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Alexei Sayle

Alexei Sayle

Acting August 7, 1952 (74 years old) Anfield, Liverpool, England, UK

Biography

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 cynicism and political awareness, as well as physical comedy.

Movies 80

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 7.9

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

as Sultan

1989
Gorky Park 6.3

Gorky Park

as Golodkin

1983
Solarbabies 5.3

Solarbabies

as Malice

1986
How to Build a Girl 5.8

How to Build a Girl

as Karl Marx

2020
The Bride 5.4

The Bride

as Magar

1985
Carry On Columbus 3.9

Carry On Columbus

as Achmed

1992
The Thief Lord 6.0

The Thief Lord

as Barbarossa

2006
Sometimes Always Never 6.4

Sometimes Always Never

as Bill

2019
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke 9.0

Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke

as Self

2025
Siesta 5.2

Siesta

as Cabbie

1987
Bottom: Exposed 6.3

Bottom: Exposed

as Self

2024
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry 9.3

Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

as Self

2022
Whoops Apocalypse 5.6

Whoops Apocalypse

as Alexei Sayle in a Hawaiian Shirt

1986
Red Top 5.3

Red Top

as Colin Goodman

2016
Hitler: The Comedy Years 5.0

Hitler: The Comedy Years

as D.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)

2007
What's a Carry On? 7.7

What's a Carry On?

as Achmed (archive footage) (uncredited)

1998
Mister Corbett's Ghost 6.2

Mister Corbett's Ghost

as Toll Gate Keeper

1987
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks 8.7

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

as DJ

1985
Jake's Journey 7.0

Jake's Journey

as Head torturer

1988
Reckless Kelly 4.6

Reckless Kelly

as Major Wib

1993
The Fringe, Fame and Me

The Fringe, Fame and Me

as Self

2022
The Itch of the Golden Nit 7.7

The Itch of the Golden Nit

as Planet Jimmy (voice)

2011
Up Line

Up Line

as Melvin Coombes

1987
Amnesty International's Big 30 4.0

Amnesty International's Big 30

as Self

1991
Curaçao 6.4

Curaçao

as Seemuller

1993
Swing 5.8

Swing

as Mighty Mac

1999
The Supergrass 6.1

The Supergrass

as Motorbike Cop

1985
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy 7.0

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

2018
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest 8.0

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

as Beluga

1997
Two Minutes 9.0

Two Minutes

as Bernie

1997
Sorry About Last Night 8.0

Sorry About Last Night

as Andy Carolides

1995
Didn't You Kill My Brother?

Didn't You Kill My Brother?

as Carl Moss/Sterling Moss

1988
The Caucasian Chalk Circle

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

as Lavrenti

1985
Strike: When Britain Went to War

Strike: When Britain Went to War

2003
When Comedy Changed Forever

When Comedy Changed Forever

as Self

2006
The Roots of Monty Python

The Roots of Monty Python

as Self

2005
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy 8.0

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

as Self

2014
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? 4.8

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

as Self

2004
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball 6.3

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

as Self

1982
The Rise of the Comic Strip

The Rise of the Comic Strip

as Self

2023
The Legend of the Tamworth Two 5.0

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

as Newspaper Editor

2004
Meeting Venus 5.8

Meeting Venus

as Von Schneider (dubbing - voice only) (uncredited)

1991
Tapping the Wire 8.0

Tapping the Wire

as Self

2007
Censoring Palestine

Censoring Palestine

as Self

2024
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter 7.0

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

as Self

2023
I Was That Monster

I Was That Monster

as Himself

1993
Spaghetti Hoops

Spaghetti Hoops

as Mog

1990
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie

Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie

as Narrator

2023
The Making of 'The Young Ones'

The Making of 'The Young Ones'

as Self

2007
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective 7.5

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

as Self

2005
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain 9.0

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain

as John Bull

1985
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule 7.5

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

as Self

2014
They Call Us The Wrong Kind of Jew 10.0

They Call Us The Wrong Kind of Jew

as Self

2026
30 Years of Comic Strip 5.0

30 Years of Comic Strip

2012
My Dad Was a Communist

My Dad Was a Communist

as Self

2008
The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide

The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide

as Narrator (voice)

2024
Gloves Off 4.9

Gloves Off

as Algy

2017
Hospital! 6.0

Hospital!

as X Ray Operator

1997
Bottom Mindless Violence 10.0

Bottom Mindless Violence

as Billy Balowski / Jerzei Balowski / Brian Damage (archive footage)

