Alexei Sayle

Alexei Sayle

Acting
🎂 1952-08-07 (73 years)
📍 Anfield, Liverpool, England, UK
👤 Male
🎬 71 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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 ...
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Filmography (71 movies)

Bottom: Exposed
Bottom: Exposed
2024
as Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023
as Self
The Rise of the Comic Strip
The Rise of the Comic Strip
2023
as Self
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
2023
as Narrator
The Fringe, Fame and Me
The Fringe, Fame and Me
2022
as Self
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
2022
as Self
How to Build a Girl
How to Build a Girl
2020
as Karl Marx
Sometimes Always Never
Sometimes Always Never
2019
as Bill
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
 Gloves Off
Gloves Off
2017
as Algy
Red Top
Red Top
2016
as Colin Goodman
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2014
as Self
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014
as Self
30 Years of Comic Strip
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
 The Story of Music Hall
The Story of Music Hall
2011
as Self
The Itch of the Golden Nit
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011
as Planet Jimmy (voice)
My Dad Was a Communist
My Dad Was a Communist
2008
as Self
The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother
The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother
2008
as Narrator
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
2007
as Self
Tapping the Wire
Tapping the Wire
2007
as Self
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as D.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
When Comedy Changed Forever
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006
as Self
The Thief Lord
The Thief Lord
2006
as Barbarossa
The Roots of Monty Python
The Roots of Monty Python
2005
as Self
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
as Self
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self
Bottom Mindless Violence
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004
as Billy Balowski / Jerzei Balowski / Brian Damage (archive footage)
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004
as Newspaper Editor
Don't Walk
Don't Walk
2000
as Uncle Henry
Swing
Swing
1999
as Mighty Mac
What's a Carry On?
What's a Carry On?
1998
as Achmed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Two Minutes
Two Minutes
1997
as Bernie
Hospital!
Hospital!
1997
as X Ray Operator
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
1997
as Beluga
Moonlighters
Moonlighters
1996
as Narrator (voice)
Sorry About Last Night
Sorry About Last Night
1995
as Andy Carolides
I Was That Monster
I Was That Monster
1993
as Himself
Curaçao
Curaçao
1993
as Seemuller
Queen of the Wild Frontier
Queen of the Wild Frontier
1993
as Inspector
Selling Hitler
Selling Hitler
1993
as Konrad 'Conny' Fischer
Reckless Kelly
Reckless Kelly
1993
as Major Wib
Carry On Columbus
Carry On Columbus
1992
as Achmed
Red Nose of Courage
Red Nose of Courage
1992
as Dad
Amnesty International's Big 30
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
as Self
Meeting Venus
Meeting Venus
1991
as Von Schneider (dubbing - voice only) (uncredited)
'Itch
'Itch
1991
as Rittblatt
Les Dogs
Les Dogs
1990
as Bride's Father
Spaghetti Hoops
Spaghetti Hoops
1990
as Mog
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
as Sultan
Just Like That!
Just Like That!
1989
as Self
The Love Child
The Love Child
1988
as The Voices
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
1988
as Carl Moss/Sterling Moss
The Strike
The Strike
1988
as Paul
Jake's Journey
Jake's Journey
1988
as Head torturer
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
1987
as Toll Gate Keeper
Siesta
Siesta
1987
as Cabbie
Up Line
Up Line
1987
as Melvin Coombes
Solarbabies
Solarbabies
1986
as Malice
Whoops Apocalypse
Whoops Apocalypse
1986
as Alexei Sayle in a Hawaiian Shirt
The Supergrass
The Supergrass
1985
as Motorbike Cop
The Bride
The Bride
1985
as Magar
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
1985
as John Bull
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
1985
as DJ
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985
as Lavrenti
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984
as Frank
Gorky Park
Gorky Park
1983
as Golodkin
The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video
The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video
1983
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
as Self
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
1982
as Self - Presenter
The Comic Strip
The Comic Strip
1981
 Repeater
Repeater
1979
as 2nd Detective