Known For

Directing

Birthday

September 28, 1950 (age 76)

Place of Birth

Schenectady, New York, USA

Also Known As

John Thomas Sayles

John Sayles

Biography

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

Known For - Movies

Malcolm X

as FBI Agent

The Howling

as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Piranha

as Army Sentry (uncredited)

Untamagiru

as US High Commissioner

Matinee

as Bob

In the Electric Mist

as Michael Goldman

Eight Men Out

as Ring Lardner

Casting By

as Self

Something Wild

as Motorcycle Cop

Gridlock'd

as Cop #1

Known For - TV Shows

Poker Face

as Chief Hal

Baseball

as Self

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

as Self

Scene by Scene

as Self

Shannon's Deal

as Ronnie Nash

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

as Self

Square One Television

as Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs

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Independent Focus

as Self