John Sayles

John Sayles

Birthday: 1950-09-28
Place of birth: Schenectady, New York, USA
Also know as: John Thomas Sayles

Bio

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

Movies with John Sayles

Passion Fish

1992
As Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)
Little Vegas

1990
As Mike
The Howling

1981
As Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Matewan

1987
As Hardshell Preacher
Piranha

1978
As Army Sentry (uncredited)
Matinee

1993
As Bob
The Brother from Another Planet

1984
As Man in Black
Eight Men Out

1988
As Ring Lardner
In the Electric Mist

2009
As Michael Goldman
Straight Talk

1992
As Guy Girardi
Casting By

2012
As Self
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997
As Self
Lianna

1983
As Jerry
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

2008
As Self
The Normals

2012
As Dr. Marx
The Toe Tactic

2009
As Cramden
Sunshine State

2002
As Man who almost got hit by a golf ball (uncredited)
Unnatural Causes

1986
As Lloyd
That Guy Dick Miller

2014
As Self
Untamagiru

1989
As US High Commissioner
Edge of Outside

2006
As Self
Malcolm X

1992
As FBI Agent
Hard Choices

1985
As Don
Something Wild

1986
As Motorcycle Cop
John Sayles and Gregory Nava

2024
As Themself
Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980
As Howie
Great Directors

2009
As Self
Honeydripper

2007
As Zeke
Gridlock'd

1997
As Cop #1
The Umbrella

2016
As Pastor Jim
A Constant Forge

2000
As Self
My Life's in Turnaround

1994
As Marginal producer
City of Hope

1991
As Carl
Algren

2021
As Self
Tell Them Who You Are

2004
As Self
The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence

2015
As Self
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States

2006
As Self
Them That Work

2019
As Self
Corman's World

2011
As Self - Filmmaker
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

2020
As Self
La fine della notte

1989
As Wayne
Texas Red

2021
As Governor Johnson (voice)
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

2003
As
Alligator Author

2007
As Self
Girlfight

2000
As Science Teacher
Corona Film Club

2021
As Self
When It Was a Game 3

2000
As Self (voice)
An Ode to Mary Jo

0000
As

TV Shows with John Sayles

Square One Television

1987
As Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

2010
As Self
Shannon's Deal

1990
As Ronnie Nash
The Story of Film: An Odyssey

2011
As Self
Independent Focus

1998
As Self
Baseball

1994
As Self
Scene by Scene

1997
As Self
Poker Face

2023
As Chief Hal

Production Credits

City of Hope

1991
As Editor
City of Hope

1991
As Director
The Howling

1981
As Screenplay
Mountain View

1989
As Director
Matewan

1987
As Director
The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008
As Screenplay
Amigo

2011
As Editor
Piranha

1978
As Screenplay
The Brother from Another Planet

1984
As Director
The Brother from Another Planet

1984
As Screenplay
The Brother from Another Planet

1984
As Editor
Alligator

1980
As Screenplay
Alligator

1980
As Story
Shannon's Deal

1989
As Writer
Casa de los Babys

2003
As Editor
Lone Star

1996
As Director
Lone Star

1996
As Editor
Matewan

1987
As Writer
The Clan of the Cave Bear

1986
As Screenplay
Passion Fish

1992
As Director
Passion Fish

1992
As Writer
The Secret of Roan Inish

1994
As Director
The Secret of Roan Inish

1994
As Screenplay
Baby It's You

1983
As Director
Honeydripper

2007
As Director
Honeydripper

2007
As Writer
Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980
As Director
Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980
As Writer
Limbo

1999
As Director
Men with Guns

1998
As Director
Men with Guns

1998
As Writer
Casa de los Babys

2003
As Director
Men of War

1994
As Screenplay
Silver City

2004
As Director
Silver City

2004
As Writer
Amigo

2011
As Director
Amigo

2011
As Writer
Sunshine State

2002
As Director
Wild Thing

1987
As Screenplay
Lianna

1983
As Director
Lianna

1983
As Writer
Lianna

1983
As Editor
Go for Sisters

2013
As Director
Go for Sisters

2013
As Writer
Go for Sisters

2013
As Editor
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

2016
As Thanks
Little Saints

1999
As Executive Producer
My Mexican Shivah

2007
As Executive Producer
Unnatural Causes

1986
As Writer
Lone Star

1996
As Writer
Baby It's You

1983
As Screenplay
Casa de los Babys

2003
As Writer
Piranha

1995
As Story
The Challenge

1982
As Writer
Battle Beyond the Stars

1980
As Story
Breaking In

1989
As Writer
The Lady in Red

1979
As Writer
Limbo

1999
As Writer
A Perfect Match

1980
As Teleplay
Django Lives!

0000
As Writer
Men with Guns

1998
As Editor
Eight Men Out

1988
As Writer
Eight Men Out

1988
As Director
The Secret of Roan Inish

1994
As Editor
Girlfight

2000
As Executive Producer
Passion Fish

1992
As Editor
Mimic

1997
As Additional Writing
Grendel

0000
As Executive Producer
City of Hope

1991
As Writer
Sunshine State

2002
As Writer
Wild Thing

1987
As Story
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

2019
As Executive Producer
Piranha

1978
As Story
Sonora: The Devil’s Highway

2019
As Writer
Elsie Hooper

2016
As Executive Producer
Battle Beyond the Stars

1980
As Screenplay
Limbo

1999
As Editor
Silver City

2004
As Editor
Sunshine State

2002
As Editor
Honeydripper

2007
As Editor
Dr. Del

2016
As Writer
Dr. Del

2016
As Executive Producer
Unnatural Causes

1986
As Teleplay
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000

2001
As Director
Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980
As Editor
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

1983
As Writer
Them That Work

2019
As Thanks
Talents

2015
As Executive Producer