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:
- 94
- First Appeared:
- In the series Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24
- Latest Project:
- Movie His Three Daughters 2024-09-05
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | His Three Daughters | Vincent | 2024-09-05 |
| Movie | Outrage | Frank Brand | 2023-12-01 |
| Movie | The Road to Galena | John Baird | 2022-07-08 |
| Movie | The Assistant | Boss (voice) | 2020-01-31 |
| Movie | Tapes | 2020-06-17 | |
| Movie | DC Noir | Sgt. Peters | 2019-04-29 |
| Movie | Catfight | Angry Guy | 2016-09-09 |
| Movie | NOVA: Life's Rocky Start | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-13 |
| Movie | NOVA: Iceman Reborn | Narrator (voice) | 2016-02-17 |
| Movie | NOVA: The Great Math Mystery | Narrator (voice) | 2015-04-15 |
| Movie | Northern Borders | Agent Sanders | 2015-01-16 |
| Series | Blindspot | Bill Weller | 2015-09-21 |
| Movie | Dawn of Humanity | Narrator (voice) | 2015-09-10 |
| Movie | Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time | Narrator (voice) | 2015-11-25 |
| 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 |
| Movie | A Novel Romance | Walter Evans | 2011-11-11 |
| Series | Person of Interest | Special Counsel | 2011-09-22 |
| Movie | I'm Coming Over | Walter | 2011-08-14 |
| Movie | Edge of Darkness | Whitehouse | 2010-01-28 |
| Movie | I Hate Valentine's Day | Tim the Delivery Guy | 2009-06-27 |
| Movie | The Undying | Dr. Russell Lassiter | 2009-01-01 |
| Movie | NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs | Narrator (voice) | 2008-10-07 |
| 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 | The Valley of Light | Howard | 2007-01-28 |
| 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 | Abby Singer | Kevin's Father | 2003-10-28 |
| Movie | Salem Witch Trials | Thomas Putnam | 2002-12-24 |
| 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 |
| 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 Jack Bull | Atty. Gen. Metcalfe | 1999-04-17 |
| Movie | The Confession | Jack Renoble | 1999-03-26 |
| Movie | Earthly Possessions | Zack Emery | 1999-03-20 |
| Movie | The Secret Life of Girls | 1999-05-29 | |
| Movie | ATF | Sam Sinclair | 1999-09-06 |
| Movie | Tumbleweeds | Dan Miller | 1999-11-24 |
| Movie | Music of the Heart | Dan Paxton | 1999-10-29 |
| 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 | For Richer or Poorer | Samuel Yoder | 1997-12-11 |
| Movie | The Matchmaker | Senator John McGlory | 1997-10-03 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Angels in the Outfield | Ranch Wilder | 1994-07-15 |
| Series | New York Undercover | Unknown | 1994-09-08 |
| 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 | Stephen Taylor | 1991-09-18 |
| 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 |