Jay O. Sanders
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American character actor. Sanders was born in Austin, Texas, to Phyllis Rae (née Aden) and James Olcutt Sanders. He is noted for playing Mob lawyer character Steven Kordo in the 1986-88 NBC detective series Crime Story. 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 starting in 2007.
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- Born:
- Apr 16, 1953 In Austin, Texas, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 123
- First Appeared:
- In the series Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24
- Latest Project:
- Movie When You Finish Saving the World 2023-01-20
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | When You Finish Saving the World | Roger | 2023-01-20 |
| Movie | The Assistant | Boss (voice) | 2020-01-31 |
| Movie | Tapes | 2020-06-17 | |
| Movie | DC Noir | Sgt. Peters | 2019-04-29 |
| Movie | Vice | Governor | 2018-01-01 |
| Movie | NOVA: Why Trains Crash | Narrator (voice) | 2017-02-22 |
| Movie | Catfight | Angry Guy | 2017-03-03 |
| Movie | NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs | Narrator (voice) | 2017-01-04 |
| Movie | Women of a Certain Age | George Gabriel | 2017-03-24 |
| Movie | Hungry | George Gabriel | 2017-03-22 |
| Movie | What Did You Expect? | George Gabriel | 2017-03-23 |
| Movie | NOVA: Life's Rocky Start | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-13 |
| Movie | NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-06 |
| Movie | NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-20 |
| Movie | NOVA: Iceman Reborn | Narrator (voice) | 2016-02-17 |
| Movie | NOVA: The Great Math Mystery | Narrator (voice) | 2015-04-15 |
| Movie | Dawn of Humanity | Narrator (voice) | 2015-09-10 |
| Movie | Northern Borders | Agent Sanders | 2015-01-16 |
| Series | Blindspot | Bill Weller | 2015-09-21 |
| Movie | Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time | Narrator (voice) | 2015-11-25 |
| Movie | NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark | Narrator (voice) | 2015-10-07 |
| Movie | The Gathering Swarms | Narrator (voice) | 2014-05-21 |
| Series | True Detective | Billy Lee Tuttle | 2014-01-12 |
| Series | D-Day Sacrifice | Host | 2014-06-04 |
| Movie | NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? | Narrator (voice) | 2013-01-01 |
| Movie | The River | Phil | 2013-04-05 |
| Movie | NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower | Narrator (voice) | 2013-09-11 |
| Movie | NOVA: Cold Case JFK | Narrator (voice) | 2013-11-13 |
| Movie | NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword | Narrator (voice) | 2012-10-10 |
| Movie | The Man Who Saved the World | Narrator (voice) | 2012-10-22 |
| Movie | Adventures in Plymptoons! | Himself | 2011-05-30 |
| Movie | A Novel Romance | Walter Evans | 2011-11-11 |
| Movie | Green Lantern | Carl Ferris | 2011-06-14 |
| Movie | The Jewel | Mr. Rothman | 2011-03-04 |
| Series | Pan Am | Douglas Vanderway | 2011-09-25 |
| Series | Person of Interest | Special Counsel | 2011-09-22 |
| Movie | I'm Coming Over | Walter | 2011-08-14 |
| Movie | Riddles of the Sphinx | Narrator (voice) | 2010-01-19 |
| Movie | Edge of Darkness | Whitehouse | 2010-01-28 |
| Series | Blue Bloods | Jimmy Reagan | 2010-09-24 |
| Movie | The Undying | Dr. Russell Lassiter | 2009-01-01 |
| Movie | I Hate Valentine's Day | Tim the Delivery Guy | 2009-06-27 |
| Movie | The Dissection of Thanksgiving | Cliff | 2008-10-01 |
| Movie | Greetings from the Shore | Commodore Callaghan | 2008-09-12 |
| Movie | Cadillac Records | Mr. Feder | 2008-12-05 |
| Movie | Revolutionary Road | Bart Pollock | 2008-12-19 |
| Movie | NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs | Narrator (voice) | 2008-10-07 |
| Movie | The Valley of Light | Howard | 2007-01-28 |
| Movie | NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial | Narrator (voice) | 2007-09-18 |
| Movie | Half Nelson | Russ Dunne | 2006-08-11 |
| Movie | Wedding Daze | Sheriff | 2006-09-09 |
| Movie | Hair High | Football Announcer (voice) | 2004-04-17 |
