1953-04-16 Austin, Texas, USA
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.
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Remain | 2026-10-22 | |
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Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch | Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee | 2024-05-24 |
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His Three Daughters | Vincent | 2024-09-05 |
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Girl From the North Country | Nick Laine | 2024-11-21 |
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Outrage | Frank Brand | 2023-12-01 |
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When You Finish Saving the World | Roger | 2023-01-20 |
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Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades | Ambassador Jones | 2022-10-27 |
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The Road to Galena | John Baird | 2022-07-08 |
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Sweet and Sad | Richard Apple | 2020-04-21 |
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What Do We Need to Talk About? | Richard Apple | 2020-04-29 |
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Regular Singing | Richard Apple | 2020-04-21 |
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That Hopey Changey Thing | Richard Apple | 2020-04-21 |
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Sorry | Richard Apple | 2020-04-21 |
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The Assistant | Boss (voice) | 2020-01-31 |
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Incidental Moments of the Day | Richard Apple | 2020-09-10 |
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And So We Come Forth | Richard Apple | 2020-07-01 |
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Tapes | 2020-06-17 | |
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Saving the Dead Sea | 2019-04-19 | |
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Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files | Narrator (voice) | 2019-02-20 |
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DC Noir | Sgt. Peters | 2019-04-29 |
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Uncle Vanya | Vanya | 2019-08-23 |
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The Violin Alone | Narrator (voice) | 2019-01-29 |
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NOVA: Decoding da Vinci | Narrator (voice) | 2019-11-13 |
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NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers | Narrator (voice) | 2018-02-28 |
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Vice | Governor | 2018-01-01 |
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NOVA: First Face of America | Narrator (voice) | 2018-02-07 |
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Broken Places | Narrator (voice) | 2018-10-15 |
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The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry | George Gabriel | 2017-03-22 |
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NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel | Narrator (voice) | 2017-04-19 |
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The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect? | George Gabriel | 2017-03-23 |
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Ghosts of Stonehenge | Narrator (voice) | 2017-10-11 |
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NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs | Narrator (voice) | 2017-01-04 |
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The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age | George Gabriel | 2017-03-24 |
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NOVA: Why Trains Crash | Narrator (voice) | 2017-02-22 |
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NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-20 |
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NOVA: Life's Rocky Start | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-13 |
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NOVA: Iceman Reborn | Narrator (voice) | 2016-02-17 |
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NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-06 |
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Catfight | Angry Guy | 2016-09-09 |
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Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts | Narrator (voice) | 2016-11-02 |
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Dawn of Humanity | Narrator (voice) | 2015-09-10 |
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Northern Borders | Agent Sanders | 2015-01-16 |
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Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse | Narrator (voice) | 2015-10-13 |
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Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time | Narrator (voice) | 2015-11-25 |
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NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark | Narrator (voice) | 2015-10-07 |
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NOVA: The Great Math Mystery | Narrator (voice) | 2015-04-15 |
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El misterio de la Mona Lisa | Narrator (voice) | 2014-07-09 |
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The Gathering Swarms | Narrator (voice) | 2014-05-21 |
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NOVA: Cold Case JFK | Narrator (voice) | 2013-11-13 |
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The River | Phil | 2013-04-05 |
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NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? | Narrator (voice) | 2013-01-01 |
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NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2013-09-11 |
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Earth from Space | Narrator (voice) | 2012-05-06 |
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NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword | Narrator (voice) | 2012-10-10 |
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The Man Who Saved the World | Narrator (voice) | 2012-10-22 |
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Green Lantern | Carl Ferris | 2011-06-14 |
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Il gioiellino | Mr. Rothman | 2011-03-04 |
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Adventures in Plymptoons! | Self | 2011-05-30 |
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A Novel Romance | Walter Evans | 2011-11-11 |
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I'm Coming Over | Walter | 2011-08-14 |
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Edge of Darkness | Whitehouse | 2010-01-28 |
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Riddles of the Sphinx | Narrator (voice) | 2010-01-19 |
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Secrets of Stonehenge | Narrator (voice) | 2010-01-02 |
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I Hate Valentine's Day | Tim the Delivery Guy | 2009-06-27 |
