Alexei Sayle
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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
Credits
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
as Sultan
Red Top (2016)
as Colin Goodman
The Bride (1985)
as Magar
Bottom: Exposed (2024)
as Self
'Itch (1991)
as Rittblatt
The Thief Lord (2006)
as Barbarossa
How to Build a Girl (2020)
as Karl Marx
Gorky Park (1983)
as Golodkin
Up Line (1987)
as Melvin Coombes
Sometimes Always Never (2019)
as Bill
Spaghetti Hoops (1990)
as Mog
Swing (1999)
as Mighty Mac
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke (2025)
as Self
Two Minutes (1997)
as Bernie
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks (1985)
as DJ
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry (2022)
as Self
Strike: When Britain Went to War (2003)
Actor
Censoring Palestine (2024)
as Self
Siesta (1987)
as Cabbie
Mister Corbett's Ghost (1987)
as Toll Gate Keeper
Solarbabies (1986)
as Malice
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective (2005)
as Self
The Comic Strip (1981)
as Compere
I Was That Monster (1993)
as Himself
Carry On Columbus (1992)
as Achmed
Meeting Venus (1991)
as Von Schneider (dubbing - voice only) (uncredited)
Reckless Kelly (1993)
as Major Wib
Repeater (1979)
as 2nd Detective
Don't Walk (2000)
as Uncle Henry
The Fringe, Fame and Me (2022)
as Self
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004)
as Self
When Comedy Changed Forever (2006)
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
as Self
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy (2018)
Actor
The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide (2024)
as Narrator (voice)
The Rise of the Comic Strip (2023)
as Self
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle (1984)
as Frank
The Legend of the Tamworth Two (2004)
as Newspaper Editor
Alternative Rebellion: The Beginning of Britain's Alternative Comedy Scene (2007)
as Self
Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991)
as Self
Didn't You Kill My Brother? (1988)
as Carl Moss/Sterling Moss
Red Nose of Courage (1992)
as Dad
Tapping the Wire (2007)
as Self
The Roots of Monty Python (2005)
as Self
The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1985)
as Lavrenti
What's a Carry On? (1998)
as Achmed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
as D.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
Curaçao (1993)
as Seemuller
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule (2014)
as Self
The Double Life of Saki (2007)
as Self
They Call Us The Wrong Kind of Jew (2026)
as Self
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014)
as Self
Selling Hitler (1993)
as Konrad 'Conny' Fischer
Whoops Apocalypse (1986)
as Alexei Sayle in a Hawaiian Shirt
30 Years of Comic Strip (2012)
Actor
Gloves Off (2017)
as Algy
Jake's Journey (1988)
as Head torturer
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter (2023)
as Self
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina (1982)
as Self - Presenter
Bottom Mindless Violence (2004)
as Billy Balowski / Jerzei Balowski / Brian Damage (archive footage)
The Greatest F***King Show on TV (1994)
as Self
The Strike (1988)
as Paul
Hospital! (1997)
as X Ray Operator
The Itch of the Golden Nit (2011)
as Planet Jimmy (voice)
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest (1997)
as Beluga
The Supergrass (1985)
as Motorbike Cop
The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother (2008)
as Narrator
Queen of the Wild Frontier (1993)
as Inspector
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain (1985)
as John Bull
The Story of Music Hall (2011)
as Self
The Making of 'The Young Ones' (2007)
as Self
Sorry About Last Night (1995)
as Andy Carolides
My Dad Was a Communist (2008)
as Self
The Love Child (1988)
as The Voices
Les Dogs (1990)
as Bride's Father
The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video (1983)
as Self
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie (2023)
as Narrator
Moonlighters (1996)
as Narrator (voice)
Just Like That! (1989)
as Self
Night Voice (1990)
as Clarence Flamer