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John Sayles

John Sayles

Actor, Writer, Producer

Born September 28, 1950 in Schenectady, New York, USA

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

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26 wins and 30 nominations

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Texas Red - Teaser Trailer - One of 12 Westerns in 12 Months

Filmography

Actor

102

Type

Year

This is Very Familiar to Me Video2025Self

It Walks Among Us: An Interview with Screenwriter John Sayles Poster

It Walks Among Us: An Interview with Screenwriter John Sayles Feature Film2022Self

Algren (revised) Poster

Algren (revised) Feature Film2021Self

MOVIE MAN Poster

MOVIE MAN Feature Film2021Self

Shoot from the Heart Short Film2021Self

Texas Red Poster

Texas Red Feature Film2021Governor Johnson

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 2 Horror and Sci-Fi Poster

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 2 Horror and Sci-Fi Documentary2020Self

Sacred Words - Making Matewan Poster

Sacred Words - Making Matewan Documentary2019Self

Them That Work Poster

Them That Work Short Film2019Self

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time, Parts 1-3 Poster

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time, Parts 1-3 Mini-Series2019Self

Bulletproof Screenwriting Show Poster

Bulletproof Screenwriting Show TV Series2018Self

Front Row Flynn Poster

Front Row Flynn TV Series2018Self

Bit Parts! The Joe Dante Players Documentary2016Self

The Films of Avi Krum Poster

The Films of Avi Krum Short Film2016Self

Indie Film Hustle Show Poster

Indie Film Hustle Show TV Series2015Self

The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence Poster

The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence Short Film2015Self

Algren Documentary2014Self

Rivertown Film Society Meet Director John Sayles Video2014Self

That Guy Dick Miller Poster

That Guy Dick Miller Documentary2014Self

Unsung Hollywood Poster

Unsung Hollywood TV Series2014Self

Costas at the Movies Poster

Costas at the Movies TV Series2013Self

TakePart Live Poster

TakePart Live TV Series2013Self - Guest

Casting By Poster

Casting By Documentary2012Self

Let Fury Have the Hour Poster

Let Fury Have the Hour Documentary2012Self

The Normals Poster

The Normals Feature Film2012Dr. Marx

Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel Poster

Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel Documentary2011Self

The Legend of Ivan Tors Poster

The Legend of Ivan Tors Documentary2011Self - Interviewee

The Story of Film: An Odyssey Poster

The Story of Film: An Odyssey Mini-Series2011Self - Interviewee

Ceremonia de clausura - 58 Festival Internacional de San Sebastián TV Special2010Self

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood Poster

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood Mini-Series2010Director

Overheard Poster

Overheard TV Series2010Self - Interviewee

Sodankylä Forever Poster

Sodankylä Forever TV Series2010Self

Bottomline Poster

Bottomline TV Series2009Self

Great Directors Poster

Great Directors Documentary2009Self

In the Electric Mist Poster

In the Electric Mist Feature Film2009Michael Goldman

Studs Terkel: Listening to America Poster

Studs Terkel: Listening to America Documentary2009

39th NAACP Image Awards Poster

39th NAACP Image Awards TV Special2008Self

Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º Festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián Poster

Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º Festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián TV Special2008Self

The Toe Tactic Poster

The Toe Tactic Feature Film2008Cramden

Alligator Author Documentary2007Self

Ceremonia de clausura - 55º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián Poster

Ceremonia de clausura - 55º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián TV Special2007Self

