John Sayles

September 28, 1950 (75 years old)

Schenectady, New York, USA

Known for Directing

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

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John Sayles and Gregory Nava

Themself

2024

Poker Face

Chief Hal

2023

7.5

Algren

Self

2021

6.0

Corona Film Club

Self

2021

5.0

Texas Red

Governor Johnson (voice)

2021

2.7

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

Self

2020

6.4

Them That Work

Self

2019

The Umbrella

Pastor Jim

2016

The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence

Self

2015

That Guy Dick Miller

Self

2014

7.0

The Normals

Dr. Marx

2012

5.3

Casting By

Self

2012

6.9

Corman's World

Self - Filmmaker

2011

7.1

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Self

2011

7.7

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

Self

2010

5.4

Great Directors

Self

2009

6.1

In the Electric Mist

Michael Goldman

2009

6.1

The Toe Tactic

Cramden

2009

4.0

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

Self

2008

4.4

No Image

Alligator Author

Self

2007

Honeydripper

Zeke

2007

5.9

Edge of Outside

Self

2006

5.8

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

Self

2006

Tell Them Who You Are

Self

2004

5.9

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

Unknown Role

2003

Sunshine State

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

2002

6.3

A Constant Forge

Self

2000

6.6

No Image

When It Was a Game 3

Self (voice)

2000

9.0

Girlfight

Science Teacher

2000

6.5

No Image

Independent Focus

Self

1998

9.0

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Self

1997

5.0

Scene by Scene

Self

1997

6.0

Gridlock'd

Cop #1

1997

6.7

Baseball

Self

1994

7.4

My Life's in Turnaround

Marginal producer

1994

4.0

Matinee

Bob

1993

6.7

Passion Fish

Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)

1992

6.9

Malcolm X

FBI Agent

1992

7.5

Straight Talk

Guy Girardi

1992

6.0

City of Hope

Carl

1991

6.7

Little Vegas

Mike

1990

1.0

Shannon's Deal

Ronnie Nash

1990

8.0

Untamagiru

US High Commissioner

1989

3.8

La fine della notte

Wayne

1989

6.5

Eight Men Out

Ring Lardner

1988

6.9

Matewan

Hardshell Preacher

1987

7.4

Square One Television

Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs

1987

5.3

Unnatural Causes

Lloyd

1986

6.8

Something Wild

Motorcycle Cop

1986

6.6

Hard Choices

Don

1985

2.7