Jay O. Sanders
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1953-04-16
Place of Birth
Austin, Texas, USA
Jay O. Sanders
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.
Also Known For
The Day After Tomorrow
May 26, 2004
Along Came a Spider
Apr 06, 2001
Starstruck
Oct 14, 1981
JFK
Dec 20, 1991
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
Oct 17, 2003
The Matchmaker
Oct 03, 1997
The Misfit Brigade
Jul 02, 1987
My Boyfriend's Back
Aug 06, 1993
Wedding Daze
Sep 09, 2006
Half Nelson
Aug 11, 2006
Angels in the Outfield
Jul 15, 1994
Edge of Darkness
Jan 28, 2010
Kiss the Girls
Sep 29, 1997
The Big Green
Sep 29, 1995
The Road to Galena
Jul 08, 2022
V.I. Warshawski
Jul 26, 1991
The Man Who Saved the World
Oct 22, 2012
When You Finish Saving the World
Jan 20, 2023
Three Wishes
Oct 27, 1995
Dead Dog
Oct 17, 2001
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
Jun 03, 1990
Greetings from the Shore
Aug 28, 2007
Starting Over
Oct 05, 1979
The Secret Life of Girls
May 29, 1999
Down Came a Blackbird
Oct 22, 1995
Vice
Jan 01, 2018
Cross Creek
Sep 21, 1983
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
Oct 07, 2008
Ghosts of Stonehenge
Oct 11, 2017
His Three Daughters
Sep 05, 2024
Wrestling with Alligators
Jan 18, 1998
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
Mar 08, 1983
My Husband's Double Life
Mar 12, 2001
Outrage
Dec 01, 2023
The Confession
Mar 26, 1999
Earthly Possessions
Mar 20, 1999
Glory
Dec 15, 1989
Cold Sassy Tree
Oct 16, 1989
Revolutionary Road
Dec 19, 2008
The Last Brickmaker in America
Sep 23, 2001
Hair High
Apr 17, 2004
The Prosecutors
Dec 02, 1996
Daylight
Dec 06, 1996
The Gathering Swarms
May 21, 2014
Adventures in Plymptoons!
May 30, 2011
Music of the Heart
Oct 29, 1999
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Oct 27, 2022
A Novel Romance
Nov 11, 2011
Cadillac Records
Dec 05, 2008
For Richer or Poorer
Dec 11, 1997
Nobody's Children
Mar 03, 1994
Salem Witch Trials
Dec 24, 2002
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
May 24, 2024
The Valley of Light
Jan 28, 2007
The River
Apr 05, 2013
The Undying
Jan 01, 2009
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Aug 12, 1988
ATF
Sep 06, 1999
Hanky Panky
Jun 04, 1982
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
Nov 25, 2015
Just Like in the Movies
Oct 04, 1989
I'm Coming Over
Aug 14, 2011
I Hate Valentine's Day
Jun 27, 2009
Saving the Dead Sea
Apr 19, 2019
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
Jan 04, 2017
A Doctor's Story
Apr 23, 1984
Eddie Macon's Run
Mar 23, 1983
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
Oct 10, 2012
Hostages
Sep 23, 1992
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
Sep 18, 2007
Dawn of Humanity
Sep 10, 2015
NOVA: Iceman Reborn
Feb 17, 2016
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
Apr 15, 2015
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
Jan 01, 2013
The Day Christ Died
Mar 26, 1980
Abby Singer
Oct 28, 2003
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
Oct 01, 2008
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
Sep 11, 2013
NOVA: Cold Case JFK
Nov 13, 2013
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
Jan 13, 2016
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
Jan 20, 2016
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
Feb 22, 2017
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
Oct 07, 2015
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
Jan 06, 2016
The Jewel
Mar 04, 2011
The Odd Couple II
Apr 09, 1998
Earth from Space
Nov 13, 2012
Tumbleweeds
Nov 24, 1999
Silver Strand
Nov 23, 1995
DC Noir
Apr 29, 2019
Boss of Bosses
Jun 03, 2001
NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel
Apr 19, 2017
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
Mar 22, 2017
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?
Mar 23, 2017
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age
Mar 24, 2017
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
Feb 28, 2018
Uncle Vanya
Aug 23, 2019
Rio Shannon
Aug 14, 1993
The Assistant
Jan 31, 2020
Broken Places
Oct 15, 2018
That Hopey Changey Thing
Apr 21, 2020
Meeting Venus
Sep 18, 1991
Green Lantern
Jun 14, 2011
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
Feb 20, 2019
The Jack Bull
Apr 17, 1999
Mr. Destiny
Oct 12, 1990
Regular Singing
Apr 21, 2020
Sweet and Sad
Apr 21, 2020
Sorry
Apr 21, 2020
What Do We Need to Talk About?
Apr 29, 2020
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
Nov 02, 2016
The Prince of Pennsylvania
Oct 10, 1988
State of Emergency
Feb 21, 1994
And So We Come Forth
Jul 01, 2020
The Mystery of Mona Lisa
Jul 09, 2014
Tapes
Jun 17, 2020
Kiss of Death
Apr 21, 1995
Northern Borders
Jan 16, 2015
Catfight
Sep 09, 2016
Defenseless
Aug 23, 1991
Picnic
Apr 16, 2000
Incidental Moments of the Day
Sep 10, 2020
Riddles of the Sphinx
Jan 19, 2010
The Violin Alone
Jan 29, 2019
Secrets of Stonehenge
Jan 02, 2010
My Husband's Double Life
Mar 12, 2001
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
Nov 13, 2019
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
Oct 13, 2015
NOVA: First Face of America
Feb 07, 2018
Happenstance
May 04, 2007
Wild Costa Rica
Jan 01, 2000
Girl From the North Country
Nov 21, 2024
Nova: Building the Great Cathedrals
Oct 19, 2010
Kill the Day
Apr 07, 2008
Kate & Allie
Mar 19, 1984
Spenser: For Hire
Sep 20, 1985
L.A. Law
Sep 15, 1986
Roseanne
Oct 18, 1988
Crime Story
Sep 19, 1986
New York Undercover
Sep 08, 1994
Northern Exposure
Jul 12, 1990
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dec 24, 1951
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Sep 30, 2001
Booker
Sep 24, 1989
Nature
Oct 10, 1982
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
Sep 21, 1995
The Outer Limits
Mar 26, 1995
Manhunt
Aug 01, 2017
ABC Afterschool Special
Oct 04, 1972
Person of Interest
Sep 22, 2011
NOVA
Mar 03, 1974
True Detective
Jan 12, 2014
Blue Bloods
Sep 24, 2010
Pan Am
Sep 25, 2011
Unforgettable
Sep 20, 2011
Body of Proof
Mar 29, 2011
Widows
Aug 06, 2002
Blindspot
Sep 21, 2015
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Sep 30, 2001
Law & Order
Sep 13, 1990
Law & Order
Sep 13, 1990
Texas
Aug 04, 1980
Stars in the House
Mar 16, 2020
The Scarlet Letter
Mar 03, 1979
Chicago Med
Nov 17, 2015
Wonderland
Mar 30, 2000
Sneaky Pete
Aug 07, 2015
Miami Vice
Sep 16, 1984
Secrets of the Dead
May 15, 2000
The Good Wife
Sep 22, 2009