John Sayles

John Sayles

Directing

Birthday

1950/09/28 (75 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Schenectady, New York, USA

Also know as

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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.

Acting
Passion Fish
6.9

(1992) Passion Fish

as Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)

Little Vegas
1.0

(1990) Little Vegas

as Mike

The Howling
6.6

(1981) The Howling

as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Matewan
7.4

(1987) Matewan

as Hardshell Preacher

Piranha
6.0

(1978) Piranha

as Army Sentry (uncredited)

Matinee
6.6

(1993) Matinee

as Bob

The Brother from Another Planet
6.6

(1984) The Brother from Another Planet

as Man in Black

Eight Men Out
6.9

(1988) Eight Men Out

as Ring Lardner

In the Electric Mist
6.1

(2009) In the Electric Mist

as Michael Goldman

Straight Talk
6.0

(1992) Straight Talk

as Guy Girardi

Casting By
6.9

(2012) Casting By

as Self

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
0.0

(1997) Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

as Self

Lianna
6.3

(1983) Lianna

as Jerry

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
4.4

(2008) Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

as Self

The Normals
5.3

(2012) The Normals

as Dr. Marx

The Toe Tactic
4.0

(2009) The Toe Tactic

as Cramden

Sunshine State
6.3

(2002) Sunshine State

as Man who almost got hit by a golf ball (uncredited)

Unnatural Causes
6.8

(1986) Unnatural Causes

as Lloyd

That Guy Dick Miller
7.0

(2014) That Guy Dick Miller

as Self

ウンタマギルー
3.8

(1989) Untamagiru

as US High Commissioner

Edge of Outside
5.8

(2006) Edge of Outside

as Self

Malcolm X
7.5

(1992) Malcolm X

as FBI Agent

Hard Choices
2.7

(1985) Hard Choices

as Don

Something Wild
6.6

(1986) Something Wild

as Motorcycle Cop

0.0

(2024) John Sayles and Gregory Nava

as Themself

Return of the Secaucus Seven
6.5

(1980) Return of the Secaucus Seven

as Howie

Great Directors
5.9

(2009) Great Directors

as Self

Honeydripper
5.9

(2007) Honeydripper

as Zeke

Gridlock'd
6.7

(1997) Gridlock'd

as Cop #1

The Umbrella
0.0

(2016) The Umbrella

as Pastor Jim

A Constant Forge
6.6

(2000) A Constant Forge

as Self

My Life's in Turnaround
4.0

(1994) My Life's in Turnaround

as Marginal producer

City of Hope
6.6

(1991) City of Hope

as Carl

Algren
6.0

(2021) Algren

as Self

Tell Them Who You Are
5.9

(2004) Tell Them Who You Are

as Self

The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
0.0

(2015) The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence

as Self

Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
0.0

(2006) Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States

as Self

Them That Work
0.0

(2019) Them That Work

as Self

Corman's World
7.1

(2011) Corman's World

as Self - Filmmaker

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
6.4

(2020) Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

as Self

La fine della notte
6.5

(1989) La fine della notte

as Wayne

Texas Red
2.7

(2021) Texas Red

as Governor Johnson (voice)

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
0.0

(2003) Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

as ---

0.0

(2007) Alligator Author

as Self

Girlfight
6.5

(2000) Girlfight

as Science Teacher

Corona Film Club
5.0

(2021) Corona Film Club

as Self

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
7.5

(2022) 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

as Self

9.0

(2000) When It Was a Game 3

as Self (voice)

Square One Television
5.3

(1987) Square One Television

as Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
4.7

(2010) Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

as Self

Shannon's Deal
8.0

(1990) Shannon's Deal

as Ronnie Nash

The Story of Film: An Odyssey
7.6

(2011) The Story of Film: An Odyssey

as Self

9.0

(1998) Independent Focus

as Self

Baseball
7.3

(1994) Baseball

as Self

Scene by Scene
6.0

(1997) Scene by Scene

as Self

Poker Face
7.5

(2023) Poker Face

as Chief Hal