John Sayles

John Sayles

Directing
Born Sep 28, 1950
From Schenectady, New York, USA

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

Known For

Filmography — Acting

Malcolm X
7.5
1992

Malcolm X

FBI Agent

The Howling
6.6
1981

The Howling

Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Piranha
6.0
1978

Piranha

Army Sentry (uncredited)

Untamagiru
3.8
1989

Untamagiru

US High Commissioner

Something Wild
6.6
1986

Something Wild

Motorcycle Cop

Matinee
6.7
1993

Matinee

Bob

In the Electric Mist
6.1
2009

In the Electric Mist

Michael Goldman

Eight Men Out
6.9
1988

Eight Men Out

Ring Lardner

Casting By
6.9
2012

Casting By

Self

Straight Talk
6.0
1992

Straight Talk

Guy Girardi

Honeydripper
5.9
2007

Honeydripper

Zeke

Girlfight
6.5
2000

Girlfight

Science Teacher

Passion Fish
6.9
1992

Passion Fish

Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)

Gridlock'd
6.7
1997

Gridlock'd

Cop #1

Matewan
7.4
1987

Matewan

Hardshell Preacher

Lianna
6.3
1983

Lianna

Jerry

Corman's World
7.1
2011

Corman's World

Self - Filmmaker

The Brother from Another Planet
6.6
1984

The Brother from Another Planet

Man in Black

City of Hope
6.7
1991

City of Hope

Carl

Sunshine State
6.3
2002

Sunshine State

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

The Toe Tactic
4.0
2009

The Toe Tactic

Cramden

Edge of Outside
5.8
2006

Edge of Outside

Self

Return of the Secaucus Seven
6.5
1980

Return of the Secaucus Seven

Howie

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
6.4
2020

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

Self

Tell Them Who You Are
5.9
2004

Tell Them Who You Are

Self

A Constant Forge
6.6
2000

A Constant Forge

Self

Little Vegas
1.0
1990

Little Vegas

Mike

9.0
2000

When It Was a Game 3

Self (voice)

That Guy Dick Miller
7.0
2014

That Guy Dick Miller

Self

Hard Choices
2.7
1985

Hard Choices

Don

An Ode to Mary Jo

My Life's in Turnaround
4.0
1994

My Life's in Turnaround

Marginal producer

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
5.0
1997

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Self

Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
2006

Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States

Self

Corona Film Club
5.0
2021

Corona Film Club

Self

Great Directors
6.1
2009

Great Directors

Self

Unnatural Causes
6.8
1986

Unnatural Causes

Lloyd

The Normals
6.0
2012

The Normals

Dr. Marx

Algren
6.0
2021

Algren

Self

The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
2015

The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence

Self

La fine della notte
6.5
1989

La fine della notte

Wayne

Them That Work
2019

Them That Work

Self

Texas Red
2.7
2021

Texas Red

Governor Johnson (voice)

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

John Sayles and Gregory Nava
2024

John Sayles and Gregory Nava

Themself

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
4.4
2008

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

Self

2007

Alligator Author

Self

The Umbrella
2016

The Umbrella

Pastor Jim

Filmography — Crew