Jay O. Sanders
Born April 16, 1953
Place of birth: Austin, Texas, USA
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), G...
Filmography
Actor (170 credits)
Movies
His Three DaughtersVincent
2024Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton PatchOl' Cap'n Cotchipee
2024Girl From the North CountryNick Laine
2024When You Finish Saving the WorldRoger
2023OutrageFrank Brand
2023The Road to GalenaJohn Baird
2022BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of TruthsAmbassador Jones
2022The AssistantBoss (voice)
2020That Hopey Changey ThingRichard Apple
2020Regular SingingRichard Apple
2020Sweet and SadRichard Apple
2020SorryRichard Apple
2020What Do We Need to Talk About?Richard Apple
2020And So We Come ForthRichard Apple
2020Tapes
2020Incidental Moments of the DayRichard Apple
2020Saving the Dead Sea
2019DC NoirSgt. Peters
2019Uncle VanyaVanya
2019Secrets of the Dead: The Nero FilesNarrator (voice)
2019The Violin AloneNarrator (voice)
2019NOVA: Decoding da VinciNarrator (voice)
2019ViceGovernor
2018NOVA: Prediction by the NumbersNarrator (voice)
2018Broken PlacesNarrator (voice)
2018NOVA: First Face of AmericaNarrator (voice)
2018Ghosts of StonehengeNarrator (voice)
2017NOVA: Secrets of the Sky TombsNarrator (voice)
2017NOVA: Why Trains CrashNarrator (voice)
2017NOVA: Holocaust Escape TunnelNarrator (voice)
2017HungryGeorge Gabriel
2017What Did You Expect?George Gabriel
2017Women of a Certain AgeGeorge Gabriel
2017NOVA: Iceman RebornNarrator (voice)
2016NOVA: Life's Rocky StartNarrator (voice)
2016NOVA: Mystery Beneath the IceNarrator (voice)
2016NOVA: Secret Tunnel WarfareNarrator (voice)
2016Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant BeastsNarrator (voice)
2016CatfightAngry Guy
2016Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and TimeNarrator (voice)
2015Dawn of HumanityNarrator (voice)
2015NOVA: The Great Math MysteryNarrator (voice)
2015NOVA: Secrets of Noah's ArkNarrator (voice)
2015Northern BordersAgent Sanders
2015Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan HorseNarrator (voice)
2015The Gathering SwarmsNarrator (voice)
2014The Mystery of Mona LisaNarrator (voice)
2014The RiverPhil
2013NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?Narrator (voice)
2013NOVA: Ground Zero SupertowerSelf - Narrator (voice)
2013NOVA: Cold Case JFKNarrator (voice)
2013The Man Who Saved the WorldNarrator (voice)
2012NOVA: Secrets of the Viking SwordNarrator (voice)
2012Earth from SpaceNarrator (voice)
2012Adventures in Plymptoons!Himself
2011A Novel RomanceWalter Evans
2011I'm Coming OverWalter
2011The JewelMr. Rothman
2011Green LanternCarl Ferris
2011Edge of DarknessWhitehouse
2010Riddles of the SphinxNarrator (voice)
2010Secrets of StonehengeNarrator (voice)
2010Nova: Building the Great CathedralsSelf - Narrator
2010The UndyingDr. Russell Lassiter
2009I Hate Valentine's DayTim the Delivery Guy
2009Greetings from the ShoreCommodore Callaghan
2008NOVA: Arctic DinosaursNarrator (voice)
2008Revolutionary RoadBart Pollock
2008Cadillac RecordsMr. Feder
2008The Dissection of ThanksgivingCliff
2008The Valley of LightHoward
2007NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on TrialNarrator (voice)
2007HappenstanceBob
2007Wedding DazeSheriff
2006Half NelsonRuss Dunne
