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Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
September 28, 1950
Place of Birth
Schenectady, New York, USA
Also Known As
- John Thomas Sayles
John Sayles
0.7 Popularity
Biography
John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.
Known For
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Themself
John Sayles and Gregory Nava
2024
7.5
Chief Hal
Poker Face
2023
7.5
Self
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
2022
6.0
Self
Algren
2021
5.0
Self
Corona Film Club
2021
2.7
Governor Johnson (voice)
Texas Red
2021
6.4
Self
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020
0.0
Self
Them That Work
2019
0.0
Pastor Jim
The Umbrella
2016
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Self
The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
2015
Credits
John Sayles and Gregory Nava
as Themself
2024
0.0
Poker Face
as Chief Hal
2023
7.5
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
as Self
2022
7.5
Algren
as Self
2021
6.0
Corona Film Club
as Self
2021
5.0
Texas Red
as Governor Johnson (voice)
2021
2.7
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
as Self
2020
6.4
Them That Work
as Self
2019
0.0
The Umbrella
as Pastor Jim
2016
0.0
The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
as Self
2015
0.0
That Guy Dick Miller
as Self
2014
7.0
The Normals
as Dr. Marx
2012
5.3
Casting By
as Self
2012
6.9
Corman's World
as Self - Filmmaker
2011
7.1
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self
2011
7.7
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
as Self
2010
5.4
Great Directors
as Self
2009
5.9
In the Electric Mist
as Michael Goldman
2009
6.1
The Toe Tactic
as Cramden
2009
4.0
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
as Self
2008
4.4
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Alligator Author
as Self
2007
0.0
Honeydripper
as Zeke
2007
5.9
Edge of Outside
as Self
2006
5.8
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
as Self
2006
0.0
Tell Them Who You Are
as Self
2004
5.9
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003
0.0
Sunshine State
as Man who almost got hit by a golf ball (uncredited)
2002
6.3
A Constant Forge
as Self
2000
6.6
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When It Was a Game 3
as Self (voice)
2000
9.0
Girlfight
as Science Teacher
2000
6.5
🎬
Independent Focus
as Self
1998
9.0
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
as Self
1997
5.0
Scene by Scene
as Self
1997
6.0
Gridlock'd
as Cop #1
1997
6.7
Baseball
as Self
1994
7.4
My Life's in Turnaround
as Marginal producer
1994
4.0
Matinee
as Bob
1993
6.6
Passion Fish
as Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)
1992
6.9
Malcolm X
as FBI Agent
1992
7.5
Straight Talk
as Guy Girardi
1992
6.0
City of Hope
as Carl
1991
6.6
Little Vegas
as Mike
1990
1.0
Shannon's Deal
as Ronnie Nash
1990
8.0
La fine della notte
as Wayne
1989
6.5
Untamagiru
as US High Commissioner
1989
3.8
Eight Men Out
as Ring Lardner
1988
6.9
Matewan
as Hardshell Preacher
1987
7.4
Square One Television
as Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs
1987
5.3
Unnatural Causes
as Lloyd
1986
6.8
Something Wild
as Motorcycle Cop
1986
6.6
Hard Choices
as Don
1985
2.7
The Brother from Another Planet
as Man in Black
1984
6.6
Lianna
as Jerry
1983
6.3
The Howling
as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
1981
6.6
Return of the Secaucus Seven
as Howie
1980
6.5
Piranha
as Army Sentry (uncredited)
1978
6.0