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Jay Olcutt Sanders is an American actor who has worked in theatre, film, and TV, known for JFK (1991). He frequently appears in plays Off-Broadway at The Public Theatre.
Birth Name
Jay Olcutt Sanders
Born
Thursday, 16 April 1953
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| His Three Daughters | Vincent | 2024 |
| Outrage | Frank Brand | 2023 |
| Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths | Ambassador Jones | 2022 |
| The Road to Galena | John Baird | 2022 |
| When You Finish Saving the World | Roger | 2022 |
| Broken Places | Narrator | 2020 |
| The Assistant | Boss (voice) / Boss | 2020 |
| Secrets of the Dead: Bombing Auschwitz | Self - Narrator | 2019 |
| DC Noir | Sgt. Peters | 2019 |
| Manhunt | Jack Bryant / Jewell attorney | 2017 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| His Three Daughters | Vincent | 2024 |
| Outrage | Frank Brand | 2023 |
| Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths | Ambassador Jones | 2022 |
| The Road to Galena | John Baird | 2022 |
| When You Finish Saving the World | Roger | 2022 |
| Broken Places | Narrator | 2020 |
| The Assistant | Boss (voice) / Boss | 2020 |
| Secrets of the Dead: Bombing Auschwitz | Self - Narrator | 2019 |
| DC Noir | Sgt. Peters | 2019 |
| Manhunt | Jack Bryant / Jewell attorney | 2017 |
| The Sinner | Chief Tom Lidell | 2017 |
| Holocaust Escape Tunnel | Narrator / voice | 2017 |
| Catfight | Angry Guy | 2017 |
| The Violin Alone | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2017 |
| Isaac Hecker and the Journey of Catholic America | Pope Leo XIII | 2017 |
| The Dissection of Thanksgiving | Cliff | 2016 |
| Nova: Secret Tunnel Warfare | Narrator (voice) | 2016 |
| Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time | Self - Narrator | 2015 |
| Chicago Med | Reverend Cray | 2015 |
| Blindspot | Bill Weller | 2015 |
| Sneaky Pete | Sam | 2015 |
| NOVA: The Great Math Mystery | Narrator (voice) | 2015 |
| American Odyssey | Alex | 2015 |
| True Detective | Billy Lee Tuttle | 2014 |
| Hostages | Lynn Shipley | 2013 |
| Northern Borders | Agent Sanders | 2013 |
| The River | Phil | 2013 |
| The Man Who Stopped WW3: Revealed/The Man Who Saved the World | Narrator (voice) | 2012 |
| Earth from Space | Narrator | 2012 |
| A Novel Romance | Walter Evans | 2011 |
| Pan Am | Douglas Vanderway | 2011 |
| Person of Interest | Special Counsel | 2011 |
| Unforgettable | Jonathan Hedstrom | 2011 |
| 1st Look | Self - Interviewee | 2011 |
| I'm Coming Over | Walter | 2011 |
| Green Lantern | Carl Ferris | 2011 |
| Adventures in Plymptoons! | Self / Himself | 2011 |
| The Jewel | Mr. Rothman | 2011 |
| Body of Proof | Harvey Brady | 2011 |
| Hardcover Mysteries | Self - Narrator | 2010 |
| Zenith | Oberts | 2010 |
| Blue Bloods | Jimmy Reagan | 2010 |
| Edge of Darkness | Whitehouse | 2010 |
| The Good Wife | Judge Hal Ferris | 2009 |
| I Hate Valentine's Day | Tim the Delivery Guy | 2009 |
| The Undying | Dr. Russell Lassiter | 2009 |
| Revolutionary Road | Bart Pollock | 2008 |
| Cadillac Records | Mr. Feder | 2008 |
| Greetings from the Shore | Commodore Callaghan | 2008 |
| Damages | Calder Security Executive | 2007 |
| Wedding Daze | Sheriff | 2006 |
| Half Nelson | Russ Dunne | 2006 |
| The Valley of Light | Howard | 2006 |
| Hair High | Football Announcer (voice) / Football Announcer | 2005 |
| Shooting Livien | Colin Livien | 2005 |
| The Day After Tomorrow | Frank Harris | 2004 |
| Aging Out | Narrator | 2004 |
| Abby Singer | Kevin's Father | 2003 |
| D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear | Douglas Duncan | 2003 |
| Hack | Mitchell Olshansky | 2002 |
| Widows | Detective John Maynard | 2002 |
| Wide Angle | Narrator / Self - Narrator / Self - Host / Self | 2002 |
