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