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Alexei Sayle Biography (1952-)

Full name, Alexei David Sayle; born August 7, 1952, in Liverpool, England; married Linda Rawsthorn, 1974. Addresses: Agent: Shapiro-Lichtman-Stein,8827 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048-2405.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, writer

Birth Details

August 7, 1952

Liverpool, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Commissar Solzhenitsyn, Whoops Apocalypse, 1982
• OTT, 1982
• Jerzy Balowski, The Young Ones, 1984
• Comic Strip, Channel Four, 1987
• Host, Stuff (also known as Alexei Sayle's Stuff and Alexei Sayle's Stuff: Fun with Magnets) BBC, 1989
• The All New Alexei Sayle Show, 1994
• Alain Degout, Paris, 1994
• Host, Drive, 1994
• Comedy Hour (also known as Alexei Sayle's Comedy Hour),1997
• Merry-Go-Round (also known as Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round), 1998
• You Cannot Be Serious, 1999
• Also appeared in Comic Roots.
• Miniseries
• Vlad Milcic, The Gravy Train, 1990
• Konrad "Conny" Fischer, Selling Hitler, 1991
• Puppeteer, A History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (also known as Henry Fielding's Tom Jones), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
• BacBac, Arabian Nights, NBC, 2000
• Episodic
• Space disc jockey, "Revelation of the Daleks," Doctor Who, 1984
• The Lenny Henry Show, 1984
• Roland Rat, the Series, 1986
• Paul, "The Strike," The Comic Strip Presents, 1988
• Carl Moss and Sterling Moss, "Didn't You Kill My Brother?" The Comic Strip Presents, 1988
• Mog, "Spaghetti Hoops," The Comic Strip Presents, 1990
• Bride's father, "Les Dogs," The Comic Strip Presents, 1990
• Dad, "Red Nose of Courage," The Comic Strip Presents, 1992
• Have I Got News for You, 1993
• Freddy, the "phone reeve," "The Napoleonic Commode," Lovejoy, 1993
• Inspector, "Queen of the Wild Frontier," The Comic Strip Presents,1993
• The Unpleasant World of Penn and Teller, 1994
• Have I Got News for You, 1994
• A Christmas Night with the Stars, 1994
• The End of the Year Show, 1995
• "My Uncle Monty," One for the Road, 1995
• Reader, "The Diary of a Killer Cat," Jackanory, 1996
• Great Railway Journeys III, PBS, 1996
• Reg Vickers, Common as Muck, 1997
• Other Television Appearances
• Boom Boom, Out Go the Lights, 1981
• John Bull, Ligmalion, 1985
• Up Line, 1987
• Rittblatt, 'Itch (also known as Alexei Sayle's 'Itch), 1989
• Clarence Flamer, Night Voice, 1990
• Seemueller, Curacao (movie; also known as Deadly Currents),Showtime, 1993
• Andy Carolides, Sorry about Last Night, 1995
• Hospital!, 1997
• Top Ten Comedy Records, 2000
• (Archival footage) The 100 Greatest TV Ads, 2000
• The Unpleasant World of Penn and Teller (special), Comedy Central,2000
• Film Appearances
• The Secret Policeman's Other Ball, United International Pictures, 1981
• Fundamental Frolics, 1981
• Second detective, Repeater, British Film Institute, 1982
• Live a Life, Other Cinema, 1982
• Golodkin, Gorky Park, Rank, 1983
• Magar, The Bride, Columbia, 1985
• Perryman, The Supergrass (also known as The Comic Strip Presents the Supergrass), Hemdale, 1985
• As himself in a Hawaiian shirt, Whoops Apocalypse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1986
• Malice, Solarbabies (also known as Solar Warriors), 1986
• Cabbie, Siesta, Lorimar, 1987
• The voices, The Love Child, British Film Institute/Frontroom, 1987
• Paul, The Strike, Palace, 1987
• Sultan, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Paramount, 1989
• Achmed, Carry On Columbus, 1992
• Major Wib, Reckless Kelly, 1993
• Beluga, Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest, Metropolitan Filmexport, 1996
• Mighty Mac, Swing, Swing Venture, 1999
• Stage Appearances
• The Tempest, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1988
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Cak!, Springtime, 1982
• The Fish People Tapes, Island, 1984
• Panic, CBS, 1985
• Audio Books
• Captain Jennifer Jellyfish Jones, Hodder & Stoughton, 1995
• First Mate Mutt and the Wind Machine, Hodder Headline Audio Books,1995
• WRITINGS
• Television Series
• The Young Ones, 1982
• Stuff (also known as Alexei Sayle's Stuff and AlexeiSayle's Stuff: Fun with Magnets) BBC, 1989
• The All New Alexei Sayle Show, 1994
• Comedy Hour (also known as Alexei Sayle's Comedy Hour),1997
• Merry-Go-Round (also known as Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round), 1998
• Television Episodes
• (With Pauline Melville) "Didn't You Kill My Brother?" The Comic Strip Presents, 1988
• Other Television Writing
• 'Itch (also known as Alexei Sayle's 'Itch), 1989
• Sorry about Last Night, 1995
• Books
• Train to Hell: An Alexei Sayle Mystery, Methuen (London), 1982
• Geoffrey the Tube Train and the Fat Comedian, Methuen, 1987
• Alexei Sayle's Great Bus Journeys of the World, Methuen, 1988