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Jay O. Sanders‌

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Male

Birthday

calendar1953-04-16

Popularity

star6.6

Jay O. Sanders

Austin, Texas, USA

Jay O. Sanders

Austin, Texas, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1953-04-16

Popularity

star6.6

Biography

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), Green Lantern (2011), and the Alex Cross films starring Morgan Freeman. He has appeared in many other notable films, including Glory (1989), Mr. Destiny (1990), JFK (1991), Angels in the Outfield (1994), The Big Green (1995), Daylight (1996), The Matchmaker (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), Tumbleweeds (1999), Music of the Heart (1999), Half Nelson (2006), Cadillac Records (2008), and Revolutionary Road (2008). 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 and documentary specials starting in 2007. He is the voice of D.S. McKenna in the Red Dead Redemption video game series.

Movie Credits

The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow‌
star6.5
calendar 2004

Along Came a Spider

Along Came a Spider‌
star6.3
calendar 2001

Starstruck

Starstruck‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

JFK

JFK‌
star7.6
calendar 1991

D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear

D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear‌
star6.4
calendar 2003

The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker‌
star6.2
calendar 1997

The Misfit Brigade

The Misfit Brigade‌
star5.9
calendar 1987

My Boyfriend's Back

My Boyfriend's Back‌
star5.7
calendar 1993

Wedding Daze

Wedding Daze‌
star5.5
calendar 2006

Half Nelson

Half Nelson‌
star6.6
calendar 2006

Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield‌
star5.9
calendar 1994

Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness‌
star6.3
calendar 2010

Kiss the Girls

Kiss the Girls‌
star6.5
calendar 1997

The Big Green

The Big Green‌
star5.5
calendar 1995

The Road to Galena

The Road to Galena‌
star5.3
calendar 2022

V.I. Warshawski

V.I. Warshawski‌
star4.8
calendar 1991

The Man Who Saved the World

The Man Who Saved the World‌
star7.0
calendar 2012

When You Finish Saving the World

When You Finish Saving the World‌
star5.9
calendar 2023

Three Wishes

Three Wishes‌
star6.2
calendar 1995

Dead Dog

Dead Dog‌
star3.2
calendar 2001

Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler

Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

Greetings from the Shore

Greetings from the Shore‌
star5.8
calendar 2008

Starting Over

Starting Over‌
star6.4
calendar 1979

The Secret Life of Girls

The Secret Life of Girls‌
star6.0
calendar 1999

Down Came a Blackbird

Down Came a Blackbird‌
star8.2
calendar 1995

Vice

Vice‌
star0.0
calendar 2018

Cross Creek

Cross Creek‌
star6.5
calendar 1983

NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs

NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs‌
star7.2
calendar 2008

Ghosts of Stonehenge

Ghosts of Stonehenge‌
star6.0
calendar 2017

His Three Daughters

His Three Daughters‌
star7.0
calendar 2024

Wrestling with Alligators

Wrestling with Alligators‌
star10.0
calendar 1998

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story‌
star6.0
calendar 1983

My Husband's Double Life

My Husband's Double Life‌
star5.8
calendar 2001

Outrage

Outrage‌
star4.6
calendar 2023

The Confession

The Confession‌
star5.7
calendar 1999

Earthly Possessions

Earthly Possessions‌
star6.0
calendar 1999

Glory

Glory‌
star7.5
calendar 1989

Cold Sassy Tree

Cold Sassy Tree‌
star6.5
calendar 1989

Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road‌
star7.0
calendar 2008

The Last Brickmaker in America

The Last Brickmaker in America‌
star7.0
calendar 2001

Hair High

Hair High‌
star6.6
calendar 2004

The Prosecutors

The Prosecutors‌
star0.0
calendar 1996

Daylight

Daylight‌
star6.1
calendar 1996

The Gathering Swarms

The Gathering Swarms‌
star6.5
calendar 2014

Adventures in Plymptoons!

