William Sadler
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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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- Born:
- Apr 13, 1950 In Buffalo, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 132
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Great Wallendas 1978-02-12
- Latest Project:
- Movie It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making HILLS RUN RED 2026
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making HILLS RUN RED | Self | 2026 |
| Movie | The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide | Horror Film Expert | 2025-09-18 |
| Movie | A Stage of Twilight | Barry | 2024-03-07 |
| Movie | Salem's Lot | Parkins Gillespie | 2024-10-03 |
| Movie | She Came from the Woods | Gilbert McCalister | 2023-02-10 |
| Movie | Alice Fades Away | James | 2021-02-15 |
| Movie | The Unholy | Father Hagan | 2021-03-31 |
| Movie | Bill & Ted Face the Music | Death | 2020-08-27 |
| Movie | The Highwaymen | Henry Barrow | 2019-03-15 |
| Series | When They See Us | Michael Sheehan | 2019-05-31 |
| Movie | The Grudge | Detective Wilson | 2019-12-31 |
| Movie | VFW | Walter Reed | 2019-09-21 |
| Series | Our Cartoon President | General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice) | 2018-02-11 |
| Movie | Living Among Us | Samuel | 2018-05-08 |
| Movie | Melvin Smarty | Bob | 2018-08-01 |
| Movie | Deadly Crush | Sheriff Dusty Hawkins | 2018-09-25 |
| Movie | Shoot Me Nicely | Roy Barnes | 2017-03-15 |
| Movie | The Duel | Governor Ross | 2016-06-24 |
| Movie | The Hollow | Sheriff Beau McKinney | 2016-10-07 |
| Movie | Edge | Big Bill | 2015-11-05 |
| Movie | Ava's Possessions | Bernard | 2015-03-16 |
| Movie | Frank the Bastard | Cyrus Gast | 2015-07-28 |
| Movie | Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise | Gino Fish | 2015-10-18 |
| Movie | Freeheld | Peter Santucci | 2015-10-02 |
| Series | Power | Tony Teresi | 2014-06-07 |
| Movie | That Guy Dick Miller | Self | 2014-03-07 |
| Movie | Freedom | Plimpton | 2014-08-21 |
| Series | Madam Secretary | George | 2014-09-21 |
| Series | The Flash | Simon Stagg | 2014-10-07 |
| Movie | The Historian | Valerian Hadley | 2014-11-07 |
| Series | Golden Boy | Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell | 2013-02-26 |
| Movie | Iron Man 3 | President Ellis | 2013-04-18 |
| Movie | The Suspect | Sheriff Dixon | 2013-01-23 |
| Movie | Riddle | Western Man / Jack Abel | 2013-01-10 |
| Movie | Onion News Empire | Ed Musgrove | 2013-04-19 |
| Movie | Machete Kills | Sheriff Doakes | 2013-09-12 |
| Movie | Gilded Lilys | 2013-05-02 | |
| Series | The Blacklist | Sam Milhoan | 2013-09-23 |
| Series | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | President Ellis | 2013-09-24 |
| Movie | Greetings from Tim Buckley | Lee Underwood | 2013-05-03 |
| Movie | Man on a Ledge | Valet | 2012-01-13 |
| Movie | Nothing Sacred | Chambers | 2012-01-01 |
| Movie | Being Flynn | Ray | 2012-03-02 |
| Movie | Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt | Gino Fish | 2012-05-19 |
| Series | Elementary | Ian Gale | 2012-09-27 |
| Movie | Future Weather | Ed | 2012-04-29 |
| Movie | See Girl Run | Marty | 2012-03-11 |
| Movie | Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost | Gino Fish | 2011-05-21 |
| Movie | Witness Protection | Sharp | 2011-04-14 |
| Movie | Restitution | George Youngstown | 2011-10-28 |
| Movie | Silent But Deadly | John Capper | 2011-11-11 |
| Series | The Pacific | Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller | 2010-03-14 |
| Movie | Jesse Stone: No Remorse | Gino Fish | 2010-05-09 |
| Series | Hawaii Five-0 | John McGarrett | 2010-09-20 |
| Movie | Shadowheart | Thomas Conners | 2009-08-04 |
| Movie | Jesse Stone: Thin Ice | Gino Fish | 2009-03-01 |
| Movie | The Hills Run Red | Wilson Wyler Concannon | 2009-09-29 |
| Series | Three Rivers | Unknown | 2009-10-04 |
| Series | White Collar | Brett Gelles | 2009-10-23 |
| Movie | Last Day of Summer | Mr. Crolick | 2009-10-24 |
