John Sayles

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

56

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-09-28 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Schenectady, New York, USA

John Sayles

Biography

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

Known For

  • Poker Face

    Poker Face

  • Casting By

    Casting By

  • Girlfight

    Girlfight

  • Texas Red

    Texas Red

  • Matewan

    Matewan

  • Sunshine State

    Sunshine State

  • Matinee

    Matinee

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • Lianna

    Lianna

  • The Normals

    The Normals

  • Honeydripper

    Honeydripper

  • Passion Fish

    Passion Fish

  • The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

  • Malcolm X

    Malcolm X

  • Corman's World

    Corman's World

  • Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

  • Shannon's Deal

    Shannon's Deal

  • Square One Television

    Square One Television

  • The Howling

    The Howling

  • Piranha

    Piranha

  • Little Vegas

    Little Vegas

  • Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

    Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

  • Gridlock'd

    Gridlock'd

  • Something Wild

    Something Wild

  • In the Electric Mist

    In the Electric Mist

  • Eight Men Out

    Eight Men Out

  • The Brother from Another Planet

    The Brother from Another Planet

  • Straight Talk

    Straight Talk

  • Great Directors

    Great Directors

  • Corona Film Club

    Corona Film Club

  • City of Hope

    City of Hope

  • Untamagiru

    Untamagiru

  • Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

    Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

  • Edge of Outside

    Edge of Outside

  • Independent Focus

    Independent Focus

  • That Guy Dick Miller

    That Guy Dick Miller

  • The Umbrella

    The Umbrella

  • Tell Them Who You Are

    Tell Them Who You Are

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

    Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

  • Unnatural Causes

    Unnatural Causes

  • The Toe Tactic

    The Toe Tactic

  • A Constant Forge

    A Constant Forge

  • When It Was a Game 3

    When It Was a Game 3

  • Them That Work

    Them That Work

  • Return of the Secaucus Seven

    Return of the Secaucus Seven

  • Alligator Author

    Alligator Author

  • My Life's in Turnaround

    My Life's in Turnaround

  • La fine della notte

    La fine della notte

  • Hard Choices

    Hard Choices

  • Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

    Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

  • An Ode to Mary Jo

    An Ode to Mary Jo

  • Algren

    Algren

  • Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

    Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

  • John Sayles and Gregory Nava

    John Sayles and Gregory Nava

  • The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence

    The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence

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

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