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:
- 91
- First Appeared:
- In the series Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24
- Latest Project:
- Movie Outrage 2023-12-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Outrage | Frank Brand | 2023-12-01 |
| Movie | The Road to Galena | John Baird | 2022-07-08 |
| Movie | Tapes | 2020-06-17 | |
| Movie | DC Noir | Sgt. Peters | 2019-04-29 |
| Movie | Catfight | Angry Guy | 2017-03-03 |
| Movie | NOVA: Iceman Reborn | Narrator (voice) | 2016-02-17 |
| Movie | NOVA: Life's Rocky Start | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-13 |
| Movie | Northern Borders | Agent Sanders | 2015-01-16 |
| Movie | Dawn of Humanity | Narrator (voice) | 2015-09-10 |
| Movie | NOVA: The Great Math Mystery | Narrator (voice) | 2015-04-15 |
| Movie | Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time | Narrator (voice) | 2015-11-25 |
| Series | Blindspot | Bill Weller | 2015-09-21 |
| Movie | The River | Phil | 2013-04-05 |
| Movie | NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword | Narrator (voice) | 2012-10-10 |
| Movie | Adventures in Plymptoons! | Himself | 2011-05-30 |
| Movie | The Jewel | Mr. Rothman | 2011-03-04 |
| Movie | Green Lantern | Carl Ferris | 2011-06-14 |
| Series | Person of Interest | Special Counsel | 2011-09-22 |
| Movie | A Novel Romance | Walter Evans | 2011-11-11 |
| Movie | I'm Coming Over | Walter | 2011-08-14 |
| Movie | Edge of Darkness | Whitehouse | 2010-01-28 |
| Movie | The Undying | Dr. Russell Lassiter | 2009-01-01 |
| Movie | I Hate Valentine's Day | Tim the Delivery Guy | 2009-06-27 |
| Movie | Greetings from the Shore | Commodore Callaghan | 2008-09-12 |
| Movie | NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs | Narrator (voice) | 2008-10-07 |
| Movie | Cadillac Records | Mr. Feder | 2008-12-05 |
| Movie | Revolutionary Road | Bart Pollock | 2008-12-19 |
| Movie | The Valley of Light | Howard | 2007-01-28 |
| Movie | Wedding Daze | Sheriff | 2006-09-09 |
| Movie | Half Nelson | Russ Dunne | 2006-08-11 |
| Movie | Hair High | Football Announcer (voice) | 2004-04-17 |
| Movie | The Day After Tomorrow | Frank Harris | 2004-05-26 |
| Movie | Abby Singer | Kevin's Father | 2003-10-28 |
| Movie | Salem Witch Trials | Thomas Putnam | 2002-12-24 |
| Movie | Dead Dog | Frank Edmonds | 2001-10-17 |
| Movie | My Husband's Double Life | Timothy Michael Kingsbury | 2001-03-12 |
| Movie | Boss of Bosses | Joseph O'Brien | 2001-06-03 |
| Movie | Along Came a Spider | Kyle Craig | 2001-04-06 |
| 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 Secret Life of Girls | 1999-05-29 | |
| 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 | Tumbleweeds | Dan Miller | 1999-11-24 |
| Movie | Music of the Heart | Dan Paxton | 1999-10-29 |
| Movie | ATF | Sam Sinclair | 1999-09-06 |
| Movie | Wrestling with Alligators | Rick | 1998-01-18 |
| Movie | The Odd Couple II | Leroy | 1998-04-09 |
| Movie | Kiss the Girls | FBI Agent Kyle Craig | 1997-09-29 |
| Movie | The Matchmaker | Senator John McGlory | 1997-10-03 |
| Movie | For Richer or Poorer | Samuel Yoder | 1997-12-11 |
| Series | The Outer Limits | Unknown | 1995-03-26 |
| Series | Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | Unknown | 1995-09-21 |
| Movie | Down Came a Blackbird | Jan Talbeck | 1995-10-22 |
| Movie | The Big Green | Jay Huffer | 1995-09-29 |
| Movie | Three Wishes | Coach Schramka | 1995-10-27 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
| Series | Roseanne | Unknown | 1988-10-18 |
| Movie | The Prince of Pennsylvania | Trooper Joe | 1988-10-10 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Eddie Macon's Run | Rudy Potts | 1983-03-23 |
| Movie | Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story | Dick Willey | 1983-03-08 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Starting Over | Larry | 1979-10-05 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |