
John Sayles
Known for Directing · 57 credits
- Born
- 1950-09-28 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Schenectady, New York, USA
- Also known as
- John Thomas Sayles
Biography
John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.
Known For
TV Shows (9)

Poker Face
2023
as Chief Hal

Square One Television
1987
as Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs

Baseball
1994
as Self

The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
as Self

Scene by Scene
1997
as Self

Shannon's Deal
1990
as Ronnie Nash

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010
as Self

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
as Self
Independent Focus
1998
as Self
Movies (48)

Malcolm X
1992
as FBI Agent

Piranha
1978
as Army Sentry (uncredited)

Untamagiru
1989
as US High Commissioner

The Howling
1981
as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

In the Electric Mist
2009
as Michael Goldman

Gridlock'd
1997
as Cop #1

Straight Talk
1992
as Guy Girardi

Corman's World
2011
as Self - Filmmaker

Passion Fish
1992
as Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)

Something Wild
1986
as Motorcycle Cop

Matewan
1987
as Hardshell Preacher

Matinee
1993
as Bob

Girlfight
2000
as Science Teacher

The Brother from Another Planet
1984
as Man in Black

City of Hope
1991
as Carl

Casting By
2012
as Self

Eight Men Out
1988
as Ring Lardner

Lianna
1983
as Jerry

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020
as Self

Honeydripper
2007
as Zeke

Sunshine State
2002
as Man who almost got hit by a golf ball (uncredited)

Little Vegas
1990
as Mike

My Life's in Turnaround
1994
as Marginal producer

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
as Self

Hard Choices
1985
as Don

Edge of Outside
2006
as Self

That Guy Dick Miller
2014
as Self

The Toe Tactic
2009
as Cramden

A Constant Forge
2000
as Self

Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
2006
as Self

Tell Them Who You Are
2004
as Self

Great Directors
2009
as Self

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
2008
as Self
When It Was a Game 3
2000
as Self (voice)

Unnatural Causes
1986
as Lloyd

Texas Red
2021
as Governor Johnson (voice)

Algren
2021
as Self

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003

Return of the Secaucus Seven
1980
as Howie

The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
2015
as Self

Corona Film Club
2021
as Self

The Normals
2012
as Dr. Marx

Them That Work
2019
as Self
An Ode to Mary Jo

La fine della notte
1989
as Wayne

The Umbrella
2016
as Pastor Jim
Alligator Author
2007
as Self

John Sayles and Gregory Nava
2024
as Themself
About John Sayles
John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. With 57 credits spanning from 1978 to 2024, John Sayles has appeared in 48 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Sayles Movies
- Malcolm X (1992) — as FBI Agent
- Piranha (1978) — as Army Sentry (uncredited)
- Untamagiru (1989) — as US High Commissioner
- The Howling (1981) — as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
- In the Electric Mist (2009) — as Michael Goldman
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