Jim Youngs (born October 13, 1956) is an American actor.

Early life

Youngs was born in

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, the brother of actor John Savage and journalist

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Career

He appeared in such films as '' The Wanderers'', ''

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'', '' 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 "

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". In 1994, he portrayed "Benson" in ''

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'' episode "

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". In 2012, Youngs was mentioned in speculative reporting that he would reunite with

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, his co-star in '' The Wanderers'', in a teen-sex comedy to be called ''Daddies' Girls''. Gainos and his ''

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'' co-stars launched a

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campaign in an effort to produce the film.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1956 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from New York (state) People from Oyster Bay (town), New York {{US-film-actor-1950s-stub