John Sayles

Directing

September 28, 1950 (75 years old)

Schenectady, New York, USA

Male

138 Movies

16 TV Shows

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

Gridlock'd

1997 6.6

as Cop #1

Age 46 (now 75)

Straight Talk

1992 6.0

as Guy Girardi

Age 41 (now 75)

Matinee

1993 6.7

as Bob

Age 42 (now 75)

Girlfight

2000 6.5

as Science Teacher

Age 49 (now 75)

In the Electric Mist

2009 6.1

as Michael Goldman

Age 58 (now 75)

Something Wild

1986 6.6

as Motorcycle Cop

Age 36 (now 75)

The Alienist

2018 7.5

Consulting Producer

Age 67 (now 75) 3 eps

3 eps

The Alienist

2018 7.5

Teleplay

Age 67 (now 75) 3 eps

3 eps

Lianna

1983 6.4

as Jerry

Age 32 (now 75)

Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980 6.5

as Howie

Age 29 (now 75)

Eight Men Out

1988 6.9

as Ring Lardner

Age 37 (now 75)

Square One Television

1987 5.6

as Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs

Age 36 (now 75) 231 eps

231 eps

The Howling

1981 6.6

as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Age 30 (now 75)

The Brother from Another Planet

1984 6.7

as Man in Black

Age 33 (now 75)

Piranha

1978 6.0

as Army Sentry (uncredited)

Age 27 (now 75)

Matewan

1987 7.4

as Hardshell Preacher

Age 36 (now 75)

John Sayles and Gregory Nava

2024

as Themself

Age 73 (now 75)

Algren

2021 6.0

as Self

Age 71 (now 75)

Corona Film Club

2021 5.0

as Self

Age 70 (now 75)

Texas Red

2021 2.7

as Governor Johnson (voice)

Age 70 (now 75)

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

2020 6.4

as Self

Age 69 (now 75)

Them That Work

2019

Thanks

Age 69 (now 75)

Them That Work

2019

as Self

Age 69 (now 75)

Sonora: The Devil’s Highway

2019 6.2

Writer

Age 68 (now 75)

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

2019 5.4

Executive Producer

Age 68 (now 75)

The Umbrella

2016

as Pastor Jim

Age 65 (now 75)

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

2016 6.8

Thanks

Age 65 (now 75)

Elsie Hooper

2016

Executive Producer

Age 65 (now 75)

Dr. Del

2016

Writer

Age 65 (now 75)

Dr. Del

2016

Executive Producer

Age 65 (now 75)

Talents

2015

Executive Producer

Age 64 (now 75)

The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence

2015

as Self

Age 64 (now 75)

That Guy Dick Miller

2014 7.0

as Self

Age 63 (now 75)

Go for Sisters

2013 6.0

Writer

Age 63 (now 75)

Go for Sisters

2013 6.0

Editor

Age 63 (now 75)

Go for Sisters

2013 6.0

Director

Age 63 (now 75)

The Normals

2012 6.0

as Dr. Marx

Age 62 (now 75)

Casting By

2012 6.9

as Self

Age 62 (now 75)

Corman's World

2011 7.1

as Self - Filmmaker

Age 61 (now 75)

Amigo

2011 4.9

Editor

Age 60 (now 75)

Amigo

2011 4.9

Director

Age 60 (now 75)

Amigo

2011 4.9

Writer

Age 60 (now 75)

Great Directors

2009 6.1

as Self

Age 58 (now 75)

In the Electric Mist

2009 6.1

as Michael Goldman

Age 58 (now 75)

The Toe Tactic

2009 4.0

as Cramden

Age 58 (now 75)

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

2008 4.4

as Self

Age 57 (now 75)

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008 6.7

Screenplay

Age 57 (now 75)

My Mexican Shivah

2007 6.6

Executive Producer

Age 57 (now 75)

Alligator Author

2007

as Self

Age 56 (now 75)

Honeydripper

2007 5.9

Writer

Age 56 (now 75)

Honeydripper

2007 5.9

as Zeke

Age 56 (now 75)

Honeydripper

2007 5.9

Director

Age 56 (now 75)

Honeydripper

2007 5.9

Editor

Age 56 (now 75)

Edge of Outside

2006 5.8

as Self

Age 55 (now 75)

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

2006

as Self

Age 55 (now 75)

Silver City

2004 6.1

Director

Age 53 (now 75)

Silver City

2004 6.1

Writer

Age 53 (now 75)

Silver City

2004 6.1

Editor

Age 53 (now 75)

Tell Them Who You Are

2004 6.1

as Self

Age 53 (now 75)

Casa de los Babys

2003 5.5

Director

Age 52 (now 75)

Casa de los Babys

2003 5.5

Editor

Age 52 (now 75)

Casa de los Babys

2003 5.5

Writer

Age 52 (now 75)

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

2003 7.0

Age 52 (now 75)

Sunshine State

2002 6.4

Writer

Age 51 (now 75)

Sunshine State

2002 6.4

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

Age 51 (now 75)

Sunshine State

2002 6.4

Editor

Age 51 (now 75)

Sunshine State

2002 6.4

Director

Age 51 (now 75)

Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000

2001 6.2

Director

Age 50 (now 75)

A Constant Forge

2000 6.8

as Self

Age 50 (now 75)

When It Was a Game 3

2000 9.5

as Self (voice)

Age 49 (now 75)

Girlfight

2000 6.5

Executive Producer

Age 49 (now 75)

Girlfight

2000 6.5

as Science Teacher

Age 49 (now 75)

Limbo

1999 6.6

Director

Age 48 (now 75)

Limbo

1999 6.6

Writer

Age 48 (now 75)

