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Alexei Sayle
Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn August 7, 1952 (73 years)
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.
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.
Alexei Sayle Filmography
| 2022 | Dodger (TV Series) · as Mr. Elias Loomis |
| 2019 | How to Build a Girl · as Karl Marx |
| 2019 | Mandy (TV Series) · as Darren Dugdale |
| 2018 | Sometimes Always Never · as Bill |
| 2017 | Gloves Off · as Algy |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | Olive the Ostrich (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2009 | Horrible Histories (2009) (TV Series) · as Dr. Ushma |
| 2006 | Annually Retentive (TV Series) |
| 2006 | The Thief Lord · as Barbarossa |
| 2005 | Upstaged · as Police Officer Duncan |
| 2005 | A Bear's Tail (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple (TV Series) · as Dr Maverick |
| 2004 | Bottom Mindless Violence · as Billy Balowski / Jerzei Balowski / Brian Damage (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | The Legend of the Tamworth Two · as Newspaper Editor |
| 2003 | Spine Chillers (TV Series) · as Graham |
| 2003 | Keen Eddie (TV Series) |
| 2003 | New Tricks (TV Series) · as Anthony Marshall |
| 2002 | Tipping the Velvet (TV Series) · as Charles Frobisher |
| 2000 | Animated Tales of the World (TV Series) · as Troll |
| 2000 | Arabian Nights (2000) (TV Series) · as Bacbac |
| 2000 | The 100 Greatest TV Ads · as Cast |
| 1999 | Swing · as Mighty Mac |
| 1999 | Holby City (TV Series) · as Bernie Reddy |
| 1998 | What's a Carry On? · as Achmed (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1998 | Alexei Sayle's Merry Go Round (TV Series) |
| 1998 | Renford Rejects (TV Series) |
| 1997 | The History of Tom Jones (TV Series) · as Puppeteer |
| 1997 | Bremner, Bird and Fortune (TV Series) · as Pope John Paul Ii |
| 1997 | Two Minutes · as Bernie |
| 1997 | Hospital! · as X Ray Operator |
| 1997 | Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest · as Beluga |
| 1994 | Common As Muck (TV Series) · as Reg Vickers |
| 1994 | The Unpleasant World of Penn and Teller (TV Series) |
| 1994 | The All New Alexei Sayle Show (TV Series) |
| 1993 | CIA: Exiled · as Seemuller |
| 1993 | Reckless Kelly · as Major Wib |
| 1992 | Carry on Columbus · as Achmed |
| 1991 | Meeting Venus · as Von Schneider (dubbing - Voice Only) (uncredited) |
| 1991 | Selling Hitler (TV Series) · as Konrad 'conny' Fischer |
| 1990 | The Gravy Train (TV Series) · as Vlad Milcic |
| 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade · as Sultan |
| 1988 | Alexei Sayle's Stuff (TV Series) |
| 1988 | Jake's Journey · as Head Torturer |
| 1987 | The Love Child · as The Voices |
| 1987 | Mister Corbett's Ghost · as Toll Gate Keeper |
| 1987 | Siesta · as Cabbie |
| 1987 | The Lenny Henry Show (1987) (TV Series) |
| 1987 | Whoops Apocalypse · as Alexei Sayle In A Hawaiian Shirt |
| 1986 | Solarbabies · as Malice |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Anton Malinovsky |
| 1986 | Screenplay (1986) (TV Series) · as Clarence Flamer |
| 1986 | Lovejoy (TV Series) · as Freddy Reeve |
| 1985 | The Supergrass · as Motorbike Cop |
| 1985 | The Bride · as Magar |
| 1985 | |
| 1984 | The Lenny Henry Show (TV Series) · as Various Characters |
| 1983 | Gorky Park · as Golodkin |
| 1983 | Give us a Break (TV Series) · as Frank |
| 1982 | The Young Ones (TV Series) · as The Balowski Family |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... (TV Series) · as Paul |
| 1982 | Whoops Apocalypse (TV Series) · as Commisar Solzhenitsyn |
| 1981 | Wolcott (TV Series) · as Speaker In Market |
| 1981 | |
| 1979 | Repeater · as 2nd Detective |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as John Bull |
| 1965 | Jackanory (TV Series) · as Storyteller |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as D.j. |
| 2024 | Bottom: Exposed · as Self |
| 2023 | Margaret Thatcher, l'inoxydable · as Self |
| 2022 | The Fringe, Fame and Me · as Self |
| 2022 | Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry · as Self |
| 2017 | Richard Osman's House of Games (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist |
| 2014 | Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule · as Self |
| 2014 | Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | For the Love of Cars (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2012 | Sunday Brunch (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (TV Series) · as Self - Participant |
| 2010 | Sunday Morning Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Monty Python: (Almost) The Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Genius (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Q+A (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist |
| 2007 | Tapping the Wire · as Self |
| 2007 | 100 Greatest Stand-Ups · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Roots of Monty Python · as Self |
| 2005 | Revelation Exhumed · as Self |
| 2005 | The Comic Strip: A Retrospective · as Self |
| 2005 | The Late Edition (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Comic Side of 7 Days (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Culture Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Mark Lawson Talks to... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | imagine... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Strike: When Britain Went to War · as Self - Comedian |
| 2003 | This Week (2003) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Today with Des and Mel (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Saturday Kitchen (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Loose Women (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Bill Bryson: Notes from a Small Island (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | HARDtalk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | TFI Friday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Room 101 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | I Was That Monster · as Himself |
| 1992 | The Big Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Amnesty International's Big 30 · as Self |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Kelly (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Channel 4 News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball · as Self |
| 1982 | Comic Roots (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Great Railway Journeys (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1980 | Newsnight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | Question Time (TV Series) · as Himself - Panellist |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Alexei Sayle's Merry Go Round (TV Series) |
| 1994 | The All New Alexei Sayle Show (TV Series) |
| 1982 | The Young Ones (TV Series) |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... (TV Series) |
| 1981 |
| 1998 | Alexei Sayle's Merry Go Round (TV Series) · as Associate Producer |
| 2003 | Spine Chillers (TV Series) · as Story |
| 1988 | Alexei Sayle's Stuff (TV Series) · as Written By |