Cast
Jay O. Sanders
Acting
Cast
Jay O. Sanders
Known for
Acting
Born
1953-04-16
From
Austin, Texas, USA
Also known as Jay Sanders , Jay Olcutt Sanders , ŰŹÛ Ű§Ù. ۳ۧÙۯ۱۳
Biography
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
as Frank Harris
Edge of Darkness
as Whitehouse
Green Lantern
as Carl Ferris
Glory
as Gen. George Crockett Strong
Daylight
as Steven Crighton
Revolutionary Road
as Bart Pollock
JFK
as Lou Ivon
Kiss the Girls
as FBI Agent Kyle Craig
Catfight
as Angry Guy
Along Came a Spider
as Kyle Craig
Wedding Daze
as Sheriff
Angels in the Outfield
as Ranch Wilder
The Valley of Light
as Howard
Cadillac Records
as Mr. Feder
Starting Over
as Larry
Half Nelson
as Russ Dunne
Picnic
as Howard Bevens
The Assistant
as Boss (voice)
Remain
Kiss of Death
as Federal Agent
The Matchmaker
as Senator John McGlory
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Kirby
My Husband's Double Life
as Patrick Hennessy Welsh
The Jack Bull
as Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
For Richer or Poorer
as Samuel Yoder
When You Finish Saving the World
as Roger
Music of the Heart
as Dan Paxton
Vice
as Governor
Boss of Bosses
as Joseph O'Brien
Northern Borders
as Agent Sanders
Starstruck
as Mr. Miller
His Three Daughters
as Vincent
The Jewel
as Mr. Rothman
Hanky Panky
as Katz
The Confession
as Jack Renoble
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
as Ambassador Jones
Outrage
as Frank Brand
The Odd Couple II
as Leroy
Cross Creek
as Charles Rawlings
Hair High
as Football Announcer (voice)
The Misfit Brigade
as Tiny
ATF
as Sam Sinclair
My Boyfriend's Back
as Sheriff McCloud
The Big Green
as Jay Huffer
Three Wishes
as Coach Schramka
V.I. Warshawski
as Murray Ryerson
Mr. Destiny
as Jackie Earle
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Mike Potter
Adventures in Plymptoons!
as Self
Eddie Macon's Run
as Rudy Potts
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
as Narrator (voice)
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
as Tom Marshall
Tapes
Meeting Venus
as Stephen Taylor
I Hate Valentine's Day
as Tim the Delivery Guy
A Novel Romance
as Walter Evans
Defenseless
as Bull Dozer
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
as Douglas Duncan
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
as George Gabriel
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
as Narrator (voice)
Rio Shannon
as John Cleary
Salem Witch Trials
as Thomas Putnam
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
as Narrator (voice)
Tumbleweeds
as Dan Miller
Earthly Possessions
as Zack Emery
The Prince of Pennsylvania
as Trooper Joe
Sorry
as Richard Apple
Abby Singer
as Kevin's Father
That Hopey Changey Thing
as Richard Apple
And So We Come Forth
as Richard Apple
Cold Sassy Tree
as Clayton McAllister
Wrestling with Alligators
as Rick
Sweet and Sad
as Richard Apple
The River
as Phil
Silver Strand
as Lucas Hughes
Happenstance
as Bob
Down Came a Blackbird
as Jan Talbeck
State of Emergency
as Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
DC Noir
as Sgt. Peters
Hostages
as Terry Anderson
Greetings from the Shore
as Commodore Callaghan
The Secret Life of Girls
Broken Places
as Narrator (voice)
Dead Dog
as Frank Edmonds
The Undying
as Dr. Russell Lassiter
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
Ghosts of Stonehenge
as Narrator (voice)
Uncle Vanya
as Vanya
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
as Narrator (voice)
Girl From the North Country
as Nick Laine
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
as Dick Willey
Saving the Dead Sea
A Doctor's Story
as Dr. Curtis
The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum
as Narration
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
as Narrator (voice)
The Day Christ Died
as Peter
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
as Narrator (voice)
The Road to Galena
as John Baird
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?
as George Gabriel
Incidental Moments of the Day
as Richard Apple
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
as Narrator (voice)
Regular Singing
as Richard Apple
The Prosecutors
as DA Alan Baker
Wild Costa Rica
as Narrator
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
as Narrator (voice)
Earth from Space
as Narrator (voice)
What Do We Need to Talk About?
as Richard Apple
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
as Narrator (voice)
Holocaust Escape Tunnel
as Narrator (voice)
The Revolt of Mother
as Adam Penn
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age
as George Gabriel
I'm Coming Over
as Walter
The Man Who Saved the World
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Cold Case JFK
as Narrator (voice)
Nobody's Children
as Joe Stevens
Just Like in the Movies
as Ryan Legrand
NOVA: First Face of America
as Narrator (voice)
The Mystery of Mona Lisa
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of Stonehenge
as Narrator (voice)
Dawn of Humanity
as Narrator (voice)
The Violin Alone
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
as Narrator (voice)
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
as Cliff
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Gathering Swarms
as Narrator (voice)
Riddles of the Sphinx
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Iceman Reborn
as Narrator (voice)
Kill the Day
as Dr. Susskind
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
as Narrator (voice)
Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators
as Narrator