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Alexei Sayle

Alexei Sayle

Alexei David Sayle is an English actor, author, stand-up comedian, television presenter and former recording artist. He was a leading figure in the British alternative comedy movement in the 1980s. He was voted the 18th greatest stand-up comic of all time on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-ups in 2007. In an updated 2010 poll he came 72nd.

Much of Sayle's humour is in the tradition of Spike Milligan and Monty Python, with riffs based on often absurd and surreal premises. His act is known for its

Born

Aug 07, 1952

Anfield, Liverpool, England, UK

Known For

Acting

Movies

76 acting

5 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
★ 7.9
Gorky Park
Gorky Park
1983 as Golodkin
★ 6.3
The Bride
The Bride
1985 as Magar
★ 5.4
How to Build a Girl
How to Build a Girl
2020 as Karl Marx
★ 5.7
Solarbabies
Solarbabies
1986 as Malice
★ 5.3
Carry On Columbus
Carry On Columbus
1992 as Achmed
★ 3.9
The Thief Lord
The Thief Lord
2006 as Barbarossa
★ 6.0
Siesta
Siesta
1987 as Cabbie
★ 5.3
Sometimes Always Never
Sometimes Always Never
2019 as Bill
★ 6.4
Red Top
Red Top
2016 as Colin Goodman
★ 5.3
Up Line
Up Line
1987 as Melvin Coombes
Bottom: Exposed
Bottom: Exposed
2024 as Self
★ 5.5
The Supergrass
The Supergrass
1985 as Motorbike Cop
★ 6.1
Whoops Apocalypse
Whoops Apocalypse
1986 as Alexei Sayle in a Hawaiian Shirt
★ 5.7
Amnesty International's Big 30
★ 4.0
Swing
Swing
1999 as Mighty Mac
★ 5.8
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 as D.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.0
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
★ 6.3
Curaçao
Curaçao
1993 as Seemuller
★ 6.4
The Fringe, Fame and Me
The Fringe, Fame and Me
2022 as Self
Selling Hitler
Selling Hitler
1993 as Konrad 'Conny' Fischer
★ 8.0
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
★ 7.5
Meeting Venus
Meeting Venus
1991 as Von Schneider (dubbing - voice only) (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
1988 as Carl Moss/Sterling Moss
Reckless Kelly
Reckless Kelly
1993 as Major Wib
★ 4.5
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
★ 10.0
Tapping the Wire
Tapping the Wire
2007 as Self
★ 7.8
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004 as Newspaper Editor
★ 5.0
The Strike
The Strike
1988 as Paul
★ 7.0
What's a Carry On?
What's a Carry On?
1998 as Achmed (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.7
The Comic Strip
★ 8.0
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
★ 8.0
'Itch
'Itch
1991 as Rittblatt
Les Dogs
Les Dogs
1990 as Bride's Father
Red Nose of Courage
Red Nose of Courage
1992 as Dad
★ 8.0
movie
Night Voice
1990 as Clarence Flamer
★ 10.0
The Itch of the Golden Nit
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011 as Planet Jimmy (voice)
★ 7.7
Hospital!
Hospital!
1997 as X Ray Operator
★ 6.0
Spaghetti Hoops
Spaghetti Hoops
1990 as Mog
The Love Child
The Love Child
1988 as The Voices
★ 7.5
Jake's Journey
Jake's Journey
1988 as Head torturer
★ 7.0
Two Minutes
Two Minutes
1997 as Bernie
★ 9.0
Just Like That!
Just Like That!
1989 as Self
Gloves Off
Gloves Off
2017 as Algy
★ 4.9
Repeater
Repeater
1979 as 2nd Detective
movie
Censoring Palestine
2024 as Self
Bottom Mindless Violence
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004 as Billy Balowski / Jerzei Balowski / Brian Damage (archive footage)
★ 10.0
Don't Walk
Don't Walk
2000 as Uncle Henry
★ 7.0
I Was That Monster
I Was That Monster
1993 as Himself
Sorry About Last Night
Sorry About Last Night
1995 as Andy Carolides
★ 8.0
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
1987 as Toll Gate Keeper
★ 6.3
Moonlighters
Moonlighters
1996 as Narrator (voice)
Queen of the Wild Frontier
Queen of the Wild Frontier
1993 as Inspector
The Story of Music Hall
The Story of Music Hall
2011 as Self
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985 as Lavrenti
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
★ 7.5
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
★ 8.0
movie
The Double Life of Saki
2007 as Self
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
1982 as Self - Presenter
movie
The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide
2024 as Narrator (voice)
My Dad Was a Communist
My Dad Was a Communist
2008 as Self