William Sadler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 13, 1950 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Buffalo, New York, USA
- Credits
- 167
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
Filmography
The Last Day of Byron Bray
2026Movie
Byron Bray
The Yeti
2026Movie
Hollis Bannister
Salem's Lot
2024Movie
Parkins Gillespie
A Stage of Twilight
2024Movie
Barry
Full Circle
2023TV
Gene McCusker
She Came from the Woods
2023Movie
Gilbert McCalister
The Unholy
2021Movie
Father Hagan
Alice Fades Away
2021Movie
James
The Comey Rule
2020TV
Michael Flynn
Bill & Ted Face the Music
2020Movie
Death
Hunters
2020TV
Dr. Friedrich Mann
The Grudge
2019Movie
Detective Wilson
VFW
2019Movie
Walter Reed
When They See Us
2019TV
Detective Michael Sheehan
The Highwaymen
2019Movie
Henry Barrow
The Rookie
2018TV
Walter Fields
God Friended Me
2018TV
Rev. Elias
Deadly Crush
2018Movie
Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
Melvin Smarty
2018Movie
Bob
Living Among Us
2018Movie
Samuel
Our Cartoon President
2018TV
General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)
Shoot Me Nicely
2017Movie
Roy Barnes
The Good Fight
2017TV
Judge Nilsson
The Hollow
2016Movie
Sheriff Beau McKinney
Bull
2016TV
Father Andy
The Duel
2016Movie
Governor Ross
Edge
2015Movie
Big Bill
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
2015Movie
Gino Fish
Freeheld
2015Movie
Peter Santucci
Frank the Bastard
2015Movie
Cyrus Gast
WHIH Newsfront
2015TV
President Ellis
Ava's Possessions
2015Movie
Bernard
Walking the Mile
2014Movie
Self
The Historian
2014Movie
Valerian Hadley
The Flash
2014TV
Simon Stagg
Madam Secretary
2014TV
George Peters
Z Nation
2014TV
Sam Custer
Freedom
2014Movie
Plimpton
Delirium
2014TV
John (archive footage)
Power
2014TV
Tony Teresi
That Guy Dick Miller
2014Movie
Self
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013TV
President Ellis
The Blacklist
2013TV
Sam Milhoan
Machete Kills
2013Movie
Sheriff Doakes
Greetings from Tim Buckley
2013Movie
Lee Underwood
Gilded Lilys
2013Movie
Onion News Empire
2013Movie
Ed Musgrove
Iron Man 3
2013Movie
President Ellis
Golden Boy
2013TV
Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell
The Suspect
2013Movie
Sheriff Dixon
Riddle
2013Movie
Western Man / Jack Abel
666 Park Avenue
2012TV
Nate McKenny
Elementary
2012TV
Ian Gale
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
2012Movie
Gino Fish
Future Weather
2012Movie
Ed
See Girl Run
2012Movie
Marty
Being Flynn
2012Movie
Ray
Man on a Ledge
2012Movie
Valet
Nothing Sacred
2012Movie
Chambers
Silent but Deadly
2011Movie
John Capper
Restitution
2011Movie
George Youngstown
Homeland
2011TV
Michael Higgins
Person of Interest
2011TV
Anton's Father
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
2011Movie
Gino Fish
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas
2010Movie
Self
Hawaii Five-0
2010TV
John McGarrett
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
2010Movie
Gino Fish
The Pacific
2010TV
Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller
Beyond All Boundaries
2009Movie
Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
Last Day of Summer
2009Movie
Mr. Crolick
White Collar
2009TV
Brett Gelles
Three Rivers
2009TV
The Hills Run Red
2009Movie
Wilson Wyler Concannon
It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making THE HILLS RUN RED
2009Movie
Self
Shadowheart
2009Movie
Thomas Conners
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
2009Movie
Gino Fish
Stream
2009Movie
Dr. Shelby
Eagle Eye
2008Movie