2004
Red Nose of Courage 8.0

Red Nose of Courage

as Dad

1992
Queen of the Wild Frontier

Queen of the Wild Frontier

as Inspector

1993
The Love Child 7.5

The Love Child

as The Voices

1988
The Comic Strip 8.0

The Comic Strip

as Compere

1981
The Story of Music Hall

The Story of Music Hall

as Self

2011
Selling Hitler 8.0

Selling Hitler

as Konrad 'Conny' Fischer

1993
Repeater

Repeater

as 2nd Detective

1979
The Greatest F***King Show on TV

The Greatest F***King Show on TV

as Self

1994
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

as Frank

1984
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

as Self - Presenter

1982
The Strike 7.0

The Strike

as Paul

1988
Alternative Rebellion: The Beginning of Britain's Alternative Comedy Scene

Alternative Rebellion: The Beginning of Britain's Alternative Comedy Scene

as Self

2007
The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video

The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video

as Self

1983
'Itch

'Itch

as Rittblatt

1991
Just Like That!

Just Like That!

as Self

1989
Les Dogs

Les Dogs

as Bride's Father

1990
The Double Life of Saki

The Double Life of Saki

as Self

2007
Don't Walk 7.0

Don't Walk

as Uncle Henry

2000
Moonlighters

Moonlighters

as Narrator (voice)

1996
Night Voice 10.0

Night Voice

as Clarence Flamer

1990
The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother

The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother

as Narrator

2008

TV Shows 55

Doctor Who 7.9

Doctor Who

as D.J.

1963
Have I Got News for You 7.1

Have I Got News for You

as Self

1990
The One Show 4.3

The One Show

as Self

2006
Casualty 6.2

Casualty

as Anton Malinovsky

1986
Question Time 5.9

Question Time

as Himself - Panellist

1979
Richard & Judy 3.4

Richard & Judy

as Self

2001
Never Mind the Buzzcocks 7.1

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as Self

1996
House of Games 6.1

House of Games

as Self - Panellist

2017
Agatha Christie's Marple 7.9

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Dr Maverick

2004
Q&A 3.7

Q&A

as Self - Panellist

2008
Horrible Histories 8.0

Horrible Histories

as Dr. Ushma

2009
Parkinson

Parkinson

as Self

1998
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 6.0

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

2011
The Comic Strip Presents... 7.4

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Carl Moss/Sterling Moss

1982
The Comic Strip Presents... 7.4

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Paul

1982
The Comic Strip Presents... 7.4

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Mog

1982
The Comic Strip Presents... 7.4

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Bride's Father

1982
Room 101 6.6

Room 101

as Self

1994
ScreenPlay 6.0

ScreenPlay

as Clarence Flamer

1986
The Young Ones 7.9

The Young Ones

as The Balowski Family

1982
Bremner, Bird and Fortune 7.5

Bremner, Bird and Fortune

as Pope John Paul II

1999
Lovejoy 7.4

Lovejoy

as Freddy Reeve

1986
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled 7.1

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

as Self

2014
Mandy 7.5

Mandy

as Darren Dugdale

2020
Renford Rejects 7.0

Renford Rejects

1997
The Secret Policeman's Ball 5.0

The Secret Policeman's Ball

as Self

1976
Keen Eddie 7.9

Keen Eddie

2003
Arabian Nights 6.8

Arabian Nights

as BacBac

2000
The Michael Ball Show

The Michael Ball Show

as Self

2010
Spine Chillers 7.3

Spine Chillers

as Graham

2003
The Lenny Henry Show 7.2

The Lenny Henry Show

1987
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling 7.5

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

as Puppeteer

1997
New Voices

New Voices

as Bernie

1991
Tipping the Velvet 6.9

Tipping the Velvet

as Charles Frobisher

2002
A Bear's Tail 7.6

A Bear's Tail

2005
Great Railway Journeys 7.0

Great Railway Journeys

as Self - Presenter

1980
Alexei Sayle's Stuff 7.2

Alexei Sayle's Stuff

1988
Whoops Apocalypse 6.9

Whoops Apocalypse

as Commisar Solzhenitsyn

1982
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive 7.0

Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

2006
For the Love of Cars 9.0

For the Love of Cars

as Himself

2014
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round 6.7

Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round

1998
The All New Alexei Sayle Show 6.3

The All New Alexei Sayle Show

1994
Wolcott 6.0

Wolcott

as Speaker in Market

1981
4 Play 7.0

4 Play

as Rittblatt

1989
Paris 5.0

Paris

as Alain Degout

1994
Selling Hitler 7.0

Selling Hitler

as Konrad 'Conny' Fischer

1991
The Gravy Train 8.0

The Gravy Train

as Vlad Milcic

1990
O.T.T.

O.T.T.

1982
Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy

Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy

as Self

2007
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights 6.5

Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

1980
Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry 4.2

Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry

as Self - Guest

2024
The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller 7.2

The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller

1994
Up Line 9.0

Up Line

as Melvin Coombes

1987
Rubbish, King of the Jumble

Rubbish, King of the Jumble

as Rubbish (voice)

1993
Blood Matters

Blood Matters

2004

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