John Sayles

Actor · Director · Writer· Schenectady, New York, USA

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

Known For

The roles that explain the career.

Michael Goldman · 2009

Something Wild

Motorcycle Cop · 1986

Filmography

67 credits across 5 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
2020	Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi	Self	Film
2019	Sonora: The Devil’s Highway	Writer	Film
2013	Go for Sisters	Director	Film
2013	Go for Sisters	Writer	Film
2012	The Normals	Dr. Marx	Film
2011	Amigo	Director	Film
2011	Amigo	Writer	Film
2009	The Toe Tactic	Cramden	Film
2009	In the Electric Mist	Michael Goldman	Film
2009	Great Directors	Self	Film
2008	Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press	Self	Film
2007	Honeydripper	Zeke	Film
2007	Honeydripper	Director	Film
2007	Honeydripper	Writer	Film
2007	My Mexican Shivah	Executive Producer	Film
2006	Edge of Outside	Self	Film
2006	Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States	Self	Film
2004	Tell Them Who You Are	Self	Film
2004	Silver City	Director	Film
2004	Silver City	Writer	Film
2003	Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’		Film
2003	Casa de los Babys	Director	Film
2003	Casa de los Babys	Writer	Film
2002	Sunshine State	Director	Film
2002	Sunshine State	Writer	Film
2001	Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000	Director	Film
2000	Girlfight	Science Teacher	Film
2000	A Constant Forge	Self	Film
2000	When It Was a Game 3	Self (voice)	Film
2000	Girlfight	Executive Producer	Film
1999	Limbo	Director	Film
1999	Limbo	Writer	Film
1999	Little Saints	Executive Producer	Film
1997	Gridlock'd	Cop #1	Film
1996	Lone Star	Director	Film
1996	Lone Star	Writer	Film
1994	My Life's in Turnaround	Marginal producer	Film
1994	The Secret of Roan Inish	Director	Film
1993	Matinee	Bob	Film
1992	Straight Talk	Guy Girardi	Film
1992	Passion Fish	Director	Film
1992	Passion Fish	Writer	Film
1991	City of Hope	Carl	Film
1991	City of Hope	Director	Film
1991	City of Hope	Writer	Film
1989	Breaking In	Writer	Film
1988	Eight Men Out	Ring Lardner	Film
1988	Eight Men Out	Director	Film
1988	Eight Men Out	Writer	Film
1987	Matewan	Hardshell Preacher	Film
1987	Matewan	Director	Film
1987	Matewan	Writer	Film
1986	Something Wild	Motorcycle Cop	Film
1984	The Brother from Another Planet	Man in Black	Film
1984	The Brother from Another Planet	Director	Film
1983	Lianna	Jerry	Film
1983	Lianna	Director	Film
1983	Baby It's You	Director	Film
1983	Lianna	Writer	Film
1982	The Challenge	Writer	Film
1980	Return of the Secaucus Seven	Howie	Film
1980	Return of the Secaucus Seven	Director	Film
1980	Return of the Secaucus Seven	Writer	Film
1979	The Lady in Red	Writer	Film
	I Passed This Way	Director	Film
	I Passed This Way	Writer	Film
	Grendel	Executive Producer	Film

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