William Sadler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 13, 1950 (age 76)
- Birthplace
- Buffalo, New York, USA
Biography
William Thomas Sadler (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor who works in film and television. His television and motion picture roles have included Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller in The Pacific, Luther Sloan in Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Sheriff Jim Valenti in Roswell, and—perhaps most notably—the Grim Reaper in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, a role for which he was nominated for, and won, the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, and his role as Colonel Stuart alongside Bruce Willis in Die Hard 2.
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Filmography
New England Toys
Movie
The Summer They Came
Movie
The Yeti
Movie · as Hollis Bannister
The Last Day of Byron Bray
Movie · as Byron Bray
Salem's Lot
Movie · as Parkins Gillespie
A Stage of Twilight
Movie · as Barry
She Came from the Woods
Movie · as Gilbert McCalister
Full Circle
TV · as Gene McCusker · 4 eps
Alice Fades Away
Movie · as James
The Unholy
Movie · as Father Hagan
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Movie · as Death
Hunters
TV · as Dr. Friedrich Mann · 1 ep
The Comey Rule
TV · as Michael Flynn · 1 ep
The Grudge
Movie · as Detective Wilson
The Highwaymen
Movie · as Henry Barrow
VFW
Movie · as Walter Reed
When They See Us
TV · as Detective Michael Sheehan · 3 eps
Living Among Us
Movie · as Samuel
Deadly Crush
Movie · as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
Melvin Smarty
Movie · as Bob
Our Cartoon President
TV · as General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice) · 18 eps
God Friended Me
TV · as Rev. Elias · 2 eps
The Rookie
TV · as Walter Fields · 1 ep
Shoot Me Nicely
Movie · as Roy Barnes
The Good Fight
TV · as Judge Nilsson · 1 ep
The Duel
Movie · as Governor Ross
The Hollow
Movie · as Sheriff Beau McKinney
Bull
TV · as Father Andy · 1 ep
Ava's Possessions
Movie · as Bernard
Frank the Bastard
Movie · as Cyrus Gast
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
Movie · as Gino Fish
Freeheld
Movie · as Peter Santucci
Edge
Movie · as Big Bill
WHIH Newsfront
TV · as President Ellis · 2 eps
That Guy Dick Miller
Movie · as Self
Freedom
Movie · as Plimpton
The Historian
Movie · as Valerian Hadley
Walking the Mile
Movie · as Self
The Flash
TV · as Simon Stagg · 1 ep
Power
TV · as Tony Teresi · 2 eps
Delirium
TV · as John (archive footage) · 1 ep
Z Nation
TV · as Sam Custer · 1 ep
Madam Secretary
TV · as George Peters · 1 ep
Iron Man 3
Movie · as President Ellis
Machete Kills
Movie · as Sheriff Doakes
Greetings from Tim Buckley
Movie · as Lee Underwood
Riddle
Movie · as Western Man / Jack Abel
The Suspect
Movie · as Sheriff Dixon
Gilded Lilys
Movie
Onion News Empire
Movie · as Ed Musgrove
Golden Boy
TV · as Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell · 1 ep
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
TV · as President Ellis · 3 eps
The Blacklist
TV · as Sam Milhoan · 4 eps
Man on a Ledge
Movie · as Valet
See Girl Run
Movie · as Marty
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
Movie · as Gino Fish
Nothing Sacred
Movie · as Chambers
Being Flynn
Movie · as Ray
Future Weather
Movie · as Ed
Elementary
TV · as Ian Gale · 1 ep
666 Park Avenue
TV · as Nate McKenny · 2 eps
Silent but Deadly
Movie · as John Capper
Restitution
Movie · as George Youngstown
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
Movie · as Gino Fish
Person of Interest
TV · as Anton's Father · 1 ep
Homeland
TV · as Michael Higgins · 3 eps
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Movie · as Gino Fish
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas
Movie · as Self
Mineville
Movie · as Tom O'Roarke
The Pacific
TV · as Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller · 10 eps
Hawaii Five-0
TV · as John McGarrett · 8 eps
Shadowheart
Movie · as Thomas Conners
The Hills Run Red
Movie · as Wilson Wyler Concannon
