John Sayles
Directing • AGE 75
John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.
Filmography
The Gray House
Writer
2026
John Sayles and Gregory Nava
Themself
2024
Poker Face
Chief Hal
2023
Algren
Self
2021
Corona Film Club
Self
2021
Texas Red
Governor Johnson (voice)
2021
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Self
2020
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Self
2020
Them That Work
Self
2019
Sonora: The Devil’s Highway
Writer
2019
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Executive Producer
2019
The Alienist
Teleplay
2018
The Umbrella
Pastor Jim
2016
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Thanks
2016
Elsie Hooper
Executive Producer
2016
Dr. Del
Writer
2016
Talents
Executive Producer
2015
The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
Self
2015
That Guy Dick Miller
Self
2014
Go for Sisters
Writer
2013
The Normals
Dr. Marx
2012
Casting By
Self
2012
Corman's World
Self - Filmmaker
2011
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self
2011
Amigo
Editor
2011
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Self
2010
Great Directors
Self
2009
In the Electric Mist
Michael Goldman
2009
The Toe Tactic
Cramden
2009
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
Self
2008
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Screenplay
2008
My Mexican Shivah
Executive Producer
2007
Honeydripper
Zeke
2007
Edge of Outside
Self
2006
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
Self
2006
Silver City
Director
2004
Tell Them Who You Are
Self
2004
Casa de los Babys
Editor
2003
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003
Sunshine State
Man who almost got hit by a golf ball (uncredited)
2002
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
Director
2001
A Constant Forge
Self
2000
Girlfight
Science Teacher
2000
Limbo
Director
1999
Little Saints
Executive Producer
1999
Men with Guns
Director
1998
Mimic
Additional Writing
1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Self
1997
Scene by Scene
Self
1997
Gridlock'd
Cop #1
1997
Lone Star
Editor
1996
Piranha
Story
1995
Baseball
Self
1994
Men of War
Screenplay
1994
My Life's in Turnaround
Marginal producer
1994
The Secret of Roan Inish
Screenplay
1994
Matinee
Bob
1993
Passion Fish
Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)
1992
Malcolm X
FBI Agent
1992
Straight Talk
Guy Girardi
1992
City of Hope
Carl
1991
Little Vegas
Mike
1990
Shannon's Deal
Ronnie Nash
1990
Breaking In
Writer
1989
Untamagiru
US High Commissioner
1989
La fine della notte
Wayne
1989
Mountain View
Director
1989
Shannon's Deal
Writer
1989
Eight Men Out
Ring Lardner
1988
Matewan
Hardshell Preacher
1987
Wild Thing
Screenplay
1987
Square One Television
Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs
1987
Unnatural Causes
Lloyd
1986
Something Wild
Motorcycle Cop
1986
The Clan of the Cave Bear
Screenplay
1986
Hard Choices
Don
1985
The Brother from Another Planet
Man in Black
1984
Baby It's You
Director
1983
Lianna
Jerry
1983
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Writer
1983
The Challenge
Writer
1982
The Howling
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
1981
Alligator
Screenplay
1980
A Perfect Match
Teleplay
1980
Battle Beyond the Stars
Story
1980
Return of the Secaucus Seven
Howie
1980
The Lady in Red
Writer
1979
Piranha
Army Sentry (uncredited)
1978
Django Lives!
Writer
Grendel
Executive Producer