John Sayles
Sep 28, 1950 - Schenectady, New York, USA
John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.
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Credits
Cast
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| Movie | 1992 | Passion Fish | Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1990 | Little Vegas | Mike | |
| Movie | 1981 | The Howling | Morgue Attendant (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1987 | Matewan | Hardshell Preacher | |
| Movie | 1978 | Piranha | Army Sentry (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1993 | Matinee | Bob | |
| Movie | 1984 | The Brother from Another Planet | Man in Black | |
| Movie | 1988 | Eight Men Out | Ring Lardner | |
| Movie | 2009 | In the Electric Mist | Michael Goldman | |
| Movie | 1992 | Straight Talk | Guy Girardi | |
| Movie | 2012 | Casting By | Self | |
| Movie | 1997 | Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western | Self | |
| Movie | 1983 | Lianna | Jerry | |
| Movie | 2008 | Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press | Self | |
| Movie | 2012 | The Normals | Dr. Marx | |
| Movie | 2009 | The Toe Tactic | Cramden | |
| Movie | 2002 | Sunshine State | Man who almost got hit by a golf ball (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1986 | Unnatural Causes | Lloyd | |
| Movie | 2014 | That Guy Dick Miller | Self | |
| Movie | 1989 | Untamagiru | US High Commissioner | |
| Movie | 2006 | Edge of Outside | Self | |
| Movie | 1992 | Malcolm X | FBI Agent | |
| Movie | 1985 | Hard Choices | Don | |
| Movie | 1986 | Something Wild | Motorcycle Cop | |
| Movie | 2024 | John Sayles and Gregory Nava | Themself | |
| Movie | 1980 | Return of the Secaucus Seven | Howie | |
| Movie | 2009 | Great Directors | Self | |
| Movie | 2007 | Honeydripper | Zeke | |
| Movie | 1997 | Gridlock'd | Cop #1 | |
| Movie | 2016 | The Umbrella | Pastor Jim | |
| Movie | 2000 | A Constant Forge | Self | |
| Movie | 1994 | My Life's in Turnaround | Marginal producer | |
| Movie | 1991 | City of Hope | Carl | |
| Movie | 2021 | Algren | Self | |
| Movie | 2004 | Tell Them Who You Are | Self | |
| Movie | 2015 | The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence | Self | |
| Movie | 2006 | Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States | Self | |
| Movie | 2019 | Them That Work | Self | |
| Movie | 2011 | Corman's World | Self - Filmmaker | |
| Movie | 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi | Self | |
| Movie | 1989 | La fine della notte | Wayne | |
| Movie | 2021 | Texas Red | Governor Johnson (voice) | |
| Movie | 2003 | Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ | ||
| Movie | 2007 | Alligator Author | Self | |
| Movie | 2000 | Girlfight | Science Teacher | |
| Movie | 2021 | Corona Film Club | Self | |
| Movie | 2000 | When It Was a Game 3 | Self (voice) | |
| Movie | N/A | An Ode to Mary Jo | ||
| TV Show | 1987 | Square One Television | Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs | 231 |
| TV Show | 2010 | Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood | Self | 7 |
| TV Show | 1990 | Shannon's Deal | Ronnie Nash | 1 |
| TV Show | 2011 | The Story of Film: An Odyssey | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1998 | Independent Focus | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1994 | Baseball | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 1997 | Scene by Scene | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2023 | Poker Face | Chief Hal | 1 |
Crew
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movie | 1991 | City of Hope | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1991 | City of Hope | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 1981 | The Howling | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1989 | Mountain View | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1987 | Matewan | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2008 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2011 | Amigo | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 1978 | Piranha | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1984 | The Brother from Another Planet | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1980 | Alligator | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1984 | The Brother from Another Planet | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 1980 | Alligator | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1984 | The Brother from Another Planet | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1989 | Shannon's Deal | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2003 | Casa de los Babys | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 1996 | Lone Star | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 1996 | Lone Star | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1987 | Matewan | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1986 | The Clan of the Cave Bear | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1992 | Passion Fish | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1992 | Passion Fish | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1994 | The Secret of Roan Inish | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1983 | Baby It's You | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1994 | The Secret of Roan Inish | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2007 | Honeydripper | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2007 | Honeydripper | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1980 | Return of the Secaucus Seven | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1980 | Return of the Secaucus Seven | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1999 | Limbo | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1998 | Men with Guns | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1998 | Men with Guns | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2003 | Casa de los Babys | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1994 | Men of War | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2004 | Silver City | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2004 | Silver City | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2011 | Amigo | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2011 | Amigo | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2002 | Sunshine State | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1987 | Wild Thing | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1983 | Lianna | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 1983 | Lianna | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1983 | Lianna | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2013 | Go for Sisters | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2013 | Go for Sisters | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2013 | Go for Sisters | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2016 | Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny | Thanks | Crew |
| Movie | 1999 | Little Saints | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2007 | My Mexican Shivah | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1986 | Unnatural Causes | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1996 | Lone Star | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1983 | Baby It's You | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2003 | Casa de los Babys | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1995 | Piranha | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1982 | The Challenge | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1980 | Battle Beyond the Stars | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1989 | Breaking In | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1979 | The Lady in Red | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1999 | Limbo | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1980 | A Perfect Match | Teleplay | Writing |
| Movie | N/A | Django Lives! | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1998 | Men with Guns | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 1988 | Eight Men Out | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1988 | Eight Men Out | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2000 | Girlfight | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1994 | The Secret of Roan Inish | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 1992 | Passion Fish | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 1997 | Mimic | Additional Writing | Crew |
| Movie | N/A | Grendel | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1991 | City of Hope | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2002 | Sunshine State | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1987 | Wild Thing | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 2019 | The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1978 | Piranha | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 2019 | Sonora: The Devil’s Highway | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2016 | Elsie Hooper | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1980 | Battle Beyond the Stars | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1999 | Limbo | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2004 | Silver City | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2002 | Sunshine State | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2007 | Honeydripper | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2016 | Dr. Del | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2016 | Dr. Del | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1986 | Unnatural Causes | Teleplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2001 | Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1980 | Return of the Secaucus Seven | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 1983 | Enormous Changes at the Last Minute | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2019 | Them That Work | Thanks | Crew |
| Movie | 2015 | Talents | Executive Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2018 | The Alienist | Teleplay | Writing |
| TV Show | 1986 | The ChuckleHounds | Writer | Writing |
| TV Show | 2018 | The Alienist | Consulting Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 1990 | Shannon's Deal | Writer | Writing |
| TV Show | 2026 | The Gray House | Writer | Writing |
| TV Show | 1990 | Shannon's Deal | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2026 | The Gray House | Creator | Creator |