2006The Day After TomorrowFrank Harris
2004Hair HighFootball Announcer (voice)
2004D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of FearDouglas Duncan
2003Abby SingerKevin's Father
2003Salem Witch TrialsThomas Putnam
2002Along Came a SpiderKyle Craig
2001Dead DogFrank Edmonds
2001My Husband's Double LifePatrick Hennessy Welsh
2001The Last Brickmaker in AmericaMike Potter
2001Boss of BossesJoseph O'Brien
2001My Husband's Double LifeTimothy Michael Kingsbury
2001PicnicHoward Bevens
2000Wild Costa RicaNarrator
2000The Secret Life of Girls
1999The ConfessionJack Renoble
1999Earthly PossessionsZack Emery
1999Music of the HeartDan Paxton
1999ATFSam Sinclair
1999TumbleweedsDan Miller
1999The Jack BullAtty. Gen. Metcalfe
1999Wrestling with AlligatorsRick
1998The Odd Couple IILeroy
1998The MatchmakerSenator John McGlory
1997Kiss the GirlsFBI Agent Kyle Craig
1997For Richer or PoorerSamuel Yoder
1997The ProsecutorsDA Alan Baker
1996DaylightSteven Crighton
1996The Big GreenJay Huffer
1995Three WishesCoach Schramka
1995Down Came a BlackbirdJan Talbeck
1995Silver StrandLucas Hughes
1995Kiss of DeathFederal Agent
1995Angels in the OutfieldRanch Wilder
1994Nobody's ChildrenJoe Stevens
1994State of EmergencyDr. Jeffrey Forrest
1994My Boyfriend's BackSheriff McCloud
1993Rio ShannonJohn Cleary
1993HostagesTerry Anderson
1992JFKLou Ivon
1991V.I. WarshawskiMurray Ryerson
1991Meeting VenusStephen Taylor
1991DefenselessBull Dozer
1991Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu StranglerTom Marshall
1990Mr. DestinyJackie Earle
1990GloryGen. George Crockett Strong
1989Cold Sassy TreeClayton McAllister
1989Just Like in the MoviesRyan Legrand
1989Tucker: The Man and His DreamKirby
1988The Prince of PennsylvaniaTrooper Joe
1988The Misfit BrigadeTiny
1987A Doctor's StoryDr. Curtis
1984Cross CreekCharles Rawlings
1983Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. StoryDick Willey
1983Eddie Macon's RunRudy Potts
1983Hanky PankyKatz
1982StarstruckMr. Miller
1981The Day Christ DiedPeter
1980Starting OverLarry
1979Tv
Decoding the UniverseNarrator
2024Stars in the HouseSelf
2020ManhuntJack Bryant
2017BlindspotBill Weller
2015Chicago MedCray
2015Sneaky PeteSam
2015True DetectiveBilly Lee Tuttle
2014Person of InterestSpecial Counsel
2011Pan AmDouglas Vanderway
2011UnforgettableJonathan Hedstrom
2011Body of ProofHarvey Brady
2011Blue BloodsJimmy Reagan
2010The Good WifeJudge Hal Ferris
2009WidowsDetective John Maynard
2002Law & Order: Criminal IntentHarry Rowan, Sr.
2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentJoseph Hannah
2001WonderlandEd Butowski
2000Secrets of the DeadNarrator (voice)
2000Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw YearsXander
1995The Outer LimitsEd Barkley
1995New York UndercoverHoward
1994Northern ExposureDr. John Summer
1990Law & OrderNick Taska / Bill Fallon
1990Law & OrderDefense Attorney Alan Fenwick
1990BookerGordon Rudd
1989RoseanneZiggy
1988L.A. LawDetective Michael Phillips
1986Crime StorySteve Kordo
1986Spenser: For HireFather Crawford
1985Kate & AllieTim Merr
1984Miami ViceDet. Tim Duryea
1984NatureNarrator (voice)
1982TexasSeth
1980The Scarlet LetterRobert Salter
1979NOVANarrator (voice)
1974ABC Afterschool SpecialMr. Miller
1972Hallmark Hall of FameHoward
1951Misc. (1 credits)
