J. Jay Saunders obit

J. Jay Saunders

 

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J. Jay Saunders (born February 7, 1941-died January 5, 2016) was an American character actor, best known for his many guest appearances on American television shows in the 1970's and 1980's, which included The Jeffersons, Dallas, NBC-TV's The A-Team, and Knight Rider and the CBS-TV series The Incredible Hulk which starred Bill Bixby. He also appeared in the films Beetejuice (1988) and House Party in 1990.

J. Jay appeared on Married... with Children in the episode "But I Didn't Shoot the Deputy" as Bronson.

 

Career

Saunders' first TV performance was a minor role in the 1970s ABC-TV series Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law. Following that he went on to have several guest appearances in TV movies and shows such as The Jeffersons, The Bionic Woman, The Love Boat, The A-Team, Knight Rider, and Dallas.

 

Throughout the 1980s, he scored some minor movie roles as well, including Doctor in Thief (1981), a moving man in Beetlejuice (1988), and Sidney's Dad in House Party (1990).

 

Alternative names

Jay J. Sanders

 

Born

February 7, 1941Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Died

January 5, 2016Inglewood, California, USA

Actor

Denise Richards and Terry Kiser in Tammy and the T-Rex (1994)

Tammy and the T-Rex

5.4

Sheriff Black

1994

 

Ashley Hamilton and Jennifer McComb in Lost in Africa (1994)

Lost in Africa

5.3

Daryl

1994

 

Boris and Natasha (1991)

Boris and Natasha

4.8

TV Movie

Agent Dan (as Jay J. Sanders)

1991

 

Christopher Martin and Christopher Reid in House Party (1990)

House Party

6.5

Sidney's Dad

1990

 

Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)

Dallas

7.1

TV Series

George Middleton

1989–1990

4 episodes

 

Kellie Martin, Chris Burke, Patti LuPone, and Bill Smitrovich in Life Goes On (1989)

Life Goes On

7.2

TV Series

Fireman Bert

1989

1 episode

 

Christian Slater in Gleaming the Cube (1989)

Gleaming the Cube

6.3

Medical Examiner

1989

 

Jade Calegory in Mac and Me (1988)

Mac and Me

3.4

Judge

1988

 

Nightingales (1988)

Nightingales

6.9

TV Movie

Judge

1988

 

Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Jones, Michael Keaton, and Catherine O'Hara in Beetlejuice (1988)

Beetlejuice

7.4

Moving Man #1

1988

 

The Return of Desperado (1988)

The Return of Desperado

6.9

TV Movie

Ben

1988

 

What's Happening Now! (1985)

What's Happening Now!

6.2

TV Series

Mr. Walker

1987

1 episode

 

Hooperman (1987)

Hooperman

7.0

TV Series

Mr. Turner

1987

1 episode

 

William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)

Jake and the Fatman

6.4

TV Series

Lieutenant

1987

1 episode

 

Christina Applegate, David Faustino, Katey Sagal, and Ed O'Neill in Married... with Children (1987)

Married... with Children

8.1

TV Series

Bronson

1987

1 episode

 

Rags to Riches (1987)

Rags to Riches

7.6

TV Series

1987

1 episode

 

Deborah Shelton, James Coco, and John Allen Nelson in Hunk (1987)

Hunk

4.7

Director

1987

 

John Candy in Armed and Dangerous (1986)

Armed and Dangerous

5.8

Mayor

1986

 

Pierce Brosnan in Nomads (1986)

Nomads

5.2

Cort (as J.J. Saunders)

1986

 

Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)

Hill Street Blues

8.2

TV Series

Watkins

1985

1 episode

 

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (1984)

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

5.0

TV Movie

1984

 

Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)

Hunter

6.9

TV Series

Larry Krell

1984

1 episode

 

David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)

Knight Rider

6.9

TV Series

Officer Bowman

1983

1 episode

 

Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, and Dana Plato in Diff'rent Strokes (1978)

