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Alexei Sayle

Acting 73 years old Anfield, Liverpool, England, UK ★ 0.8
Born: August 7, 1952

Biography

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.

External Links

🌐 Official Website 🎬 IMDb

Known For

Doctor Who
Doctor Who D.J. 1963
Casualty
Casualty Anton Malinovsky 1986
Question Time
Question Time Himself - Panellist 1979
Q&A
Q&A Self - Panellist 2008
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy 2018

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Home Alone
Home Alone 1990

Filmography

Acting Credits (124)

Censoring Palestine
Censoring Palestine Self 2024
Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry
Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry Self - Guest 2024
The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide
The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide Narrator (voice) 2024
Bottom: Exposed
Bottom: Exposed Self 2024
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter Self 2023
The Rise of the Comic Strip
The Rise of the Comic Strip Self 2023
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie Narrator 2023
The Fringe, Fame and Me
The Fringe, Fame and Me Self 2022
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry Self 2022
How to Build a Girl
How to Build a Girl Karl Marx 2020
Mandy
Mandy Darren Dugdale 2020
Sometimes Always Never
Sometimes Always Never Bill 2019
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy 2018
Gloves Off
Gloves Off Algy 2017
Richard Osman's House of Games
Richard Osman's House of Games Self - Panellist 2017
Red Top
Red Top Colin Goodman 2016
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule Self 2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled Self 2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy Self 2014
For the Love of Cars
For the Love of Cars Himself 2014
30 Years of Comic Strip
30 Years of Comic Strip 2012
The Story of Music Hall
The Story of Music Hall Self 2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Self - Participant 2011
The Itch of the Golden Nit
The Itch of the Golden Nit Planet Jimmy (voice) 2011
The Michael Ball Show
The Michael Ball Show Self 2010
Horrible Histories
Horrible Histories Dr. Ushma 2009
My Dad Was a Communist
My Dad Was a Communist Self 2008
Q&A
Q&A Self - Panellist 2008
The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother
The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother Narrator 2008
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
The Making of 'The Young Ones' Self 2007
Tapping the Wire
Tapping the Wire Self 2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years D.J. (archive footage) (uncredited) 2007
The Double Life of Saki
The Double Life of Saki Self 2007
The One Show
The One Show Self 2006
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive 2006
When Comedy Changed Forever
When Comedy Changed Forever Self 2006
The Thief Lord
The Thief Lord Barbarossa 2006
The Roots of Monty Python
The Roots of Monty Python Self 2005
A Bear's Tail
A Bear's Tail 2005
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective Self 2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? Self 2004
Bottom Mindless Violence
Bottom Mindless Violence Billy Balowski / Jerzei Balowski / Brian Damage (archive footage) 2004
Blood Matters
Blood Matters 2004
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
The Legend of the Tamworth Two Newspaper Editor 2004
Spine Chillers
Spine Chillers Graham 2003
Keen Eddie
Keen Eddie 2003
Tipping the Velvet
Tipping the Velvet Charles Frobisher 2002
Richard & Judy
Richard & Judy Self 2001
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights BacBac 2000
Don't Walk
Don't Walk Uncle Henry 2000
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
Bremner, Bird and Fortune Pope John Paul II 1999
Swing
Swing Mighty Mac 1999
What's a Carry On?
What's a Carry On? Achmed (archive footage) (uncredited) 1998
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round 1998
Parkinson
Parkinson Self 1998
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling Puppeteer 1997
Two Minutes
Two Minutes Bernie 1997
Hospital!
Hospital! X Ray Operator 1997
Renford Rejects
Renford Rejects 1997
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest Beluga 1997
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks Self 1996
Moonlighters
Moonlighters Narrator (voice) 1996
Sorry About Last Night
Sorry About Last Night Andy Carolides 1995
Paris
Paris Alain Degout 1994
Room 101
Room 101 Self 1994
The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller
The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller 1994
The All New Alexei Sayle Show
The All New Alexei Sayle Show 1994
I Was That Monster
I Was That Monster Himself 1993
Rubbish, King of the Jumble
Rubbish, King of the Jumble Rubbish (voice) 1993
Curaçao
Curaçao Seemuller 1993
Queen of the Wild Frontier
Queen of the Wild Frontier Inspector 1993
Selling Hitler
Selling Hitler Konrad 'Conny' Fischer 1993
Reckless Kelly
Reckless Kelly Major Wib 1993
Carry On Columbus
Carry On Columbus Achmed 1992
Red Nose of Courage
Red Nose of Courage Dad 1992
Amnesty International's Big 30
Amnesty International's Big 30 Self 1991
Meeting Venus
Meeting Venus Von Schneider (dubbing - voice only) (uncredited) 1991
Selling Hitler
Selling Hitler Konrad 'Conny' Fischer 1991
'Itch
'Itch Rittblatt 1991
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You Self 1990
Les Dogs
Les Dogs Bride's Father 1990
Night Voice
Night Voice Clarence Flamer 1990
The Gravy Train
The Gravy Train Vlad Milcic 1990
Spaghetti Hoops
Spaghetti Hoops Mog 1990
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Sultan 1989
Just Like That!
Just Like That! Self 1989
Alexei Sayle's Stuff
Alexei Sayle's Stuff 1988
The Love Child
The Love Child The Voices 1988
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
Didn't You Kill My Brother? Carl Moss/Sterling Moss 1988
The Strike
The Strike Paul 1988
Jake's Journey
Jake's Journey Head torturer 1988
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
Mr. Corbett's Ghost Toll Gate Keeper 1987
Siesta
Siesta Cabbie 1987
The Lenny Henry Show
The Lenny Henry Show 1987
Up Line
Up Line Melvin Coombes 1987
Solarbabies
Solarbabies Malice 1986
Casualty
Casualty Anton Malinovsky 1986
Whoops Apocalypse
Whoops Apocalypse Alexei Sayle in a Hawaiian Shirt 1986
Lovejoy
Lovejoy Freddy Reeve 1986
The Supergrass
The Supergrass Motorbike Cop 1985
The Bride
The Bride Magar 1985
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain John Bull 1985
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks DJ 1985
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
The Caucasian Chalk Circle Lavrenti 1985
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle Frank 1984
Gorky Park
Gorky Park Golodkin 1983
The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video
The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video Self 1983
The Young Ones
The Young Ones The Balowski Family 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
The Comic Strip Presents... Carl Moss/Sterling Moss 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
The Comic Strip Presents... Paul 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
The Comic Strip Presents... Mog 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
The Comic Strip Presents... Bride's Father 1982
Whoops Apocalypse
Whoops Apocalypse Commisar Solzhenitsyn 1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball Self 1982
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina Self - Presenter 1982
O.T.T.
O.T.T. 1982
Wolcott
Wolcott Speaker in Market 1981
The Comic Strip
The Comic Strip 1981
Great Railway Journeys
Great Railway Journeys Self - Presenter 1980
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights 1980
Question Time
Question Time Himself - Panellist 1979
Repeater
Repeater 2nd Detective 1979
The Secret Policeman's Ball
The Secret Policeman's Ball Self 1976
Doctor Who
Doctor Who D.J. 1963

Writing Credits (7)

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