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Movie · as Gino Fish
Last Day of Summer
Movie · as Mr. Crolick
Stream
Movie · as Dr. Shelby
Beyond All Boundaries
Movie · as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making THE HILLS RUN RED
Movie · as Self
Three Rivers
TV · 2 eps
White Collar
TV · as Brett Gelles · 1 ep
Eagle Eye
Movie · as Jerry's Dad
When Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist
Movie · as Self
Fringe
TV · as Dr. Sumner · 2 eps
The Mist
Movie · as Jim
August Rush
Movie · as Thomas Novacek
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Movie · as Gino Fish
A New Wave
Movie · as Roger Dewitt
Abandoned in the Arctic
Movie · as Adolphus Greely (voice)
Traveler
TV · as Carlton Fog · 8 eps
Damages
TV · as McClarenTruth.org's Financier, Helmut Torben · 1 ep
The Good Student
Movie · as Phil Palmer
Premium
Movie · as Cole Carter
Jimmy and Judy
Movie · as Uncle Rodney
Unspoken
Movie · as Dad
The Path to 9/11
TV · as Neil Herman · 2 eps
Confess
Movie · as Senator Lampert
Purple Heart
Movie · as Colonel Allen
DeVour
Movie · as Ivan Reisz
Medium
TV · as John Edgemont · 1 ep
Numb3rs
TV · as J. Everett Tuttle · 1 ep
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
TV · as Paul Rice · 1 ep
Criminal Minds
TV · as Ray Finnegan
Kinsey
Movie · as Kenneth Braun
Wonderfalls
TV · as Darrin Tyler · 13 eps
The Battle of Shaker Heights
Movie · as Abe
Tru Calling
TV · as Travis · 1 ep
Another Life
Movie · as Man
Skippy
Movie · as Ringo
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Kyle Devlin · 1 ep
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Movie · as Self - 'Klaus Detterick'
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Red Cooper · 1 ep
Ed
TV · as Lee Leetch · 1 ep
Stealth Fighter
Movie · as Adm. Frank Petersen
Witness Protection
Movie · as Sharp
The Green Mile
Movie · as Klaus Detterick
Third Watch
TV · as Scotty Murray · 1 ep
Roswell
TV · as Jim Valenti · 61 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Gary Dolan · 1 ep
Disturbing Behavior
Movie · as Newberry
Reach the Rock
Movie · as Quinn
Ambushed
Movie · as Jim Natter
RocketMan
Movie · as Wild Bill Overbeck
Bordello of Blood
Movie · as Mummy
Solo
Movie · as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
Poltergeist: The Legacy
TV · as Shamus Bloom · 2 eps
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Movie · as Frank Brayker
A Night to Die For
Movie · as Self
The Omen
Movie · as Dr. Linus
Valerie 23
Movie · as Frank Hellner
JAG
TV · as Saul Wainright · 1 ep
The Outer Limits
TV · as Frank Hellner · 1 ep
The Omen
TV · as Dr. Linus · 1 ep
The Shawshank Redemption
Movie · as Heywood
Roadracers
Movie · as Sarge
Bermuda Grace
Movie
Rebel Highway
TV · as Sarge · 1 ep
Freaked
Movie · as Dick Brian
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Movie · as Anatole
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as Sloan · 3 eps
Trespass
Movie · as Don
Two-Fisted Tales
Movie · as Mr. Rush (Presenter)
HBO First Look
TV · 1 ep
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Movie · as Grim Reaper
Rush
Movie · as Monroe
The Last to Go
Movie · as Treat
Tagget
Movie · as Yuri Chelenkoff
Die Hard 2
Movie · as Stuart
Hard to Kill
Movie · as Senator Vernon Trent
The Hot Spot
Movie · as Frank Sutton
The Face of Fear
Movie · as Anthony Prine
Law & Order
TV · as Kevin Drucker · 1 ep
Unconquered
Movie · as Coach Dickey
K-9
Movie · as Salesman Don
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Niles Talbot (segment "The Man Who Was Death"), The Grim Reaper · 1 ep
Roseanne
TV · 2 eps
Murphy Brown
TV · as Colonel Fitzpatrick · 1 ep
Dear John
TV · as Ken · 2 eps
Project X
Movie · as Dr. Carroll
Tour of Duty
TV · as Major Rigby · 1 ep
Private Eye
TV · 12 eps
Off Beat
Movie · as Dickson
The Equalizer
TV · as Rick Dillon / Kevin Moore · 1 ep
Hanky Panky
Movie · as Hotel Clerk
Newhart
TV · as Clumsy Guest · 1 ep
St. Elsewhere
TV · as J.J. Oppenheimer · 1 ep
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
Movie · as Joey
The Other Side of Victory
Movie · as Captain Rogers
The Great Wallendas
Movie · as Dieter Schmidt