Alexei Sayle
Biography
Alexei David Sayle is an English actor, author, stand-up comedian, television presenter and former recording artist. He was a leading figure in the British alternative comedy movement in the 1980s. He was voted the 18th greatest stand-up comic of all time on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-ups in 2007. In an updated 2010 poll he came 72nd. Much of Sayle's humour is in the tradition of Spike Milligan and Monty Python, with riffs based on often absurd and surreal premises. His act is known for its cynicism and political awareness, as well as physical comedy.
Known For
Doctor Who
1963
The One Show
2006
Casualty
1986
Have I Got News for You
1990
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
Richard & Judy
2001
Question Time
1979
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
0Parkinson
1998
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
Filmography
Doctor Who
as D.J. · 1963
The One Show
as Self · 2006
Casualty
as Anton Malinovsky · 1986
Have I Got News for You
as Self · 1990
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self · 1996
Richard & Judy
as Self · 2001
Question Time
as Himself - Panellist · 1979
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Dr Maverick · 2004
Parkinson
as Self · 1998
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant · 2011
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Carl Moss/Sterling Moss · 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Paul · 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Mog · 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Bride's Father · 1982
ScreenPlay
as Clarence Flamer · 1986
Q&A
as Self - Panellist · 2008
The Young Ones
as The Balowski Family · 1982
Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Panellist · 2017
Horrible Histories
as Dr. Ushma · 2009
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
as Sultan · 1989
Room 101
as Self · 1994
Lovejoy
as Freddy Reeve · 1986
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
as Self · 2014
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
as Puppeteer · 1997
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
as Pope John Paul II · 1999
Mandy
as Darren Dugdale · 2020
The Michael Ball Show
as Self · 2010
Keen Eddie
· 2003
Arabian Nights
as BacBac · 2000
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self · 1976
Spine Chillers
as Graham · 2003
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
· 1998
Tipping the Velvet
as Charles Frobisher · 2002
The Lenny Henry Show
· 1987
Renford Rejects
· 1997
4 Play
as Rittblatt · 1989
A Bear's Tail
· 2005
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
· 2006
Alexei Sayle's Stuff
· 1988
Gorky Park
as Golodkin · 1983
Whoops Apocalypse
as Commisar Solzhenitsyn · 1982
Great Railway Journeys
as Self - Presenter · 1980
How to Build a Girl
as Karl Marx · 2020
Mister Corbett's Ghost
as Toll Gate Keeper · 1987
Selling Hitler
as Konrad 'Conny' Fischer · 1991
Paris
as Alain Degout · 1994
Wolcott
as Speaker in Market · 1981
The Thief Lord
as Barbarossa · 2006
The Bride
as Magar · 1985
The All New Alexei Sayle Show
· 1994
For the Love of Cars
as Himself · 2014
Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry
as Self - Guest · 2024
The Gravy Train
as Vlad Milcic · 1990
What's a Carry On?
as Achmed (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1998
Solarbabies
as Malice · 1986
The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller
· 1994
Red Top
as Colin Goodman · 2016
The Roots of Monty Python
as Self · 2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
as Self · 2004
O.T.T.
· 1982
Swing
as Mighty Mac · 1999
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
· 1980
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke
as Self · 2025
Reckless Kelly
as Major Wib · 1993
Sometimes Always Never
as Bill · 2019
Carry On Columbus
as Achmed · 1992
Two Minutes
as Bernie · 1997
Siesta
as Cabbie · 1987
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
as Self · 2022
Spaghetti Hoops
as Mog · 1990
Whoops Apocalypse
as Alexei Sayle in a Hawaiian Shirt · 1986
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as D.J. (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2007
The Comic Strip
as Compere · 1981
The Itch of the Golden Nit
as Planet Jimmy (voice) · 2011
Amnesty International's Big 30
as Self · 1991
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Self · 2014
Bottom: Exposed
as Self · 2024
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
as DJ · 1985
When Comedy Changed Forever
as Self · 2006
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
as Beluga · 1997
30 Years of Comic Strip
· 2012
The Fringe, Fame and Me
as Self · 2022
Up Line
as Melvin Coombes · 1987
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
as Self · 2014
Repeater
as 2nd Detective · 1979
I Was That Monster
as Himself · 1993
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
· 2018
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
as John Bull · 1985
Censoring Palestine
as Self · 2024
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
as Newspaper Editor · 2004
Red Nose of Courage
as Dad · 1992
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
as Lavrenti · 1985
The Rise of the Comic Strip
as Self · 2023
The Double Life of Saki
as Self · 2007
Jake's Journey
as Head torturer · 1988
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
as Self · 1982
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
as Self · 2023
Meeting Venus
as Von Schneider (dubbing - voice only) (uncredited) · 1991
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
as Self · 2005
Selling Hitler
as Konrad 'Conny' Fischer · 1993
Blood Matters
· 2004
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
as Carl Moss/Sterling Moss · 1988
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
as Self - Presenter · 1982
'Itch
as Rittblatt · 1991
Don't Walk
as Uncle Henry · 2000
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
as Narrator · 2023
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
as Self · 2007
Sorry About Last Night
as Andy Carolides · 1995
The Supergrass
as Motorbike Cop · 1985
Rubbish, King of the Jumble
as Rubbish (voice) · 1993
Strike: When Britain Went to War
· 2003
The Story of Music Hall
as Self · 2011
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
as Frank · 1984
Bottom Mindless Violence
as Billy Balowski / Jerzei Balowski / Brian Damage (archive footage) · 2004
The Greatest F***King Show on TV
as Self · 1994
Just Like That!
as Self · 1989
Tapping the Wire
as Self · 2007
The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide
as Narrator (voice) · 2024
Les Dogs
as Bride's Father · 1990
Gloves Off
as Algy · 2017
My Dad Was a Communist
as Self · 2008
Curaçao
as Seemuller · 1993
Queen of the Wild Frontier
as Inspector · 1993
The Strike
as Paul · 1988
Hospital!
as X Ray Operator · 1997
The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother
as Narrator · 2008
They Call Us The Wrong Kind of Jew
as Self · 2026
The Love Child
as The Voices · 1988
The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video
as Self · 1983
Night Voice
as Clarence Flamer · 1990
Moonlighters
as Narrator (voice) · 1996
Alternative Rebellion: The Beginning of Britain's Alternative Comedy Scene
as Self · 2007