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Jay O. Sanders, born on April 16, 1953, is an American actor and playwright whose career has been marked by a seamless blend of stage and screen work. His off-Broadway beginnings in Shakespeare in the Park's Henry V in 1977 preceded his Broadway debut in Loose Ends two years later. Sanders has starred in Sam Shepard's Buried Child and lent his gravitas to roles in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial and Girl from the North Country. His filmography includes significant parts in Cross Creek, Tucker: The Man and His Dream, and Glory, alongside TV roles in Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Good Wife. His narration for documentaries like Nova and Secrets of the Dead underscores his versatility.
The roles that explain the career.
65 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths | Ambassador Jones | Film |
| 2022 | The Road to Galena | John Baird | Film |
| 2020 | The Assistant | Boss (voice) | Film |
| 2019 | World War Speed: The Drugs That Won WWII | Narrator | Film |
| 2017 | The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age | George Gabriel | Film |
| 2016 | Iceman Reborn | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2012 | Earth from Space | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2011 | The Jewel | Mr. Rothman | Film |
| 2011 | A Novel Romance | Walter Evans | Film |
| 2011 | Green Lantern | Carl Ferris | Film |
| 2010 | Edge of Darkness | Whitehouse | Film |
| 2009 | I Hate Valentine's Day | Tim the Delivery Guy | Film |
| 2009 | The Undying | Dr. Russell Lassiter | Film |
| 2008 | Revolutionary Road | Bart Pollock | Film |
| 2008 | NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2007 | NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2007 | Greetings from the Shore | Commodore Callaghan | Film |
| 2007 | Happenstance | Bob | Film |
| 2007 | The Valley of Light | Howard | Film |
| 2006 | Wedding Daze | Sheriff | Film |
| 2006 | Half Nelson | Russ Dunne | Film |
| 2004 | Hair High | Football Announcer (voice) | Film |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | Frank Harris | Film |
| 2003 | D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear | Douglas Duncan | Film |
| 2003 | Salem Witch Trials | Thomas Putnam | TV |
| 2002 | Salem Witch Trials | Thomas Putnam | Film |
| 2001 | Along Came a Spider | Kyle Craig | Film |
| 2001 | Boss of Bosses | Joseph O'Brien | Film |
| 2001 | The Last Brickmaker in America | Mike Potter | Film |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Joseph Hannah | TV |
| 2001 | My Husband's Double Life | Patrick Hennessy Welsh | Film |
| 2001 | Dead Dog | Frank Edmonds | Film |
| 2000 | Wild Costa Rica | Narrator | Film |
| 1999 | The Confession | Jack Renoble | Film |
| 1999 | Music of the Heart | Dan Paxton | Film |
| 1999 | Tumbleweeds | Dan Miller | Film |
| 1999 | The Jack Bull | Atty. Gen. Metcalfe | Film |
| 1999 | The Secret Life of Girls | Film | |
| 1999 | Earthly Possessions | Zack Emery | Film |
| 1998 | The Odd Couple II | Leroy | Film |
| 1997 | The Matchmaker | Senator John McGlory | Film |
| 1997 | For Richer or Poorer | Samuel Yoder | Film |
| 1997 | Kiss the Girls | FBI Agent Kyle Craig | Film |
| 1996 | Daylight | Steven Crighton | Film |
| 1995 | Down Came a Blackbird | Jan Talbeck | Film |
| 1995 | Three Wishes | Coach Schramka | Film |
| 1995 | The Big Green | Jay Huffer | Film |
| 1994 | Angels in the Outfield | Ranch Wilder | Film |
| 1994 | State of Emergency | Dr. Jeffrey Forrest | Film |
| 1993 | My Boyfriend's Back | Sheriff McCloud | Film |
| 1991 | Meeting Venus | Stephen Taylor | Film |
| 1991 | Defenseless | Bull Dozer | Film |
| 1991 | V.I. Warshawski | Murray Ryerson | Film |
| 1991 | JFK | Lou Ivon | Film |
| 1990 | Mr. Destiny | Jackie Earle | Film |
| 1989 | Glory | Gen. George Crockett Strong | Film |
| 1988 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Kirby | Film |
| 1987 | The Misfit Brigade | Tiny | Film |
| 1986 | Crime Story | Steve Kordo | TV |
| 1983 | Cross Creek | Charles Rawlings | Film |
| 1983 | Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story | Dick Willey | Film |
| 1983 | Eddie Macon's Run | Rudy Potts | Film |
| 1982 | Hanky Panky | Katz | Film |
| 1981 | Starstruck | Mr. Miller | Film |
| 1979 | Starting Over | Larry | Film |
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