John Sayles
Biography
John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.
Known For
Poker Face
2023
Square One Television
1987
Baseball
1994
Malcolm X
1992
The Howling
1981
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
Shannon's Deal
1990
In the Electric Mist
2009
Scene by Scene
1997
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
Piranha
1978
Something Wild
1986
Filmography
Poker Face
as Chief Hal · 2023
Square One Television
as Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs · 1987
Baseball
as Self · 1994
Malcolm X
as FBI Agent · 1992
The Howling
as Morgue Attendant (uncredited) · 1981
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self · 2011
Shannon's Deal
as Ronnie Nash · 1990
In the Electric Mist
as Michael Goldman · 2009
Scene by Scene
as Self · 1997
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
as Self · 2020
Piranha
as Army Sentry (uncredited) · 1978
Something Wild
as Motorcycle Cop · 1986
Eight Men Out
as Ring Lardner · 1988
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
as Self · 2010
Matewan
as Hardshell Preacher · 1987
Passion Fish
as Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited) · 1992
Independent Focus
as Self · 1998
Gridlock'd
as Cop #1 · 1997
The Brother from Another Planet
as Man in Black · 1984
Matinee
as Bob · 1993
Straight Talk
as Guy Girardi · 1992
Corman's World
as Self - Filmmaker · 2011
Girlfight
as Science Teacher · 2000
City of Hope
as Carl · 1991
Casting By
as Self · 2012
That Guy Dick Miller
as Self · 2014
Lianna
as Jerry · 1983
Honeydripper
as Zeke · 2007
The Normals
as Dr. Marx · 2012
Tell Them Who You Are
as Self · 2004
The Umbrella
as Pastor Jim · 2016
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
as Self · 2020
Untamagiru
as US High Commissioner · 1989
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
as Self · 2006
A Constant Forge
as Self · 2000
An Ode to Mary Jo
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
as Self · 1997
Return of the Secaucus Seven
as Howie · 1980
The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
as Self · 2015
Sunshine State
as Man who almost got hit by a golf ball (uncredited) · 2002
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
· 2003
When It Was a Game 3
as Self (voice) · 2000
Great Directors
as Self · 2009
My Life's in Turnaround
as Marginal producer · 1994
Edge of Outside
as Self · 2006
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
as Self · 2008
Little Vegas
as Mike · 1990
Corona Film Club
as Self · 2021
La fine della notte
as Wayne · 1989
Hard Choices
as Don · 1985
Them That Work
as Self · 2019
John Sayles and Gregory Nava
as Themself · 2024
The Toe Tactic
as Cramden · 2009
Unnatural Causes
as Lloyd · 1986
Texas Red
as Governor Johnson (voice) · 2021
Alligator Author
as Self · 2007
Algren
as Self · 2021