John Sayles

John Sayles

1950-09-28 Schenectady, New York, USA Male 57 Known Credits

Biography

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

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-09-28

Place of Birth

Schenectady, New York, USA

Known Credits

57

Known For

Directing

Also Known As

John Thomas Sayles

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Known For Movies

Known For TV Shows

Movie Credits

Straight Talk

1992

Guy Girardi

Untamagiru

1989

US High Commissioner

City of Hope

1991

Carl

Malcolm X

1992

FBI Agent

Corman's World

2011

Self - Filmmaker

Piranha

1978

Army Sentry (uncredited)

The Howling

1981

Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Something Wild

1986

Motorcycle Cop

In the Electric Mist

2009

Michael Goldman

When It Was a Game 3

2000

Self (voice)

Eight Men Out

1988

Ring Lardner

Gridlock'd

1997

Cop #1

Matinee

1993

Bob

Matewan

1987

Hardshell Preacher

Girlfight

2000

Science Teacher

Passion Fish

1992

Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)

Lianna

1983

Jerry

Little Vegas

1990

Mike

The Normals

2012

Dr. Marx

Casting By

2012

Self

Honeydripper

2007

Zeke

Texas Red

2021

Governor Johnson (voice)

Sunshine State

2002

Man who almost got hit by a golf ball (uncredited)

The Toe Tactic

2009

Cramden

My Life's in Turnaround

1994

Marginal producer

Algren

2021

Self

The Umbrella

2016

Pastor Jim

TV Credits

Poker Face

2023

Chief Hal (1 episodes)

Scene by Scene

1997

Self (1 episodes)

Baseball

1994

Self (2 episodes)

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

2011

Self (1 episodes)

Square One Television

1987

Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs (231 episodes)

Shannon's Deal

1990

Ronnie Nash (1 episodes)

Independent Focus

1998

Self (1 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

Wild Thing

Screenplay

1987

City of Hope

Editor

1991

Shannon's Deal

Writer

1989

Men of War

Screenplay

1994

Men with Guns

Director

1998

Go for Sisters

Director

2013

Lone Star

Director

1996

Mimic

Additional Writing

1997

Dr. Del

Writer

2016

Piranha

Screenplay

1978

Them That Work

Thanks

2019

The Howling

Screenplay

1981

Baby It's You

Director

1983

Eight Men Out

Writer

1988

Matewan

Director

1987

Limbo

Director

1999

Alligator

Screenplay

1980

Silver City

Director

2004

Girlfight

Executive Producer

2000

The Challenge

Writer

1982

Passion Fish

Director

1992

Lianna

Director

1983

Piranha

Story

1995

Grendel

Executive Producer

Talents

Executive Producer

2015

Honeydripper

Director

2007

Amigo

Editor

2011

The Lady in Red

Writer

1979

Sunshine State

Director

2002

Breaking In

Writer

1989

Little Saints

Executive Producer

1999

A Perfect Match

Teleplay

1980

Unnatural Causes

Writer

1986

Mountain View

Director

1989

Elsie Hooper

Executive Producer

2016

My Mexican Shivah

Executive Producer

2007

TV Production Credits

The Alienist

Teleplay

2018

Shannon's Deal

Writer

1990