Person Details

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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Schenectady, New York, USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 120

TV Involvements: 11


Most Famous Work

Biography

John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Sayles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

The Alienist
Average
8

The Alienist

(2018) Consulting Producer
Apollo 13
Average
8

Apollo 13

(1995) Additional Writing
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Average
7

The Spiderwick Chronicles

(2008) Screenplay
The Howling
Average
7

The Howling

(1981) Screenplay
Piranha
Average
6

Piranha

(1978) Story
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Average
5
Mimic
Average
6

Mimic

(1997) Writer
The Clan of the Cave Bear
Average
5

The Clan of the Cave Bear

(1986) Screenplay

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 Self
Self
Governor Johnson (voice)
2020 Self
2019 Self
2016 Pastor Jim
2015 Self
2014 Himself
2012 Dr. Marx
Self
2011 Self - Filmmaker
Self
2010 Self
2009 Self
Michael Goldman
Cramden
2008 Self
2007 Self
Zeke
2006 Self
Self
2004 Self
2003 N/A
2002 Man who almost got hit by a golf ball (uncredited)
2000 Science Teacher
Self
1998 Himself
1997 Self
Self
Cop #1
1994 Self
Producer
1993 Bob
1992 Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)
FBI Agent
Guy Girardi
1991 Carl
1990 Mike
Ronnie Nash
1989 Wayne
US High Commissioner
1988 Ring Lardner
1987 Hardshell Preacher
Roy 'Lefty' Cobbs
1986 Lloyd
Motorcycle Cop
1985 Don
1984 Man in Black
1983 Jerry
1981 Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
1980 Howie
1978 Army Sentry (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Writer
2018 Teleplay
2016 Writer
2013 Writer
2010 Writer
2008 Screenplay
2007 Writer
2004 Writer
2003 Writer
2002 Writer
1999 Writer
1998 Writer
1997 Writer
1996 Writer
1995 Story
1994 Screenplay
Screenplay
1992 Writer
1991 Writer
1990 Writer
1989 Writer
Writer
1988 Screenplay
1987 Writer
Screenplay
Story
1986 Writer
Teleplay
Writer
Screenplay
1984 Screenplay
1983 Screenplay
Writer
Writer
1982 Writer
1981 Screenplay
1980 Teleplay
Story
Screenplay
Story
Screenplay
Writer
1979 Writer
1978 Screenplay
Story
Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Executive Producer
2018 Consulting Producer
2016 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2007 Executive Producer
2000 Executive Producer
1999 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2016 Thanks
1995 Additional Writing
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Editing

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
1990 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

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