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Name
Jay O. Sanders

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1953-04-16 (73 years old)

Place of Birth
Austin, Texas, USA

Biography

Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American film, theatre and television actor and playwright. He frequently appears in plays off-Broadway at The Public Theatre. He has received a Drama Desk Award and a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award.

Sanders made his off-Broadway debut in a Shakespeare in the Park production of Henry V in 1976. He originated the role of Bradley in Sam Shepard's Buried Child (1978). He made his Broadway debut in the play Loose Ends (1979). He returned to Broadway in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1983), Saint Joan (1993), Pygmalion (2007), Girl from the North Country (2020), and Purlie Victorious (2023).

He made his feature film debut in the comedy Starting Over (1979). He had notable roles in films such as Cross Creek (1983), Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), Glory (1989), JFK (1991), Hostages (1992), Angels in the Outfield (1994), Music of the Heart (1999), Tumbleweeds (1999), and Revolutionary Road (2008). He took recurring roles in television series including Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Good Wife, Person of Interest, Blindspot, and Sneaky Pete. He has served as the narrator for the shows Wide Angle, Nova, and Secrets of the Dead.

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Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

2004 The Day After Tomorrow as Frank Harris
2001 Along Came a Spider as Kyle Craig
1981 Starstruck as Mr. Miller
1991 JFK as Lou Ivon
2003 D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear as Douglas Duncan
1997 The Matchmaker as Senator John McGlory
1987 The Misfit Brigade as Tiny
1993 My Boyfriend's Back as Sheriff McCloud
2006 Wedding Daze as Sheriff
2006 Half Nelson as Russ Dunne
1994 Angels in the Outfield as Ranch Wilder
2010 Edge of Darkness as Whitehouse
1997 Kiss the Girls as FBI Agent Kyle Craig
1995 The Big Green as Jay Huffer
2022 The Road to Galena as John Baird
1991 V.I. Warshawski as Murray Ryerson
2012 The Man Who Saved the World as Narrator (voice)
2023 When You Finish Saving the World as Roger
1995 Three Wishes as Coach Schramka
2001 Dead Dog as Frank Edmonds
1990 Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler as Tom Marshall
2007 Greetings from the Shore as Commodore Callaghan
1979 Starting Over as Larry
1999 The Secret Life of Girls
1995 Down Came a Blackbird as Jan Talbeck
2018 Vice as Governor
1983 Cross Creek as Charles Rawlings
2008 NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs as Narrator (voice)
2017 Ghosts of Stonehenge as Narrator (voice)
2024 His Three Daughters as Vincent
1998 Wrestling with Alligators as Rick
1983 Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story as Dick Willey
2001 My Husband's Double Life as Patrick Hennessy Welsh
2023 Outrage as Frank Brand
1999 The Confession as Jack Renoble
1999 Earthly Possessions as Zack Emery
1989 Glory as Gen. George Crockett Strong
1989 Cold Sassy Tree as Clayton McAllister
2008 Revolutionary Road as Bart Pollock
2001 The Last Brickmaker in America as Mike Potter
2004 Hair High as Football Announcer (voice)
1996 The Prosecutors as DA Alan Baker
1996 Daylight as Steven Crighton
2014 The Gathering Swarms as Narrator (voice)
2011 Adventures in Plymptoons! as Self
1999 Music of the Heart as Dan Paxton
2022 BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths as Ambassador Jones
2011 A Novel Romance as Walter Evans
2008 Cadillac Records as Mr. Feder
1997 For Richer or Poorer as Samuel Yoder
1994 Nobody's Children as Joe Stevens
2024 Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
2007 The Valley of Light as Howard
2013 The River as Phil
2009 The Undying as Dr. Russell Lassiter
1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream as Kirby
1999 ATF as Sam Sinclair
1982 Hanky Panky as Katz
2015 Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time as Narrator (voice)
1989 Just Like in the Movies as Ryan Legrand
2011 I'm Coming Over as Walter
2009 I Hate Valentine's Day as Tim the Delivery Guy
2019 Saving the Dead Sea
2017 NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs as Self - Narrator (voice)
1984 A Doctor's Story as Dr. Curtis
1983 Eddie Macon's Run as Rudy Potts
2012 NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword as Narrator (voice)
1992 Hostages as Terry Anderson
2007 NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial as Narrator (voice)
2015 Dawn of Humanity as Narrator (voice)
2016 Iceman Reborn as Narrator (voice)
2015 NOVA: The Great Math Mystery as Narrator (voice)
2013 NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? as Narrator (voice)
1980 The Day Christ Died as Peter
2003 Abby Singer as Kevin's Father
2008 The Dissection of Thanksgiving as Cliff
2013 NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower as Self - Narrator (voice)
2013 NOVA: Cold Case JFK as Narrator (voice)
2016 NOVA: Life's Rocky Start as Narrator (voice)
2016 NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice as Narrator (voice)
2017 NOVA: Why Trains Crash as Narrator (voice)
2015 NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark as Narrator (voice)
2016 NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare as Narrator (voice)
2011 The Jewel as Mr. Rothman
1998 The Odd Couple II as Leroy
2012 Earth from Space as Narrator (voice)
1999 Tumbleweeds as Dan Miller
1995 Silver Strand as Lucas Hughes
2019 DC Noir as Sgt. Peters
2001 Boss of Bosses as Joseph O'Brien
2017 Holocaust Escape Tunnel as Narrator (voice)
2017 The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry as George Gabriel
2017 The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect? as George Gabriel
2017 The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age as George Gabriel
2019 Uncle Vanya as Vanya
2018 NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers as Narrator (voice)
2020 The Assistant as Boss (voice)
1993 Rio Shannon as John Cleary
2018 Broken Places as Narrator (voice)
2020 That Hopey Changey Thing as Richard Apple
1991 Meeting Venus as Stephen Taylor
2011 Green Lantern as Carl Ferris
2019 Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files as Narrator (voice)
1999 The Jack Bull as Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
1990 Mr. Destiny as Jackie Earle
2020 Sweet and Sad as Richard Apple
2020 Sorry as Richard Apple
2020 Regular Singing as Richard Apple
2020 What Do We Need to Talk About? as Richard Apple
2016 Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts as Narrator (voice)
1988 The Prince of Pennsylvania as Trooper Joe
1994 State of Emergency as Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
2020 And So We Come Forth as Richard Apple
2020 Tapes
2017 Catfight as Angry Guy
2015 Northern Borders as Agent Sanders
1991 Defenseless as Bull Dozer
1995 Kiss of Death as Federal Agent
2000 Picnic as Howard Bevens
2020 Incidental Moments of the Day as Richard Apple
2010 Riddles of the Sphinx as Narrator (voice)
2019 The Violin Alone as Narrator (voice)
2010 Secrets of Stonehenge as Narrator (voice)
2019 NOVA: Decoding da Vinci as Narrator (voice)
2015 Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse as Narrator (voice)
2018 NOVA: First Face of America as Narrator (voice)
2007 Happenstance as Bob
2000 Wild Costa Rica as Narrator
2024 Girl From the North Country as Nick Laine
2008 Kill the Day as Dr. Susskind
2027 Remain as Reece
1988 The Revolt of Mother as Adam Penn
2026 Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators as Narrator
2025 The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum as Narration
2019 World War Speed: The Drugs That Won WWII as Narrator
2024 Decoding the Universe: Cosmos as Self - Narrator
2024 Decoding the Universe: Quantum as Self - Narrator
2000 Endsville as Bo Tatum
2003 Citizen Berlusconi as Narrator

