Acting credits
52
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
John Sayles
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.9
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Movies: 80Series: 8Crew credits: 51
TMDB ID: 102445
IMDb ID: nm0000626
Known for: Directing
Born: September 28, 1950
Age: 75
Place of birth: Schenectady, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1978 - 2024
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 6.37
Wikidata: Q2141212
Also known as
John Thomas Sayles
Other jobs
Director (12)Writer (11)Executive Producer (8)Screenplay (8)Editor (5)Story (2)Teleplay (2)Thanks (2)
Biography
John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Sayles.
John Sayles and Gregory Nava
as Themself
2024 Movie
6.0
Algren
as Self
2021 Movie
5.0
Corona Film Club
as Self
2021 Movie
2.7
Texas Red
as Governor Johnson (voice)
2021 Movie
6.4
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
as Self
2020 Movie
Them That Work
as Self
2019 Movie
6.0
Sonora: The Devil’s Highway
Writer
2019 Movie
5.4
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
The Umbrella
as Pastor Jim
2016 Movie
6.8
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Thanks
2016 Movie
Elsie Hooper
Executive Producer
2016 Movie
Dr. Del
Executive Producer
2016 Movie
Talents
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
as Self
2015 Movie
7.0
That Guy Dick Miller
as Self
2014 Movie
6.0
Go for Sisters
Director
2013 Movie
5.3
The Normals
as Dr. Marx
2012 Movie
6.9
Casting By
as Self
2012 Movie
7.1
Corman's World
as Self - Filmmaker
2011 Movie
4.8
Amigo
Editor
2011 Movie
6.1
Great Directors
as Self
2009 Movie
6.1
In the Electric Mist
as Michael Goldman
2009 Movie
4.0
The Toe Tactic
as Cramden
2009 Movie
4.4
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
as Self
2008 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Sayles.
7.5
Poker Face
as Chief Hal • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.5
The Alienist
Teleplay • 3 eps
2018 Series
7.7
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self • 1 eps
2011 Series
5.4
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
as Self • 7 eps
2010 Series
6.0
Scene by Scene
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.4
Baseball
as Self • 2 eps
1994 Series
8.0
Shannon's Deal
as Ronnie Nash • 1 eps
1990 Series
5.3
Square One Television
as Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs • 231 eps
1987 Series