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Alexei Sayle

Acting · Born August 7, 1952 · Anfield, Liverpool, England, UK

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.

Movies with Alexei Sayle

• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) — Sultan
• How to Build a Girl (2020) — Karl Marx
• Mister Corbett's Ghost (1987) — Toll Gate Keeper
• Gorky Park (1983) — Golodkin
• The Thief Lord (2006) — Barbarossa
• Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007) — D.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Bride (1985) — Magar
• Whoops Apocalypse (1986) — Alexei Sayle in a Hawaiian Shirt
• The Roots of Monty Python (2005) — Self
• Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke (2025) — Self
• Red Top (2016) — Colin Goodman
• The Itch of the Golden Nit (2011) — Planet Jimmy (voice)

TV shows with Alexei Sayle

• The Young Ones (1982) — The Balowski Family
• Bremner, Bird and Fortune (1999) — Pope John Paul II
• The Secret Policeman's Ball (1976) — Self
• Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round (1998)
• The Lenny Henry Show (1987)
• Alexei Sayle's Stuff (1988)
• Renford Rejects (1997)
• The All New Alexei Sayle Show (1994)