---
name: "Gary Sauer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gary-sauer"
fi1m_id: "gary-sauer"
imdb_id: "nm0766583"
tmdb_id: 120674
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T01:54:57.272304+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Gary Sauer

## Identity

Gary Sauer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gary-sauer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gary-sauer
- **IMDb ID:** nm0766583
- **TMDB ID:** 120674
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0766583/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/120674

Actor.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Frequently works with:** [Adrienne Shelly](https://film.one/person/adrienne-shelly.md), [Hal Hartley](https://film.one/person/hal-hartley.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0766583/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/120674

## Biography

Gary Sauer is an American actor. He is known for his roles in early films by writer-director Hal Hartley.

Sauer played Emmet in *The Unbelievable Truth* (1989) and Anthony in *Trust* (1990). He also appeared in Hartley's *Surviving Desire* (1992) and the short film *Dogs* (1988).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Unbelievable Truth* (1990), Fi1m 76, as Emmet — [page](https://film.one/film/the-unbelievable-truth.md)
- *Trust* (1990), Fi1m 79, as Anthony — [page](https://film.one/film/trust.md)

## Complete filmography (6)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Going Shopping* (2005), Key Grip
- *Surviving Desire* (1992), Actor
- *Trust* (1990), as Anthony — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/trust.md)
- *The Unbelievable Truth* (1990), as Emmet — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-unbelievable-truth.md)
- *Dogs* (1988), as Steve
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, Actor

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