John Sayles

Personal Info

Birthday

September 28, 1950

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

Schenectady, New York, USA

John Sayles

Biography

John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Sayles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Poker Face

Square One Television

Malcolm X

Matinee

Piranha

The Brother from Another Planet

Shannon's Deal

The Howling

Filmography

2024
John Sayles and Gregory Nava
as Themself
2022
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
as Self
2021
Algren
as Self
Corona Film Club
as Self
Texas Red
as Governor Johnson (voice)
2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
as Self
2019
Them That Work
as Self
2016
The Umbrella
as Pastor Jim
2015
The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
as Self
2014
That Guy Dick Miller
as Self
2012
The Normals
as Dr. Marx
Casting By
as Self
2011
Corman's World
as Self - Filmmaker
2009
Great Directors
as Self
In the Electric Mist
as Michael Goldman
The Toe Tactic
as Cramden
2008
Obscene
as Self
2007
Alligator Author
as Self
Honeydripper
as Zeke
2006
Edge of Outside
as Self
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
as Self
2004
Tell Them Who You Are
as Self
2002
Sunshine State
as Man who almost got hit by a golf ball (uncredited)
2000
When It Was a Game 3
as Self (voice)
Girlfight
as Science Teacher
A Constant Forge
as Self
1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
as Self
Gridlock'd
as Cop #1
1994
My Life's in Turnaround
as Marginal producer
1993
Matinee
as Bob
1992
Passion Fish
as Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)
Malcolm X
as FBI Agent
Straight Talk
as Guy Girardi
1991
City of Hope
as Carl
1990
Little Vegas
as Mike
1989
La fine della notte
as Wayne
Untamagiru
as US High Commissioner
1988
Eight Men Out
as Ring Lardner
1987
Matewan
as Hardshell Preacher
1986
Unnatural Causes
as Lloyd
Something Wild
as Motorcycle Cop
1985
Hard Choices
as Don
1984
The Brother from Another Planet
as Man in Black
1983
Lianna
as Jerry
1981
The Howling
as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
1980
Return of the Secaucus Seven
as Howie
1978
Piranha
as Army Sentry (uncredited)