John Sayles

Sep 28, 1950 (75 years old) in Schenectady, New York, USA

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

Known For

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Poker Face

Chief Hal

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Square One Television

Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs

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The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Self

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Scene by Scene

Self

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Baseball

Self

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Malcolm X

FBI Agent

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Honeydripper

Zeke

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Matewan

Hardshell Preacher

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Shannon's Deal

Ronnie Nash

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The Howling

Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Credits

An Ode to Mary Jo Future

★ NR
John Sayles and Gregory Nava 2024

Themself

★ NR
Poker Face 2023

Chief Hal

★ 7.5
Algren 2021

Self

★ 6
Corona Film Club 2021

Self

★ 5
Texas Red 2021

Governor Johnson (voice)

★ 2.7
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi 2020

Self

★ 6.4
Them That Work 2019

Self

★ NR
The Umbrella 2016

Pastor Jim

★ NR
The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence 2015

Self

★ NR
That Guy Dick Miller 2014

Self

★ 7
The Normals 2012

Dr. Marx

★ 6
Casting By 2012

Self

★ 6.9
Corman's World 2011

Self - Filmmaker

★ 7.1
The Story of Film: An Odyssey 2011

Self

★ 7.7
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood 2010

Self

★ 5.4
Great Directors 2009

Self

★ 6.1
In the Electric Mist 2009

Michael Goldman

★ 6.1
The Toe Tactic 2009

Cramden

★ 4
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press 2008

Self

★ 4.4
Alligator Author 2007

Self

★ NR
Honeydripper 2007

Zeke

★ 5.9
Edge of Outside 2006

Self

★ 5.8
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States 2006

Self

★ NR
Tell Them Who You Are 2004

Self

★ 5.9
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ 2003

★ NR
Sunshine State 2002

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

★ 6.3
A Constant Forge 2000

Self

★ 6.6
When It Was a Game 3 2000

Self (voice)

★ 9
Girlfight 2000

Science Teacher

★ 6.5
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western 1997

Self

★ 5
Scene by Scene 1997

Self

★ 6
Gridlock'd 1997

Cop #1

★ 6.7
Baseball 1994

Self

★ 7.4
My Life's in Turnaround 1994

Marginal producer

★ 4
Matinee 1993

Bob

★ 6.7
Passion Fish 1992

Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)

★ 6.9
Malcolm X 1992

FBI Agent

★ 7.5
Straight Talk 1992

Guy Girardi

★ 6
City of Hope 1991

Carl

★ 6.7
Little Vegas 1990

Mike

★ 1
Shannon's Deal 1990

Ronnie Nash

★ 8
Untamagiru 1989

US High Commissioner

★ 3.8
La fine della notte 1989

Wayne

★ 6.5
Eight Men Out 1988

Ring Lardner

★ 6.9
Matewan 1987

Hardshell Preacher

★ 7.4
Square One Television 1987

Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs

★ 5.3
Unnatural Causes 1986

Lloyd

★ 6.8
Something Wild 1986

Motorcycle Cop

★ 6.6
Hard Choices 1985

Don

★ 2.7
The Brother from Another Planet 1984

Man in Black

★ 6.6
Lianna 1983

Jerry

★ 6.3
The Howling 1981

Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Return of the Secaucus Seven 1980

Howie

★ 6.5
Piranha 1978

Army Sentry (uncredited)

★ 6

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