Biography
Archie Savage (April 19, 1914 — February 14, 2003) was an American dancer, choreographer, and film and theatre actor. He was a pioneer of the African-American modern dance. For several years he was a partner of Katherine Dunham in her dance company. He was among the teachers of Dunham Technique at her school.Archie was one of the earliest black men to portray an astronaut in film. Another one, in the same year of 1960, was Julius Ongewe in the German/Polish film First Spaceship on Venus.The Archie Savage Dancers appear in the movie, “The Glenn Miller Story” and are acknowledged in the film's credits. In one scene, they appear on a screen in a recording studio as the band is recording the song “Tuxedo Junction,” to which they are performing.
Filmography
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Movies 23
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Notes Towards an African Orestes (1975)
Bootleggers (1969)
Death Rides a Horse (1967)
The Claw Monsters (1966)
The Dolls (1965)
Ape Man of the Jungle (1964)
The Magnificent Cuckold (1964)
Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun (1964)
Un branco di vigliacchi (1962)
Boccaccio '70 (1962)
The Thief of Baghdad (1961)
Assignment: Outer Space (1960)
La Dolce Vita (1960)
Son of the Red Corsair (1959)
South Pacific (1958)
The Garment Jungle (1957)
Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955)
Vera Cruz (1954)
His Majesty O'Keefe (1954)
Jammin' the Blues (1944)
Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Carnival of Rhythm (1941)
South Pacific
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1914-04-19
Deathday2003-02-04 (88 years old)
Birth PlaceNorfolk, Virginia, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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