John Sayles

John Sayles

Birthday: 1950-09-28
Place of birth: Schenectady, New York, USA

Biography

John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Sayles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Howling

1981

As Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Matewan

1987

As Hardshell Preacher

Piranha

1978

As Army Sentry (uncredited)

Matinee

1993

As Bob

The Brother from Another Planet

1984

As Man in Black

Eight Men Out

1988

As Ring Lardner

In the Electric Mist

2009

As Michael Goldman

Straight Talk

1992

As Guy Girardi

Something Wild

1986

As Motorcycle Cop

Lianna

1983

As Jerry

Obscene

2008

As Self

Unnatural Causes

1986

As Lloyd

That Guy Dick Miller

2014

As Himself

Untama giru

1989

As US High Commissioner

Hard Choices

1985

As Don

Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980

As Howie

Great Directors

2009

As Self

Gridlock'd

1997

As Cop #1

Honeydripper

2007

As Zeke

The Umbrella

2016

As Pastor Jim

A Constant Forge

2000

As Self

My Life's in Turnaround

1994

As Producer

City of Hope

1991

As Carl

Algren

2021

As Self

Tell Them Who You Are

2004

As Self

The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence

2015

As Self

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

2006

As Self

Them That Work

2019

As Self

Corman's World

2011

As Self - Filmmaker

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

2020

As Self

La fine della notte

1989

As Wayne

Texas Red

2021

As Governor Johnson (voice)

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

2003

As

Alligator Author

2007

As Self

Girlfight

2000

As Science Teacher

Corona Film Club

2021

As Self

Passion Fish

1992

As Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)

Little Vegas

1990

As Mike

Casting By

2012

As Self

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997

As Self

The Normals

2012

As Dr. Marx

The Toe Tactic

2009

As Cramden

Edge of Outside

2006

As Self

Malcolm X

1992

As FBI Agent

Sunshine State

2002

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

Production

City of Hope

1991

As Editor

City of Hope

1991

As Director

The Howling

1981

As Screenplay

Matewan

1987

As Director

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008

As Screenplay

Piranha

1978

As Screenplay

Lone Star

1996

As Editor

Lone Star

1996

As Director

The Brother from Another Planet

1984

As Director

Alligator

1980

As Story

The Brother from Another Planet

1984

As Screenplay

Alligator

1980

As Screenplay

The Brother from Another Planet

1984

As Editor

The Clan of the Cave Bear

1986

As Screenplay

Passion Fish

1992

As Director

Passion Fish

1992

As Writer

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994

As Screenplay

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994

As Director

Honeydripper

2007

As Writer

Baby It's You

1983

As Director

Honeydripper

2007

As Director

Lone Star

1996

As Writer

Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980

As Director

Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980

As Writer

Limbo

1999

As Director

Men with Guns

1998

As Director

Men with Guns

1998

As Writer

Casa de los Babys

2003

As Director

Men of War

1994

As Screenplay

Silver City

2004

As Director

Silver City

2004

As Writer

Amigo

2010

As Writer

Amigo

2010

As Director

Sunshine State

2002

As Director

Wild Thing

1987

As Screenplay

Lianna

1983

As Writer

Lianna

1983

As Director

Lianna

1983

As Editor

Go for Sisters

2013

As Editor

Go for Sisters

2013

As Director

Go for Sisters

2013

As Writer

Unnatural Causes

1986

As Writer

Baby It's You

1983

As Screenplay

Casa de los Babys

2003

As Writer

Piranha

1995

As Story

The Challenge

1982

As Writer

Battle Beyond the Stars

1980

As Story

Breaking In

1989

As Writer

Passion Fish

1992

As Editor

Limbo

1999

As Writer

Django Lives!

0000

As Writer

Men with Guns

1998

As Editor

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994

As Editor

Girlfight

2000

As Executive Producer

Sunshine State

2002

As Writer

Piranha

1978

As Story

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

2019

As Executive Producer

Sonora: The Devil’s Highway

2019

As Writer

Elsie Hooper

2016

As Executive Producer

Battle Beyond the Stars

1980

As Screenplay

Limbo

1999

As Editor

Silver City

2004

As Editor

Sunshine State

2002

As Editor

Honeydripper

2007

As Editor

Dr. Del

2016

As Executive Producer

Dr. Del

2016

As Writer

Unnatural Causes

1986

As Teleplay

Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000

2001

As Director

Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980

As Editor

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

1983

As Writer

Mountain View

1989

As Director

Amigo

2010

As Editor

Casa de los Babys

2003

As Editor

The Lady in Red

1979

As Writer

Shannon's Deal

1989

As Writer

Matewan

1987

As Writer

Apollo 13

1995

As Additional Writing

Santitos

1999

As Executive Producer

My Mexican Shivah

2007

As Executive Producer

A Perfect Match

1980

As Teleplay

City of Hope

1991

As Writer

Wild Thing

1987

As Story

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

2016

As Thanks

Eight Men Out

1988

As Writer

Eight Men Out

1988

As Director

Mimic

1997

As Additional Writing

Grendel

0000

As Executive Producer