1984 Kate & Allie ( 1 episode ) as Tim Merr
1985 Spenser: For Hire ( 1 episode ) as Father Crawford
1986 L.A. Law ( 1 episode ) as Detective Michael Phillips
1988 Roseanne ( 2 episodes ) as Ziggy
1986 Crime Story ( 24 episodes ) as Steve Kordo
1994 New York Undercover ( 1 episode ) as Howard
1990 Northern Exposure ( 1 episode ) as Dr. John Summer
1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Howard
2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ( 1 episode ) as Harry Rowan, Sr.
1989 Booker ( 1 episode ) as Gordon Rudd
1982 Nature ( 5 episodes ) as Narrator (voice)
1995 Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years ( 1 episode ) as Xander
1995 The Outer Limits ( 1 episode ) as Ed Barkley
1972 ABC Afterschool Special ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Miller
2011 Person of Interest ( 9 episodes ) as Special Counsel
1974 NOVA ( 39 episodes ) as Self - Narrator (voice)
2014 True Detective ( 2 episodes ) as Billy Lee Tuttle
2010 Blue Bloods ( 1 episode ) as Jimmy Reagan
2011 Pan Am ( 3 episodes ) as Douglas Vanderway
2011 Unforgettable ( 1 episode ) as Jonathan Hedstrom
2011 Body of Proof ( 1 episode ) as Harvey Brady
2002 Widows ( 4 episodes ) as Detective John Maynard
2015 Blindspot ( 10 episodes ) as Bill Weller
2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ( 8 episodes ) as Joseph Hannah
1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Nick Taska / Bill Fallon
1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Defense Attorney Alan Fenwick
1980 Texas ( 3 episodes ) as Seth
2020 Stars in the House ( 1 episode ) as Self
1979 The Scarlet Letter ( 4 episodes ) as Robert Salter
2015 Chicago Med ( 1 episode ) as Cray
2000 Wonderland ( 1 episode ) as Ed Butowski
2015 Sneaky Pete ( 15 episodes ) as Sam
1984 Miami Vice ( 1 episode ) as Det. Tim Duryea
2000 Secrets of the Dead ( 3 episodes ) as Narrator (voice)
2009 The Good Wife ( 2 episodes ) as Judge Hal Ferris
2024 Decoding the Universe ( 2 episodes ) as Narrator
2007 Damages ( 1 episode ) as Calder Security Executive
2003 Salem Witch Trials ( 2 episodes ) as Thomas Putnam
2017 Manhunt ( 6 episodes ) as Watson Bryant
1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Adam Penn
1971 Great Performances ( 1 episode ) as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee

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