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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

75 acting

5 crew

Popularity

0.6

Known For

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
★ 7.9
Gorky Park
Gorky Park
1983 as Golodkin
★ 6.3
Whoops Apocalypse
Whoops Apocalypse
1986 as Alexei Sayle in a Hawaiian Shirt
★ 5.6
Sometimes Always Never
Sometimes Always Never
2019 as Bill
★ 6.4
The Bride
The Bride
1985 as Magar
★ 5.3
Solarbabies
Solarbabies
1986 as Malice
★ 5.3
The Thief Lord
The Thief Lord
2006 as Barbarossa
★ 6.0
How to Build a Girl
How to Build a Girl
2020 as Karl Marx
★ 5.7
Tapping the Wire
Tapping the Wire
2007 as Self
★ 7.8
Selling Hitler
Selling Hitler
1993 as Konrad 'Conny' Fischer
★ 7.0
Amnesty International's Big 30
★ 4.0
Meeting Venus
Meeting Venus
1991 as Von Schneider (dubbing - voice only) (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Up Line
Up Line
1987 as Melvin Coombes
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
★ 10.0
Curaçao
Curaçao
1993 as Seemuller
★ 6.1
Carry On Columbus
Carry On Columbus
1992 as Achmed
★ 3.8
What's a Carry On?
What's a Carry On?
1998 as Achmed (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.8
Siesta
Siesta
1987 as Cabbie
★ 5.2
Reckless Kelly
Reckless Kelly
1993 as Major Wib
★ 4.4
'Itch
'Itch
1991 as Rittblatt
The Fringe, Fame and Me
The Fringe, Fame and Me
2022 as Self
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
★ 7.5
The Itch of the Golden Nit
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011 as Planet Jimmy (voice)
★ 7.7
Bottom Mindless Violence
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004 as Billy Balowski / Jerzei Balowski / Brian Damage (archive footage)
★ 7.5
Red Top
Red Top
2016 as Colin Goodman
★ 5.3
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
★ 6.0
Swing
Swing
1999 as Mighty Mac
★ 5.0
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
1987 as Toll Gate Keeper
★ 5.0
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 as D.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.0
The Love Child
The Love Child
1988 as The Voices
★ 7.0
Hospital!
Hospital!
1997 as X Ray Operator
★ 5.0
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004 as Newspaper Editor
★ 3.0
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985 as Lavrenti
Bottom: Exposed
Bottom: Exposed
2024 as Self
★ 5.5
The Supergrass
The Supergrass
1985 as Motorbike Cop
★ 6.0
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
★ 8.0
The Strike
The Strike
1988 as Paul
★ 7.0
Gloves Off
Gloves Off
2017 as Algy
★ 4.9
Spaghetti Hoops
Spaghetti Hoops
1990 as Mog
Red Nose of Courage
Red Nose of Courage
1992 as Dad
movie
Night Voice
1990 as Clarence Flamer
Jake's Journey
Jake's Journey
1988 as Head torturer
★ 7.0
Les Dogs
Les Dogs
1990 as Bride's Father
Queen of the Wild Frontier
Queen of the Wild Frontier
1993 as Inspector
I Was That Monster
I Was That Monster
1993 as Himself
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
1988 as Carl Moss/Sterling Moss
Just Like That!
Just Like That!
1989 as Self
Sorry About Last Night
Sorry About Last Night
1995 as Andy Carolides
★ 6.0
Two Minutes
Two Minutes
1997 as Bernie
Don't Walk
Don't Walk
2000 as Uncle Henry
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
★ 6.0
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
The Story of Music Hall
The Story of Music Hall
2011 as Self
movie
Censoring Palestine
2024 as Self
Repeater
Repeater
1979 as 2nd Detective
movie
The Double Life of Saki
2007 as Self
Moonlighters
Moonlighters
1996 as Narrator (voice)