William Sadler
Known for Acting · 165 credits
- Born
- 1950-04-13 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Buffalo, New York, USA
- Also known as
- William Thomas Sadler · Bill Sadler · 威廉·托馬斯·桑德勒
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.
Known For
TV Shows (57)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Gary Dolan
The Rookie
2018
as Walter Fields
Law & Order
1990
as Kevin Drucker
Criminal Minds
2005
as Ray Finnegan
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Red Cooper
The Blacklist
2013
as Sam Milhoan
The Flash
2014
as Simon Stagg
Person of Interest
2011
as Anton's Father
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as John McGarrett
Homeland
2011
as Michael Higgins
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Kyle Devlin
Elementary
2012
as Ian Gale
JAG
1995
as Saul Wainright
Fringe
2008
as Dr. Sumner
Medium
2005
as John Edgemont
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as President Ellis
Third Watch
1999
as Scotty Murray
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Sloan
White Collar
2009
as Brett Gelles
Numb3rs
2005
as J. Everett Tuttle
The Equalizer
1985
as Rick Dillon / Kevin Moore
St. Elsewhere
1982
as J.J. Oppenheimer
Bull
2016
as Father Andy
The Good Fight
2017
as Judge Nilsson
Madam Secretary
2014
as George Peters
Damages
2007
as McClarenTruth.org's Financier / Helmut Torben
The Outer Limits
1995
as Frank Hellner
Power
2014
as Tony Teresi
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Niles Talbot (segment "The Man Who Was Death") / The Grim Reaper
Newhart
1982
as Clumsy Guest
Z Nation
2014
as Sam Custer
Murphy Brown
1988
as Colonel Fitzpatrick
Roswell
1999
as Jim Valenti
Ed
2000
as Lee Leetch
Tour of Duty
1987
as Major Rigby
The Pacific
2010
as Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller
Dear John
1988
as Ken
Hunters
2020
as Dr. Friedrich Mann
Tru Calling
2003
as Travis
God Friended Me
2018
as Rev. Elias
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Paul Rice
HBO First Look
1992
When They See Us
2019
as Detective Michael Sheehan
Wonderfalls
2004
as Darrin Tyler
Rebel Highway
1994
as Sarge
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996
as Shamus Bloom
Three Rivers
2009
Full Circle
2023
as Gene McCusker
Golden Boy
2013
as Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell
Roseanne
1988
Traveler
2007
as Carlton Fog
The Comey Rule
2020
as Michael Flynn
WHIH Newsfront
2015
as President Ellis
Our Cartoon President
2018
as General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)
Delirium
2014
as John (archive footage)
The Path to 9/11
2006
as Neil Herman
Private Eye
1987
Movies (108)
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
as Heywood
The Green Mile
1999
as Klaus Detterick
Iron Man 3
2013
as President Ellis
The Mist
2007
as Jim
The Yeti
2026
as Hollis Bannister
Die Hard 2
1990
as Stuart
Eagle Eye
2008
as Jerry's Dad
Salem's Lot
2024
as Parkins Gillespie
August Rush
2007
as Thomas Novacek
Deadly Crush
2018
as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
The Hot Spot
1990
as Frank Sutton
Machete Kills
2013
as Sheriff Doakes
Hard to Kill
1990
as Senator Vernon Trent
Man on a Ledge
2012
as Valet
The Grudge
2019
as Detective Wilson
The Unholy
2021
as Father Hagan
Bordello of Blood
1996
as Mummy
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995
as Frank Brayker
Bill & Ted Face the Music
2020
as Death
The Highwaymen
2019
as Henry Barrow
The Hills Run Red
2009
as Wilson Wyler Concannon
RocketMan
1997
as Wild Bill Overbeck
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991
as Grim Reaper
Freaked
1993
as Dick Brian
Trespass
1992
as Don
K-9
1989
as Salesman Don
Rush
1991
as Monroe
Freeheld
2015
as Peter Santucci
Kinsey
2004
