Jay O. Sanders
Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American actor. He is noted for his TV roles as Bill Weller on Blindspot, Jack Bryant on Manhunt, Chief Tom Lidell on The Sinner, Det. John Maynard on Widows, Capt. Joseph Hannah on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and mob lawyer Steven Kordo in NBC's detective series Crime Story (1986-1988), as well as his film roles on The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Green Lantern (2011), and the Alex Cross films starring Morgan Freeman. He has appeared in many other notable films, including Glory (1989), Mr. Destiny (1990), JFK (1991), Angels in the Outfield (1994), The Big Green (1995), Daylight (1996), The Matchmaker (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), Tumbleweeds (1999), Music of the Heart (1999), Half Nelson (2006), Cadillac Records (2008), and Revolutionary Road (2008). He is also known as the narrator for the PBS series Wide Angle from 2002–2009 and has served as narrator for a number of Nova episodes and documentary specials starting in 2007. He is the voice of D.S. McKenna in the Red Dead Redemption video game series.
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- Born:
- Apr 16, 1953 In Austin, Texas, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 166
- First Appeared:
- In the series Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24
- Latest Project:
- Movie His Three Daughters 2024-09-05
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | His Three Daughters | Vincent | 2024-09-05 |
| Movie | Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch | Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee | 2024-05-24 |
| Movie | When You Finish Saving the World | Roger | 2023-01-20 |
| Movie | Outrage | Frank Brand | 2023-12-01 |
| Movie | The Road to Galena | John Baird | 2022-07-08 |
| Movie | BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths | Ambassador Jones | 2022-10-27 |
| Movie | Regular Singing | Richard Apple | 2020-04-21 |
| Series | Stars in the House | Self | 2020-03-16 |
| Movie | The Assistant | Boss (voice) | 2020-01-31 |
| Movie | That Hopey Changey Thing | Richard Apple | 2020-04-21 |
| Movie | Sweet and Sad | Richard Apple | 2020-04-21 |
| Movie | Incidental Moments of the Day | Richard Apple | 2020-09-10 |
| Movie | Tapes | Unknown | 2020-06-17 |
| Movie | And So We Come Forth | Richard Apple | 2020-07-01 |
| Movie | What Do We Need to Talk About? | Richard Apple | 2020-04-29 |
| Movie | Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files | Narrator (voice) | 2019-02-20 |
| Movie | The Violin Alone | Narrator (voice) | 2019-01-29 |
| Movie | Saving the Dead Sea | Unknown | 2019-04-19 |
| Movie | Uncle Vanya | Vanya | 2019-08-23 |
| Movie | NOVA: Decoding da Vinci | Narrator (voice) | 2019-11-13 |
| Movie | DC Noir | Sgt. Peters | 2019-04-29 |
| Movie | Vice | Governor | 2018-01-01 |
| Movie | NOVA: First Face of America | Narrator (voice) | 2018-02-07 |
| Movie | Broken Places | Narrator (voice) | 2018-10-15 |
| Movie | NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers | Narrator (voice) | 2018-02-28 |
| Movie | What Did You Expect? | George Gabriel | 2017-03-23 |
| Movie | Hungry | George Gabriel | 2017-03-22 |
| Movie | NOVA: Why Trains Crash | Narrator (voice) | 2017-02-22 |
| Movie | Women of a Certain Age | George Gabriel | 2017-03-24 |
| Movie | NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs | Narrator (voice) | 2017-01-04 |
| Movie | Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science | Narrator (voice) | 2017-04-05 |
| Series | Manhunt | Jack Bryant | 2017-08-01 |
| Movie | Ghosts of Stonehenge | Narrator (voice) | 2017-10-11 |
| Movie | NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel | Narrator (voice) | 2017-04-19 |
| Movie | NOVA: Life's Rocky Start | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-13 |
| Movie | NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-06 |
