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Jay O. Sanders
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Miami Vice Character
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Metro-Dade Detective Tim Duryea ("The Maze")
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Born
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April 16, 1953, Austin, Texas
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Active
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1977-present
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Spouse
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Maryann Plunkett (1991-present), one child
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Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American character actor. He appeared in the show Miami Vice as Metro-Dade Detective Tim Duryea, whose partner Hawkins was killed by the Escobars and whose impulsive actions resulted in the hostage standoff in the episode "The Maze".
Early Life/Career[]
Sanders was born in Austin, Texas. He has had a long career playing various characters on TV and in the movies, as well as some stage appearances.
Below is a partial list of his appearances:
- The Bionic Woman (1977, first TV appearance)
- Starting Over (1979, first movie appearance)
- Eddie Macon's Run (1983, with J. C. Quinn)
- AfterMASH (12 episodes as Dr. Gene Pfeiffer, 1983-84)
- Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (TV movie, 1986, with Paul Roebling)
- Crime Story (12 episodes as Steve Kordo, 1986-88, with Dennis Farina)
- A Man Called Hawk (TV, 1989 with Maryann Plunkett)
- The Young Riders (TV, 1989 with Melissa Leo)
- Roseanne (2 episodes as Ziggy, 1990-91)
- V.I. Warsharski (1991)
- JFK (1991)
- My Boyfriend's Back (1993, directed by Bob Balaban)
- Kiss The Girls (1997)
- The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
- Edge of Darkness (2010)
- Law and Order: Criminal Intent (TV, 2011, with Vincent D'Onofrio)
- A Novel Romance (2011)
- Pan Am (TV, 2011-12, with Mark Blum)
- Person of Interest (TV, 2012-2015)
- American Odyssey (TV, 2015)
- A Scientist's Guide to Living and Dying (2017, most recent movie appearance)
- The Sinner (2018, most recent TV appearance)
Sanders has also narrated episodes of the PBS series Nova and Nature.
Personal Life[]
Sanders married fellow Vice alum Maryann Plunkett in 1991 and have one son, James (born 1994).