Honeydripper Poster

Honeydripper Feature Film2007Zeke

IFP's Independent Filmmaker Conference Video2007Self - Film Director

Obscene Documentary2007

Trailers from Hell Poster

Trailers from Hell TV Series2007Self

Up Close with Carrie Keagan Poster

Up Close with Carrie Keagan TV Series2007Self - Guest

American Pets Video2006Self

Edge of Outside Poster

Edge of Outside Documentary2006Self

Who Needs Sleep? Poster

Who Needs Sleep? Documentary2006Self

TCM Guest Programmer Poster

TCM Guest Programmer TV Series2005Self - Special Guest

Miradas 2 TV Series2004Self - Interviewee

Tavis Smiley Poster

Tavis Smiley TV Series2004Self - Guest

Tell Them Who You Are Poster

Tell Them Who You Are Documentary2004Self

The Difference Documentary2004Self

Welcome to Werewolfland Poster

Welcome to Werewolfland Documentary2004Self

American Storytellers Poster

American Storytellers Documentary2003Self

Beyond Borders: John Sayles in Mexico Poster

Beyond Borders: John Sayles in Mexico Documentary2003Self

Lianna: Interview with John Sayles and Maggie Renzi Poster

Lianna: Interview with John Sayles and Maggie Renzi Video2003Self - Writer

Return of the Secaucus Seven: Interview with John Sayles and Maggie Renzi Poster

Return of the Secaucus Seven: Interview with John Sayles and Maggie Renzi Video2003Self - Writer

Shootout Poster

Shootout TV Series2003Self

Texas Monthly Talks Poster

Texas Monthly Talks TV Series2003Self - Interviewee

The Brother from Another Planet: Interview with John Sayles and Maggie Renzi Poster

The Brother from Another Planet: Interview with John Sayles and Maggie Renzi Video2003Self - Writer

Unleashing the Beast: Making 'the Howling' Poster

Unleashing the Beast: Making 'the Howling' Documentary2003Self

Now on PBS Poster

Now on PBS TV Series2002Self

Sunshine State Poster

Sunshine State Feature Film2002Man who almost got hit by a golf ball

Democracy Now! Poster

Democracy Now! TV Series2001Self

Dinner for Five Poster

Dinner for Five TV Series2001Self - Special Guest

A Constant Forge Poster

A Constant Forge Documentary2000Self

Girlfight Poster

Girlfight Feature Film2000Science Teacher

Film-Fest DVD: Issue 2 - Cannes Poster

Film-Fest DVD: Issue 2 - Cannes Documentary1999Self

The Panel Poster

The Panel TV Series1998Self

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western Poster

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western Documentary1997Self

Gridlock'd Poster

Gridlock'd Feature Film1997Cop #1

Scene by Scene Poster

Scene by Scene TV Series19961 episode, 2003

Baseball Poster

Baseball Mini-Series1994Self

Late Show with David Letterman Poster

Late Show with David Letterman TV Series1993Self - Guest

Matinee Feature Film1993Bob

My Life's in Turnaround Poster

My Life's in Turnaround Feature Film1993Marginal Producer

Malcolm X Poster

Malcolm X Feature Film1992FBI Agent

Passion Fish Poster

Passion Fish Feature Film1992Doctor in Soap

Straight Talk Poster

Straight Talk Feature Film1992Guy Girardi

Charlie Rose Poster

Charlie Rose TV Series1991Self - Guest

City of Hope Poster

City of Hope Feature Film1991Carl

Naked Hollywood Mini-Series1991Self

Little Vegas Poster

Little Vegas Feature Film1990Mike

Shannon's Deal Poster

Shannon's Deal TV Series1990Ronny Nash

La fine della notte Poster

La fine della notte Feature Film1989Wayne

Untama giru Poster

Untama giru Feature Film1989US High Commissioner

Eight Men Out Poster

Eight Men Out Feature Film1988Ring Lardner

Matewan Feature Film1987Hardshell Preacher

Mathnet TV Series1987Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs

Square One Television Poster

Square One Television TV Series1987Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs

