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 | 2027-02-04 | |
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Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators | Narrator | 2026-01-28 |
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The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum | Narration | 2025-10-08 |
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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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Girl From the North Country | Nick Laine | 2024-11-21 |
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His Three Daughters | Vincent | 2024-09-05 |
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When You Finish Saving the World | Roger | 2023-01-20 |
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Outrage | Frank Brand | 2023-12-01 |
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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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Regular Singing | Richard Apple | 2020-04-21 |
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That Hopey Changey Thing | Richard Apple | 2020-04-21 |
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The Assistant | Boss (voice) | 2020-01-31 |
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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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Incidental Moments of the Day | Richard Apple | 2020-09-10 |
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Sorry | Richard Apple | 2020-04-21 |
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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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World War Speed: The Drugs That Won WWII | Narrator | 2019-06-25 |
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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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NOVA: Decoding da Vinci | Narrator (voice) | 2019-11-13 |
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Saving the Dead Sea | 2019-04-19 | |
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The Violin Alone | Narrator (voice) | 2019-01-29 |
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NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers | Narrator (voice) | 2018-02-28 |
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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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Vice | Governor | 2018-01-01 |
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NOVA: Why Trains Crash | Narrator (voice) | 2017-02-22 |
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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: Secrets of the Sky Tombs | Narrator (voice) | 2017-01-04 |
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Ghosts of Stonehenge | Narrator (voice) | 2017-10-11 |
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Catfight | Angry Guy | 2017-03-03 |
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Holocaust Escape Tunnel | Narrator (voice) | 2017-04-19 |
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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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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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NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-20 |
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NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-06 |
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Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts | Narrator (voice) | 2016-11-02 |
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NOVA: Life's Rocky Start | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-13 |
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Iceman Reborn | Narrator (voice) | 2016-02-17 |
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NOVA: The Great Math Mystery | Narrator (voice) | 2015-04-15 |
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NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark | Narrator (voice) | 2015-10-07 |
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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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Dawn of Humanity | Narrator (voice) | 2015-09-10 |
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Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time | Narrator (voice) | 2015-11-25 |
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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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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: Cold Case JFK | Narrator (voice) | 2013-11-13 |
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NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2013-09-11 |
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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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Earth from Space | Narrator (voice) | 2012-05-06 |
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Il gioiellino | Mr. Rothman | 2011-03-04 |
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Green Lantern | Carl Ferris | 2011-06-14 |
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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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The Undying | Dr. Russell Lassiter | 2009-01-01 |
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I Hate Valentine's Day | Tim the Delivery Guy | 2009-06-27 |
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Revolutionary Road | Bart Pollock | 2008-12-19 |
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The Dissection of Thanksgiving | Cliff | 2008-10-01 |
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Kill the Day | Dr. Susskind | 2008-04-07 |
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Cadillac Records | Mr. Feder | 2008-12-05 |
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NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs | Narrator (voice) | 2008-10-07 |
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Happenstance | Bob | 2007-05-04 |
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NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial | Narrator (voice) | 2007-09-18 |
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Greetings from the Shore | Commodore Callaghan | 2007-08-28 |
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The Valley of Light | Howard | 2007-01-28 |
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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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Along Came a Spider | Kyle Craig | 2001-04-06 |
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Boss of Bosses | Joseph O'Brien | 2001-06-03 |
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The Familiar Stranger | Patrick Hennessy Welsh | 2001-03-12 |
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The Last Brickmaker in America | Mike Potter | 2001-09-23 |
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Dead Dog | Frank Edmonds | 2001-10-17 |
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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 Jack Bull | Atty. Gen. Metcalfe | 1999-04-17 |
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ATF | Sam Sinclair | 1999-09-06 |
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Earthly Possessions | Zack Emery | 1999-12-29 |
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The Secret Life of Girls | 1999-05-29 | |
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Music of the Heart | Dan Paxton | 1999-10-29 |
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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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The Odd Couple II | Leroy | 1998-04-09 |
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Wrestling with Alligators | Rick | 1998-01-18 |
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For Richer or Poorer | Samuel Yoder | 1997-12-11 |
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Kiss the Girls | FBI Agent Kyle Craig | 1997-09-29 |
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The Matchmaker | Senator John McGlory | 1997-10-03 |
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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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Kiss of Death | Federal Agent | 1995-04-21 |
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The Big Green | Jay Huffer | 1995-09-29 |
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Down Came a Blackbird | Jan Talbeck | 1995-10-22 |
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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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State of Emergency | Dr. Jeffrey Forrest | 1994-02-21 |
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Nobody's Children | Joe Stevens | 1994-03-03 |
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Angels in the Outfield | Ranch Wilder | 1994-07-15 |
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Rio Shannon | John Cleary | 1993-08-14 |
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My Boyfriend's Back | Sheriff McCloud | 1993-08-06 |
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Hostages | Terry Anderson | 1992-09-23 |
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V.I. Warshawski | Murray Ryerson | 1991-07-26 |
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Defenseless | Bull Dozer | 1991-08-23 |
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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 Prince of Pennsylvania | Trooper Joe | 1988-10-10 |
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The Revolt of Mother | Adam Penn | 1988-02-17 |
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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 |
