Jim Youngs (born October 13, 1956) is an American actor.
Jim Youngs | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 13, 1956 Old Bethpage, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Relatives | John Savage (brother) Robin Young (sister) |
Early life
editYoungs was born in Old Bethpage, New York, the brother of actor John Savage and journalist Robin Young.
Career
editHe appeared in such films as The Wanderers (1979), Footloose (1984), Out of Control (1985), Youngblood (1986), The Price of Life (1987), Hotshot (1986), Nobody's Fool (1986), You Talkin' to Me? (1987) and Skeeter (1993).
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. Ganios and his Porky's co-stars launched a Kickstarter campaign in an effort to produce the film.[1][2]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | The Price of Life | Zachary | |
| 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
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ↑ 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 December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
External links
edit- Jim Youngs at IMDb
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