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Jay O. Sanders

Jay O. Sanders

Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American actor. He is noted for his TV roles as Bill Weller on Blindspot, Jack Bryant on Manhunt, Chief Tom Lidell on The Sinner, Det. John Maynard on Widows, Capt. Joseph Hannah on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and mob lawyer Steven Kordo in NBC's detective series Crime Story (1986-1988), as well as his film roles on The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Green Lantern (2011), and the Alex Cross films starring Morgan Freeman. He has appeared in many other notable films, including Glory (1989), Mr. Destiny (1990), JFK (1991), Angels in the Outfield (1994), The Big Green (1995), Daylight (1996), The Matchmaker (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), Tumbleweeds (1999), Music of the Heart (1999), Half Nelson (2006), Cadillac Records (2008), and Revolutionary Road (2008). 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 and documentary specials starting in 2007. He is the voice of D.S. McKenna in the Red Dead Redemption video game series.

Personal information

Birthday

1953-04-16

Birth Place

Austin, Texas, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Doctor's Story

A Doctor's Story

1984

5.0

Movie
A Novel Romance

A Novel Romance

2011

7.6

Movie
Abby Singer

Abby Singer

2003

4.5

Movie
poster

ABC Afterschool Special

1972

6.4

TV
Adventures in Plymptoons!

Adventures in Plymptoons!

