John Sayles
Born in Schenectady, New York, USA — Sep 28 1950
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Biography
John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.
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Poker Face
Chief Hal
The Alienist
Writing
Baseball
Self
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self
Scene by Scene
Self
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Self
Shannon's Deal
Ronnie Nash
The Gray House
Writing
Malcolm X
FBI Agent
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Writing
Square One Television
Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs
Mimic
Crew
The Howling
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Matinee
Bob
Alligator
Writing
Battle Beyond the Stars
Writing
Piranha
Army Sentry (uncredited)
Lone Star
Editing
Eight Men Out
Ring Lardner
In the Electric Mist
Michael Goldman
Matewan
Hardshell Preacher
Honeydripper
Zeke
Passion Fish
Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)
Straight Talk
Guy Girardi
Men of War
Writing
A Constant Forge
Self
Piranha
Writing
Girlfight
Science Teacher
Amigo
Editing
Untamagiru
US High Commissioner
Limbo
Directing
Casting By
Self
Gridlock'd
Cop #1
Grendel
Production
Corman's World
Self - Filmmaker
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Production
The Clan of the Cave Bear
Writing
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Self
Sunshine State
Man who almost got hit by a golf ball (uncredited)
The Brother from Another Planet
Man in Black
Something Wild
Motorcycle Cop
Silver City
Directing
City of Hope
Carl
Breaking In
Writing
Wild Thing
Writing
Baby It's You
Directing
The Secret of Roan Inish
Writing
The Lady in Red
Writing
Lianna
Jerry
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
Directing
Dr. Del
Production
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Crew
Little Vegas
Mike
Hard Choices
Don
Go for Sisters
Directing
The Toe Tactic
Cramden
Edge of Outside
Self
Algren
Self
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Self
The Normals
Dr. Marx
Shannon's Deal
Writing
Casa de los Babys
Editing
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Writing
When It Was a Game 3
Self (voice)
The Challenge
Writing
Sonora: The Devil’s Highway
Writing
Talents
Production
Tell Them Who You Are
Self
My Life's in Turnaround
Marginal producer
That Guy Dick Miller
Self
Return of the Secaucus Seven
Howie
Little Saints
Production
An Ode to Mary Jo
Great Directors
Self
Them That Work
Self
The ChuckleHounds
Writing
Unnatural Causes
Lloyd
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
Self
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
Self
A Perfect Match
Writing
Mountain View
Directing
Corona Film Club
Self
The Umbrella
Pastor Jim
The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
Self
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
Elsie Hooper
Production
John Sayles and Gregory Nava
Themself
Texas Red
Governor Johnson (voice)
La fine della notte
Wayne
Men with Guns
Writing
My Mexican Shivah
Production
Django Lives!
Writing
Alligator Author
Self