The Media Show Poster

The Media Show TV Series1987Self

Something Wild Poster

Something Wild Feature Film1986Motorcycle Cop

Unnatural Causes Poster

Unnatural Causes TV Movie1986Lloyd

Cinema 3 Poster

Cinema 3 TV Series1984Self - Interviewee

Hard Choices Poster

Hard Choices Feature Film1984Don

The Brother from Another Planet Poster

The Brother from Another Planet Feature Film1984Man in Black

Lianna Feature Film1983Jerry

The Howling Poster

The Howling Feature Film1981Morgue Attendant

Return of the Secaucus Seven Poster

Return of the Secaucus Seven Feature Film1980Howie

Piranha Feature Film1978Army Sentry

Writer

40

Type

Year

The Gray House Poster

The Gray House TV Series2026

Sonora, the Devil's Highway Poster

Sonora, the Devil's Highway Feature Film2018

The Alienist Poster

The Alienist TV Series2018

Dr. Del TV Movie2016

Go for Sisters Poster

Go for Sisters Feature Film2013

Amigo Feature Film2010

The Spiderwick Chronicles Poster

The Spiderwick Chronicles Feature Film2008

Honeydripper Poster

Honeydripper Feature Film2007

Silver City Poster

Silver City Feature Film2004

Casa de los babys Poster

Casa de los babys Feature Film2003

Sunshine State Poster

Sunshine State Feature Film2002

Limbo Feature Film1999

Men with Guns Poster

Men with Guns Feature Film1997

Lone Star Poster

Lone Star Feature Film1996

Piranha TV Movie1995

Men of War Poster

Men of War Feature Film1994

The Secret of Roan Inish Poster

The Secret of Roan Inish Feature Film1994

Passion Fish Poster

Passion Fish Feature Film1992

City of Hope Poster

City of Hope Feature Film1991

Shannon's Deal Poster

Shannon's Deal TV Series1990

Breaking In Poster

Breaking In Feature Film1989

Shannon's Deal Poster

Shannon's Deal TV Movie1989

Eight Men Out Poster

Eight Men Out Feature Film1988

Matewan Feature Film1987

Wild Thing Poster

Wild Thing Feature Film1987

The Clan of the Cave Bear Poster

The Clan of the Cave Bear Feature Film1986

Unnatural Causes Poster

Unnatural Causes TV Movie1986

The Brother from Another Planet Poster

The Brother from Another Planet Feature Film1984

Baby It's You Poster

Baby It's You Feature Film1983

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute Poster

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute Feature Film1983

Lianna Feature Film1983

The Challenge Poster

The Challenge Feature Film1982

The Howling Poster

The Howling Feature Film1981

A Perfect Match Poster

A Perfect Match TV Movie1980

Alligator Poster

Alligator Feature Film1980

Battle Beyond the Stars Poster

Battle Beyond the Stars Feature Film1980

Return of the Secaucus Seven Poster

Return of the Secaucus Seven Feature Film1980

The Lady in Red Poster

The Lady in Red Feature Film1979

Piranha Feature Film1978

Django Lives! Poster

Django Lives! Feature Film

Thanks

19

Type

Year

As Easy As Closing Your Eyes Poster

As Easy As Closing Your Eyes Short Film2024

It Walks Among Us: An Interview with Screenwriter John Sayles Poster

It Walks Among Us: An Interview with Screenwriter John Sayles Feature Film2022

Them That Work Poster

Them That Work Short Film2019

We Are One Poster

We Are One Documentary2017

An Unsafe Place: Making 'Men of War' Poster

An Unsafe Place: Making 'Men of War' Documentary2016

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny Poster

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny Documentary2016

The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence Poster

The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence Short Film2015

VOD Indie Poster

VOD Indie TV Series2012

The Story of Film: An Odyssey Poster

The Story of Film: An Odyssey Mini-Series2011

Union Square Poster

Union Square Feature Film2011

Committed: The Toronto International Film Festival Documentary2010

Accidents Happen Poster

Accidents Happen Feature Film2009

I Believe in America Poster

I Believe in America Feature Film2007

American Pets Video2006

Lianna: Interview with John Sayles and Maggie Renzi Poster

Lianna: Interview with John Sayles and Maggie Renzi Video2003

Return of the Secaucus Seven: Interview with John Sayles and Maggie Renzi Poster

Return of the Secaucus Seven: Interview with John Sayles and Maggie Renzi Video2003

