Alexei Sayle
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
as Sultan
1989
Solarbabies
as Malice
1986
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
as Self
2014
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
as Self
2004
Reckless Kelly
as Major Wib
1993
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
as Narrator
2023
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as D.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
Carry On Columbus
as Achmed
1992
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
as John Bull
1985
When Comedy Changed Forever
as Self
2006
Two Minutes
as Bernie
1997
The Itch of the Golden Nit
as Planet Jimmy (voice)
2011
Les Dogs
as Bride's Father
1990
Don't Walk
as Uncle Henry
2000
Selling Hitler
as Konrad 'Conny' Fischer
1993
Whoops Apocalypse
as Alexei Sayle in a Hawaiian Shirt
1986
Gorky Park
as Golodkin
1983
Up Line
as Melvin Coombes
1987
The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother
as Narrator
2008
My Dad Was a Communist
as Self
2008
TV Appearances
A Bear's Tail
2005
The One Show
as Self
2006
Doctor Who
as D.J.
1963
Keen Eddie
2003
Room 101
as Self
1994
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
2006
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
as Puppeteer
1997
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
1976
Renford Rejects
1997
Richard & Judy
as Self
2001
The Young Ones
as The Balowski Family
1982
Lovejoy
as Freddy Reeve
1986