Jay O. Sanders
Born in Austin, Texas, USA — Apr 16 1953
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Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American film, theatre and television actor and playwright. He frequently appears in plays off-Broadway at The Public Theatre. He has received a Drama Desk Award and a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. Sanders made his off-Broadway debut in a Shakespeare in the Park production of Henry V in 1976. He originated the role of Bradley in Sam Shepard's Buried Child (1978). He made his Broadway debut in the play Loose Ends (1979). He returned to Broadway in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1983), Saint Joan (19…
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Law & Order
Nick Taska / Bill Fallon
NOVA
Self - Narrator (voice)
Person of Interest
Special Counsel
Blue Bloods
Jimmy Reagan
Chicago Med
Cray
The Good Wife
Judge Hal Ferris
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Harry Rowan, Sr.
Northern Exposure
Dr. John Summer
Damages
Calder Security Executive
Blindspot
Bill Weller
True Detective
Billy Lee Tuttle
Miami Vice
Det. Tim Duryea
L.A. Law
Detective Michael Phillips
Nature
Narrator (voice)
The Outer Limits
Ed Barkley
Unforgettable
Jonathan Hedstrom
ABC Afterschool Special
Mr. Miller
Sneaky Pete
Sam
New York Undercover
Howard
Body of Proof
Harvey Brady
Stars in the House
Self
Defenseless
Bull Dozer
Kate & Allie
Tim Merr
Manhunt
Jack Bryant
Crime Story
Steve Kordo
Spenser: For Hire
Father Crawford
Roseanne
Ziggy
Booker
Gordon Rudd
Pan Am
Douglas Vanderway
JFK
Lou Ivon
Texas
Seth
The Day After Tomorrow
Frank Harris
Green Lantern
Carl Ferris
Glory
Gen. George Crockett Strong
Edge of Darkness
Whitehouse
Revolutionary Road
Bart Pollock
Wonderland
Ed Butowski
Kiss the Girls
FBI Agent Kyle Craig
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Howard
Secrets of the Dead
Narrator (voice)
Daylight
Steven Crighton
My Husband's Double Life
Patrick Hennessy Welsh
Along Came a Spider
Kyle Craig
Kiss of Death
Federal Agent
Half Nelson
Russ Dunne
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
Xander
His Three Daughters
Vincent
Widows
Detective John Maynard
Angels in the Outfield
Ranch Wilder
For Richer or Poorer
Samuel Yoder
Cadillac Records
Mr. Feder
The Scarlet Letter
Robert Salter
Remain
The Assistant
Boss (voice)
Salem Witch Trials
Thomas Putnam
Catfight
Angry Guy
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Kirby
The Odd Couple II
Leroy
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
Dick Willey
Hanky Panky
Katz
The Confession
Jack Renoble
The Jack Bull
Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
When You Finish Saving the World
Roger
Hair High
Football Announcer (voice)
Wedding Daze
Sheriff
The Big Green
Jay Huffer
Cold Sassy Tree
Clayton McAllister
Abby Singer
Kevin's Father
Starting Over
Larry
Boss of Bosses
Joseph O'Brien
Cross Creek
Charles Rawlings
ATF
Sam Sinclair
Decoding the Universe
Narrator
The Valley of Light
Howard
Tumbleweeds
Dan Miller
Mr. Destiny
Jackie Earle
My Boyfriend's Back
Sheriff McCloud
Three Wishes
Coach Schramka
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
Douglas Duncan
The Day Christ Died
Peter
Sorry
Richard Apple
Hostages
Terry Anderson
Meeting Venus
Stephen Taylor
Music of the Heart
Dan Paxton
I Hate Valentine's Day
Tim the Delivery Guy
V.I. Warshawski
Murray Ryerson
The River
Phil
Hunting the Edge of Space
Crew
Sweet and Sad
Richard Apple
State of Emergency
Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Ambassador Jones
Rio Shannon
John Cleary
The Misfit Brigade
Tiny
The Prince of Pennsylvania
Trooper Joe
Earthly Possessions
Zack Emery
Picnic
Howard Bevens
The Road to Galena
John Baird
Silver Strand
Lucas Hughes
Eddie Macon's Run
Rudy Potts
A Novel Romance
Walter Evans
A Doctor's Story
Dr. Curtis
Dead Dog
Frank Edmonds
DC Noir
Sgt. Peters
The Undying
Dr. Russell Lassiter
The Matchmaker
Senator John McGlory
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
Tom Marshall
The Man Who Saved the World
Narrator (voice)
The Secret Life of Girls
Adventures in Plymptoons!
Self
Down Came a Blackbird
Jan Talbeck
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
Wrestling with Alligators
Rick
The Prosecutors
DA Alan Baker
I'm Coming Over
Walter
Regular Singing
Richard Apple
Outrage
Frank Brand
The Jewel
Mr. Rothman
Nobody's Children
Joe Stevens
Greetings from the Shore
Commodore Callaghan
Saving the Dead Sea
That Hopey Changey Thing
Richard Apple
The Last Brickmaker in America
Mike Potter
Riddles of the Sphinx
Narrator (voice)
Just Like in the Movies
Ryan Legrand
And So We Come Forth
Richard Apple
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
George Gabriel
Happenstance
Bob
Broken Places
Narrator (voice)
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?
George Gabriel
Girl From the North Country
Nick Laine
Dawn of Humanity
Narrator (voice)
Starstruck
Mr. Miller
Northern Borders
Agent Sanders
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age
George Gabriel
What Do We Need to Talk About?
Richard Apple
Incidental Moments of the Day
Richard Apple
Uncle Vanya
Vanya
Vice
Governor
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
Narrator (voice)
The Gathering Swarms
Narrator (voice)
Wild Costa Rica
Narrator
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
Narrator (voice)
Tapes
Secrets of Stonehenge
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
Narrator (voice)
Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators
Narrator
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
Narrator (voice)
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
Cliff
Earth from Space
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Iceman Reborn
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
Narrator (voice)
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
Narrator (voice)
Ghosts of Stonehenge
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Cold Case JFK
Narrator (voice)
The Violin Alone
Narrator (voice)
The Revolt of Mother
Adam Penn
The Mystery of Mona Lisa
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: First Face of America
Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
Narrator (voice)
Holocaust Escape Tunnel
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
Self - Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
Narrator (voice)
Salem Witch Trials
Thomas Putnam
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
Narrator (voice)
Kill the Day
Dr. Susskind