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John Sayles Acting Filmography (47)

John Sayles and Gregory Nava
2024·Themself
Algren
2021·Self
Texas Red
2021·Governor Johnson (voice)
Corona Film Club
2021·Self
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020·Self
Them That Work
2019·Self
The Umbrella
2016·Pastor Jim
The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
2015·Self
That Guy Dick Miller
2014·Self
Casting By
2012·Self
The Normals
2012·Dr. Marx
Corman's World
2011·Self - Filmmaker
In the Electric Mist
2009·Michael Goldman
The Toe Tactic
2009·Cramden
Great Directors
2009·Self
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
2008·Self
Honeydripper
2007·Zeke
Alligator Author
2007·Self
Edge of Outside
2006·Self
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
2006·Self
Tell Them Who You Are
2004·Self
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003
Sunshine State
2002·Man who almost got hit by a golf ball (uncredited)
A Constant Forge
2000·Self
Girlfight
2000·Science Teacher
When It Was a Game 3
2000·Self (voice)
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997·Self
Gridlock'd
1997·Cop #1
My Life's in Turnaround
1994·Marginal producer
Matinee
1993·Bob
Passion Fish
1992·Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)
Straight Talk
1992·Guy Girardi
Malcolm X
1992·FBI Agent
City of Hope
1991·Carl
Little Vegas
1990·Mike
Untamagiru
1989·US High Commissioner
La fine della notte
1989·Wayne
Eight Men Out
1988·Ring Lardner
Matewan
1987·Hardshell Preacher
Unnatural Causes
1986·Lloyd
Something Wild
1986·Motorcycle Cop
Hard Choices
1985·Don
The Brother from Another Planet
1984·Man in Black
Lianna
1983·Jerry
The Howling
1981·Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Return of the Secaucus Seven
1980·Howie
Piranha
1978·Army Sentry (uncredited)