Directing

John Sayles

1 popularity24 movies7 TV shows

BornSeptember 28, 1950 (75 y.o.)

BirthplaceSchenectady, New York, USA

GenderMale

Zodiac♎ Libra

Active1978 – 2026 (49 yrs)

Credits109 titles

DepartmentDirecting

Also known as:John Thomas Sayles

IMDb

Biography

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

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🎂Date of BirthSeptember 28, 1950

🎯Age75 years old

✨Zodiac Sign♎ Libra

📍BirthplaceSchenectady, New York, USA

👤GenderMale

🎬Known ForDirecting

📅Career Span1978 – 2026

🏆Total Credits109 titles

🎥Movies24 films

📺TV Shows7 series

⭐Popularity Score0.6

🎞️IMDb IDnm0000626 ↗

🌐Also Known AsJohn Thomas Sayles

Filmography

Poker Face

20237.5

CrimeMystery

Chief Hal

Baseball

19947.4

Documentary

Self

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

20117.7

Documentary

Self

Malcolm X

19927.5

DramaHistory

FBI Agent

The Howling

19816.6

Horror

Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Shannon's Deal

19908.0

Drama

Ronnie Nash

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

20105.4

Documentary

Self

Square One Television

19875.3

ComedyFamily

Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs

Piranha

19786.0

HorrorSci-Fi

Army Sentry (uncredited)

Scene by Scene

19976.0

Documentary

Self

Untamagiru

19893.8

DramaComedy

US High Commissioner

Something Wild

19866.6

CrimeComedy

Motorcycle Cop

In the Electric Mist

20096.1

ThrillerDrama

Michael Goldman

Eight Men Out

19886.9

DramaHistory

Ring Lardner

Matinee

19936.7

ComedyDrama

Bob

Gridlock'd

19976.7

ComedyCrime

Cop #1

Passion Fish

19926.9

Drama

Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)

Girlfight

20006.5

Drama

Science Teacher

Matewan

19877.4

DramaHistory

Hardshell Preacher

Casting By

20126.9

Documentary

Self

Honeydripper

20075.9

DramaMusic

Zeke

Lianna

19836.3

DramaRomance

Jerry

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

19975.0

DocumentaryTV Movie

Self

Straight Talk

19926.0

ComedyRomance

Guy Girardi

City of Hope

19916.7

Drama

Carl

Corman's World

20117.1

Documentary

Self - Filmmaker

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

20206.4

Documentary

Self

The Brother from Another Planet

19846.6

ComedySci-Fi

Man in Black

The Toe Tactic

20094.0

DramaRomance

Cramden

That Guy Dick Miller

20147.0

Documentary

Self

Edge of Outside

20065.8

Documentary

Self