Secondhand Lions Poster

Secondhand Lions Feature Film2003

The Brother from Another Planet: Interview with John Sayles and Maggie Renzi Poster

The Brother from Another Planet: Interview with John Sayles and Maggie Renzi Video2003

The Secret of Roan Inish Poster

The Secret of Roan Inish Feature Film1994

Director

21

Type

Year

Go for Sisters Poster

Go for Sisters Feature Film2013

Amigo Feature Film2010

Honeydripper Poster

Honeydripper Feature Film2007

Silver City Poster

Silver City Feature Film2004

Casa de los babys Poster

Casa de los babys Feature Film2003

Sunshine State Poster

Sunshine State Feature Film2002

Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 Poster

Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 Documentary2001

Limbo Feature Film1999

Men with Guns Poster

Men with Guns Feature Film1997

Lone Star Poster

Lone Star Feature Film1996

The Secret of Roan Inish Poster

The Secret of Roan Inish Feature Film1994

Passion Fish Poster

Passion Fish Feature Film1992

City of Hope Poster

City of Hope Feature Film1991

Shannon's Deal Poster

Shannon's Deal TV Series1990

Bruce Springsteen: Video Anthology 1978-1988 Poster

Bruce Springsteen: Video Anthology 1978-1988 Documentary1989

Eight Men Out Poster

Eight Men Out Feature Film1988

Matewan Feature Film1987

The Brother from Another Planet Poster

The Brother from Another Planet Feature Film1984

Baby It's You Poster

Baby It's You Feature Film1983

Lianna Feature Film1983

Return of the Secaucus Seven Poster

Return of the Secaucus Seven Feature Film1980

Producer

8

Type

Year

The Alienist Poster

The Alienist TV Series2018

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot Poster

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot Feature Film2018

Dr. Del TV Movie2016

Elsie Hooper Poster

Elsie Hooper Short Film2016

Talents TV Series2015

My Mexican Shivah Poster

My Mexican Shivah Feature Film2007

Girlfight Poster

Girlfight Feature Film2000

Santitos Poster

Santitos Feature Film1999

Sound Department

4

Type

Year

Disney Cruise Line: Behind the Magic Poster

Disney Cruise Line: Behind the Magic Documentary2013

Trip Flip Poster

Trip Flip TV Series2012

48 Hours on ID Poster

48 Hours on ID TV Series2010

My First Sale TV Series2010

Editor

15

Go for Sisters Poster

Go for Sisters Feature Film2013

Amigo Feature Film2010

Honeydripper Poster

Honeydripper Feature Film2007

Silver City Poster

Silver City Feature Film2004

Casa de los babys Poster

Casa de los babys Feature Film2003

Sunshine State Poster

Sunshine State Feature Film2002

Limbo Feature Film1999

Men with Guns Poster

Men with Guns Feature Film1997

Lone Star Poster

Lone Star Feature Film1996

The Secret of Roan Inish Poster

The Secret of Roan Inish Feature Film1994

Passion Fish Poster

Passion Fish Feature Film1992

City of Hope Poster

City of Hope Feature Film1991

The Brother from Another Planet Poster

The Brother from Another Planet Feature Film1984

Lianna Feature Film1983

Return of the Secaucus Seven Poster

Return of the Secaucus Seven Feature Film1980

Other Crew

5

Type

Year

La maleta mexicana Poster

La maleta mexicana Documentary2011

Apollo 13 Poster

Apollo 13 Feature Film1995

The Celluloid Closet Poster

The Celluloid Closet Documentary1995

American Dream Poster

American Dream Documentary1990

P.O.V. TV Series1988

Script and Continuity Department

5

The Alamo Poster

The Alamo Feature Film2004

The 6th Day Poster

The 6th Day Feature Film2000

The Mummy Poster

The Mummy Feature Film1999

Mimic Feature Film1997

The Quick and the Dead Poster

The Quick and the Dead Feature Film1995

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