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John Sayles

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Born: September 28, 1950
From: Schenectady, New York, USA

Also known as

John Thomas Sayles

Biography

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

Known for

Eight Men Out

The Secret of Roan Inish

The Brother from Another Planet

Silver City

Passion Fish

Filmography

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2026

The Gray House

Writing (Writer) 8 EPCreating (Creator)

2024

John Sayles and Gregory Nava

Acting (Themself)

2023

Acting (Chief Hal) 1 EP

2021

Acting (Self)

Corona Film Club

Acting (Self)

Acting (Governor Johnson (voice))

2020

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

Acting (Self)

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

Acting (Self) 1 EP

2019

Them That Work

Acting (Self) Crew (Thanks)

Sonora: The Devil’s Highway

Writing (Writer)

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

Production (Executive Producer)

2018

The Alienist

Writing (Teleplay) 3 EPProduction (Consulting Producer) 3 EP

2016

The Umbrella

Acting (Pastor Jim)

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Crew (Thanks)

Production (Executive Producer) Writing (Writer)

Elsie Hooper

Production (Executive Producer)

2015

Production (Executive Producer)

The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence

Acting (Self)

2014

That Guy Dick Miller

Acting (Self)

2013

Go for Sisters

Directing (Director) Writing (Writer) Editing (Editor)

2012

The Normals

Acting (Dr. Marx)

Acting (Self)

2011

Corman's World

Acting (Self - Filmmaker)

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Acting (Self) 1 EP

Editing (Editor) Directing (Director) Writing (Writer)

2010

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

Acting (Self) 7 EP

2009

Great Directors

Acting (Self)

In the Electric Mist

Acting (Michael Goldman)

The Toe Tactic

Acting (Cramden)

2008

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

Acting (Self)

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Writing (Screenplay)

2007

My Mexican Shivah

Production (Executive Producer)