Adventures in Plymptoons!‌
star2.0
calendar 2011

Music of the Heart

Music of the Heart‌
star6.7
calendar 1999

BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths‌
star7.0
calendar 2022

Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science

Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science‌
star7.0
calendar 2017

A Novel Romance

A Novel Romance‌
star7.6
calendar 2011

Cadillac Records

Cadillac Records‌
star7.2
calendar 2008

For Richer or Poorer

For Richer or Poorer‌
star5.9
calendar 1997

Nobody's Children

Nobody's Children‌
star6.0
calendar 1994

Salem Witch Trials

Salem Witch Trials‌
star6.2
calendar 2002

Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

The Valley of Light

The Valley of Light‌
star6.7
calendar 2007

The River

The River‌
star8.5
calendar 2013

The Undying

The Undying‌
star4.2
calendar 2009

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Tucker: The Man and His Dream‌
star6.7
calendar 1988

ATF

ATF‌
star4.7
calendar 1999

Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky‌
star5.3
calendar 1982

Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time

Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time‌
star7.3
calendar 2015

Just Like in the Movies

Just Like in the Movies‌
star8.0
calendar 1989

I'm Coming Over

I'm Coming Over‌
star3.0
calendar 2011

I Hate Valentine's Day

I Hate Valentine's Day‌
star5.4
calendar 2009

Saving the Dead Sea

Saving the Dead Sea‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs

NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs‌
star7.5
calendar 2017

A Doctor's Story

A Doctor's Story‌
star5.0
calendar 1984

Eddie Macon's Run

Eddie Macon's Run‌
star5.8
calendar 1983

NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword

NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword‌
star7.5
calendar 2012

Hostages

Hostages‌
star6.5
calendar 1992

NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial

NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial‌
star9.3
calendar 2007

Dawn of Humanity

Dawn of Humanity‌
star7.5
calendar 2015

NOVA: Iceman Reborn

NOVA: Iceman Reborn‌
star7.2
calendar 2016

NOVA: The Great Math Mystery

NOVA: The Great Math Mystery‌
star7.8
calendar 2015

NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?

NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?‌
star5.0
calendar 2013

The Day Christ Died

The Day Christ Died‌
star5.8
calendar 1980

Abby Singer

Abby Singer‌
star4.5
calendar 2003

The Dissection of Thanksgiving

The Dissection of Thanksgiving‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower

NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower‌
star7.0
calendar 2013

NOVA: Cold Case JFK

NOVA: Cold Case JFK‌
star7.5
calendar 2013

NOVA: Life's Rocky Start

NOVA: Life's Rocky Start‌
star8.1
calendar 2016

NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice

NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice‌
star7.0
calendar 2016

NOVA: Why Trains Crash

NOVA: Why Trains Crash‌
star7.0
calendar 2017

NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark

NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark‌
star6.0
calendar 2015

NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare

NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare‌
star7.0
calendar 2016

The Jewel

The Jewel‌
star6.6
calendar 2011

The Odd Couple II

The Odd Couple II‌
star6.3
calendar 1998

Earth from Space

Earth from Space‌
star7.9
calendar 2012

Tumbleweeds

Tumbleweeds‌
star6.5
calendar 1999

Silver Strand

Silver Strand‌
star3.8
calendar 1995

DC Noir

DC Noir‌
star3.2
calendar 2019

Boss of Bosses

Boss of Bosses‌
star5.6
calendar 2001

NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel

NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel‌
star6.2
calendar 2017

Hungry

Hungry‌
star0.0
calendar 2017

What Did You Expect?

What Did You Expect?‌
star0.0
calendar 2017

Women of a Certain Age

Women of a Certain Age‌
star0.0
calendar 2017

NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers

NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers‌
star5.8
calendar 2018

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

Rio Shannon

Rio Shannon‌
star0.0
calendar 1993

The Assistant

The Assistant‌
star6.3
calendar 2020

Broken Places

Broken Places‌
star0.0
calendar 2018

That Hopey Changey Thing

That Hopey Changey Thing‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

Meeting Venus

Meeting Venus‌
star5.8
calendar 1991

Green Lantern

Green Lantern‌
star5.2
calendar 2011

Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files

Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

The Jack Bull

The Jack Bull‌
star6.4
calendar 1999

Mr. Destiny

Mr. Destiny‌
star6.2
calendar 1990

Regular Singing

Regular Singing‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

Sweet and Sad

Sweet and Sad‌
star6.5
calendar 2020

Sorry

Sorry‌
star3.0
calendar 2014

What Do We Need to Talk About?

