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Jay O. Sanders

16 Apr, 1953 in Austin, Texas, USA

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.

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JFK
77% (1991)
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Half Nelson
67% (2006)
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Dead Dog
32% (2001)
Vice
0% (2018)
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Outrage
50% (2023)
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Glory
75% (1989)
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Hostages
65% (1992)
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The Jewel
66% (2011)
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DC Noir
32% (2019)
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Hungry
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Uncle Vanya
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The Assistant
63% (2020)
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Sweet and Sad
65% (2020)
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Sorry
30% (2020)
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Tapes
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Catfight
56% (2016)
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Roseanne
69% (1988)
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AfterMASH
51% (1983)
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Booker
51% (1989)
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Manhunt
76% (2017)
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NOVA
68% (1974)
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Blue Bloods
78% (2010)
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Pan Am
64% (2011)
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Widows
0% (2002)
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Law & Order
74% (1990)
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Law & Order
74% (1990)
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Texas
57% (1980)
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Chicago Med
84% (2015)
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Wonderland
100% (2000)
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Sneaky Pete
75% (2015)
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Miami Vice
75% (1984)
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The Good Wife
76% (2009)