Limbo

1999 6.6

Editor

Age 48 (now 75)

Little Saints

1999 5.0

Executive Producer

Age 48 (now 75)

Men with Guns

1998 6.3

Director

Age 47 (now 75)

Men with Guns

1998 6.3

Editor

Age 47 (now 75)

Men with Guns

1998 6.3

Writer

Age 47 (now 75)

Mimic

1997 6.1

Additional Writing

Age 46 (now 75)

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997 7.0

as Self

Age 46 (now 75)

Gridlock'd

1997 6.6

as Cop #1

Age 46 (now 75)

Lone Star

1996 7.0

Writer

Age 45 (now 75)

Lone Star

1996 7.0

Director

Age 45 (now 75)

Lone Star

1996 7.0

Editor

Age 45 (now 75)

Piranha

1995 4.7

Story

Age 45 (now 75)

Men of War

1994 5.2

Screenplay

Age 43 (now 75)

My Life's in Turnaround

1994 4.8

as Marginal producer

Age 43 (now 75)

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994 6.7

Editor

Age 43 (now 75)

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994 6.7

Screenplay

Age 43 (now 75)

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994 6.7

Director

Age 43 (now 75)

Matinee

1993 6.7

as Bob

Age 42 (now 75)

Passion Fish

1992 7.0

Editor

Age 42 (now 75)

Passion Fish

1992 7.0

as Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)

Age 42 (now 75)

Passion Fish

1992 7.0

Writer

Age 42 (now 75)

Passion Fish

1992 7.0

Director

Age 42 (now 75)

Malcolm X

1992 7.6

as FBI Agent

Age 42 (now 75)

Straight Talk

1992 6.0

as Guy Girardi

Age 41 (now 75)

City of Hope

1991 6.8

Writer

Age 41 (now 75)

City of Hope

1991 6.8

Editor

Age 41 (now 75)

City of Hope

1991 6.8

Director

Age 41 (now 75)

City of Hope

1991 6.8

as Carl

Age 41 (now 75)

Little Vegas

1990 5.0

as Mike

Age 40 (now 75)

Breaking In

1989 5.7

Writer

Age 39 (now 75)

Untamagiru

1989 4.6

as US High Commissioner

Age 39 (now 75)

La fine della notte

1989 7.0

as Wayne

Age 39 (now 75)

Mountain View

1989

Director

Age 38 (now 75)

Shannon's Deal

1989 9.0

Writer

Age 38 (now 75)

Eight Men Out

1988 6.9

Writer

Age 37 (now 75)

Eight Men Out

1988 6.9

Director

Age 37 (now 75)

Eight Men Out

1988 6.9

as Ring Lardner

Age 37 (now 75)

Matewan

1987 7.4

Writer

Age 36 (now 75)

Matewan

1987 7.4

Director

Age 36 (now 75)

Matewan

1987 7.4

as Hardshell Preacher

Age 36 (now 75)

Wild Thing

1987 5.7

Story

Age 36 (now 75)

Wild Thing

1987 5.7

Screenplay

Age 36 (now 75)

Unnatural Causes

1986 7.4

Teleplay

Age 36 (now 75)

Unnatural Causes

1986 7.4

Writer

Age 36 (now 75)

Unnatural Causes

1986 7.4

as Lloyd

Age 36 (now 75)

Something Wild

1986 6.6

as Motorcycle Cop

Age 36 (now 75)

The Clan of the Cave Bear

1986 5.3

Screenplay

Age 35 (now 75)

Hard Choices

1985 3.8

as Don

Age 34 (now 75)

The Brother from Another Planet

1984 6.7

Editor

Age 33 (now 75)

The Brother from Another Planet

1984 6.7

Screenplay

Age 33 (now 75)

The Brother from Another Planet

1984 6.7

Director

Age 33 (now 75)

The Brother from Another Planet

1984 6.7

as Man in Black

Age 33 (now 75)

Baby It's You

1983 6.0

Screenplay

Age 32 (now 75)

Baby It's You

1983 6.0

Director

Age 32 (now 75)

Lianna

1983 6.4

Editor

Age 32 (now 75)

Lianna

1983 6.4

as Jerry

Age 32 (now 75)

Lianna

1983 6.4

Director

Age 32 (now 75)

Lianna

1983 6.4

Writer

Age 32 (now 75)

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

1983 4.6

Writer

Age 32 (now 75)

The Challenge

1982 5.9

Writer

Age 31 (now 75)

The Howling

1981 6.6

as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Age 30 (now 75)

The Howling

1981 6.6

Screenplay

Age 30 (now 75)

Alligator

1980 6.1

Story

Age 30 (now 75)

Alligator

1980 6.1

Screenplay

Age 30 (now 75)

A Perfect Match

1980 7.0

Teleplay

Age 30 (now 75)

Battle Beyond the Stars

1980 5.4

Screenplay

Age 29 (now 75)

Battle Beyond the Stars

1980 5.4

Story

Age 29 (now 75)

Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980 6.5

Director

Age 29 (now 75)

Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980 6.5

Editor

Age 29 (now 75)

Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980 6.5

Writer

Age 29 (now 75)

Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980 6.5

as Howie

Age 29 (now 75)

The Lady in Red

1979 5.7

Writer

Age 28 (now 75)

Piranha

1978 6.0

Story

Age 27 (now 75)

Piranha

1978 6.0

as Army Sentry (uncredited)

Age 27 (now 75)

Piranha

1978 6.0

Screenplay

Age 27 (now 75)

Grendel

Executive Producer

I Passed This Way

Writer

I Passed This Way

Director

An Ode to Mary Jo

Django Lives!

Writer