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:
- 131
- 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 | 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 Grudge | Detective Wilson | 2019-12-31 |
| Movie | The Highwaymen | Henry Barrow | 2019-03-15 |
| Movie | VFW | Walter Reed | 2019-09-21 |
| Movie | Living Among Us | Samuel | 2018-05-08 |
| Movie | Deadly Crush | Sheriff Dusty Hawkins | 2018-09-25 |
| Movie | Melvin Smarty | Bob | 2018-08-01 |
| 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 | Ava's Possessions | Bernard | 2015-03-16 |
| Movie | Freeheld | Peter Santucci | 2015-10-02 |
| Movie | Frank the Bastard | Cyrus Gast | 2015-07-28 |
| Movie | Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise | Gino Fish | 2015-10-18 |
| Movie | Edge | Big Bill | 2015-11-05 |
| Movie | Freedom | Plimpton | 2014-08-21 |
| Movie | That Guy Dick Miller | Self | 2014-03-07 |
| Series | Madam Secretary | George | 2014-09-21 |
| Movie | The Historian | Valerian Hadley | 2014-11-07 |
| Series | The Flash | Simon Stagg | 2014-10-07 |
| Movie | Walking the Mile | Self | 2014-12-09 |
| Series | Golden Boy | Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell | 2013-02-26 |
| Movie | The Suspect | Sheriff Dixon | 2013-01-23 |
| Movie | Riddle | Western Man / Jack Abel | 2013-01-10 |
| Movie | Iron Man 3 | President Ellis | 2013-04-18 |
| Movie | Onion News Empire | Ed Musgrove | 2013-04-19 |
| Series | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | President Ellis | 2013-09-24 |
| Series | The Blacklist | Sam | 2013-09-23 |
| Movie | Machete Kills | Sheriff Doakes | 2013-09-12 |
| Movie | Greetings from Tim Buckley | Lee Underwood | 2013-05-03 |
| Movie | Gilded Lilys | 2013-05-02 | |
| Movie | Man on a Ledge | Valet | 2012-01-13 |
| Movie | Nothing Sacred | Chambers | 2012-01-01 |
| Movie | Being Flynn | Ray | 2012-03-02 |
| Movie | Future Weather | Ed | 2012-04-29 |
| Movie | See Girl Run | Marty | 2012-03-11 |
| Movie | Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt | Gino Fish | 2012-05-19 |
| Series | Elementary | Ian Gale | 2012-09-27 |
| Movie | Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost | Gino Fish | 2011-05-21 |
| Movie | Silent But Deadly | John Capper | 2011-11-11 |
| Movie | Restitution | George Youngstown | 2011-10-28 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Last Day of Summer | Mr. Crolick | 2009-10-24 |
| Series | White Collar | Brett Gelles | 2009-10-23 |
| 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 |
| Series | Traveler | Carlton Fog | 2007-05-10 |
| Movie | Jesse Stone: Sea Change | Gino Fish | 2007-05-22 |
| 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 | Premium | Cole Carter | 2006-01-02 |
| Movie | The Good Student | Phil Palmer | 2006-01-01 |
| Movie | Jimmy and Judy | Uncle Rodney | 2006-02-05 |
| Series | The Path to 9/11 | Neil Herman | 2006-09-10 |
| Series | Medium | Unknown | 2005-01-03 |
| Movie | Purple Heart | Colonel Allen | 2005-01-01 |
| Series | Numb3rs | Unknown | 2005-01-23 |
| Movie | Confess | Senator Lampert | 2005-01-01 |
| Movie | DeVour | Ivan Reisz | 2005-10-01 |
| Series | Criminal Minds | Unknown | 2005-09-22 |
| 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 |
| Series | Third Watch | Unknown | 1999-09-23 |
| Movie | Stealth Fighter | Adm. Frank Petersen | 1999-01-01 |
| Series | Roswell | Jim Valenti | 1999-10-06 |
| Movie | The Green Mile | Klaus Detterick | 1999-12-10 |
| Movie | Witness Protection | Sharp | 1999-12-11 |
| 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 |
| Series | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Unknown | 1996-04-21 |
| Movie | Bordello of Blood | Mummy | 1996-08-16 |
| Movie | Solo | Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo | 1996-08-23 |
| Series | The Outer Limits | Unknown | 1995-03-26 |
| Movie | Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight | Frank Brayker | 1995-01-13 |
| Movie | A Night to Die For | Self | 1995-05-18 |
| Movie | The Omen | Dr. Linus | 1995-09-08 |
| Series | JAG | Unknown | 1995-09-23 |
| Series | Rebel Highway | Sarge | 1994-07-07 |
| Movie | Roadracers | Sarge | 1994-07-22 |
| Movie | The Shawshank Redemption | Heywood | 1994-09-23 |
| 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 | Rush | Monroe | 1991-12-22 |
| Movie | Tagget | Yuri Chelenkoff | 1991-02-14 |
| Movie | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | Grim Reaper | 1991-07-19 |
| Movie | Die Hard 2 | Stuart | 1990-07-03 |
| Movie | Hard to Kill | Senator Vernon Trent | 1990-02-09 |
| Series | Law & Order | Unknown | 1990-09-13 |
| Movie | The Face of Fear | Anthony Prine | 1990-09-30 |
| 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 |