John Sayles

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-09-28 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Schenectady, New York, USA

John Sayles

Biography

John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Sayles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1992

Passion Fish

as Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)

1990

1981

The Howling

as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

1987

Matewan

as Hardshell Preacher

1978

Piranha

as Army Sentry (uncredited)

1993

Matinee

as Bob

1988

Eight Men Out

as Ring Lardner

2009

In the Electric Mist

as Michael Goldman

1992

Straight Talk

as Guy Girardi

2012

Casting By

as Self

1983

Lianna

as Jerry

2008

Obscene

as Self

2009

The Toe Tactic

as Cramden

2012

The Normals

as Dr. Marx

2002

Sunshine State

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

1986

1989

Untamagiru

as US High Commissioner

2006

1992

Malcolm X

as FBI Agent

1985

1986

Something Wild

as Motorcycle Cop

2009

2007

1997

Gridlock'd

as Cop #1

2016

The Umbrella

as Pastor Jim

2000

1994

My Life's in Turnaround

as Marginal producer

1991

2021

Algren

as Self

2019

2011

Corman's World

as Self - Filmmaker

2021

Texas Red

as Governor Johnson (voice)

2007

2000

Girlfight

as Science Teacher

2021

2000

When It Was a Game 3

as Self (voice)

Production

1991

City of Hope

as Director

1991

City of Hope

as Editor

1981

The Howling

as Screenplay

1989

Mountain View

as Director

1987

Matewan

as Director

2008

2011

Amigo

as Editor

1978

Piranha

as Screenplay

1980

Alligator

as Screenplay

1980

Alligator

as Story

1989

2003

1996

Lone Star

as Editor

1996

Lone Star

as Director

1987

Matewan

as Writer

1986

1992

Passion Fish

as Writer

1992

Passion Fish

as Director

1994

2007

Honeydripper

as Director

1983

Baby It's You

as Director

2007

Honeydripper

as Writer

1999

Limbo

as Director

1998

Men with Guns

as Writer

1998

Men with Guns

as Director

2003

1994

Men of War

as Screenplay

2004

Silver City

as Director

2004

Silver City

as Writer

2011

Amigo

as Director

2011

Amigo

as Writer

2002

Sunshine State

as Director

1987

Wild Thing

as Screenplay

1983

Lianna

as Editor

1983

Lianna

as Director

1983

Lianna

as Writer

2013

Go for Sisters

as Director

2013

2013

1999

Little Saints

as Executive Producer

2007

My Mexican Shivah

as Executive Producer

1986

1996

Lone Star

as Writer

1983

Baby It's You

as Screenplay

2003

1995

Piranha

as Story

1982

The Challenge

as Writer

1989

Breaking In

as Writer

1979

1999

Limbo

as Writer

1980

A Perfect Match

as Teleplay

-

Django Lives!

as Writer

1998

Men with Guns

as Editor

1988

Eight Men Out

as Director

1988

Eight Men Out

as Writer

2000

Girlfight

as Executive Producer

1992

Passion Fish

as Editor

1997

Mimic

as Additional Writing

-

Grendel

as Executive Producer

1991

City of Hope

as Writer

2002

1987

Wild Thing

as Story

1978

Piranha

as Story

2016

Elsie Hooper

as Executive Producer

1980

1999

Limbo

as Editor

2004

Silver City

as Editor

2002

2007

Honeydripper

as Editor

2016

Dr. Del

as Executive Producer

2016

Dr. Del

as Writer

1986

Unnatural Causes

as Teleplay

2019

2015

Talents

as Executive Producer

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