2011

2.0

Movie
poster

AfterMASH

1983

5.1

TV
Along Came a Spider

Along Came a Spider

2001

6.3

Movie
And So We Come Forth

And So We Come Forth

2020

0.0

Movie
Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield

1994

5.9

Movie
ATF

ATF

1999

4.7

Movie
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

2022

7.0

Movie
poster

Blindspot

2015

7.4

TV
poster

Blue Bloods

2010

7.8

TV
poster

Body of Proof

2011

7.0

TV
poster

Booker

1989

5.1

TV
Boss of Bosses

Boss of Bosses

2001

5.6

Movie
Broken Places

Broken Places

2018

0.0

Movie
Cadillac Records

Cadillac Records

2008

7.1

Movie
Catfight

Catfight

2016

5.5

Movie
poster

Chicago Med

2015

8.3

TV
Cold Sassy Tree

Cold Sassy Tree

1989

6.5

Movie
poster

Crime Story

1986

8.0

TV
Cross Creek

Cross Creek

1983

6.5

Movie
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear

D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear

2003

6.4

Movie
Dawn of Humanity

Dawn of Humanity

2015

7.5

Movie
Daylight

Daylight

1996

6.1

Movie
DC Noir

DC Noir

2019

3.2

Movie
Dead Dog

Dead Dog

2001

3.2

Movie
poster

Decoding the Universe

2024

0.0

TV
Defenseless

Defenseless

1991

5.0

Movie
Down Came a Blackbird

Down Came a Blackbird

1995

8.2

Movie
Earth from Space

Earth from Space

2012

7.9

Movie
Earthly Possessions

Earthly Possessions

1999

6.1

Movie
Eddie Macon's Run

Eddie Macon's Run

1983

5.8

Movie
Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

2010

6.3

Movie
For Richer or Poorer

For Richer or Poorer

1997

5.9

Movie
Ghosts of Stonehenge

Ghosts of Stonehenge

2017

6.0

Movie
Girl From the North Country

Girl From the North Country

2024

6.0

Movie
Glory

Glory

1989

7.5

Movie
Green Lantern

Green Lantern

2011

5.2

Movie
Greetings from the Shore

Greetings from the Shore

2008

5.8

Movie
Hair High

Hair High

2004

6.6

Movie
Half Nelson

Half Nelson

2006

6.6

Movie
poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky

1982

5.3

Movie
Happenstance

Happenstance

2007

1.0

Movie
His Three Daughters

His Three Daughters

2024

7.0

Movie
Hostages

Hostages

1992

6.5

Movie
Hungry

Hungry

2017

0.0

Movie
I Hate Valentine's Day

I Hate Valentine's Day

2009

5.4

Movie
I'm Coming Over

I'm Coming Over

2011

3.0

Movie
Incidental Moments of the Day

Incidental Moments of the Day

2020

0.0

Movie
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time

Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time

2015

7.3

Movie
JFK

JFK

1991

7.6

Movie
Just Like in the Movies

Just Like in the Movies

1989

8.0

Movie
poster

Kate & Allie

1984

5.8

TV
Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

1995

5.6

Movie
Kiss the Girls

Kiss the Girls

1997

6.5

Movie
poster

L.A. Law

1986

7.0

TV
poster

Law & Order

1990

7.4

TV
poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

7.6

TV
Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science

Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science

2017

9.0

Movie
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

1983

6.0

Movie
poster

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years

1995

6.4

TV
poster

Manhunt

2017

7.6

TV
Meeting Venus

Meeting Venus

1991

5.8

Movie
poster

Miami Vice

1984

7.5

TV
Mr. Destiny

Mr. Destiny

1990

6.2

Movie
Music of the Heart

Music of the Heart

1999

6.7

Movie
My Boyfriend's Back

My Boyfriend's Back

1993

5.7

Movie
My Husband's Double Life

My Husband's Double Life

2001

5.8

Movie
poster

Nature

1982

8.1

TV
poster

New York Undercover

1994

7.2

TV
Nobody's Children

Nobody's Children

1994

6.0

Movie
Northern Borders

Northern Borders

2015

6.2

Movie
poster

Northern Exposure

1990

7.8

TV
poster

NOVA

1974

6.9

TV
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs

NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs

2008

7.2

Movie
NOVA: Cold Case JFK

NOVA: Cold Case JFK

2013

7.5

Movie
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci

NOVA: Decoding da Vinci

2019

7.5

Movie
NOVA: First Face of America

NOVA: First Face of America

2018

7.4

Movie
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower

NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower

2013

7.0

Movie
NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel

NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel

2017

6.2

Movie
NOVA: Iceman Reborn

NOVA: Iceman Reborn

2016

7.2

Movie
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial

NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial

2007

9.3

Movie
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start

NOVA: Life's Rocky Start

2016

8.1

Movie
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice

NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice

2016

7.0

Movie
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers

NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers

2018

5.8

Movie
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare

NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare

2016

7.0

Movie
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark

NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark

2015

6.0

Movie
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs

NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs

2017

7.5

Movie
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword

NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword

2012

7.5

Movie
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery

NOVA: The Great Math Mystery

2015

7.8

Movie
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?

NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?

2013

5.0

Movie
NOVA: Why Trains Crash

NOVA: Why Trains Crash

2017

7.0

Movie
Outrage

Outrage

2023

5.0

Movie
poster

Pan Am

2011

6.4

TV
poster

Person of Interest

2011

8.1

TV
Picnic

Picnic

2000

3.0

Movie
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

2024

0.0

Movie
Regular Singing

Regular Singing

2020

0.0

Movie
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler

Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler

1990

0.0

Movie
Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road

2008

7.0

Movie
Riddles of the Sphinx

Riddles of the Sphinx

2010

6.0

Movie
Rio Shannon

Rio Shannon

1993

0.0

Movie
poster

Roseanne

1988

6.8

TV
Salem Witch Trials

Salem Witch Trials

2002

6.3

Movie
Saving the Dead Sea

Saving the Dead Sea

2019

0.0

Movie
Secrets of Stonehenge

Secrets of Stonehenge

2010

8.0

Movie
poster

Secrets of the Dead

2000

6.2

TV
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts

Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts

2016

0.0

Movie
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files

Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files

2019

0.0

Movie
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse

Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse

2015

0.0

Movie
Silver Strand

Silver Strand

1995

3.8

Movie
poster

Sneaky Pete

2015

7.5

TV
Sorry

Sorry

2020

3.0

Movie
poster

Spenser: For Hire

1985

6.6

TV
poster

Stars in the House

2020

0.0

TV
Starstruck

Starstruck

1981

0.0

Movie
Starting Over

Starting Over

1979

6.4

Movie
State of Emergency

State of Emergency

1994

4.0

Movie
Sweet and Sad

Sweet and Sad

2020

6.5

Movie
Tapes

Tapes

2020

0.0

Movie
poster

Texas

1980

5.7

TV
That Hopey Changey Thing

That Hopey Changey Thing

2020

0.0

Movie
The Assistant

The Assistant

2020

6.3

Movie
The Big Green

The Big Green

1995

5.5

Movie
The Confession

The Confession

1999

5.7

Movie
The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow

2004

6.5

Movie
The Day Christ Died

The Day Christ Died

1980

5.8

Movie
The Dissection of Thanksgiving

The Dissection of Thanksgiving

2008

0.0

Movie
The Gathering Swarms

The Gathering Swarms

2014

6.5

Movie
poster

The Good Wife

2009

7.6

TV
The Jack Bull

The Jack Bull

1999

6.4

Movie
The Jewel

The Jewel

2011

6.6

Movie
The Last Brickmaker in America

The Last Brickmaker in America

2001

7.0

Movie
The Man Who Saved the World

The Man Who Saved the World

2012

7.0

Movie
The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker

1997

6.2

Movie
The Misfit Brigade

The Misfit Brigade

1987

5.9

Movie
The Mystery of Mona Lisa

The Mystery of Mona Lisa

2014

6.0

Movie
The Odd Couple II

The Odd Couple II

1998

6.3

Movie
poster

The Outer Limits

1995

7.7

TV
The Prince of Pennsylvania

The Prince of Pennsylvania

1988

5.5

Movie
The Prosecutors

The Prosecutors

1996

0.0

Movie
The River

The River

2013

8.5

Movie
The Road to Galena

The Road to Galena

2022

5.2

Movie
poster

The Scarlet Letter

1979

4.7

TV
The Secret Life of Girls

The Secret Life of Girls

1999

6.0

Movie
The Undying

The Undying

2009

4.2

Movie
The Valley of Light

The Valley of Light

2007

6.7

Movie
The Violin Alone

The Violin Alone

2019

0.0

Movie
Three Wishes

Three Wishes

1995

6.2

Movie
poster

True Detective

2014

8.3

TV
Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

1988

6.7

Movie
Tumbleweeds

Tumbleweeds

1999

6.5

Movie
Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

2019

0.0

Movie
poster

Unforgettable

2011

7.2

TV
V.I. Warshawski

V.I. Warshawski

1991

4.8

Movie
Vice

Vice

2018

0.0

Movie
Wedding Daze

Wedding Daze

2006

5.5

Movie
What Did You Expect?

What Did You Expect?

2017

0.0

Movie
What Do We Need to Talk About?

What Do We Need to Talk About?

2020

0.0

Movie
When You Finish Saving the World

When You Finish Saving the World

2023

5.9

Movie
poster

Widows

2002

0.0

TV
Wild Costa Rica

Wild Costa Rica

2000

0.0

Movie
Women of a Certain Age

Women of a Certain Age

2017

0.0

Movie
poster

Wonderland

2000

10.0

TV
Wrestling with Alligators

Wrestling with Alligators

1998

10.0

Movie