Jay O. Sanders
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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.
Known for
Credits
Starting Over (1979)
as Larry
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
as Frank Harris
Glory (1989)
as Gen. George Crockett Strong
Green Lantern (2011)
as Carl Ferris
Kiss the Girls (1997)
as FBI Agent Kyle Craig
JFK (1991)
as Lou Ivon
Edge of Darkness (2010)
as Whitehouse
Revolutionary Road (2008)
as Bart Pollock
Along Came a Spider (2001)
as Kyle Craig
Daylight (1996)
as Steven Crighton
Cadillac Records (2008)
as Mr. Feder
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
as Ranch Wilder
Wedding Daze (2006)
as Sheriff
Kiss of Death (1995)
as Federal Agent
Half Nelson (2006)
as Russ Dunne
Catfight (2017)
as Angry Guy
The Valley of Light (2007)
as Howard
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
as Kirby
The Assistant (2020)
as Boss (voice)
Mr. Destiny (1990)
as Jackie Earle
For Richer or Poorer (1997)
as Samuel Yoder
His Three Daughters (2024)
as Vincent
The Jack Bull (1999)
as Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
Remain (2027)
Actor
The Odd Couple II (1998)
as Leroy
Music of the Heart (1999)
as Dan Paxton
Hair High (2004)
as Football Announcer (voice)
My Husband's Double Life (2001)
as Patrick Hennessy Welsh
The Big Green (1995)
as Jay Huffer
The Misfit Brigade (1987)
as Tiny
Hanky Panky (1982)
as Katz
The Confession (1999)
as Jack Renoble
Boss of Bosses (2001)
as Joseph O'Brien
Abby Singer (2003)
as Kevin's Father
When You Finish Saving the World (2023)
as Roger
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)
as Ambassador Jones
V.I. Warshawski (1991)
as Murray Ryerson
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear (2003)
as Douglas Duncan
Salem Witch Trials (2002)
as Thomas Putnam
Three Wishes (1995)
as Coach Schramka
I Hate Valentine's Day (2009)
as Tim the Delivery Guy
Eddie Macon's Run (1983)
as Rudy Potts
The Matchmaker (1997)
as Senator John McGlory
Dead Dog (2001)
as Frank Edmonds
The Undying (2009)
as Dr. Russell Lassiter
Silver Strand (1995)
as Lucas Hughes
Cross Creek (1983)
as Charles Rawlings
Wild Costa Rica (2000)
as Narrator
My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
as Sheriff McCloud
A Novel Romance (2011)
as Walter Evans
ATF (1999)
as Sam Sinclair
Tumbleweeds (1999)
as Dan Miller
Earthly Possessions (1999)
as Zack Emery
Meeting Venus (1991)
as Stephen Taylor
The River (2013)
as Phil
Uncle Vanya (2019)
as Vanya
The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)
as Trooper Joe
DC Noir (2019)
as Sgt. Peters
Hostages (1992)
as Terry Anderson
Defenseless (1991)
as Bull Dozer
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler (1990)
as Tom Marshall
Rio Shannon (1993)
as John Cleary
Northern Borders (2015)
as Agent Sanders
Sorry (2020)
as Richard Apple
Iceman Reborn (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators (2026)
as Narrator
Broken Places (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
Greetings from the Shore (2007)
as Commodore Callaghan
Picnic (2000)
as Howard Bevens
Regular Singing (2020)
as Richard Apple
The Jewel (2011)
as Mr. Rothman
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Incidental Moments of the Day (2020)
as Richard Apple
The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum (2025)
as Narration
The Last Brickmaker in America (2001)
as Mike Potter
Nobody's Children (1994)
as Joe Stevens
Outrage (2023)
as Frank Brand
A Doctor's Story (1984)
as Dr. Curtis
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story (1983)
as Dick Willey
The Secret Life of Girls (1999)
Actor
Sweet and Sad (2020)
as Richard Apple
Girl From the North Country (2024)
as Nick Laine
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword (2012)
as Narrator (voice)
Earth from Space (2012)
as Narrator (voice)
State of Emergency (1994)
as Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
NOVA: Cold Case JFK (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Cold Sassy Tree (1989)
as Clayton McAllister
Down Came a Blackbird (1995)
as Jan Talbeck
Wrestling with Alligators (1998)
as Rick
The Prosecutors (1996)
as DA Alan Baker
The Day Christ Died (1980)
as Peter
Adventures in Plymptoons! (2011)
as Self
I'm Coming Over (2011)
as Walter
Just Like in the Movies (1989)
as Ryan Legrand
The Revolt of Mother (1988)
as Adam Penn
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry (2017)
as George Gabriel
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Happenstance (2007)
as Bob
The Road to Galena (2022)
as John Baird
Saving the Dead Sea (2019)
Actor
Tapes (2020)
Actor
Holocaust Escape Tunnel (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
Vice (2018)
as Governor
And So We Come Forth (2020)
as Richard Apple
Starstruck (1981)
as Mr. Miller
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch (2024)
as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
That Hopey Changey Thing (2020)
as Richard Apple
The Man Who Saved the World (2012)
as Narrator (voice)
Dawn of Humanity (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
The Violin Alone (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age (2017)
as George Gabriel
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial (2007)
as Narrator (voice)
World War Speed: The Drugs That Won WWII (2019)
as Narrator
Riddles of the Sphinx (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
What Do We Need to Talk About? (2020)
as Richard Apple
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs (2008)
as Narrator (voice)
The Dissection of Thanksgiving (2008)
as Cliff
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Ghosts of Stonehenge (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower (2013)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect? (2017)
as George Gabriel
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Kill the Day (2008)
as Dr. Susskind
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
The Gathering Swarms (2014)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: First Face of America (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
The Mystery of Mona Lisa (2014)
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of Stonehenge (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Why Trains Crash (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs (2017)
as Narrator (voice)