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:
- 128
- First Appeared:
- In the series Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24
- Latest Project:
- Movie Remain 2026-10-23
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Remain | 2026-10-23 | |
| Movie | His Three Daughters | Vincent | 2024-09-05 |
| Movie | When You Finish Saving the World | Roger | 2023-01-20 |
| Movie | Outrage | Frank Brand | 2023-12-01 |
| Movie | The Road to Galena | John Baird | 2022-07-08 |
| Movie | BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths | Ambassador Jones | 2022-10-27 |
| Movie | The Assistant | Boss (voice) | 2020-01-31 |
| Movie | Tapes | 2020-06-17 | |
| Movie | DC Noir | Sgt. Peters | 2019-04-29 |
| Movie | Vice | Governor | 2018-01-01 |
| Movie | NOVA: Why Trains Crash | Narrator (voice) | 2017-02-22 |
| Movie | The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry | George Gabriel | 2017-03-22 |
| Movie | NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs | Narrator (voice) | 2017-01-04 |
| Movie | The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect? | George Gabriel | 2017-03-23 |
| Movie | The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age | George Gabriel | 2017-03-24 |
| Movie | NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-06 |
| Movie | NOVA: Life's Rocky Start | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-13 |
| Movie | NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-20 |
| Movie | Catfight | Angry Guy | 2016-09-09 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Dawn of Humanity | Narrator (voice) | 2015-09-10 |
| Movie | NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark | Narrator (voice) | 2015-10-07 |
| Series | Blindspot | Bill Weller | 2015-09-21 |
| Movie | Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time | Narrator (voice) | 2015-11-25 |
| Series | True Detective | Billy Lee Tuttle | 2014-01-12 |
| Series | D-Day Sacrifice | Host | 2014-06-04 |
| Movie | The Gathering Swarms | Narrator (voice) | 2014-05-21 |
| Movie | NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? | Narrator (voice) | 2013-01-01 |
| Movie | The River | Phil | 2013-04-05 |
| Movie | NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2013-09-11 |
| Movie | NOVA: Cold Case JFK | Narrator (voice) | 2013-11-13 |
| Movie | NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword | Narrator (voice) | 2012-10-10 |
| Movie | The Man Who Saved the World | Narrator (voice) | 2012-10-22 |
| Movie | Adventures in Plymptoons! | Self | 2011-05-30 |
| Movie | The Jewel | Mr. Rothman | 2011-03-04 |
| Movie | I'm Coming Over | Walter | 2011-08-14 |
| Movie | Green Lantern | Carl Ferris | 2011-06-14 |
| Movie | A Novel Romance | Walter Evans | 2011-11-11 |
| Series | Pan Am | Douglas Vanderway | 2011-09-25 |
| Series | Person of Interest | Special Counsel | 2011-09-22 |
| Movie | Riddles of the Sphinx | Narrator (voice) | 2010-01-19 |
| Movie | Edge of Darkness | Whitehouse | 2010-01-28 |
| Series | Blue Bloods | Jimmy Reagan | 2010-09-24 |
| Movie | The Undying | Dr. Russell Lassiter | 2009-01-01 |
| Movie | I Hate Valentine's Day | Tim the Delivery Guy | 2009-06-27 |
| Movie | The Dissection of Thanksgiving | Cliff | 2008-10-01 |
| Movie | NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs | Narrator (voice) | 2008-10-07 |
| Movie | Revolutionary Road | Bart Pollock | 2008-12-19 |
| Movie | Cadillac Records | Mr. Feder | 2008-12-05 |
| Movie | Greetings from the Shore | Commodore Callaghan | 2007-08-28 |
| Movie | The Valley of Light | Howard | 2007-01-28 |
| Movie | NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial | Narrator (voice) | 2007-09-18 |
| 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 | D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear | Douglas Duncan | 2003-10-17 |
| Movie | Abby Singer | Kevin's Father | 2003-10-28 |
| Movie | Salem Witch Trials | Thomas Putnam | 2002-12-24 |
| Movie | Boss of Bosses | Joseph O'Brien | 2001-06-03 |
| Movie | Along Came a Spider | Kyle Craig | 2001-04-06 |
| Movie | My Husband's Double Life | Timothy Michael Kingsbury | 2001-03-12 |
| Movie | The Last Brickmaker in America | Mike Potter | 2001-09-23 |
| Movie | Dead Dog | Frank Edmonds | 2001-10-17 |
| Series | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Joseph Hannah | 2001-09-30 |
| 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 | The Secret Life of Girls | 1999-05-29 | |
| Movie | ATF | Sam Sinclair | 1999-09-06 |
| Movie | Earthly Possessions | Zack Emery | 1999-12-29 |
| 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 | The Matchmaker | Senator John McGlory | 1997-10-03 |
| Movie | Kiss the Girls | FBI Agent Kyle Craig | 1997-09-29 |
| Movie | For Richer or Poorer | Samuel Yoder | 1997-12-11 |
| Movie | Daylight | Steven Crighton | 1996-12-06 |
| 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 | Three Wishes | Coach Schramka | 1995-10-27 |
| Movie | Down Came a Blackbird | Jan Talbeck | 1995-10-22 |
| Movie | The Big Green | Jay Huffer | 1995-09-29 |
| 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 | Rio Shannon | John Cleary | 1993-08-14 |
| Movie | Hostages | Terry Anderson | 1992-09-23 |
| Movie | V.I. Warshawski | Murray Ryerson | 1991-07-26 |
| Movie | Defenseless | Bull Dozer | 1991-08-23 |
| Movie | Meeting Venus | Stephen Taylor | 1991-09-18 |
| Movie | JFK | Lou Ivon | 1991-12-20 |
| Movie | Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler | Tom Marshall | 1990-06-03 |
| Series | Northern Exposure | Unknown | 1990-07-12 |
| Series | Law & Order | Unknown | 1990-09-13 |
| 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 | Glory | Gen. George Crockett Strong | 1989-12-15 |
| Movie | Cold Sassy Tree | Clayton McAllister | 1989-10-16 |
| Movie | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Kirby | 1988-08-12 |
| Movie | The Prince of Pennsylvania | Trooper Joe | 1988-10-10 |
| Series | Roseanne | Unknown | 1988-10-18 |
| 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 |
| Series | Kate & Allie | Unknown | 1984-03-19 |
| Movie | A Doctor's Story | Dr. Curtis | 1984-04-23 |
| Movie | Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story | Dick Willey | 1983-03-08 |
| Movie | Eddie Macon's Run | Rudy Potts | 1983-03-23 |
| 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 |
| Series | The Scarlet Letter | Robert Salter | 1979-03-03 |
| Movie | Starting Over | Larry | 1979-10-05 |
| Series | NOVA | Narrator | 1974-03-03 |
| Series | ABC Afterschool Special | Unknown | 1972-10-04 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |