Alexei Sayle
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1952-08-07
Place of birth: Anfield, Liverpool, England, UK
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
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989Sultan
Solarbabies
1986Malice
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2014Self
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004Self
Reckless Kelly
1993Major Wib
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
2023Narrator
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007D.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carry On Columbus
1992Achmed
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
1985John Bull
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006Self
Two Minutes
1997Bernie
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011Planet Jimmy (voice)
Les Dogs
1990Bride's Father
Don't Walk
2000Uncle Henry
Selling Hitler
1993Konrad 'Conny' Fischer
Gorky Park
1983Golodkin
Whoops Apocalypse
1986Alexei Sayle in a Hawaiian Shirt
Up Line
1987Melvin Coombes
The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother
2008Narrator