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