| Movie | When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' | Self | 2008-03-25 |
| Series | Fringe | Unknown | 2008-09-09 |
| Movie | Eagle Eye | Jerry's Dad | 2008-09-25 |
| Movie | Jesse Stone: Sea Change | Gino Fish | 2007-05-22 |
| Series | Traveler | Carlton Fog | 2007-05-10 |
| Movie | A New Wave | Roger Dewitt | 2007-08-21 |
| Movie | August Rush | Thomas Novacek | 2007-11-21 |
| Movie | The Mist | Jim | 2007-11-21 |
| Movie | The Good Student | Phil Palmer | 2006-01-01 |
| Movie | Premium | Cole Carter | 2006-01-02 |
| Movie | Jimmy and Judy | Uncle Rodney | 2006-02-05 |
| Series | The Path to 9/11 | Neil Herman | 2006-09-10 |
| Movie | Confess | Senator Lampert | 2005-01-01 |
| Movie | Purple Heart | Colonel Allen | 2005-01-01 |
| Series | Medium | Unknown | 2005-01-03 |
| Series | Criminal Minds | Ray Finnegan | 2005-09-22 |
| Movie | DeVour | Ivan Reisz | 2005-10-01 |
| Series | Numb3rs | Unknown | 2005-01-23 |
| Series | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Unknown | 2005-03-03 |
| Series | Wonderfalls | Darrin Tyler | 2004-03-12 |
| Movie | Kinsey | Kenneth Braun | 2004-09-04 |
| Movie | The Battle of Shaker Heights | Abe | 2003-08-22 |
| Series | Tru Calling | Travis | 2003-10-30 |
| Movie | Another Life | Man | 2002-02-25 |
| Series | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown | 2001-09-30 |
| Movie | Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile | Self - 'Klaus Detterick' | 2000-06-13 |
| Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown | 2000-10-06 |
| Series | Ed | Unknown | 2000-10-08 |
| Movie | Stealth Fighter | Adm. Frank Petersen | 1999-01-01 |
| Series | Third Watch | Unknown | 1999-09-23 |
| Series | Roswell | Jim Valenti | 1999-10-06 |
| Movie | The Green Mile | Klaus Detterick | 1999-12-10 |
| Movie | Ambushed | Jim Natter | 1998-06-20 |
| Movie | Disturbing Behavior | Newberry | 1998-07-24 |
| Movie | Reach the Rock | Quinn | 1998-10-16 |
| Movie | RocketMan | Wild Bill Overbeck | 1997-10-10 |
| Movie | Bordello of Blood | Mummy | 1996-08-16 |
| Series | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Unknown | 1996-04-21 |
| Movie | Solo | Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo | 1996-08-23 |
| Movie | The Omen | Dr. Linus | 1995-09-08 |
| Movie | Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight | Frank Brayker | 1995-01-13 |
| Series | JAG | Unknown | 1995-09-23 |
| Series | Rebel Highway | Sarge | 1994-07-07 |
| Movie | The Shawshank Redemption | Heywood | 1994-09-23 |
| Movie | Roadracers | Sarge | 1994-07-22 |
| Movie | Freaked | Dick Brian | 1993-09-11 |
| Movie | Jack Reed: Badge of Honor | David Anatole | 1993-11-12 |
| Movie | Two-Fisted Tales | Mr. Rush (Presenter) | 1992-01-18 |
| Movie | Trespass | Don | 1992-12-25 |
| Movie | The Last to Go | Treat | 1991-01-21 |
| Movie | Tagget | Yuri Chelenkoff | 1991-02-14 |
| Movie | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | Grim Reaper | 1991-07-19 |
| Movie | Rush | Monroe | 1991-12-22 |
| Movie | Hard to Kill | Senator Vernon Trent | 1990-02-09 |
| Movie | Die Hard 2 | Stuart | 1990-07-03 |
| Movie | The Face of Fear | Anthony Prine | 1990-09-30 |
| Series | Law & Order | Unknown | 1990-09-13 |
| Movie | The Hot Spot | Frank Sutton | 1990-10-12 |
| Movie | Unconquered | Coach Dickey | 1989-01-15 |
| Series | Tales from the Crypt | Niles Talbot | 1989-06-10 |
| Movie | K-9 | Salesman Don | 1989-04-28 |
| Series | Roseanne | Unknown | 1988-10-18 |
| Series | Dear John | Unknown | 1988-10-06 |
| Series | Murphy Brown | Unknown | 1988-11-14 |
| Movie | Project X | Dr. Carroll (as Bill Sadler) | 1987-04-17 |
| Series | Tour of Duty | Unknown | 1987-09-24 |
| Series | Private Eye | 1987-09-13 | |
| Movie | Off Beat | Dickson | 1986-04-10 |
| Series | The Equalizer | Unknown | 1985-09-18 |
| Movie | Hanky Panky | Hotel Clerk | 1982-06-04 |
| Movie | Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase | Joey | 1981-07-12 |
| Movie | The Great Wallendas | Dieter Schmidt | 1978-02-12 |