Jim Youngs | |
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Born | Old Bethpage, New York, U.S. | October 13, 1956
Occupation | Actor |
Relatives | John Savage (brother) Robin Young (sister) |
Jim Youngs (born October 13, 1956) is an American actor.
Early life
Youngs was born in Old Bethpage, New York, the brother of actor John Savage and journalist Robin Young.
Career
He appeared in such films as The Wanderers, Footloose, Out of Control, Youngblood, The Price Of Life, Hotshot (1987), Nobody's Fool, You Talkin' To Me (1987) and Skeeter.
In 1990, he portrayed Michael Santana's cop brother-in-law "Richard Burns" in Wiseguy season 4 episode "Point of No Return". In 1994, he portrayed "Benson" in Babylon 5 episode "And the Sky Full of Stars". In 2012, Youngs was mentioned in speculative reporting that he would reunite with Tony Ganios, his co-star in The Wanderers, in a teen-sex comedy to be called Daddies' Girls. Gainos and his Porky's co-stars launched a Kickstarter campaign in an effort to produce the film.[1][2]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | The Wanderers | Buddy | |
1983 | The Final Terror | Jim | |
1984 | Footloose | Chuck Cranston | |
1984 | Out of Control | Cowboy | |
1986 | Youngblood | Kelly Youngblood | |
1986 | Nobody's Fool | Billy | |
1986 | Hotshot | Jimmy Kristidis | |
1987 | You Talkin' to Me? | Bronson Green | |
1988 | Keys to Freedom | Zach Mitchum | |
1993 | Skeeter | Roy Boone | |
1993 | Cyborg 2 | Pinwheel Exec #1 | |
1995 | The Dangerous | Henry Lautrec | Uncredited |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980–1981 | Secrets of Midland Heights | John Grey | 11 episodes |
1981 | Splendor in the Grass | Alan 'Toots' Tuttle | Television film |
1982 | The Executioner's Song | Sterling Baker | |
1987 | Roses Are for the Rich | Lonnie Norton | |
1987 | Private Eye | Billy Ray | Episode: "Blue Hotel Pt.1" |
1990 | Wiseguy | Richie Burns / Jimmy | 2 episodes |
1991 | American Playhouse | Zachary | Episode: "Triple Play II" |
1992 | Silk Stalkings | Johnny Rider | Episode: "In Too Deep" |
1994 | Babylon 5 | Frank Benson | Episode: "And the Sky Full of Stars" |
1995 | NYPD Blue | Det. Mulligan | Episode: "Large Mouth Bass" |
References
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: PORKY'S Movie 30th Anniversary Interview Tony Ganios Meat Tuperallo The Wanderers WISEGUY. YouTube.
- ^ "Daddies' Girls: First 3D teen/Sex comedy with original cast of Porky's « Movie Prop Collectors". Archived from the original on 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
External links
- Jim Youngs at IMDb