as Kenneth Braun
DeVour
2005
as Ivan Reisz
Project X
1987
as Dr. Carroll
Disturbing Behavior
1998
as Newberry
VFW
2019
as Walter Reed
Frank the Bastard
2015
as Cyrus Gast
The Duel
2016
as Governor Ross
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000
as Self - 'Klaus Detterick'
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
2015
as Gino Fish
Beyond All Boundaries
2009
as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
Confess
2005
as Senator Lampert
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
2011
as Gino Fish
Roadracers
1994
as Sarge
Being Flynn
2012
as Ray
Solo
1996
as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
Walking the Mile
2014
as Self
Edge
2015
as Big Bill
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
2007
as Gino Fish
Hanky Panky
1982
as Hotel Clerk
The Battle of Shaker Heights
2003
as Abe
Stealth Fighter
1999
as Adm. Frank Petersen
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025
as Horror Film Expert
Ambushed
1998
as Jim Natter
Off Beat
1986
as Dickson
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
2010
as Gino Fish
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
2009
as Gino Fish
See Girl Run
2012
as Marty
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
2012
as Gino Fish
Shadowheart
2009
as Thomas Conners
Witness Protection
1999
as Sharp
Two-Fisted Tales
1992
as Mr. Rush (Presenter)
Living Among Us
2018
as Samuel
Unconquered
1989
as Coach Dickey
The Suspect
2013
as Sheriff Dixon
Freedom
2014
as Plimpton
Premium
2006
as Cole Carter
The Hollow
2016
as Sheriff Beau McKinney
Riddle
2013
as Western Man / Jack Abel
A Night to Die For
1995
as Self
Ava's Possessions
2015
as Bernard
Gilded Lilys
2013
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
1981
as Joey
Last Day of Summer
2009
as Mr. Crolick
She Came from the Woods
2023
as Gilbert McCalister
Future Weather
2012
as Ed
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993
as Anatole
Melvin Smarty
2018
as Bob
Jimmy and Judy
2006
as Uncle Rodney
That Guy Dick Miller
2014
as Self
Restitution
2011
as George Youngstown
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008
as Self
The Good Student
2006
as Phil Palmer
The Omen
1995
as Dr. Linus
Silent But Deadly
2011
as John Capper
Stream
2009
as Dr. Shelby
The Historian
2014
as Valerian Hadley
A New Wave
2007
as Roger Dewitt
Purple Heart
2005
as Colonel Allen
The Face of Fear
1990
as Anthony Prine
The Other Side of Victory
1979
as Captain Rogers
Tagget
1991
as Yuri Chelenkoff
Reach the Rock
1998
as Quinn
Onion News Empire
2013
as Ed Musgrove
New England Toys
It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making THE HILLS RUN RED
2009
as Self
A Stage of Twilight
2024
as Barry
Unspoken
2006
as Dad
Alice Fades Away
2021
as James
The Last to Go
1991
as Treat
Bermuda Grace
1994
The Great Wallendas
1978
as Dieter Schmidt
Another Life
2002
as Man
Nothing Sacred
2012
as Chambers
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas
2010
as Self
Valerie 23
1995
as Frank Hellner
Shoot Me Nicely
2017
as Roy Barnes
Skippy
2001
as Ringo
Abandoned in the Arctic
2007
as Adolphus Greely (voice)
The Last Day of Byron Bray
2026
as Byron Bray
Greetings from Tim Buckley
2013
as Lee Underwood
About William Sadler
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. With 165 credits spanning from 1978 to 2026, William Sadler has appeared in 108 films and 57 TV shows.
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Most Popular William Sadler Movies
- The Shawshank Redemption (1994) — as Heywood
- The Green Mile (1999) — as Klaus Detterick
- Iron Man 3 (2013) — as President Ellis
- The Mist (2007) — as Jim
- The Yeti (2026) — as Hollis Bannister
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