Diff'rent Strokes

6.7

TV Series

Mr. Langford

1982–1983

2 episodes

 

George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict, and Dwight Schultz in The A-Team (1983)

The A-Team

7.5

TV Series

Grocery Store Owner

1983

1 episode

 

Lou Grant (1977)

Lou Grant

7.3

TV Series

Frederick GibbsNeil Turner

1979–1981

2 episodes

 

James Caan in Thief (1981)

Thief

7.4

Doctor (as J.J. Saunders)

1981

 

The Night the City Screamed (1980)

The Night the City Screamed

5.7

TV Movie

Chet Springfield

1980

 

Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby in The Incredible Hulk (1977)

The Incredible Hulk

7.0

TV Series

ControllerGarnett

1978–1980

2 episodes

 

Salvage 1 (1979)

Salvage 1

7.4

TV Series

Mack

1979

14 episodes

 

David Cassidy - Man Undercover (1978)

David Cassidy - Man Undercover

6.8

TV Series

Holman

1979

1 episode

 

Lauren Hutton in Someone's Watching Me! (1978)

Someone's Watching Me!

6.5

TV Movie

Police Inspector

1978

 

Melissa Sue Anderson and Marion Ross in ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)

ABC Afterschool Specials

7.2

TV Series

Elliott Barnes

1978

1 episode

 

With This Ring (1978)

With This Ring

6.5

TV Movie

George

1978

 

John Amos, Ralph Carter, Ja'net DuBois, Esther Rolle, BernNadette Stanis, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in Good Times (1974)

Good Times

7.5

TV Series

Mr. Harris

1978

1 episode

 

Starsky and Hutch (1975)

Starsky and Hutch

7.0

TV Series

Jackson WaltersSgt. Mike

1976–1977

2 episodes

 

Joey Green in Little Vic (1977)

Little Vic

7.0

TV Mini Series

Dr. Freeman (1977)

1977

 

The Bob Newhart Show (1972)

The Bob Newhart Show

8.1

TV Series

Williams

1977

1 episode

 

Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)

The Love Boat

6.3

TV Series

Mr. Dennison

1977

1 episode

 

Jason Robards, Robert Vaughn, Stefanie Powers, and Cliff Robertson in Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977)

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

8.0

TV Mini Series

Gus (uncredited)

1977

1 episode

 

The Bionic Woman (1976)

The Bionic Woman

6.7

TV Series

Capt. Anders

1977

1 episode

 

Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons (1975)

The Jeffersons

7.5

TV Series

Frank Howard

1977

1 episode

 

Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)

Police Story

7.5

TV Series

Severance

1976

1 episode

 

Harrison Ford and Stacy Keach in Dynasty (1976)

Dynasty

4.9

TV Movie

Pelley

1976

 

Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence (1976)

Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence

7.6

TV Movie

Interviewing Officer

1976

 

Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style (1976)

Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style

6.4

TV Movie

Prisoner #1

1976

 

Noah Beery Jr. and James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)

The Rockford Files

8.2

TV Series

Agent PrizerComputer Programmer

1974–1976

2 episodes

 

Alex Rocco in Three for the Road (1975)

Three for the Road

7.4

TV Series

1975

1 episode

 

Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)

McCloud

7.0

TV Series

Frank Colton

1975

1 episode

 

Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)

Cornbread, Earl and Me

7.0

Mr. Johnson

1975

 

Bill Bixby in The Magician (1973)

The Magician

7.5

TV Series

Lt. Jack Kendricks

1974

1 episode

 

Elizabeth Montgomery in A Case of Rape (1974)

A Case of Rape

7.7

TV Movie

2nd Orderly

1974

 

Arthur Hill in Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971)

Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law

6.9

TV Series

1st Patrolman

1973

1 episode

 

Peter Falk in Columbo (1971)

Columbo

8.3

TV Series

Policeman (uncredited)

1973

1 episode

 

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

5.8

Fry Cook

1973