John Sayles

Known for: Directing

Born: 1950-09-28 (age 75)

From: Schenectady, New York, USA

John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.

Filmography (57)

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John Sayles and Gregory Nava
2024
as Themself
TV★ 7.4
Poker Face
2023
as Chief Hal
MOVIE★ 6.0
Algren
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
Corona Film Club
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 2.7
Texas Red
2021
as Governor Johnson (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020
as Self
TV★ 7.2
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
as Self
MOVIE
Them That Work
2019
as Self
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The Umbrella
2016
as Pastor Jim
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The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
2015
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
That Guy Dick Miller
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Normals
2012
as Dr. Marx
MOVIE★ 6.9
Casting By
2012
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Corman's World
2011
as Self - Filmmaker
TV★ 7.7
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
as Self
TV★ 5.4
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
Great Directors
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
In the Electric Mist
2009
as Michael Goldman
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Toe Tactic
2009
as Cramden
MOVIE★ 4.4
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
2008
as Self
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Alligator Author
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.9
Honeydripper
2007
as Zeke
MOVIE★ 5.8
Edge of Outside
2006
as Self
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Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
Tell Them Who You Are
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003
MOVIE★ 6.4
Sunshine State
2002
as Man who almost got hit by a golf ball (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
A Constant Forge
2000
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.5
When It Was a Game 3
2000
as Self (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Girlfight
2000
as Science Teacher
TV★ 8.3
Independent Focus
1998
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
as Self
TV★ 6.0
Scene by Scene
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Gridlock'd
1997
as Cop #1
TV★ 7.5
Baseball
1994
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.8
My Life's in Turnaround
1994
as Marginal producer
MOVIE★ 6.7
Matinee
1993
as Bob
MOVIE★ 7.0
Passion Fish
1992
as Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.6
Malcolm X
1992
as FBI Agent
MOVIE★ 6.0
Straight Talk
1992
as Guy Girardi
MOVIE★ 6.8
City of Hope
1991
as Carl
MOVIE★ 5.0
Little Vegas
1990
as Mike
TV★ 7.7
Shannon's Deal
1990
as Ronnie Nash
MOVIE★ 4.6
Untamagiru
1989
as US High Commissioner
MOVIE★ 7.0
La fine della notte
1989
as Wayne
MOVIE★ 6.8
Eight Men Out
1988
as Ring Lardner
MOVIE★ 7.4
Matewan
1987
as Hardshell Preacher
TV★ 5.6
Square One Television
1987
as Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs
MOVIE★ 7.4
Unnatural Causes
1986
as Lloyd
MOVIE★ 6.6
Something Wild
1986
as Motorcycle Cop
MOVIE★ 3.8
Hard Choices
1985
as Don
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Brother from Another Planet
1984
as Man in Black
MOVIE★ 6.4
Lianna
1983
as Jerry
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Howling
1981
as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Return of the Secaucus Seven
1980
as Howie
MOVIE★ 6.0
Piranha
1978
as Army Sentry (uncredited)
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An Ode to Mary Jo
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