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

Baseball

Square One Television

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Malcolm X

Shannon's Deal

The Howling

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

All Movies (48)

• John Sayles and Gregory Nava2024 · as Themself
• Algren2021 · as Self
• Corona Film Club2021 · as Self
• Texas Red2021 · as Governor Johnson (voice)
• Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi2020 · as Self
• Them That Work2019 · as Self
• The Umbrella2016 · as Pastor Jim
• The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence2015 · as Self
• That Guy Dick Miller2014 · as Self
• The Normals2012 · as Dr. Marx
• Casting By2012 · as Self
• Corman's World2011 · as Self - Filmmaker
• Great Directors2009 · as Self
• In the Electric Mist2009 · as Michael Goldman
• The Toe Tactic2009 · as Cramden
• Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press2008 · as Self
• Alligator Author2007 · as Self
• Honeydripper2007 · as Zeke
• Edge of Outside2006 · as Self
• Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States2006 · as Self
• Tell Them Who You Are2004 · as Self
• Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’2003
• Sunshine State2002 · as Man who almost got hit by a golf ball (uncredited)
• A Constant Forge2000 · as Self
• When It Was a Game 32000 · as Self (voice)
• Girlfight2000 · as Science Teacher
• Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western1997 · as Self
• Gridlock'd1997 · as Cop #1
• My Life's in Turnaround1994 · as Marginal producer
• Matinee1993 · as Bob
• Passion Fish1992 · as Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)
• Malcolm X1992 · as FBI Agent
• Straight Talk1992 · as Guy Girardi
• City of Hope1991 · as Carl
• Little Vegas1990 · as Mike
• Untamagiru1989 · as US High Commissioner
• La fine della notte1989 · as Wayne
• Eight Men Out1988 · as Ring Lardner
• Matewan1987 · as Hardshell Preacher
• Unnatural Causes1986 · as Lloyd
• Something Wild1986 · as Motorcycle Cop
• Hard Choices1985 · as Don
• The Brother from Another Planet1984 · as Man in Black
• Lianna1983 · as Jerry
• The Howling1981 · as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
• Return of the Secaucus Seven1980 · as Howie
• Piranha1978 · as Army Sentry (uncredited)
• An Ode to Mary Jo—

All TV Shows (9)

• Poker Face2023 · as Chief Hal
• Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time2020 · as Self
• The Story of Film: An Odyssey2011 · as Self
• Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood2010 · as Self
• Independent Focus1998 · as Self
• Scene by Scene1997 · as Self
• Baseball1994 · as Self
• Shannon's Deal1990 · as Ronnie Nash
• Square One Television1987 · as Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs