Alexei Sayle
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 7, 1952
- Birthplace
- Anfield, Liverpool, England, UK
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.
Filmography
They Call Us The Wrong Kind of Jew 2026
as Self
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke 2025
as Self
- Censoring Palestine
Censoring Palestine 2024
as Self
- The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide
The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide 2024
as Narrator (voice)
Bottom: Exposed 2024
as Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter 2023
as Self
The Rise of the Comic Strip 2023
as Self
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie 2023
as Narrator
The Fringe, Fame and Me 2022
as Self
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry 2022
as Self
How to Build a Girl 2020
as Karl Marx
Sometimes Always Never 2019
as Bill
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy 2018
Actor
Gloves Off 2017
as Algy
Red Top 2016
as Colin Goodman
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule 2014
as Self
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy 2014
as Self
30 Years of Comic Strip 2012
Actor
The Story of Music Hall 2011
as Self
The Itch of the Golden Nit 2011
as Planet Jimmy (voice)
My Dad Was a Communist 2008
as Self
The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother 2008
as Narrator
Alternative Rebellion: The Beginning of Britain's Alternative Comedy Scene 2007
as Self
The Making of 'The Young Ones' 2007
as Self
Tapping the Wire 2007
as Self
Hitler: The Comedy Years 2007
as D.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Double Life of Saki
The Double Life of Saki 2007
as Self
When Comedy Changed Forever 2006
as Self
The Thief Lord 2006
as Barbarossa
The Roots of Monty Python 2005
as Self
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective 2005
as Self
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? 2004
as Self
Bottom Mindless Violence 2004
as Billy Balowski / Jerzei Balowski / Brian Damage (archive footage)
The Legend of the Tamworth Two 2004
as Newspaper Editor
- Strike: When Britain Went to War
Strike: When Britain Went to War 2003
Actor
Don't Walk 2000
as Uncle Henry
Swing 1999
as Mighty Mac
What's a Carry On? 1998
as Achmed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Two Minutes 1997
as Bernie
Hospital! 1997
as X Ray Operator
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest 1997
as Beluga
Moonlighters 1996
as Narrator (voice)
Sorry About Last Night 1995
as Andy Carolides, Writer
The Greatest F***King Show on TV 1994
as Self
I Was That Monster 1993
as Himself
Curaçao 1993
as Seemuller
Queen of the Wild Frontier 1993
as Inspector
Selling Hitler 1993
as Konrad 'Conny' Fischer
Reckless Kelly 1993
as Major Wib
Carry On Columbus 1992
as Achmed
Red Nose of Courage 1992
as Dad
Amnesty International's Big 30 1991
as Self
Meeting Venus 1991
as Von Schneider (dubbing - voice only) (uncredited)
'Itch 1991
as Rittblatt, Writer
Les Dogs 1990
as Bride's Father
- Night Voice
Night Voice 1990
as Clarence Flamer
Spaghetti Hoops 1990
as Mog
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989
as Sultan
Just Like That! 1989
as Self
The Love Child 1988
as The Voices
Didn't You Kill My Brother? 1988
as Carl Moss/Sterling Moss, Writer
The Strike 1988
as Paul
Jake's Journey 1988
as Head torturer
Mister Corbett's Ghost 1987
as Toll Gate Keeper
Siesta 1987
as Cabbie
Up Line 1987
as Melvin Coombes
Solarbabies 1986
as Malice
Whoops Apocalypse 1986
as Alexei Sayle in a Hawaiian Shirt
The Supergrass 1985
as Motorbike Cop
The Bride 1985
as Magar
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain 1985
as John Bull
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks 1985
as DJ
The Caucasian Chalk Circle 1985
as Lavrenti
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle 1984
as Frank
Gorky Park 1983
as Golodkin
The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video 1983
as Self, Writer
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball 1982
as Self
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina 1982
as Self - Presenter
The Comic Strip 1981
as Compere, Writer
Repeater 1979
as 2nd Detective
Credits from TMDB.