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  • BIRTH 16/04/1953
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 29
  • MOVIES 52

Jay O. Sanders

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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Jay O. Sanders

Shows (29)

True Detective
True Detective
Billy Lee Tuttle
Person of Interest
Person of Interest
Special Counsel
Chicago Med
Chicago Med
Cray
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
Judge Hal Ferris
Blindspot
Blindspot
Bill Weller
Unforgettable
Unforgettable
Jonathan Hedstrom
Manhunt
Manhunt
Jack Bryant
Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods
Jimmy Reagan
Body of Proof
Body of Proof
Harvey Brady
Law & Order
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Alan Fenwick / Nick Taska / Bill Fallon
Sneaky Pete
Sneaky Pete
Sam
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
Det. Tim Duryea
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Harry Rowan, Sr. / Joseph Hannah
The Outer Limits (1995)
The Outer Limits (1995)
Ed Barkley
Pan Am
Pan Am
Douglas Vanderway
Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure
Dr. John Summer
Roseanne
Roseanne
Ziggy
Booker
Booker
Gordon Rudd
Crime Story
Crime Story
Steve Kordo
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
Detective Michael Phillips
NOVA
NOVA
Narrator / Narrator (voice) / Self - Narrator (voice)
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Howard
New York Undercover
New York Undercover
Howard
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
Xander
The ABC Afterschool Special
The ABC Afterschool Special
Mr. Miller
AfterMASH
AfterMASH
Dr. Gene Pfeiffer
Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie
Tim Merr
Nature
Nature
Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead
Secrets of the Dead
Narrator (voice)

Movies (52)

The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow
Frank Harris
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road
Bart Pollock
Green Lantern
Green Lantern
Carl Ferris
Kiss the Girls
Kiss the Girls
FBI Agent Kyle Craig
JFK
JFK
Lou Ivon
His Three Daughters
His Three Daughters
Vincent
Daylight
Daylight
Steven Crighton
Along Came a Spider
Along Came a Spider
Kyle Craig
Remain
Remain
Glory
Glory
Gen. George Crockett Strong
Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness
Whitehouse
Wedding Daze
Wedding Daze
Sheriff
When You Finish Saving the World
When You Finish Saving the World
Roger
The Assistant
The Assistant
Boss (voice)
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
Douglas Duncan
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Kirby
Mr. Destiny
Mr. Destiny
Jackie Earle
The Jack Bull
The Jack Bull
Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
The Big Green
The Big Green
Jay Huffer
For Richer or Poorer
For Richer or Poorer
Samuel Yoder
Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield
Ranch Wilder
Salem Witch Trials
Salem Witch Trials
Thomas Putnam
Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades
Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas…
Ambassador Jones
Hair High
Hair High
Football Announcer (voice)
The Prince of Pennsylvania
The Prince of Pennsylvania
Trooper Joe
The River
The River
Phil
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space…
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
Narrator (voice)
My Boyfriend's Back
My Boyfriend's Back
Sheriff McCloud
I Hate Valentine's Day
I Hate Valentine's Day
Tim the Delivery Guy
The Misfit Brigade
The Misfit Brigade
Tiny
Eddie Macon's Run
Eddie Macon's Run
Rudy Potts
Cross Creek
Cross Creek
Charles Rawlings
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
Narrator (voice)
Catfight
Catfight
Angry Guy
The Great Math Mystery
The Great Math Mystery
Narrator (voice)
Three Wishes
Three Wishes
Coach Schramka
Starting Over
Starting Over
Larry
Half Nelson
Half Nelson
Russ Dunne
Il gioiellino
Il gioiellino
Mr. Rothman
The Odd Couple II
The Odd Couple II
Leroy
Hanky Panky
Hanky Panky
Katz
Defenseless
Defenseless
Bull Dozer
A Novel Romance
A Novel Romance
Walter Evans
The Valley of Light
The Valley of Light
Howard
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
Self - Narrator (voice)
V.I. Warshawski
V.I. Warshawski
Murray Ryerson
The Familiar Stranger
The Familiar Stranger
Timothy Michael Kingsbury
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Cold Case JFK
NOVA: Cold Case JFK
Narrator (voice)
The Confession
The Confession
Jack Renoble
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
Narrator (voice)