Alexei Sayle
Born
August 7, 1952 (age 73)
Birthplace
Anfield, Liverpool, England, UK

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 physical comedy.

Movies

The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide
The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide
2024
Narrator (voice)
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
2023
Narrator
How to Build a Girl
How to Build a Girl
2020 ★ 5.7
Karl Marx
Sometimes Always Never
Sometimes Always Never
2019 ★ 6.4
Bill
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018 ★ 7.0
Gloves Off
Gloves Off
2017 ★ 4.9
Algy
Red Top
Red Top
2016 ★ 5.3
Colin Goodman
30 Years of Comic Strip
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
The Itch of the Golden Nit
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011 ★ 7.7
Planet Jimmy (voice)
The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother
The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother
2008
Narrator
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 ★ 5.0
D.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Thief Lord
The Thief Lord
2006 ★ 5.9
Barbarossa
Bottom Mindless Violence
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004 ★ 7.5
Billy Balowski / Jerzei Balowski / Brian Damage (archive footage)
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004 ★ 3.0
Newspaper Editor
Don't Walk
Don't Walk
2000
Uncle Henry
Swing
Swing
1999 ★ 5.0
Mighty Mac
What's a Carry On?
What's a Carry On?
1998 ★ 7.8
Achmed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Two Minutes
Two Minutes
1997
Bernie
Hospital!
Hospital!
1997 ★ 5.0
X Ray Operator
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
1997
Beluga
Moonlighters
Moonlighters
1996
Narrator (voice)
Sorry About Last Night
Sorry About Last Night
1995 ★ 6.0
Andy Carolides
Curaçao
Curaçao
1993 ★ 6.1
Seemuller
Queen of the Wild Frontier
Queen of the Wild Frontier
1993
Inspector
Selling Hitler
Selling Hitler
1993 ★ 7.0
Konrad 'Conny' Fischer
Reckless Kelly
Reckless Kelly
1993 ★ 4.3
Major Wib
Carry On Columbus
Carry On Columbus
1992 ★ 3.8
Achmed
Red Nose of Courage
Red Nose of Courage
1992
Dad
Meeting Venus
Meeting Venus
1991 ★ 5.7
Von Schneider (dubbing - voice only) (uncredited)
'Itch
'Itch
1991
Rittblatt
Les Dogs
Les Dogs
1990
Bride's Father
Night Voice
Night Voice
1990
Clarence Flamer
Spaghetti Hoops
Spaghetti Hoops
1990
Mog
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989 ★ 7.8
Sultan
The Love Child
The Love Child
1988 ★ 7.0
The Voices
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
1988
Carl Moss/Sterling Moss
The Strike
The Strike
1988 ★ 7.0
Paul
Jake's Journey
Jake's Journey
1988 ★ 7.0
Head torturer
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
1987 ★ 5.0
Toll Gate Keeper
Siesta
Siesta
1987 ★ 5.1
Cabbie
Up Line
Up Line
1987
Melvin Coombes
Solarbabies
Solarbabies
1986 ★ 5.3
Malice
Whoops Apocalypse
Whoops Apocalypse
1986 ★ 5.6
Alexei Sayle in a Hawaiian Shirt
The Supergrass
The Supergrass
1985 ★ 6.0
Motorbike Cop
The Bride
The Bride
1985 ★ 5.3
Magar
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
1985
John Bull
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
1985 ★ 9.2
DJ
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985
Lavrenti
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984
Frank
Gorky Park
Gorky Park
1983 ★ 6.3
Golodkin
The Comic Strip
The Comic Strip
1981
Repeater
Repeater
1979
2nd Detective

TV Series

Mandy
Mandy
2020 ★ 7.5
Darren Dugdale
1 Episode
Horrible Histories
Horrible Histories
2009 ★ 8.0
Dr. Ushma
1 Episode
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
2006 ★ 7.1
1 Episode
A Bear's Tail
A Bear's Tail
2005 ★ 7.2
1 Episode
Blood Matters
Blood Matters
2004
1 Episode
Spine Chillers
Spine Chillers
2003
Graham
1 Episode
Keen Eddie
Keen Eddie
2003 ★ 8.0
3 Episodes
Tipping the Velvet
Tipping the Velvet
2002 ★ 6.8
Charles Frobisher
2 Episodes
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights
2000 ★ 6.7
BacBac
2 Episodes
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
1999 ★ 6.0
Pope John Paul II
89 Episodes
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
1998 ★ 6.0
6 Episodes
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997 ★ 7.0
Puppeteer
1 Episode
Renford Rejects
Renford Rejects
1997 ★ 7.0
52 Episodes
Paris
Paris
1994
Alain Degout
6 Episodes
The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller
The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller
1994 ★ 7.0
6 Episodes
The All New Alexei Sayle Show
The All New Alexei Sayle Show
1994 ★ 6.0
12 Episodes
Rubbish, King of the Jumble
Rubbish, King of the Jumble
1993
Rubbish (voice)
1 Episode
Selling Hitler
Selling Hitler
1991 ★ 7.0
Konrad 'Conny' Fischer
5 Episodes
The Gravy Train
The Gravy Train
1990 ★ 8.0
Vlad Milcic
4 Episodes
Alexei Sayle's Stuff
Alexei Sayle's Stuff
1988 ★ 6.5
18 Episodes
The Lenny Henry Show
The Lenny Henry Show
1987 ★ 7.2
13 Episodes
Casualty
Casualty
1986 ★ 6.1
Anton Malinovsky
2 Episodes
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
1986 ★ 7.3
Freddy Reeve
1 Episode
The Young Ones
The Young Ones
1982 ★ 7.9
The Balowski Family
12 Episodes
The Comic Strip Presents...
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982 ★ 7.4
Carl Moss/Sterling Moss
1 Episode
Whoops Apocalypse
Whoops Apocalypse
1982 ★ 7.2
Commisar Solzhenitsyn
4 Episodes
O.T.T.
O.T.T.
1982
3 Episodes
Wolcott
Wolcott
1981 ★ 6.0
Speaker in Market
1 Episode
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
1980 ★ 6.0
2 Episodes
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
1963 ★ 7.9
D.J.
2 Episodes