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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay O. Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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All Credits (172)
Remain
as Unknown
Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators
as Narrator
The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum
as Narration
Girl From the North Country
as Nick Laine
Decoding the Universe: Quantum
as Self - Narrator
His Three Daughters
as Vincent
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
Decoding the Universe: Cosmos
as Self - Narrator
Decoding the Universe
as Narrator
Outrage
as Frank Brand
When You Finish Saving the World
as Roger
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
as Ambassador Jones
The Road to Galena
as John Baird
Incidental Moments of the Day
as Richard Apple
And So We Come Forth
as Richard Apple
Tapes
as Unknown
What Do We Need to Talk About?
as Richard Apple
That Hopey Changey Thing
as Richard Apple
Sweet and Sad
as Richard Apple
Sorry
as Richard Apple
Regular Singing
as Richard Apple
Stars in the House
as Self
The Assistant
as Boss (voice)
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
as Narrator (voice)
Uncle Vanya
as Vanya
World War Speed: The Drugs That Won WWII
as Narrator
DC Noir
as Sgt. Peters
Saving the Dead Sea
as Unknown
The Violin Alone
as Narrator (voice)
Broken Places
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: First Face of America
as Narrator (voice)
Ghosts of Stonehenge
as Narrator (voice)
Manhunt
as Watson Bryant
Holocaust Escape Tunnel
as Narrator (voice)
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age
as George Gabriel
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?
as George Gabriel
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
as George Gabriel
Catfight
as Angry Guy
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
as Narrator (voice)
Iceman Reborn
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
as Narrator (voice)
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
as Narrator (voice)
Chicago Med
as Cray
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
as Narrator (voice)
Blindspot
as Bill Weller
Dawn of Humanity
as Narrator (voice)
Sneaky Pete
as Sam
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
as Narrator (voice)
Northern Borders
as Agent Sanders
The Gathering Swarms
as Narrator (voice)
True Detective
as Billy Lee Tuttle
NOVA: Cold Case JFK
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
as Self - Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
as Narrator (voice)
The Man Who Saved the World
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
as Narrator (voice)
Earth from Space
as Narrator (voice)
A Novel Romance
as Walter Evans
Pan Am
as Douglas Vanderway
Person of Interest
as Special Counsel
Unforgettable
as Jonathan Hedstrom
Green Lantern
as Carl Ferris
Adventures in Plymptoons!
as Self
Body of Proof
as Harvey Brady
The Jewel
as Mr. Rothman
Blue Bloods
as Jimmy Reagan
Edge of Darkness
as Whitehouse
Riddles of the Sphinx
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of Stonehenge
as Narrator (voice)
The Good Wife
as Judge Hal Ferris
I Hate Valentine's Day
as Tim the Delivery Guy
The Undying
as Dr. Russell Lassiter
Revolutionary Road
as Bart Pollock
Cadillac Records
as Mr. Feder
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
as Narrator (voice)
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
as Cliff
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
as Narrator (voice)
Greetings from the Shore
as Commodore Callaghan
Damages
as Calder Security Executive
Happenstance
as Bob
The Valley of Light
as Howard
Wedding Daze
as Sheriff
Half Nelson
as Russ Dunne
Hair High
as Football Announcer (voice)
Abby Singer
as Kevin's Father
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
as Douglas Duncan
Citizen Berlusconi
as Narrator
Salem Witch Trials
as Thomas Putnam
Widows
as Detective John Maynard
Dead Dog
as Frank Edmonds
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Harry Rowan, Sr.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Joseph Hannah
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Mike Potter
Boss of Bosses
as Joseph O'Brien
Along Came a Spider
as Kyle Craig
My Husband's Double Life
as Patrick Hennessy Welsh
Secrets of the Dead
as Narrator (voice)
Picnic
as Howard Bevens
Wonderland
as Ed Butowski
Wild Costa Rica
as Narrator
Earthly Possessions
as Zack Emery
Tumbleweeds
as Dan Miller
Music of the Heart
as Dan Paxton
ATF
as Sam Sinclair
The Secret Life of Girls
as Unknown
The Jack Bull
as Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
The Confession
as Jack Renoble
The Odd Couple II
as Leroy
Wrestling with Alligators
as Rick
For Richer or Poorer
as Samuel Yoder
The Matchmaker
as Senator John McGlory
Kiss the Girls
as FBI Agent Kyle Craig
Daylight
as Steven Crighton
The Prosecutors
as DA Alan Baker
Silver Strand
as Lucas Hughes
Three Wishes
as Coach Schramka
Down Came a Blackbird
as Jan Talbeck
The Big Green
as Jay Huffer
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
as Xander
Kiss of Death
as Federal Agent
The Outer Limits
as Ed Barkley
New York Undercover
as Howard
Angels in the Outfield
as Ranch Wilder
Nobody's Children
as Joe Stevens
State of Emergency
as Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
Rio Shannon
as John Cleary
My Boyfriend's Back
as Sheriff McCloud
Hostages
as Terry Anderson
JFK
as Lou Ivon
Meeting Venus
as Stephen Taylor
Defenseless
as Bull Dozer
V.I. Warshawski
as Murray Ryerson
Mr. Destiny
as Jackie Earle
Law & Order
as Nick Taska / Bill Fallon
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Alan Fenwick
Northern Exposure
as Dr. John Summer
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
as Tom Marshall
Glory
as Gen. George Crockett Strong
Cold Sassy Tree
as Clayton McAllister
Just Like in the Movies
as Ryan Legrand
Booker
as Gordon Rudd
Roseanne
as Ziggy
The Prince of Pennsylvania
as Trooper Joe
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Kirby
The Misfit Brigade
as Tiny
Crime Story
as Steve Kordo
L.A. Law
as Detective Michael Phillips
Spenser: For Hire
as Father Crawford
Miami Vice
as Det. Tim Duryea
A Doctor's Story
as Dr. Curtis
Kate & Allie
as Tim Merr
Cross Creek
as Charles Rawlings
Eddie Macon's Run
as Rudy Potts
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
as Dick Willey
Nature
as Narrator (voice)
Hanky Panky
as Katz
American Playhouse
as Adam Penn
Starstruck
as Mr. Miller
Texas
as Seth
The Day Christ Died
as Peter
Starting Over
as Larry
The Scarlet Letter
as Robert Salter
NOVA
as Self - Narrator (voice)
ABC Afterschool Special
as Mr. Miller
Great Performances
as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Howard