John Sayles

Directing

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

Filmography

The Gray House

(2026)

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John Sayles and Gregory Nava

as Themself

Poker Face

as Chief Hal

Algren

as Self

Corona Film Club

as Self

Texas Red

as Governor Johnson (voice)

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Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

(2020)

as Self

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Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

as Self

Them That Work

as Self

Sonora: The Devil’s Highway

(2019)

Writer

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The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

Executive Producer

The Alienist

Teleplay

The Umbrella

as Pastor Jim

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Thanks

Elsie Hooper

Executive Producer

Dr. Del

Writer

Talents

Executive Producer

The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence

as Self

That Guy Dick Miller

as Self

Go for Sisters

Writer

The Normals

as Dr. Marx

Casting By

as Self

Corman's World

as Self - Filmmaker

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

as Self

Amigo

Editor

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

as Self

Great Directors

as Self

In the Electric Mist

as Michael Goldman

The Toe Tactic

as Cramden

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

(2008)

as Self

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The Spiderwick Chronicles

Screenplay

My Mexican Shivah

Executive Producer

Alligator Author

as Self

Honeydripper

as Zeke

Edge of Outside

as Self

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

as Self

Silver City

Director

Tell Them Who You Are

as Self

Casa de los Babys

Editor

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

Cast

Sunshine State

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

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Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000

Director

A Constant Forge

as Self

When It Was a Game 3

as Self (voice)

Girlfight

as Science Teacher

Limbo

Director

Little Saints

Executive Producer

Independent Focus

as Self

Men with Guns

Director

Mimic

Additional Writing

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

as Self

Scene by Scene

as Self

Gridlock'd

as Cop #1

Lone Star

Editor

Piranha

Story

Baseball

as Self

Men of War

Screenplay

My Life's in Turnaround

(1994)

as Marginal producer

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The Secret of Roan Inish

Screenplay

Matinee

as Bob

Passion Fish

as Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)

Malcolm X

as FBI Agent

Straight Talk

as Guy Girardi

City of Hope

as Carl

Little Vegas

as Mike

Shannon's Deal

as Ronnie Nash

Breaking In

Writer

Untamagiru

as US High Commissioner

La fine della notte

as Wayne

Mountain View

Director

Shannon's Deal

Writer

Eight Men Out

as Ring Lardner

Matewan

as Hardshell Preacher

Wild Thing

Screenplay

Square One Television

as Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs

Unnatural Causes

as Lloyd

Something Wild

as Motorcycle Cop

The ChuckleHounds

Writer

The Clan of the Cave Bear

Screenplay

Hard Choices

as Don

The Brother from Another Planet

as Man in Black

Baby It's You

Director

Lianna

as Jerry

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

Writer

The Challenge

Writer

The Howling

as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Alligator

Screenplay

A Perfect Match

Teleplay

Battle Beyond the Stars

(1980)

Story

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Return of the Secaucus Seven

as Howie

The Lady in Red

Writer

Piranha

as Army Sentry (uncredited)

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An Ode to Mary Jo

Cast

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Django Lives!

Writer

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Grendel

Executive Producer

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I Passed This Way

Director

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