What Do We Need to Talk About?‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts

Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts‌
star0.0
calendar 2016

The Prince of Pennsylvania

The Prince of Pennsylvania‌
star5.5
calendar 1988

State of Emergency

State of Emergency‌
star4.0
calendar 1994

And So We Come Forth

And So We Come Forth‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

The Mystery of Mona Lisa

The Mystery of Mona Lisa‌
star6.0
calendar 2014

Tapes

Tapes‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death‌
star5.6
calendar 1995

Northern Borders

Northern Borders‌
star6.3
calendar 2015

Catfight

Catfight‌
star5.5
calendar 2016

Defenseless

Defenseless‌
star5.0
calendar 1991

Picnic

Picnic‌
star3.0
calendar 2000

Incidental Moments of the Day

Incidental Moments of the Day‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

Riddles of the Sphinx

Riddles of the Sphinx‌
star6.0
calendar 2010

The Violin Alone

The Violin Alone‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

Secrets of Stonehenge

Secrets of Stonehenge‌
star8.0
calendar 2010

My Husband's Double Life

My Husband's Double Life‌
star5.8
calendar 2001

NOVA: Decoding da Vinci

NOVA: Decoding da Vinci‌
star7.5
calendar 2019

Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse

Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse‌
star0.0
calendar 2015

NOVA: First Face of America

NOVA: First Face of America‌
star7.4
calendar 2018

Happenstance

Happenstance‌
star1.0
calendar 2007

Wild Costa Rica

Wild Costa Rica‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

Tv Credits

Kate & Allie

Kate & Allie‌
star5.8
calendar 1984

Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire‌
star6.6
calendar 1985

L.A. Law

L.A. Law‌
star7.0
calendar 1986

Roseanne

Roseanne‌
star6.9
calendar 1988

Crime Story

Crime Story‌
star7.9
calendar 1986

AfterMASH

AfterMASH‌
star5.1
calendar 1983

New York Undercover

New York Undercover‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

Northern Exposure

Northern Exposure‌
star7.8
calendar 1990

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.8
calendar 1951

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent‌
star7.6
calendar 2001

Booker

Booker‌
star5.1
calendar 1989

Nature

Nature‌
star8.1
calendar 1982

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years‌
star6.4
calendar 1995

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits‌
star7.7
calendar 1995

Manhunt

Manhunt‌
star7.6
calendar 2017

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special‌
star6.3
calendar 1972

Person of Interest

Person of Interest‌
star8.1
calendar 2011

NOVA

NOVA‌
star6.8
calendar 1974

True Detective

True Detective‌
star8.3
calendar 2014

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods‌
star7.8
calendar 2010

Pan Am

Pan Am‌
star6.3
calendar 2011

Unforgettable

Unforgettable‌
star7.2
calendar 2011

Body of Proof

Body of Proof‌
star7.0
calendar 2011

Widows

Widows‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

Blindspot

Blindspot‌
star7.4
calendar 2015

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent‌
star7.6
calendar 2001

Law & Order

Law & Order‌
star7.4
calendar 1990

Law & Order

Law & Order‌
star7.4
calendar 1990

Texas

Texas‌
star5.7
calendar 1980

Stars in the House

Stars in the House‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter‌
star4.7
calendar 1979

Chicago Med

Chicago Med‌
star8.3
calendar 2015

Wonderland

Wonderland‌
star10.0
calendar 2000

Sneaky Pete

Sneaky Pete‌
star7.5
calendar 2015

Miami Vice

Miami Vice‌
star7.5
calendar 1984

Secrets of the Dead

Secrets of the Dead‌
star6.1
calendar 2000

The Good Wife

The Good Wife‌
star7.6
calendar 2009