David Rohan Sage (July 13, 1940 – March 12, 2026) was an American character actor known for his various roles primarily in television in the 1980s and 1990s.

Career Film Sage began his career in the Italian film Cannibal Holocaust (1980). He was in Galaxies Are Colliding (1992) and The Birdcage.

Television Among the many shows in the 1980s, Sage was in were The Quest, The Greatest American Hero, Cagney & Lacey, Falcon Crest, Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, and Murder, She Wrote. During the 1990s, he was in Seinfeld, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Monsters, Picket Fences, and The Young and the Restless. Sage was in nine made-for-TV movies: Love, Mary (1985), Shakedown on the Sunset Strip (1988), Rock Hudson (1990), Shattered Dreams (1990), Just Life (1990), A Private Matter (1992), Bonanza: The Return (1993), Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993), and Where Are My Children? (1994). He was cast in one miniseries: Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North (1989).

Personal life and death Sage was born in Syracuse, New York, on July 13, 1940. He had a sister, Patti Morse.

He graduated from the Goodman School of Drama and performed in theater companies around the United States, before moving to Los Angeles in 1987. He ended his career in 2002, after a stroke.

Sage was married to Judy. He died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 85.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Director(s) Notes 1980 Cannibal Holocaust Alan's Father Ruggero Deodato Italian cannibal film 1992 Galaxies Are Colliding Reverend John Ryman Comedy film 1996 The Birdcage Senator Eli Jackson Mike Nichols Comedy filmBased on the 1978 French film La Cage aux Folles, itself an adaptation of the 1973 play

Television Year Title Role Notes 1982 The Quest Episode: "Last One There Is a Rotten Heir" 1983 Bay City Blues Friedman Episodes: The Greatest American Hero Offocial Episode: "It's Only Rock and Roll" 1984 Hardcastle and McCormick Dwayne Morton Episode: "The George Street Motors" 1985 St. Elsewhere Surgeon Episode: "Red, White, Black, and Blue" Cagney & Lacey Joseph Singleton Episode: "Con Games" Me and Mom Episode: "A Killing in the Market" Love, Mary Dr. Miller Made-For-TV movie directed by Robert Day Hunter Episode: "Rich Girl" 1985–87 Falcon Crest Episodes: 1985–88 Highway to Heaven 3 episodes 1986 The Twilight Zone Professor Episode: "Profile in Silver / Button, Button" Newhart President of a Country Episode: "Pre-Nups" Hill Street Blues Councilman Episode: "The Best Defense" 1986–92 L.A. Law Episodes: 1987 Superior Court Peter Holbrooke Episode: "Teenage Abuse" 1988 Shakedown on the Sunset Strip Mayor Fletcher Bowron Made-For-TV movie directed by Walter Grauman Dallas Senator Walter Episode: "The Lady Singeth" Murder, She Wrote Stavros Episode: "Wearing of the Green" 1989 Studio 5-B Dr. Restow Episode: "The Aftermath" Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North Jenner Miniseries directed by Mike Robe Christine Cromwell Fred Mascarpone Episode: "Easy Come, Easy Go" Anything But Love Episode: "Breast of Friends" 1990 Rock Hudson Harold Rhoden Made-For-TV movie directed by John NicolellaBased on My Husband, Rock Hudson by Phyllis Gates Who's the Boss? Don Lester Episode: "Dear Landlord" Shattered Dreams Father Oberleiss Made-For-TV movie directed by Robert Iscove Just Life Made-For-TV movie directed by Dan Lerner Monsters Lawyer Episode: "Cellmates" 1991 Gabriel's Fire Judge Wittenbauer Episode: "A Prayer for Goldsteins" She-Wolf of London Horrace Menzies Episode: "Habeas Corpses" Quantum Leap Judge Episode: "Future Boy – October 6, 1957" 1992 Roseanne Priest Episode: "Bingo" Star Trek: The Next Generation Tamin Episode: "Violations" A Private Matter Doctor #3 Made-For-TV movie directed by Joan Micklin Silver Seinfeld Dr. Dembrow Episode: "The Wallet" 1993 Picket Fences Judge Banks Episode: "Duty Free Rome" Bonanza: The Return Miller Swanson Made-For-TV movie directed by Jerry Jameson Babylon 5: The Gathering Business Man #2 Made-For-TV movie directed by Richard Compton 1994 Where Are My Children? Federal Judge Made-For-TV movie directed by George KaczenderPart of The ABC Sunday Night Movie 1994–95 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Episodes: 1995 Babylon 5 Centauri Merchant Episode: "Acts of Sacrifice" Diagnosis Murder Clayburgh the Jeweler Episode: "All American Murder" 1995–96 Campus Cops Captain Hingle 9 episodes 1997 The Young and the Restless Reverend Episode: "1.6034" 1998 JAG Judge Lonigan Episode: "The Martin Baker Fan Club" Any Day Now Episode: "Quit Bein' Suck a Scaredy Cat" 1999 The West Wing John Van Dyke Episode: "Pilot" 2000 Get Real Priest Episode: "Absolution" 2002 The Practice Judge Robert M. Breech Episode: "Judge Knot"

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