Alexei Sayle
Known for Acting · 126 credits
- Born
- 1952-08-07 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Anfield, Liverpool, England, UK
- Also known as
- Alexei David Sayle · Alexy Syale
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.
Known For
TV Shows (48)
Casualty
1986
as Anton Malinovsky
Doctor Who
1963
as D.J.
Question Time
1979
as Himself - Panellist
The One Show
2006
as Self
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self
Q&A
2008
as Self - Panellist
Richard & Judy
2001
as Self
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Carl Moss/Sterling Moss / Paul / Mog / Bride's Father
Horrible Histories
2009
as Dr. Ushma
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
as Self - Panellist
Room 101
1994
as Self
Lovejoy
1986
as Freddy Reeve
The Young Ones
1982
as The Balowski Family
ScreenPlay
1986
as Clarence Flamer
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
as Self
Renford Rejects
1997
Mandy
2020
as Darren Dugdale
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
The Michael Ball Show
2010
as Self
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
1999
as Pope John Paul II
Tipping the Velvet
2002
as Charles Frobisher
Keen Eddie
2003
Great Railway Journeys
1980
as Self - Presenter
Spine Chillers
2003
as Graham
A Bear's Tail
2005
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997
as Puppeteer
4 Play
1989
as Rittblatt
Arabian Nights
2000
as BacBac
Selling Hitler
1991
as Konrad 'Conny' Fischer
The Lenny Henry Show
1987
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
2006
Alexei Sayle's Stuff
1988
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
1998
Whoops Apocalypse
1982
as Commisar Solzhenitsyn
Wolcott
1981
as Speaker in Market
The All New Alexei Sayle Show
1994
Paris
1994
as Alain Degout
The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller
1994
Blood Matters
2004
For the Love of Cars
2014
as Himself
The Gravy Train
1990
as Vlad Milcic
O.T.T.
1982
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
1980
Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry
2024
as Self - Guest
Rubbish, King of the Jumble
1993
as Rubbish (voice)
Movies (78)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
as Sultan
Two Minutes
1997
as Bernie
Red Top
2016
as Colin Goodman
Bottom: Exposed
2024
as Self
The Thief Lord
2006
as Barbarossa
How to Build a Girl
2020
as Karl Marx
The Bride
1985
as Magar
Sometimes Always Never
2019
as Bill
Spaghetti Hoops
1990
as Mog
Swing
1999
as Mighty Mac
Gorky Park
1983
as Golodkin
Strike: When Britain Went to War
2003
Up Line
1987
as Melvin Coombes
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
1987
as Toll Gate Keeper
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2014
as Self
The Supergrass
1985
as Motorbike Cop
The Comic Strip
1981
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
as Self
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as D.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Fringe, Fame and Me
2022
as Self
'Itch
1991
as Rittblatt
Red Nose of Courage
1992
as Dad
Carry On Columbus
1992
as Achmed
Solarbabies
1986
as Malice
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
1985
as DJ
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke
2025
as Self
Tapping the Wire
2007
as Self
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
2022
as Self
I Was That Monster
1993
as Himself
Curaçao
1993
as Seemuller
Censoring Palestine
2024
as Self
Whoops Apocalypse
1986
as Alexei Sayle in a Hawaiian Shirt
The Roots of Monty Python
2005
as Self
Siesta
1987
as Cabbie
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
as Self
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
1988
as Carl Moss/Sterling Moss
Selling Hitler
1993
as Konrad 'Conny' Fischer
What's a Carry On?
1998
as Achmed (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
as Self
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004
as Newspaper Editor
Jake's Journey
1988
as Head torturer
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014
as Self
Meeting Venus
1991
as Von Schneider (dubbing - voice only) (uncredited)
Reckless Kelly
1993
as Major Wib
The Love Child
1988
as The Voices
Repeater
1979
as 2nd Detective
Hospital!
1997
as X Ray Operator
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004
as Billy Balowski / Jerzei Balowski / Brian Damage (archive footage)
The Strike
1988
as Paul
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011
as Planet Jimmy (voice)
The Double Life of Saki
2007
as Self
They Call Us The Wrong Kind of Jew
2026
as Self
Sorry About Last Night
1995
as Andy Carolides
The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother
2008
as Narrator
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self
Gloves Off
2017
as Algy
My Dad Was a Communist
2008
as Self
The Rise of the Comic Strip
2023
as Self
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide
2024
as Narrator (voice)
Just Like That!
1989
as Self
Don't Walk
2000
as Uncle Henry
Queen of the Wild Frontier
1993
as Inspector
Moonlighters
1996
as Narrator (voice)
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006
as Self
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
1997
as Beluga
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023
as Self
Les Dogs
1990
as Bride's Father
Night Voice
1990
as Clarence Flamer
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
2023
as Narrator
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985
as Lavrenti
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
2007
as Self
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984
as Frank
The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video
1983
as Self
The Story of Music Hall
2011
as Self
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
1985
as John Bull
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
1982
as Self - Presenter
About 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 cynicism and political awareness, as well as phys… With 126 credits spanning from 1963 to 2026, Alexei Sayle has appeared in 78 films and 48 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alexei Sayle Movies
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) — as Sultan
- Two Minutes (1997) — as Bernie
- Red Top (2016) — as Colin Goodman
- Bottom: Exposed (2024) — as Self
- The Thief Lord (2006) — as Barbarossa
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