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Jay O. Sanders net worth is
$9 Million
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Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American character actor known for his work in theatre, film, and TV. He frequently appears in work at The Public Theatre in New York City.
Full Name | Jay O. Sanders |
Net Worth | $9 Million |
Date Of Birth | April 16, 1953 |
Place Of Birth | Austin, Texas, USA |
Height | 1.93 m |
Occupation | Actor |
Profession | Voice Actor |
Education | State University of New York at Purchase |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Maryann Plunkett |
Children | Jamie Sanders |
Parents | Phyllis Rae Aden, James Olcutt Sanders |
Siblings | Fred Sanders, Marta Sanders, Elizabeth Sanders |
Nicknames | Jay O. Sanders, Sanders, Jay O. |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0761587 |
Awards | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance, Obie Award for Ensemble Performance |
Nominations | Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor |
Movies | Green Lantern, The Day After Tomorrow, JFK, Kiss the Girls, Edge of Darkness, Daylight, The Big Green, Along Came a Spider, Revolutionary Road, Glory, For Richer or Poorer, Half Nelson, The Matchmaker, Angels in the Outfield, V.I. Warshawski, Music of the Heart, Tucker: The Man and His Dream, My Boy... |
TV Shows | Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Widows, Crime Story, AfterMASH, Nova, Secrets of the Dead, Salem Witch Trials |
Star Sign | Aries |
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1 | Playing "Bottom" in William Shakespeare's "Midsummer's Night Dream", at the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park in New York City. [August 2007] |
2 | (Extended through June) Playing George W. Bush in the award-winning production of David Hare's "Stuff Happens", at The Public Theater in New York City, New York. [March 2006] |
3 | Playing "Falstaff" in an off-Broadway production of "Lone Star Love", a musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor", set in post-Civil War Texas. [August 2004] |
4 | Played the recurring role of John Goodman's biker buddy "Ziggy" on the sitcom classic Roseanne (1988). |
5 | His family is very arts-oriented and invested in matters of social conscience. His father was Executive Director of Cleveland's famed "Karamu House" in the mid-60s. An amateur violinist and noted square dance caller, he also spent time as a top administrator for the AFSC (American Friends Service Committee), the Peace Corps (in Colombia), UNICEF, Westchester Council of the Arts, and was editor of "The Friends Journal". Equally active in both arenas, his mother was an internationally known choral director, peace activist and emissary, as well as a noted television commentator and interviewer relating to the Women's Movement and the issues of aging. His younger brother, Fred Sanders, also became an actor and his two sisters, Marta Sanders and Elizabeth Sanders, are both singers. |
6 | Has narrated more than fifty audio-books over the years, including the best-selling "My Losing Season" by Pat Conroy and Dean R. Koontz's "Dragon Tears" and "Mr. Murder". Popular novelists William Gibson, Tony Hillerman, 'William Least- Heat Moon' and Joyce Carol Oates are among his readings. He and his wife, Maryann Plunkett, did some storytelling together on Lawrence Sanders' "Private Pleasures". They also appeared opposite each other on Broadway in the acclaimed 1993 production of George Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan". |
7 | The virile, large-sized character actor began off-Broadway in Shakespearean roles, with "Henry V", "Measure for Measure" and "Twelfth Night", among his credits in the late 70s, as well as the original NY productions of Sam Shepard's "Buried Child" and Michael Weller's "Loose Ends". |
8 | Son Jamie born in 1994. |
9 | Attended the acting conservatory at SUNY Purchase (State University of New York at Purchase). |
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Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Day Christ Died | 1980 | TV Movie | Peter |
Starting Over | 1979 | | Larry (as Jay Sanders) |
The Scarlet Letter | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | |
A Loss of Shadows | 2017 | post-production | Doctor Barrette |
A Scientist's Guide to Living & Dying | | completed | Doctor |
Sneaky Pete | 2017 | TV Series | Sam |
Catfight | 2016/I | | Angry Man |
Blindspot | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Bill Weller |
The Good Wife | 2011-2016 | TV Series | Judge Hal Ferris |
The Iron Warehouse | 2015 | Short | Radio Announcer (voice) |
American Odyssey | 2015 | TV Series | Alex |
Regular Singing | 2014 | TV Mini-Series | Richard Apple |
Sweet and Sad | 2014 | TV Mini-Series | Richard Apple |
That Hopey Changey Thing | 2014 | TV Movie | Richard Apple |
Theater Close-Up | 2014 | TV Series | Richard |
Secrets of the Dead | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Narrator in US version |
Person of Interest | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Special Counsel |
True Detective | 2014 | TV Series | Billy Lee Tuttle |
Guardian Angel Blues | 2013 | Short | Eugene |
Vice | 2013/I | Short | Governor |
Hostages | 2013 | TV Series | Lynn Shipley |
Northern Borders | 2013 | | Agent Sanders |
The River | 2013/I | Short | Phil |
Blue | 2012/I | Short | |
My America | 2012 | TV Series | |
Unforgettable | 2012 | TV Series | Jonathan Hedstrom |
Blue Bloods | 2012 | TV Series | Jimmy Reagan |
Pan Am | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Douglas Vanderway |
I'm Coming Over | 2011 | Short | Walter |
A Novel Romance | 2011 | | Walter Evans |
Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 2002-2011 | TV Series | Joseph Hannah / Harry Rowan |
Green Lantern | 2011 | | Carl Ferris |
Body of Proof | 2011 | TV Series | Harvey Brady |
Il gioiellino | 2011 | | Mr. Rothman |
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare | 2010 | Video Game | D.S. Mackenna (voice, uncredited) |
Zenith | 2010 | | Oberts |
Red Dead Redemption | 2010 | Video Game | D.S. MacKenna / Mr. Philmore (voice) |
Edge of Darkness | 2010 | | Whitehouse |
Loser | 2009 | Short | Fred |
The Undying | 2009 | | Dr. Russell Lassiter |
I Hate Valentine's Day | 2009 | | Tim the Delivery Guy |
Damages | 2009 | TV Series | Calder Security Executive |
Revolutionary Road | 2008 | | Bart Pollock |
Prana | 2008 | Short | Homeless Man |
Cadillac Records | 2008 | | Mr. Feder |
Kill the Day | 2008 | Short | Dr. Susskind |
The Dissection of Thanksgiving | 2008 | | Cliff |
Manhunt 2 | 2007 | Video Game | The Pervs (voice) |
Greetings from the Shore | 2007 | | Commodore Callaghan |
Happenstance | 2007/I | Short | Bob |
Vartan LLP | 2007 | Short | Sidney Taylor |
The Valley of Light | 2007 | TV Movie | Howard |
Wedding Daze | 2006 | | Sheriff |
Half Nelson | 2006 | | Russ Dunne (as Jay Sanders) |
Shooting Livien | 2005 | | Colin Livien |
The Day After Tomorrow | 2004 | | Frank Harris |
Hair High | 2004 | | Football Announcer (voice) |
Hack | 2004 | TV Series | Mitchell Olshansky |
Second Born | 2003 | | Gerry |
Abby Singer | 2003 | | Kevin's Father |
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear | 2003 | TV Movie | Douglas Duncan |
Salem Witch Trials | 2002 | TV Movie | Thomas Putnam |
Law & Order | 1999-2002 | TV Series | Alan Fenwick / Nick Taska / Bill Fallon |
Widows | 2002 | TV Mini-Series | Detective John Maynard |
Dead Dog | 2001 | | Detective |
The Last Brickmaker in America | 2001 | TV Movie | Mike |
Boss of Bosses | 2001 | TV Movie | Joseph O'Brien |
Along Came a Spider | 2001 | | Kyle Craig |
The Familiar Stranger | 2001 | TV Movie | Patrick Hennessy Welsh / Timothy Michael Kingsbury |
Endsville | 2000 | | Bo Tatum |
Picnic | 2000 | TV Movie | Howard Bevens |
Wonderland | 2000 | TV Series | Ed Butowski |
ATF | 1999 | TV Movie | Sam Sinclair |
Music of the Heart | 1999 | | Dan Paxton |
The Secret Life of Girls | 1999 | | |
The Jack Bull | 1999 | TV Movie | Atty. Gen. Metcalfe |
Earthly Possessions | 1999 | TV Movie | Zack Emery |
Tumbleweeds | 1999 | | Dan Miller |
The Confession | 1999 | | Jack Renoble |
The Odd Couple II | 1998 | | Leroy |
Wrestling with Alligators | 1998 | | Rick |
For Richer or Poorer | 1997 | | Samuel Yoder |
The MatchMaker | 1997 | | Senator John McGlory |
Nothing Sacred | 1997 | TV Series | Alex |
Kiss the Girls | 1997 | | Agent Kyle Craig |
Daylight | 1996 | | Steven Crighton |
The Prosecutors | 1996 | TV Movie | Alan Baker |
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | 1995 | TV Series | |
Silver Strand | 1995 | TV Movie | Lucas Hughes |
Three Wishes | 1995 | | Coach Schramka |
Down Came a Blackbird | 1995 | TV Movie | Jan Talbeck |
The Big Green | 1995 | | Coach Jay Huffer |
The Outer Limits | 1995 | TV Series | Ed Barkley |
Kiss of Death | 1995 | | Federal Agent (uncredited) |
New York Undercover | 1994 | TV Series | Howard |
Angels in the Outfield | 1994 | | Ranch Wilder |
Nobody's Children | 1994 | TV Movie | Joe Stevens |
State of Emergency | 1994 | TV Movie | Dr. Jeffrey Forrest |
Northern Exposure | 1993 | TV Series | Dr. John Summer |
Rio Shannon | 1993 | TV Movie | John Cleary |
My Boyfriend's Back | 1993 | | Sheriff McCloud |
Crossroads | 1993 | TV Series | Kurt |
Tribeca | 1993 | TV Series | Dick Woodward |
Hostages | 1992 | TV Movie | Terry Anderson |
JFK | 1991 | | Lou Ivon |
Meeting Venus | 1991 | | Stephen Taylor |
Defenseless | 1991 | | Bull Dozer |
V.I. Warshawski | 1991 | | Murray |
Roseanne | 1990-1991 | TV Series | Ziggy |
Mr. Destiny | 1990 | | Jackie Earle |
Just Like in the Movies | 1990 | | Ryan Legrand |
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler | 1990 | TV Movie | Tom Marshall |
L.A. Law | 1990 | TV Series | Michael Phillips |
Glory | 1989 | | Gen. George Crockett Strong |
Booker | 1989 | TV Series | Gordon Rudd |
Cold Sassy Tree | 1989 | TV Movie | Clayton McAllister |
The Young Riders | 1989 | TV Series | Longley |
Kate & Allie | 1989 | TV Series | Tim Merr |
A Man Called Hawk | 1989 | TV Series | Officer Brogan |
Tucker: The Man and His Dream | 1988 | | Kirby |
Private Eye | 1988 | TV Movie | Nick Cleary |
The Prince of Pennsylvania | 1988 | | Trooper Joe |
American Playhouse | 1988 | TV Series | Adam Penn |
Crime Story | 1986-1988 | TV Series | Steve Kordo |
Woman in the Wind | 1988 | | |
Private Eye | 1987 | TV Series | Nick Cleary |
The Misfit Brigade | 1987 | | Tiny |
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues | 1986 | TV Movie | Argath Winnet |
Spenser: For Hire | 1985 | TV Series | Father Crawford |
Miami Vice | 1985 | TV Series | Det. Tim Duryea |
A Doctor's Story | 1984 | TV Movie | Dr. Curtis |
After MASH | 1983-1984 | TV Series | Dr. Gene Pfeiffer |
Cross Creek | 1983 | | Charles Rawlings |
Eddie Macon's Run | 1983 | | Rudy Potts |
Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story | 1983 | TV Movie | Dick Willey |
Texas | 1982 | TV Series | Seth |
Hanky Panky | 1982 | | Katz |
ABC Afterschool Specials | 1981 | TV Series | Mr. Miller |
Miscellaneous
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Homefront | 2011 | Video Game motion capture | |
The Misfit Brigade | 1987 | stager: fight sequences | |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Nova | 2007-2017 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Narrator / Himself / Narrator |
Secrets of the Dead | 2012-2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Narrator / Narrator |
Undocumented | 2016/III | Documentary voice | |
Vice News | 2015 | TV Series documentary | |
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
Nature | 2004-2014 | TV Series documentary | Narrator / Himself - Narrator |
Attack of the Killer Whales | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
Women, War & Peace | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Announcer / Herself - Announcer |
Iceman Autopsy | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Narrator |
1st Look | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
Adventures in Plymptoons! | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
Hardcover Mysteries | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Narrator |
Wide Angle | 2002-2009 | TV Series documentary | Narrator / Himself - Narrator / Himself - Host / ... |
Aging Out | 2004 | Documentary | Narrator |
Extreme Oil | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
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