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