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 It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making HILLS RUN RED
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide 2025-09-18
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making HILLS RUN RED | Self | 2025 |
| 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 | Deadly Crush | Sheriff Dusty Hawkins | 2020-02-27 |
| Movie | Bill & Ted Face the Music | Death | 2020-08-27 |
| Movie | The Highwaymen | Henry Barrow | 2019-03-15 |
| Movie | VFW | Walter Reed | 2019-09-21 |
| Movie | The Grudge | Detective Wilson | 2019-12-31 |
| Movie | Melvin Smarty | Bob | 2018-08-01 |
| Movie | Living Among Us | Samuel | 2018-05-08 |
| Movie | Shoot Me Nicely | Roy Barnes | 2017-03-15 |
| Movie | The Hollow | Sheriff Beau McKinney | 2016-10-07 |
| Movie | The Duel | Governor Ross | 2016-06-24 |
| Movie | Ava's Possessions | Bernard | 2015-03-16 |
| Movie | Frank the Bastard | Cyrus Gast | 2015-07-28 |
| Movie | Edge | Big Bill | 2015-11-05 |
| Movie | Freeheld | Peter Santucci | 2015-10-02 |
| Movie | Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise | Gino Fish | 2015-10-18 |
| Series | Madam Secretary | George | 2014-09-21 |
| Movie | That Guy Dick Miller | Self | 2014-03-07 |
| Movie | Freedom | Plimpton | 2014-08-21 |
| Series | The Flash | Simon Stagg | 2014-10-07 |
| Movie | Walking the Mile | Self | 2014-12-09 |
| Movie | The Historian | Valerian Hadley | 2014-11-07 |
| Movie | Onion News Empire | Ed Musgrove | 2013-04-19 |
| Series | Golden Boy | Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell | 2013-02-26 |
| Movie | Riddle | Western Man / Jack Abel | 2013-01-10 |
| Movie | The Suspect | Sheriff Dixon | 2013-01-23 |
| Movie | Iron Man 3 | President Ellis | 2013-04-18 |
| Movie | Gilded Lilys | 2013-05-02 | |
| Series | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | President Ellis | 2013-09-24 |
| Series | The Blacklist | Sam | 2013-09-23 |
| Movie | Greetings from Tim Buckley | Lee Underwood | 2013-05-03 |
| Movie | Machete Kills | Sheriff Doakes | 2013-09-12 |
| Movie | Man on a Ledge | Valet | 2012-01-13 |
| Movie | Nothing Sacred | Chambers | 2012-01-01 |
| Movie | Being Flynn | Ray | 2012-03-02 |
| Movie | See Girl Run | Marty | 2012-03-11 |
| Series | Elementary | Ian Gale | 2012-09-27 |
| Movie | Future Weather | Ed | 2012-04-29 |
| Movie | Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt | Gino Fish | 2012-05-19 |
| 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 |
| Series | Hawaii Five-0 | John McGarrett | 2010-09-20 |
| Movie | Jesse Stone: No Remorse | Gino Fish | 2010-05-09 |
| Movie | Jesse Stone: Thin Ice | Gino Fish | 2009-03-01 |
| Movie | Shadowheart | Thomas Conners | 2009-08-04 |
| Movie | The Hills Run Red | Wilson Wyler Concannon | 2009-09-29 |
| Movie | Last Day of Summer | Mr. Crolick | 2009-10-24 |
| Series | White Collar | Brett Gelles | 2009-10-23 |
| Series | Three Rivers | Unknown | 2009-10-04 |
| 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 | August Rush | Thomas Novacek | 2007-11-21 |
| Movie | Jesse Stone: Sea Change | Gino Fish | 2007-05-22 |
| Movie | A New Wave | Roger Dewitt | 2007-08-21 |
| Movie | The Mist | Jim | 2007-11-21 |
| Movie | The Good Student | Phil Palmer | 2006-01-01 |
| Movie | Premium | Cole Carter | 2006-01-02 |
| Series | The Path to 9/11 | Neil Herman | 2006-09-10 |
| Movie | Jimmy and Judy | Uncle Rodney | 2006-02-05 |
| Movie | Purple Heart | Colonel Allen | 2005-01-01 |
| Series | Medium | Unknown | 2005-01-03 |
| Movie | Confess | Senator Lampert | 2005-01-01 |
| Series | Numb3rs | Unknown | 2005-01-23 |
| Series | Criminal Minds | Unknown | 2005-09-22 |
| Movie | DeVour | Ivan Reisz | 2005-10-01 |
| Series | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Unknown | 2005-03-03 |
| Series | Wonderfalls | Darrin Tyler | 2004-03-12 |
| Movie | Kinsey | Kenneth Braun | 2004-09-04 |
| Series | Tru Calling | Travis | 2003-10-30 |
| Movie | The Battle of Shaker Heights | Abe | 2003-08-22 |
| 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 | Witness Protection | Sharp | 1999-12-11 |
| Movie | Stealth Fighter | Adm. Frank Petersen | 1999-01-01 |
| Series | Third Watch | Unknown | 1999-09-23 |
| Movie | The Green Mile | Klaus Detterick | 1999-12-10 |
| Series | Roswell | Jim Valenti | 1999-10-06 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight | Frank Brayker | 1995-01-13 |
| Series | The Outer Limits | Unknown | 1995-03-26 |
| Series | JAG | Unknown | 1995-09-23 |
| Movie | A Night to Die For | Self | 1995-05-18 |
| Movie | The Omen | Dr. Linus | 1995-09-08 |
| 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 | Trespass | Don | 1992-12-25 |
| Movie | Two-Fisted Tales | Mr. Rush (Presenter) | 1992-01-18 |
| Movie | The Last to Go | Treat | 1991-01-21 |
| Movie | Tagget | Yuri Chelenkoff | 1991-02-14 |
| Movie | Rush | Monroe | 1991-12-22 |
| Movie | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | Grim Reaper | 1991-07-19 |
| Movie | Hard to Kill | Senator Vernon Trent | 1990-02-09 |
| Movie | Die Hard 2 | Stuart | 1990-07-03 |
| Movie | The Hot Spot | Frank Sutton | 1990-10-12 |
| Movie | The Face of Fear | Anthony Prine | 1990-09-30 |
| Series | Law & Order | Unknown | 1990-09-13 |
| Movie | Unconquered | Coach Dickey | 1989-01-15 |
| Movie | K-9 | Salesman Don | 1989-04-28 |
| Series | Tales from the Crypt | Niles Talbot | 1989-06-10 |
| Series | Dear John | Unknown | 1988-10-06 |
| Series | Roseanne | Unknown | 1988-10-18 |
| 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 |