| Movie | The Day After Tomorrow | Frank Harris | 2004-05-26 |
| Movie | D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear | Douglas Duncan | 2003-10-17 |
| Movie | Abby Singer | Kevin's Father | 2003-10-28 |
| Movie | Salem Witch Trials | Thomas Putnam | 2002-12-24 |
| Movie | Along Came a Spider | Kyle Craig | 2001-04-06 |
| Movie | Boss of Bosses | Joseph O'Brien | 2001-06-03 |
| Movie | My Husband's Double Life | Timothy Michael Kingsbury | 2001-03-12 |
| Movie | Dead Dog | Frank Edmonds | 2001-10-17 |
| Series | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Joseph Hannah | 2001-09-30 |
| Movie | The Last Brickmaker in America | Mike Potter | 2001-09-23 |
| Movie | Picnic | Howard Bevens | 2000-04-16 |
| Movie | The Confession | Jack Renoble | 1999-03-26 |
| Movie | Earthly Possessions | Zack Emery | 1999-03-20 |
| Movie | The Jack Bull | Atty. Gen. Metcalfe | 1999-04-17 |
| Movie | ATF | Sam Sinclair | 1999-09-06 |
| Movie | Tumbleweeds | Dan Miller | 1999-11-24 |
| Movie | The Secret Life of Girls | 1999-05-29 | |
| Movie | Music of the Heart | Dan Paxton | 1999-10-29 |
| Movie | The Odd Couple II | Leroy | 1998-04-09 |
| Movie | Wrestling with Alligators | Rick | 1998-01-18 |
| Movie | The Matchmaker | Senator John McGlory | 1997-10-03 |
| Movie | Kiss the Girls | FBI Agent Kyle Craig | 1997-09-29 |
| Movie | For Richer or Poorer | Samuel Yoder | 1997-12-11 |
| Movie | Daylight | Steven Crighton | 1996-12-06 |
| Movie | Kiss of Death | Federal Agent | 1995-04-21 |
| Series | Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | Unknown | 1995-09-21 |
| Series | The Outer Limits | Unknown | 1995-03-26 |
| Movie | The Big Green | Jay Huffer | 1995-09-29 |
| Movie | Three Wishes | Coach Schramka | 1995-10-27 |
| Movie | Down Came a Blackbird | Jan Talbeck | 1995-10-22 |
| Movie | State of Emergency | Dr. Jeffrey Forrest | 1994-02-21 |
| Movie | Nobody's Children | Joe Stevens | 1994-03-03 |
| Series | New York Undercover | Unknown | 1994-09-08 |
| Movie | Angels in the Outfield | Ranch Wilder | 1994-07-15 |
| Movie | My Boyfriend's Back | Sheriff McCloud | 1993-08-06 |
| Movie | Rio Shannon | John Cleary | 1993-08-14 |
| Movie | Hostages | Terry Anderson | 1992-09-23 |
| Movie | Defenseless | Bull Dozer | 1991-08-23 |
| Movie | V.I. Warshawski | Murray Ryerson | 1991-07-26 |
| Movie | Meeting Venus | 1991-11-15 | |
| Movie | JFK | Lou Ivon | 1991-12-20 |
| Movie | Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler | Tom Marshall | 1990-06-03 |
| Series | Northern Exposure | Unknown | 1990-07-12 |
| Series | Law & Order | Unknown | 1990-09-13 |
| Movie | Mr. Destiny | Jackie Earle | 1990-10-12 |
| Series | Booker | Unknown | 1989-09-24 |
| Movie | Just Like in the Movies | Ryan Legrand | 1989-10-04 |
| Movie | Cold Sassy Tree | Clayton McAllister | 1989-10-16 |
| Movie | Glory | Gen. George Crockett Strong | 1989-12-15 |
| Movie | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Kirby | 1988-08-12 |
| Movie | The Prince of Pennsylvania | Trooper Joe | 1988-10-10 |
| Series | Roseanne | Unknown | 1988-10-18 |
| Movie | The Misfit Brigade | Tiny | 1987-07-02 |
| Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
| Series | Crime Story | Steve Kordo | 1986-09-19 |
| Series | Spenser: For Hire | Unknown | 1985-09-20 |
| Movie | A Doctor's Story | Dr. Curtis | 1984-04-23 |
| Series | Kate & Allie | Unknown | 1984-03-19 |
| Movie | Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story | Dick Willey | 1983-03-08 |
| Movie | Eddie Macon's Run | Rudy Potts | 1983-03-23 |
| Series | AfterMASH | 1983-09-26 | |
| Movie | Cross Creek | Charles Rawlings | 1983-09-21 |
| Movie | Hanky Panky | Katz | 1982-06-04 |
| Series | Nature | Narrator | 1982-10-10 |
| Movie | Starstruck | Mr. Miller | 1981-10-14 |
| Movie | The Day Christ Died | Peter | 1980-03-26 |
| Series | The Scarlet Letter | Robert Salter | 1979-03-03 |
| Movie | Starting Over | Larry | 1979-10-05 |
| Series | NOVA | Narrator | 1974-03-03 |
| Series | ABC Afterschool Special | Unknown | 1972-10-04 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |