Portrait of Jay O. Sanders

Acting

Jay O. Sanders

Career

Active from 1980 to 2027, busiest in 2020 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
51
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for His Three Daughters
His Three Daughters
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 91 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jay O. Sanders Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4
  • Dark Humor
    2.0, average 2.8
  • Cringe Humor
    1.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Feel-Good 3
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Small Town 2
  • Educational 2
  • Dysfunctional Family 2
  • Historical True Crime 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Family Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

168
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

19 titles ยท average score 55
Remain
Remain (2027)
GoodWatch score 35

as Reece

Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators
Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators (2026)

as Narrator

The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum
The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum (2025)

as Narration

His Three Daughters
His Three Daughters (2024)
GoodWatch score 82

as Vincent

Decoding the Universe
Decoding the Universe (2024)

TV show ยท as Narrator

Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch (2024)

as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee

When You Finish Saving the World
When You Finish Saving the World (2023)
GoodWatch score 58

as Roger

Outrage
Outrage (2023)
GoodWatch score 34

as Frank Brand

The Road to Galena
The Road to Galena (2022)
GoodWatch score 43

as John Baird

BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ambassador Jones

The Assistant
The Assistant (2020)
GoodWatch score 71

as Boss (voice)

Sorry
Sorry (2020)

as Richard Apple

2010s

52 titles ยท average score 65
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci (2019)

as Narrator (voice)

Holocaust Escape Tunnel
Holocaust Escape Tunnel (2017)
GoodWatch score 64

as Narrator (voice)

Iceman Reborn
Iceman Reborn (2016)

as Narrator (voice)

NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice (2016)

as Narrator (voice)

Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time (2015)
GoodWatch score 74

as Narrator (voice)

NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery (2015)
GoodWatch score 77

as Narrator (voice)

True Detective
True Detective (2014)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Billy Lee Tuttle

NOVA: Cold Case JFK
NOVA: Cold Case JFK (2013)
GoodWatch score 72

as Narrator (voice)

Earth from Space
Earth from Space (2012)
GoodWatch score 79

as Narrator (voice)

Green Lantern
Green Lantern (2011)
GoodWatch score 39

as Carl Ferris

Person of Interest
Person of Interest (2011)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Special Counsel

Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness (2010)
GoodWatch score 57

as Whitehouse

2000s

33 titles ยท average score 60
The Undying
The Undying (2009)
GoodWatch score 36

as Dr. Russell Lassiter

The Good Wife
The Good Wife (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Judge Hal Ferris

The Dissection of Thanksgiving
The Dissection of Thanksgiving (2008)

as Cliff

Happenstance
Happenstance (2007)

as Bob

The Valley of Light
The Valley of Light (2007)
GoodWatch score 64

as Howard

D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear (2003)
GoodWatch score 58

as Douglas Duncan

Salem Witch Trials
Salem Witch Trials (2003)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Thomas Putnam

Citizen Berlusconi
Citizen Berlusconi (2003)

as Narrator

My Husband's Double Life
My Husband's Double Life (2001)
GoodWatch score 49

as Patrick Hennessy Welsh

The Last Brickmaker in America
The Last Brickmaker in America (2001)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mike Potter

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Harry Rowan, Sr. / Joseph Hannah

Boss of Bosses
Boss of Bosses (2001)
GoodWatch score 61

as Joseph O'Brien

1990s

35 titles ยท average score 56
Tumbleweeds
Tumbleweeds (1999)
GoodWatch score 72

as Dan Miller

For Richer or Poorer
For Richer or Poorer (1997)
GoodWatch score 35

as Samuel Yoder

Kiss the Girls
Kiss the Girls (1997)
GoodWatch score 53

as FBI Agent Kyle Craig

The Matchmaker
The Matchmaker (1997)
GoodWatch score 63

as Senator John McGlory

Daylight
Daylight (1996)
GoodWatch score 45

as Steven Crighton

Three Wishes
Three Wishes (1995)
GoodWatch score 36

as Coach Schramka

Silver Strand
Silver Strand (1995)
GoodWatch score 41

as Lucas Hughes

Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
GoodWatch score 48

as Ranch Wilder

My Boyfriend's Back
My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
GoodWatch score 32

as Sheriff McCloud

V.I. Warshawski
V.I. Warshawski (1991)
GoodWatch score 32

as Murray Ryerson

Defenseless
Defenseless (1991)
GoodWatch score 47

as Bull Dozer

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Nick Taska / Bill Fallon / Defense Attorney Alan Fenwick

1980s

24 titles ยท average score 61
Just Like in the Movies
Just Like in the Movies (1989)

as Ryan Legrand

Glory
Glory (1989)
GoodWatch score 76

as Gen. George Crockett Strong

The Prince of Pennsylvania
The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)
GoodWatch score 34

as Trooper Joe

Roseanne
Roseanne (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Ziggy

The Misfit Brigade
The Misfit Brigade (1987)
GoodWatch score 49

as Tiny

L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Detective Michael Phillips

Crime Story
Crime Story (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Steve Kordo

Miami Vice
Miami Vice (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Det. Tim Duryea

Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie (1984)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Tim Merr

Eddie Macon's Run
Eddie Macon's Run (1983)
GoodWatch score 45

as Rudy Potts

Nature
Nature (1982)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Adam Penn

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 63
Starting Over
Starting Over (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

as Larry

The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter (1979)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Robert Salter

ABC Afterschool Special
ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Mr. Miller

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee

1950s

1 title ยท average score 84
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Howard