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The Undying | Dr. Russell Lassiter | 2009-01-01 |
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Kill the Day | Dr. Susskind | 2008-04-07 |
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Revolutionary Road | Bart Pollock | 2008-12-19 |
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Cadillac Records | Mr. Feder | 2008-12-05 |
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The Dissection of Thanksgiving | Cliff | 2008-10-01 |
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NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs | Narrator (voice) | 2008-10-07 |
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Greetings from the Shore | Commodore Callaghan | 2007-08-28 |
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NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial | Narrator (voice) | 2007-09-18 |
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The Valley of Light | Howard | 2007-01-28 |
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Happenstance | Bob | 2007-05-04 |
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Half Nelson | Russ Dunne | 2006-08-11 |
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Wedding Daze | Sheriff | 2006-09-09 |
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The Day After Tomorrow | Frank Harris | 2004-05-26 |
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Hair High | Football Announcer (voice) | 2004-04-17 |
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D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear | Douglas Duncan | 2003-10-17 |
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Abby Singer | Kevin's Father | 2003-10-28 |
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Salem Witch Trials | Thomas Putnam | 2002-12-24 |
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The Familiar Stranger | Patrick Hennessy Welsh | 2001-03-12 |
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Boss of Bosses | Joseph O'Brien | 2001-06-03 |
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The Last Brickmaker in America | Mike Potter | 2001-09-23 |
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The Familiar Stranger | Timothy Michael Kingsbury | 2001-03-12 |
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Dead Dog | Frank Edmonds | 2001-10-17 |
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Along Came a Spider | Kyle Craig | 2001-04-06 |
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Picnic | Howard Bevens | 2000-04-16 |
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Wild Costa Rica | Narrator | 2000-01-01 |
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The Secret Life of Girls | 1999-05-29 | |
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ATF | Sam Sinclair | 1999-09-06 |
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The Jack Bull | Atty. Gen. Metcalfe | 1999-04-17 |
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The Confession | Jack Renoble | 1999-03-26 |
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Tumbleweeds | Dan Miller | 1999-11-24 |
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Music of the Heart | Dan Paxton | 1999-10-29 |
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Earthly Possessions | Zack Emery | 1999-12-29 |
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The Odd Couple II | Leroy | 1998-04-09 |
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Wrestling with Alligators | Rick | 1998-01-18 |
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The Matchmaker | Senator John McGlory | 1997-10-03 |
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Kiss the Girls | FBI Agent Kyle Craig | 1997-09-29 |
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For Richer or Poorer | Samuel Yoder | 1997-12-11 |
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The Prosecutors | DA Alan Baker | 1996-12-02 |
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Daylight | Steven Crighton | 1996-12-06 |
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The Big Green | Jay Huffer | 1995-09-29 |
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Three Wishes | Coach Schramka | 1995-10-27 |
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Silver Strand | Lucas Hughes | 1995-11-23 |
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Down Came a Blackbird | Jan Talbeck | 1995-10-22 |
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Kiss of Death | Federal Agent | 1995-04-21 |
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State of Emergency | Dr. Jeffrey Forrest | 1994-02-21 |
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Angels in the Outfield | Ranch Wilder | 1994-07-15 |
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Nobody's Children | Joe Stevens | 1994-03-03 |
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My Boyfriend's Back | Sheriff McCloud | 1993-08-06 |
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Rio Shannon | John Cleary | 1993-08-14 |
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Hostages | Terry Anderson | 1992-09-23 |
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Defenseless | Bull Dozer | 1991-08-23 |
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V.I. Warshawski | Murray Ryerson | 1991-07-26 |
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JFK | Lou Ivon | 1991-12-20 |
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Meeting Venus | Stephen Taylor | 1991-09-18 |
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Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler | Tom Marshall | 1990-06-03 |
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Mr. Destiny | Jackie Earle | 1990-10-12 |
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Glory | Gen. George Crockett Strong | 1989-12-15 |
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Cold Sassy Tree | Clayton McAllister | 1989-10-16 |
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Just Like in the Movies | Ryan Legrand | 1989-10-04 |
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Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Kirby | 1988-08-12 |
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The Revolt of Mother | Adam Penn | 1988-02-17 |
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The Prince of Pennsylvania | Trooper Joe | 1988-10-10 |
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The Misfit Brigade | Tiny | 1987-07-02 |
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A Doctor's Story | Dr. Curtis | 1984-04-23 |
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Eddie Macon's Run | Rudy Potts | 1983-03-23 |
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Cross Creek | Charles Rawlings | 1983-09-21 |
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Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story | Dick Willey | 1983-03-08 |
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Hanky Panky | Katz | 1982-06-04 |
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Starstruck | Mr. Miller | 1981-10-14 |
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The Day Christ Died | Peter | 1980-03-26 |
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Starting Over | Larry | 1979-10-05 |