| Salem Witch Trials | Thomas Putnam | 2002 |
| Dead Dog | Detective | 2001 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Joseph Hannah / Captain Joseph Hannah / Harry Rowan | 2001 |
| The Last Brickmaker in America | Mike Potter / Mike | 2001 |
| Boss of Bosses | Joseph O'Brien | 2001 |
| Along Came a Spider | Kyle Craig | 2001 |
| The Familiar Stranger | Patrick Hennessy Welsh / Timothy Michael Kingsbury | 2001 |
| The Secret Life of Girls | 2001 | |
| Secrets of the Dead | Narrator / Self - Narrator / Narrator in US version | 2000 |
| Picnic | Howard Bevens | 2000 |
| Wonderland | Ed Butowski | 2000 |
| Endsville | Bo Tatum | 2000 |
| Tumbleweeds | Dan Miller | 1999 |
| Music of the Heart | Dan Paxton / Dan | 1999 |
| ATF | Sam Sinclair | 1999 |
| The Jack Bull | Atty. Gen. Metcalfe | 1999 |
| Confession | Jack Renoble | 1999 |
| Earthly Possessions | Zack Emery | 1999 |
| The Confession | Jack Renoble | 1999 |
| The Odd Couple II | Leroy | 1998 |
| Wrestling with Alligators | Rick | 1998 |
| For Richer or Poorer | Samuel Yoder | 1997 |
| The MatchMaker | Senator John McGlory | 1997 |
| Kiss the Girls | Kyle Craig / FBI Agent Kyle Craig | 1997 |
| Nothing Sacred | Alex | 1997 |
| Daylight | Steven Crighton | 1996 |
| The Prosecutors | Alan Baker | 1996 |
| Silver Strand | Lucas Hughes | 1995 |
| Three Wishes | Coach Schramka | 1995 |
| Down Came a Blackbird | Jan Talbeck | 1995 |
| The Big Green | Coach Jay Huffer | 1995 |
| Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | Xander | 1995 |
| Kiss of Death | Federal Agent | 1995 |
| The Outer Limits | Ed Barkley | 1995 |
| New York Undercover | Howard | 1994 |
| Angels in the Outfield | Ranch Wilder | 1994 |
| Nobody's Children | Joe Stevens | 1994 |
| State of Emergency | Dr. Jeffrey Forrest | 1994 |
| My Boyfriend's Back | Sheriff McCloud | 1993 |
| Tribeca | Dick Woodward | 1993 |
| Hostages | Terry Anderson | 1992 |
| Crossroads | Kurt | 1992 |
| JFK | Lou Ivon | 1991 |
| Meeting Venus | Stephen Taylor | 1991 |
| Defenseless | Bull Dozer | 1991 |
| V.I. Warshawski | Murray / Murray Ryerson | 1991 |
| Mr. Destiny | Jackie Earle | 1990 |
| Just Like in the Movies | Ryan Legrand | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Nick Taska / Bill Fallon / Alan Fenwick | 1990 |
| Northern Exposure | Dr. John Summer | 1990 |
| Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler | Tom Marshall | 1990 |
| Glory | Gen. George Crockett Strong | 1989 |
| Cold Sassy Tree | Clayton McAllister | 1989 |
| Booker | Gordon Rudd | 1989 |
| The Young Riders | Longley | 1989 |
| A Man Called Hawk | Officer Brogan | 1989 |
| Roseanne | Ziggy | 1988 |
| Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Kirby | 1988 |
| The Prince of Pennsylvania | Trooper Joe | 1988 |
| Private Eye | Nick Cleary | 1987 |
| The Misfit Brigade | Tiny | 1987 |
| Rage of Angels: The Story Continues | Argath Winnet | 1986 |
| Crime Story | Steve Kordo | 1986 |
| L.A. Law | Detective Michael Phillips | 1986 |
| Spenser: For Hire | Father Crawford | 1985 |
| Miami Vice | Det. Tim Duryea | 1984 |
| Kate & Allie | Tim Merr | 1984 |
| AfterMASH | Dr. Gene Pfeiffer | 1983 |
| Cross Creek | Charles Rawlings | 1983 |
| Eddie Macon's Run | Rudy Potts | 1983 |
| Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story | Dick Willey | 1983 |
| Nature | Narrator / Self - Narrator | 1982 |
| Hanky Panky | Katz | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Adam Penn | 1982 |
| Starting Over | Larry | 1979 |
| The Scarlet Letter | Robert Salter | 1979 |
| Nova | Self - Narrator / Self - Narrator (voice) / Himself - Narrator / Narrator (voice) / Self - Narrator (voice) (as Jay Sanders) | 1974 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Mr. Miller | 1972 |