| Movie | NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-20 |
| Movie | NOVA: Iceman Reborn | Narrator (voice) | 2016-02-17 |
| Movie | Catfight | Angry Guy | 2016-09-09 |
| Movie | Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts | Narrator (voice) | 2016-11-02 |
| Series | Sneaky Pete | Sam | 2015-08-07 |
| Movie | NOVA: The Great Math Mystery | Narrator (voice) | 2015-04-15 |
| Movie | Dawn of Humanity | Narrator (voice) | 2015-09-10 |
| Movie | Northern Borders | Agent Sanders | 2015-01-16 |
| Movie | Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time | Narrator (voice) | 2015-11-25 |
| Series | Blindspot | Bill Weller | 2015-09-21 |
| Series | Chicago Med | Cray | 2015-11-17 |
| Movie | Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse | Narrator (voice) | 2015-10-13 |
| Movie | NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark | Narrator (voice) | 2015-10-07 |
| Series | True Detective | Billy Lee Tuttle | 2014-01-12 |
| Movie | The Gathering Swarms | Narrator (voice) | 2014-05-21 |
| Movie | Sorry | Richard Apple | 2014-10-30 |
| Movie | The Mystery of Mona Lisa | Narrator (voice) | 2014-07-09 |
| Movie | NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? | Narrator (voice) | 2013-01-01 |
| Movie | The River | Phil | 2013-04-05 |
| Movie | NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower | Narrator (voice) | 2013-09-11 |
| Movie | NOVA: Cold Case JFK | Narrator (voice) | 2013-11-13 |
| Movie | The Man Who Saved the World | Narrator (voice) | 2012-10-22 |
| Movie | NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword | Narrator (voice) | 2012-10-10 |
| Movie | Earth from Space | Narrator (voice) | 2012-11-13 |
| Movie | Adventures in Plymptoons! | Himself | 2011-05-30 |
| Series | Body of Proof | Harvey Brady | 2011-03-29 |
| Movie | The Jewel | Mr. Rothman | 2011-03-04 |
| Movie | Green Lantern | Carl Ferris | 2011-06-14 |
| Series | Unforgettable | Jonathan Hedstrom | 2011-09-20 |
| Movie | I'm Coming Over | Walter | 2011-08-14 |
| Movie | A Novel Romance | Walter Evans | 2011-11-11 |
| Series | Pan Am | Douglas Vanderway | 2011-09-25 |
| Series | Person of Interest | Special Counsel | 2011-09-22 |
| Movie | Secrets of Stonehenge | Narrator (voice) | 2010-01-02 |
| Movie | Riddles of the Sphinx | Narrator (voice) | 2010-01-19 |
| Series | Blue Bloods | Jimmy Reagan | 2010-09-24 |
| Movie | Edge of Darkness | Whitehouse | 2010-01-28 |
| Movie | The Undying | Dr. Russell Lassiter | 2009-01-01 |
| Series | The Good Wife | Judge Hal Ferris | 2009-09-22 |
| Movie | I Hate Valentine's Day | Tim the Delivery Guy | 2009-06-27 |
| Movie | The Dissection of Thanksgiving | Cliff | 2008-10-01 |
| Movie | Greetings from the Shore | Commodore Callaghan | 2008-09-12 |
| Movie | NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs | Narrator (voice) | 2008-10-07 |
| Movie | Cadillac Records | Mr. Feder | 2008-12-05 |
| Movie | Revolutionary Road | Bart Pollock | 2008-12-19 |
| Movie | The Valley of Light | Howard | 2007-01-28 |
| Movie | Happenstance | Bob | 2007-05-04 |
| Movie | NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial | Narrator (voice) | 2007-09-18 |
| Movie | Half Nelson | Russ Dunne | 2006-08-11 |
| Movie | Wedding Daze | Sheriff | 2006-09-09 |
| Movie | Hair High | Football Announcer (voice) | 2004-04-17 |
| Movie | The Day After Tomorrow | Frank Harris | 2004-05-26 |
| Movie | D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear | Douglas Duncan | 2003-10-17 |
| Movie | Abby Singer | Kevin's Father | 2003-10-28 |
| Movie | Salem Witch Trials | Thomas Putnam | 2002-12-24 |
| Series | Widows | Detective John Maynard | 2002-08-06 |
| Movie | Along Came a Spider | Kyle Craig | 2001-04-06 |
| Movie | Boss of Bosses | Joseph O'Brien | 2001-06-03 |
| Movie | My Husband's Double Life | Timothy Michael Kingsbury | 2001-03-12 |
| Series | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Joseph Hannah | 2001-09-30 |
| Movie | The Last Brickmaker in America | Mike Potter | 2001-09-23 |
| Movie | Dead Dog | Frank Edmonds | 2001-10-17 |
| Movie | Wild Costa Rica | Narrator | 2000-01-01 |
| Series | Wonderland | Ed Butowski | 2000-03-30 |
| Movie | Picnic | Howard Bevens | 2000-04-16 |
| Series | Secrets of the Dead | Narrator (voice) | 2000-05-15 |
| Movie | The Confession | Jack Renoble | 1999-03-26 |
| Movie | The Jack Bull | Atty. Gen. Metcalfe | 1999-04-17 |
| Movie | Earthly Possessions | Zack Emery | 1999-03-20 |
| Movie | Music of the Heart | Dan Paxton | 1999-10-29 |
| Movie | The Secret Life of Girls | Unknown | 1999-05-29 |
| Movie | Tumbleweeds | Dan Miller | 1999-11-24 |
| Movie | ATF | Sam Sinclair | 1999-09-06 |
| Movie | Wrestling with Alligators | Rick | 1998-01-18 |
| Movie | The Odd Couple II | Leroy | 1998-04-09 |
| Movie | Kiss the Girls | FBI Agent Kyle Craig | 1997-09-29 |
| Movie | The Matchmaker | Senator John McGlory | 1997-10-03 |
| Movie | For Richer or Poorer | Samuel Yoder | 1997-12-11 |
| Movie | The Prosecutors | DA Alan Baker | 1996-12-02 |
| Movie | Daylight | Steven Crighton | 1996-12-06 |
| Series | Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | Xander | 1995-09-21 |
| Series | The Outer Limits | Ed Barkley | 1995-03-26 |
| Movie | Kiss of Death | Federal Agent | 1995-04-21 |
| Movie | The Big Green | Jay Huffer | 1995-09-29 |
| Movie | Down Came a Blackbird | Jan Talbeck | 1995-10-22 |
| Movie | Silver Strand | Lucas Hughes | 1995-11-23 |
| Movie | Three Wishes | Coach Schramka | 1995-10-27 |
| Movie | Nobody's Children | Joe Stevens | 1994-03-03 |
| Movie | State of Emergency | Dr. Jeffrey Forrest | 1994-02-21 |
| Movie | Angels in the Outfield | Ranch Wilder | 1994-07-15 |
| Series | New York Undercover | Howard | 1994-09-08 |
| Movie | My Boyfriend's Back | Sheriff McCloud | 1993-08-06 |
| Movie | Rio Shannon | John Cleary | 1993-08-14 |
| Movie | Hostages | Terry Anderson | 1992-09-23 |
| Movie | V.I. Warshawski | Murray Ryerson | 1991-07-26 |
| Movie | Defenseless | Bull Dozer | 1991-08-23 |
| Movie | JFK | Lou Ivon | 1991-12-20 |
| Movie | Meeting Venus | Stephen Taylor | 1991-09-18 |
| Series | Northern Exposure | Dr. John Summer | 1990-07-12 |
| Movie | Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler | Tom Marshall | 1990-06-03 |
| Series | Law & Order | Defense Attorney Alan Fenwick | 1990-09-13 |
| Movie | Mr. Destiny | Jackie Earle | 1990-10-12 |
| Series | Booker | Gordon Rudd | 1989-09-24 |
| Movie | Just Like in the Movies | Ryan Legrand | 1989-10-04 |
| Movie | Cold Sassy Tree | Clayton McAllister | 1989-10-16 |
| Movie | Glory | Gen. George Crockett Strong | 1989-12-15 |
| Movie | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Kirby | 1988-08-12 |
| Series | Roseanne | Ziggy | 1988-10-18 |
| Movie | The Prince of Pennsylvania | Trooper Joe | 1988-10-10 |
| Movie | The Misfit Brigade | Tiny | 1987-07-02 |
| Series | Crime Story | Steve Kordo | 1986-09-19 |
| Series | L.A. Law | Detective Michael Phillips | 1986-09-15 |
| Series | Spenser: For Hire | Father Crawford | 1985-09-20 |
| Series | Kate & Allie | Tim Merr | 1984-03-19 |
| Series | Miami Vice | Det. Tim Duryea | 1984-09-16 |
| Movie | A Doctor's Story | Dr. Curtis | 1984-04-23 |
| Movie | Eddie Macon's Run | Rudy Potts | 1983-03-23 |
| Movie | Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story | Dick Willey | 1983-03-08 |
| Movie | Cross Creek | Charles Rawlings | 1983-09-21 |
| Series | AfterMASH | Dr. Gene Pfeiffer | 1983-09-26 |
| Movie | Hanky Panky | Katz | 1982-06-04 |
| Series | Nature | Narrator (voice) | 1982-10-10 |
| Movie | Starstruck | Mr. Miller | 1981-10-14 |
| Movie | The Day Christ Died | Peter | 1980-03-26 |
| Series | Texas | Seth | 1980-08-04 |
| Series | The Scarlet Letter | Robert Salter | 1979-03-03 |
| Movie | Starting Over | Larry | 1979-10-05 |
| Series | NOVA | Narrator (voice) | 1974-03-03 |
| Series | ABC Afterschool Special | Mr. Miller | 1972-10-04 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Howard | 1951-12-24 |