| Quantum Leap | Judge | Episode: "Future Boy – October 6, 1957" | |
| 1992 | Roseanne | Priest | Episode: "Bingo" |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Tamin | Episode: "Violations" | |
| A Private Matter | Doctor #3 | Made-For-TV movie directed by Joan Micklin Silver | |
| Seinfeld | Dr. Dembrow | Episode: "The Wallet" | |
| 1993 | Picket Fences | Judge Banks | Episode: "Duty Free Rome" |
| Bonanza: The Return | Miller Swanson | Made-For-TV movie directed by Jerry Jameson | |
| Babylon 5: The Gathering | Business Man #2 | Made-For-TV movie directed by Richard Compton | |
| 1994 | Where Are My Children? | Federal Judge | Made-For-TV movie directed by George Kaczender Part of The ABC Sunday Night Movie |
| 1994–95 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman |
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Episodes:
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| 1995 | Babylon 5 | Centauri Merchant | Episode: "Acts of Sacrifice" |
| Diagnosis Murder | Clayburgh the Jeweler | Episode: "All American Murder" | |
| 1995–96 | Campus Cops | Captain Hingle | 9 episodes |
| 1997 | The Young and the Restless | Reverend | Episode: "1.6034" |
| 1998 | JAG | Judge Lonigan | Episode: "The Martin Baker Fan Club" |
| Any Day Now | Guest | Episode: "Quit Bein' Suck a Scaredy Cat" | |
| 1999 | The West Wing | John Van Dyke | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2000 | Get Real | Priest | Episode: "Absolution" |
| 2002 | The Practice | Judge Robert M. Breech | Episode: "Judge Knot" |
Notes
- ^ a b c Uncredited
References
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- ^ Ebert, Roger (March 8, 1996). "The Birdcage". RogerEbert.com. Ebert Digital LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Chicago Sun-Times.
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- ^ Handlen, Zack (March 24, 2011). "Star Trek: The Next Generation: "Hero Worship"/"Violations"". The A. V. Club. Paste Media Group. Archived from the original on November 8, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ^ a b Roberts, 2009 & p123.
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (August 1, 1990). "Review/Television; The Life, Death and Secrets of Rock Hudson". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. eISSN 1553-8095. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
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- ^ Brennan, Patricia (May 13, 1990). "HER 'SHATTERED DREAMS'". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 2269358. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
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- ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Shattered Dreams". People. Vol. 33, no. 19. People Inc. May 14, 1990. ISSN 0093-7673. OCLC 794712888. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
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- ^ Horowitz, Lisa D. (June 19, 1992). "A Private Matter". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 60626328. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
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- ^ Kaiser, Rowan (June 1, 2012). "Babylon 5: The Gathering". The A. V. Club. Paste Media Group. Archived from the original on November 9, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ^ McCarthy, John P. (September 16, 1994). "The ABC Sunday Night Movie Where Are My Children?". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 60626328. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ^ Michaelson, Judith (January 31, 1989). "The Other Oliver North Show : As Trial Opens, TV Drama Is at Halfway Point". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times Communications LLC. ISSN 0458-3035. OCLC 3638237. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
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- ^ O'Connor, John J. (April 28, 1989). "TV Weekend; Is Oliver North a Hero or a Scoundrel?". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. eISSN 1553-8095. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ^ Sasaguay, Chris (March 23, 2024). "This French Film Was the Inspiration For One of Robin Williams' Best Movies". Collider. Valnet. Archived from the original on April 28, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ^ Gates, Phyllis (1987). My Husband, Rock Hudson (Hardcover). New York City: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0385240710.
- ^ Tropiano 2002, p. 149.
- ^ McLellan, Dennis (August 9, 1987). "Phyllis Gates, 80; Former Talent Agency Secretary Was Briefly Married to Rock Hudson in '50s". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times Communications LLC. ISSN 0458-3035. OCLC 3638237. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
Sources
- Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors (eBook). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0810861381.
- Tropiano, Stephen (2002). The Prime Time Closet: A History of Gays and Lesbians on TV. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-4768-4799-3.
External links
- David Sage at IMDb