Jay O. Sanders
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American character actor. Sanders was born in Austin, Texas, to Phyllis Rae (née Aden) and James Olcutt Sanders. He is noted for playing Mob lawyer character Steven Kordo in the 1986-88 NBC detective series Crime Story. 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 starting in 2007.
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- Born:
- Apr 16, 1953 In Austin, Texas, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 131
- First Appeared:
- In the series Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24
- Latest Project:
- Movie Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch 2024-05-24
Known For
Filmography
| 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 | The Assistant | Boss (voice) | 2020-01-31 |
| Movie | Tapes | 2020-06-17 | |
| Movie | DC Noir | Sgt. Peters | 2019-04-29 |
| Movie | Uncle Vanya | Vanya | 2019-08-23 |
| Movie | Vice | Governor | 2018-01-01 |
| Movie | NOVA: Why Trains Crash | Narrator (voice) | 2017-02-22 |
| Movie | Hungry | George Gabriel | 2017-03-22 |
| Movie | NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs | Narrator (voice) | 2017-01-04 |
| Movie | What Did You Expect? | George Gabriel | 2017-03-23 |
| Movie | Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science | Narrator (voice) | 2017-04-05 |
| Movie | Women of a Certain Age | George Gabriel | 2017-03-24 |
| Movie | NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-06 |
| Movie | NOVA: Life's Rocky Start | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-13 |
| Movie | Catfight | Angry Guy | 2016-09-09 |
| Movie | NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-20 |
| Movie | NOVA: Iceman Reborn | Narrator (voice) | 2016-02-17 |
| Movie | NOVA: The Great Math Mystery | Narrator (voice) | 2015-04-15 |
| Movie | Northern Borders | Agent Sanders | 2015-01-16 |
| Series | Blindspot | Bill Weller | 2015-09-21 |
| Movie | Dawn of Humanity | Narrator (voice) | 2015-09-10 |
| Movie | NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark | Narrator (voice) | 2015-10-07 |
| Movie | Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time | Narrator (voice) | 2015-11-25 |
| Movie | Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse | Narrator (voice) | 2015-10-13 |
| Series | True Detective | Billy Lee Tuttle | 2014-01-12 |
| Series | D-Day Sacrifice | Himself - Host | 2014-06-04 |
| Movie | The Gathering Swarms | Narrator (voice) | 2014-05-21 |
| Movie | NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? | Narrator (voice) | 2013-01-01 |
| Movie | The River | Phil | 2013-04-05 |
| Movie | NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2013-09-11 |
| Movie | NOVA: Cold Case JFK | Narrator (voice) | 2013-11-13 |
| Movie | NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword | Narrator (voice) | 2012-10-10 |
| Movie | The Man Who Saved the World | Narrator (voice) | 2012-10-22 |
| Movie | Green Lantern | Carl Ferris | 2011-06-14 |
| Movie | The Jewel | Mr. Rothman | 2011-03-04 |
| Movie | I'm Coming Over | Walter | 2011-08-14 |
| Movie | Adventures in Plymptoons! | Himself | 2011-05-30 |
| Series | Pan Am | Douglas Vanderway | 2011-09-25 |
| Movie | A Novel Romance | Walter Evans | 2011-11-11 |
| Series | Person of Interest | Special Counsel | 2011-09-22 |
| Movie | Riddles of the Sphinx | Narrator (voice) | 2010-01-19 |
| Movie | Edge of Darkness | Whitehouse | 2010-01-28 |
| Series | Blue Bloods | Jimmy Reagan | 2010-09-24 |
| Movie | The Undying | Dr. Russell Lassiter | 2009-01-01 |
| Movie | I Hate Valentine's Day | Tim the Delivery Guy | 2009-06-27 |
| Movie | Greetings from the Shore | Commodore Callaghan | 2008-09-12 |
| Movie | The Dissection of Thanksgiving | Cliff | 2008-10-01 |
| Movie | Revolutionary Road | Bart Pollock | 2008-12-19 |
| Movie | Cadillac Records | Mr. Feder | 2008-12-05 |
| Movie | NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs | Narrator (voice) | 2008-10-07 |
| Movie | The Valley of Light | Howard | 2007-01-28 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Boss of Bosses | Joseph O'Brien | 2001-06-03 |
| Movie | Along Came a Spider | Kyle Craig | 2001-04-06 |
| Movie | My Husband's Double Life | Timothy Michael Kingsbury | 2001-03-12 |
| Movie | The Last Brickmaker in America | Mike Potter | 2001-09-23 |
| Movie | Dead Dog | Frank Edmonds | 2001-10-17 |
| Series | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Joseph Hannah | 2001-09-30 |
| Movie | Picnic | Howard Bevens | 2000-04-16 |
| Movie | The Secret Life of Girls | 1999-05-29 | |
| Movie | The Confession | Jack Renoble | 1999-03-26 |
| Movie | Earthly Possessions | Zack Emery | 1999-03-20 |
| Movie | The Jack Bull | Atty. Gen. Metcalfe | 1999-04-17 |
| Movie | ATF | Sam Sinclair | 1999-09-06 |
| Movie | Tumbleweeds | Dan Miller | 1999-11-24 |
| Movie | Music of the Heart | Dan Paxton | 1999-10-29 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Kiss of Death | Federal Agent | 1995-04-21 |
| Series | The Outer Limits | Unknown | 1995-03-26 |
| Series | Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | Unknown | 1995-09-21 |
| Movie | The Big Green | Jay Huffer | 1995-09-29 |
| Movie | Silver Strand | Lucas Hughes | 1995-11-23 |
| Movie | Three Wishes | Coach Schramka | 1995-10-27 |
| Movie | Down Came a Blackbird | Jan Talbeck | 1995-10-22 |
| Movie | State of Emergency | Dr. Jeffrey Forrest | 1994-02-21 |
| Movie | Nobody's Children | Joe Stevens | 1994-03-03 |
| Series | New York Undercover | Unknown | 1994-09-08 |
| Movie | Angels in the Outfield | Ranch Wilder | 1994-07-15 |
| 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 | Unknown | 1990-07-12 |
| Series | Law & Order | Unknown | 1990-09-13 |
| Movie | Mr. Destiny | Jackie Earle | 1990-10-12 |
| Series | Booker | Unknown | 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 |
| Movie | The Prince of Pennsylvania | Trooper Joe | 1988-10-10 |
| Series | Roseanne | Unknown | 1988-10-18 |
| Movie | The Misfit Brigade | Tiny | 1987-07-02 |
| Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
| Series | Crime Story | Steve Kordo | 1986-09-19 |
| Series | Spenser: For Hire | Unknown | 1985-09-20 |
| Movie | A Doctor's Story | Dr. Curtis | 1984-04-23 |
| Series | Kate & Allie | Unknown | 1984-03-19 |
| Movie | Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story | Dick Willey | 1983-03-08 |
| Movie | Eddie Macon's Run | Rudy Potts | 1983-03-23 |
| Series | AfterMASH | 1983-09-26 | |
| Movie | Cross Creek | Charles Rawlings | 1983-09-21 |
| Movie | Hanky Panky | Katz | 1982-06-04 |
| Series | Nature | Narrator | 1982-10-10 |
| Movie | Starstruck | Mr. Miller | 1981-10-14 |
| Movie | The Day Christ Died | Peter | 1980-03-26 |
| Series | The Scarlet Letter | Robert Salter | 1979-03-03 |
| Movie | Starting Over | Larry | 1979-10-05 |
| Series | NOVA | Narrator | 1974-03-03 |
| Series | ABC Afterschool Special | Unknown | 1972-10-04 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |