
John Sayles
Directing
Born 1950-09-28 · Schenectady, New York, USA
John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.
Acting

John Sayles and Gregory Nava
Themself

Poker Face
Chief Hal

Algren
Self

Corona Film Club
Self

Texas Red
Governor Johnson (voice)

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Self

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Self

Them That Work
Self

The Umbrella
Pastor Jim

The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
Self

That Guy Dick Miller
Self

The Normals
Dr. Marx

Casting By
Self

Corman's World
Self - Filmmaker

The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Self

Great Directors
Self

In the Electric Mist
Michael Goldman

The Toe Tactic
Cramden

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
Self
Alligator Author
Self

Honeydripper
Zeke

Edge of Outside
Self

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

Tell Them Who You Are
Self

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

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

A Constant Forge
Self
When It Was a Game 3
Self (voice)

Girlfight
Science Teacher
Crew

The Gray House
Writer

The Gray House
Creator

Them That Work
Thanks

Sonora: The Devil’s Highway
Writer

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Executive Producer

The Alienist
Teleplay

The Alienist
Consulting Producer

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Thanks

Elsie Hooper
Executive Producer

Dr. Del
Writer

Dr. Del
Executive Producer

Talents
Executive Producer

Go for Sisters
Writer

Go for Sisters
Editor

Go for Sisters
Director

Amigo
Editor

Amigo
Director

Amigo
Writer

The Spiderwick Chronicles
Screenplay

My Mexican Shivah
Executive Producer