10.0
10.0
Wrestling with Alligators
1998
as Rick
Jay O. Sanders
Also known as: Jay Olcutt Sanders
Acting
Nationality:United States
Education:State University of New York at Purchase
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
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 (1993), Pygmalion (2007), Girl from the North Country (2020), and Purlie Victorious (2023). He made his feature film debut in the comedy Starting Over (1979). He had notable roles in films such as Cross Creek (1983), Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), Glory (1989), JFK (1991), Hostages (1992), Angels in the Outfield (1994), Music of the Heart (1999), Tumbleweeds (1999), and Revolutionary Road (2008). He took recurring roles in television series including Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Good Wife, Person of Interest, Blindspot, and Sneaky Pete. He has served as the narrator for the shows Wide Angle, Nova, and Secrets of the Dead.
Filmography (127 movies)
9.3
9.3
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
2007
as Narrator (voice)
8.5
8.5
The River
2013
as Phil
8.2
8.2
Down Came a Blackbird
1995
as Jan Talbeck
8.1
8.1
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
2016
as Narrator (voice)
8.0
8.0
Just Like in the Movies
1989
as Ryan Legrand
8.0
8.0
Wild Costa Rica
2000
as Narrator
8.0
8.0
Secrets of Stonehenge
2010
as Narrator (voice)
7.9
7.9
Earth from Space
2012
as Narrator (voice)
7.8
7.8
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
2015
as Narrator (voice)
7.7
7.7
NOVA: Iceman Reborn
2016
as Narrator (voice)
7.6
7.6
JFK
1991
as Lou Ivon
7.6
7.6
A Novel Romance
2011
as Walter Evans
7.6
7.6
The Last Brickmaker in America
2001
as Mike Potter
7.5
7.5
NOVA: Cold Case JFK
2013
as Narrator (voice)
7.5
7.5
Dawn of Humanity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
7.5
7.5
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
2012
as Narrator (voice)
7.5
7.5
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
2017
as Narrator (voice)
7.5
7.5
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
2019
as Narrator (voice)
7.5
7.5
Glory
1989
as Gen. George Crockett Strong
7.4
7.4
NOVA: First Face of America
2018
as Narrator (voice)
7.3
7.3
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
2015
as Narrator (voice)
7.2
7.2
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
2008
as Narrator (voice)
7.0
7.0
The Man Who Saved the World
2012
as Narrator (voice)
7.0
7.0
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
2016
as Narrator (voice)
7.0
7.0
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
2013
as Self - Narrator (voice)
7.0
7.0
His Three Daughters
2024
as Vincent
7.0
7.0
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
2016
as Narrator (voice)
7.0
7.0
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
2017
as Narrator (voice)
7.0
7.0
Revolutionary Road
2008
as Bart Pollock
6.9
6.9
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
2022
as Ambassador Jones
6.7
6.7
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
as Kirby
6.6
6.6
Cross Creek
1983
as Charles Rawlings
6.6
6.6
The Jewel
2011
as Mr. Rothman
6.5
6.5
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
as Frank Harris
6.5
6.5
Kiss the Girls
1997
as FBI Agent Kyle Craig
6.5
6.5
Sweet and Sad
2020
as Richard Apple
6.5
6.5
Cold Sassy Tree
1989
as Clayton McAllister
6.5
6.5
The Gathering Swarms
2014
as Narrator (voice)
6.5
6.5
Sorry
2020
as Richard Apple
6.4
6.4
Tumbleweeds
1999
as Dan Miller
6.4
6.4
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
2003
as Douglas Duncan
6.4
6.4
Hair High
2004
as Football Announcer (voice)
6.4
6.4
The Valley of Light
2007
as Howard
6.4
6.4
Edge of Darkness
2010
as Whitehouse
6.3
6.3
Starting Over
1979
as Larry
6.3
6.3
Along Came a Spider
2001
as Kyle Craig
6.3
6.3
The Odd Couple II
1998
as Leroy
6.3
6.3
Abby Singer
2003
as Kevin's Father
6.3
6.3
The Jack Bull