Jerry's Dad
Fringe
2008TV
Dr. Sumner
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008Movie
Self
The Mist
2007Movie
Jim
August Rush
2007Movie
Thomas Novacek
Abandoned in the Arctic
2007Movie
Adolphus Greely (voice)
A New Wave
2007Movie
Roger Dewitt
Damages
2007TV
McClarenTruth.org's Financier, Helmut Torben
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
2007Movie
Gino Fish
Traveler
2007TV
Carlton Fog
The Path to 9/11
2006TV
Neil Herman
Unspoken
2006Movie
Dad
Jimmy and Judy
2006Movie
Uncle Rodney
Premium
2006Movie
Cole Carter
The Good Student
2006Movie
Phil Palmer
Confess
2005Movie
Senator Lampert
DeVour
2005Movie
Ivan Reisz
Criminal Minds
2005TV
Ray Finnegan
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005TV
Paul Rice
Numb3rs
2005TV
J. Everett Tuttle
Medium
2005TV
John Edgemont
Purple Heart
2005Movie
Colonel Allen
Kinsey
2004Movie
Kenneth Braun
Wonderfalls
2004TV
Darrin Tyler
Tru Calling
2003TV
Travis
The Battle of Shaker Heights
2003Movie
Abe
Another Life
2002Movie
Man
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001TV
Kyle Devlin
Skippy
2001Movie
Ringo
Ed
2000TV
Lee Leetch
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000TV
Red Cooper
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000Movie
Self - 'Klaus Detterick'
Witness Protection
1999Movie
Sharp
The Green Mile
1999Movie
Klaus Detterick
Roswell
1999TV
Jim Valenti
Third Watch
1999TV
Scotty Murray
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Gary Dolan
Stealth Fighter
1999Movie
Adm. Frank Petersen
Reach the Rock
1998Movie
Quinn
Disturbing Behavior
1998Movie
Newberry
Ambushed
1998Movie
Jim Natter
RocketMan
1997Movie
Wild Bill Overbeck
Solo
1996Movie
Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
Bordello of Blood
1996Movie
Mummy
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996TV
Shamus Bloom
JAG
1995TV
Saul Wainright
The Omen
1995Movie
Dr. Linus
The Omen
1995TV
Dr. Linus
A Night to Die For
1995Movie
Self
Valerie 23
1995Movie
Frank Hellner
The Outer Limits
1995TV
Frank Hellner
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995Movie
Frank Brayker
The Shawshank Redemption
1994Movie
Heywood
Roadracers
1994Movie
Sarge
Rebel Highway
1994TV
Sarge
Bermuda Grace
1994Movie
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993Movie
Anatole
Freaked
1993Movie
Dick Brian
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993TV
Sloan
Trespass
1992Movie
Don
HBO First Look
1992TV
Two-Fisted Tales
1992Movie
Mr. Rush (Presenter)
Rush
1991Movie
Monroe
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991Movie
Grim Reaper
Tagget
1991Movie
Yuri Chelenkoff
The Last to Go
1991Movie
Treat
The Hot Spot
1990Movie
Frank Sutton
The Face of Fear
1990Movie
Anthony Prine
Law & Order
1990TV
Kevin Drucker
Die Hard 2
1990Movie
Stuart
Hard to Kill
1990Movie
Senator Vernon Trent
Tales from the Crypt
1989TV
Niles Talbot (segment "The Man Who Was Death"), The Grim Reaper
K-9
1989Movie
Salesman Don
Unconquered
1989Movie
Coach Dickey
Murphy Brown
1988TV
Colonel Fitzpatrick
Roseanne
1988TV
Dear John
1988TV
Ken
Tour of Duty
1987TV
Major Rigby
Private Eye
1987TV
Project X
1987Movie
Dr. Carroll
Off Beat
1986Movie
Dickson
The Equalizer
1985TV
Rick Dillon / Kevin Moore
St. Elsewhere
1982TV
J.J. Oppenheimer
Newhart
1982TV
Clumsy Guest
Hanky Panky
1982Movie
Hotel Clerk
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
1981Movie
Joey
The Other Side of Victory
1979Movie
Captain Rogers
The Great Wallendas
1978Movie
Dieter Schmidt
The Summer They Came
Movie
New England Toys
Movie