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: ''

Jammin' the Blues ''Jammin' the Blues'' is a 1944 American short film made by Gjon Mili and Norman Granz in which a number of prominent jazz musicians re-create the jam-session atmosphere of nightclubs and after-hours spots. It features Lester Young, Red Callender ...

'' (dancer), American short about jazz, part of the Melody Master series * 1954: '' Vera Cruz'' (a cutthroat gunslinger), American film * 1960: '' Space-Men'' (space station pilot Al ), Italian science fiction film * 1969: ''

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His Majesty O'Keefe ''His Majesty O'Keefe'' is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Byron Haskin and starring Burt Lancaster. The cast also included Joan Rice, André Morell, Abraham Sofaer, Archie Savage, and Benson Fong. The screenplay by Borden Chas ...

'' (Boogulroo), American adventure film * 1967: ''

Death Rides a Horse ''Death Rides a Horse'' () is a 1967 Italian spaghetti Western directed by Giulio Petroni, written by Luciano Vincenzoni and starring Lee Van Cleef and John Phillip Law. Plot Bill, a boy whose father was killed and mother and sister were gang-r ...

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Notes Towards an African Orestes ''Notes Towards an African Orestes'' () is a 1970 Italian film by director Pier Paolo Pasolini about Pasolini's preparations for making a film version of the Oresteia set in Africa. Content The film starts as a cinematic notebook of Pasolini sco ...

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