Archie Savage (April 19, 1914 — February 14, 2003) was an American dancer, choreographer, and film and theatre actor.
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Filmography

* 1941: ''Carnival of Rhythm'' (starring with Katherine Dunham), American short * 1944: ''

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'' (a cutthroat gunslinger), American film * 1960: '' Space-Men'' (space station pilot Al ), Italian science fiction film * 1969: '' Bootleggers'' (Jeremiah), Italian-Spanish crime-action film * 1954: '' His Majesty O'Keefe'' (Boogulroo), American adventure film * 1967: '' Death Rides a Horse'' (Vigro), Italian

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* 1970: '' Notes Towards an African Orestes'' (singer), Italian film

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* 1914 births 2003 deaths African-American male dancers African-American male actors 20th-century American male actors 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American people Federal Theatre Project people {{dance-bio-stub