1999
as Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
6.3
6.3
The Assistant
2020
as Boss (voice)
6.2
6.2
Mr. Destiny
1990
as Jackie Earle
6.2
6.2
The Matchmaker
1997
as Senator John McGlory
6.2
6.2
NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel
2017
as Narrator (voice)
6.2
6.2
Three Wishes
1995
as Coach Schramka
6.1
6.1
Salem Witch Trials
2002
as Thomas Putnam
6.1
6.1
Daylight
1996
as Steven Crighton
6.0
6.0
The Mystery of Mona Lisa
2014
as Narrator (voice)
6.0
6.0
Girl From the North Country
2024
as Nick Laine
6.0
6.0
Ghosts of Stonehenge
2017
as Narrator (voice)
6.0
6.0
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
1983
as Dick Willey
6.0
6.0
Riddles of the Sphinx
2010
as Narrator (voice)
6.0
6.0
A Doctor's Story
1984
as Dr. Curtis
6.0
6.0
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
2015
as Narrator (voice)
6.0
6.0
Angels in the Outfield
1994
as Ranch Wilder
6.0
6.0
For Richer or Poorer
1997
as Samuel Yoder
5.9
5.9
Hostages
1992
as Terry Anderson
5.9
5.9
Earthly Possessions
1999
as Zack Emery
5.9
5.9
When You Finish Saving the World
2023
as Roger
5.8
5.8
My Husband's Double Life
2001
as Patrick Hennessy Welsh
5.8
5.8
Northern Borders
2015
as Agent Sanders
5.8
5.8
The Day Christ Died
1980
as Peter
5.8
5.8
Greetings from the Shore
2007
as Commodore Callaghan
5.8
5.8
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
2018
as Narrator (voice)
5.7
5.7
The Confession
1999
as Jack Renoble
5.7
5.7
Eddie Macon's Run
1983
as Rudy Potts
5.7
5.7
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
as Sheriff McCloud
5.7
5.7
The Misfit Brigade
1987
as Tiny
5.7
5.7
Meeting Venus
1991
as Stephen Taylor
5.6
5.6
The Big Green
1995
as Jay Huffer
5.5
5.5
Wedding Daze
2006
as Sheriff
5.5
5.5
The Prince of Pennsylvania
1988
as Trooper Joe
5.5
5.5
Catfight
2016
as Angry Guy
5.4
5.4
Boss of Bosses
2001
as Joseph O'Brien
5.3
5.3
I Hate Valentine's Day
2009
as Tim the Delivery Guy
5.3
5.3
Hanky Panky
1982
as Katz
5.2
5.2
Green Lantern
2011
as Carl Ferris
5.0
5.0
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
2013
as Narrator (voice)
4.9
4.9
Defenseless
1991
as Bull Dozer
4.7
4.7
V.I. Warshawski
1991
as Murray Ryerson
4.7
4.7
ATF
1999
as Sam Sinclair
4.6
4.6
Outrage
2023
as Frank Brand
4.5
4.5
The Undying
2009
as Dr. Russell Lassiter
4.3
4.3
Nobody's Children
1994
as Joe Stevens
4.3
4.3
The Road to Galena
2022
as John Baird
4.0
4.0
State of Emergency
1994
as Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
4.0
4.0
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
2019
as Narrator (voice)
3.7
3.7
Picnic
2000
as Howard Bevens
3.2
3.2
DC Noir
2019
as Sgt. Peters
3.2
3.2
Silver Strand
1995
as Lucas Hughes
3.2
3.2
Dead Dog
2001
as Frank Edmonds
3.0
3.0
I'm Coming Over
2011
as Walter
1.0
1.0
Happenstance
2007
as Bob
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
2016
as Narrator (voice)
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
2008
as Cliff
And So We Come Forth
2020
as Richard Apple
Tapes
2020
Incidental Moments of the Day
2020
as Richard Apple
The Violin Alone
2019
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990
as Tom Marshall
Uncle Vanya
2019
as Vanya
Vice
2018
as Governor
The Prosecutors
1996
as DA Alan Baker
Saving the Dead Sea
2019
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age
2017
as George Gabriel
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?
2017
as George Gabriel
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
2024
as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
2017
as George Gabriel
Remain
2026
Broken Places
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Rio Shannon
1993
as John Cleary
Kill the Day
2008
as Dr. Susskind
That Hopey Changey Thing
2020
as Richard Apple
Starstruck
1981
as Mr. Miller
Regular Singing
2020
as Richard Apple
What Do We Need to Talk About?
2020
as Richard Apple
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