Acting
William Sadler
EN cinema · 109 credits
Born
13 April 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
Buffalo, New York, USA
Also known as William Thomas Sadler · Bill 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.
Known for
Filmography
The Yeti
as Hollis Bannister
The Last Day of Byron Bray
as Byron Bray
Salem's Lot
as Parkins Gillespie
A Stage of Twilight
as Barry
She Came from the Woods
as Gilbert McCalister, Producer
Alice Fades Away
as James
The Unholy
as Father Hagan
Bill & Ted Face the Music
as Death, Executive Producer
The Grudge
as Detective Wilson
The Highwaymen
as Henry Barrow
VFW
as Walter Reed
Living Among Us
as Samuel
Deadly Crush
as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
Shoot Me Nicely
as Roy Barnes
The Duel
as Governor Ross
The Hollow
as Sheriff Beau McKinney
Ava's Possessions
as Bernard
Frank the Bastard
as Cyrus Gast
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
as Gino Fish
Freeheld
as Peter Santucci
Edge
as Big Bill
Freedom
as Plimpton
The Historian
as Valerian Hadley
Walking the Mile
as Self
Iron Man 3
as President Ellis
Machete Kills
as Sheriff Doakes
Greetings from Tim Buckley
as Lee Underwood
Riddle
as Western Man / Jack Abel
The Suspect
as Sheriff Dixon
Onion News Empire
as Ed Musgrove
Man on a Ledge
as Valet
See Girl Run
as Marty
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
as Gino Fish
Nothing Sacred
as Chambers
Being Flynn
as Ray
Silent but Deadly
as John Capper
Restitution
as George Youngstown
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
as Gino Fish
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
as Gino Fish
Mineville
as Tom O'Roarke
Shadowheart
as Thomas Conners
The Hills Run Red
as Wilson Wyler Concannon
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
as Gino Fish
Last Day of Summer
as Mr. Crolick
Stream
2009
Stream
as Dr. Shelby
Beyond All Boundaries
as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
Eagle Eye
as Jerry's Dad
When Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist
as Self, Thanks
August Rush
as Thomas Novacek
The Mist
as Jim
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
as Gino Fish
A New Wave
as Roger Dewitt
Abandoned in the Arctic
as Adolphus Greely (voice)
The Good Student
as Phil Palmer
Premium
as Cole Carter
Jimmy and Judy
as Uncle Rodney
Unspoken
as Dad
Confess
as Senator Lampert
Purple Heart
as Colonel Allen
DeVour
as Ivan Reisz
Kinsey
as Kenneth Braun
Another Life
as Man
Skippy
as Ringo
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
as Self - 'Klaus Detterick'
Stealth Fighter
as Adm. Frank Petersen
Witness Protection
as Sharp
The Green Mile
as Klaus Detterick
Disturbing Behavior
as Newberry
Reach the Rock
as Quinn
Ambushed
as Jim Natter
RocketMan
as Wild Bill Overbeck
Bordello of Blood
as Mummy
Solo
as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
as Frank Brayker
The Omen
as Dr. Linus
Valerie 23
as Frank Hellner
The Shawshank Redemption
as Heywood
Roadracers
as Sarge
Freaked
as Dick Brian
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
as Anatole
Trespass
as Don
Two-Fisted Tales
as Mr. Rush (Presenter)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
as Grim Reaper
Rush
as Monroe
The Last to Go
as Treat
Tagget
as Yuri Chelenkoff
Die Hard 2
as Stuart
Hard to Kill
as Senator Vernon Trent
The Hot Spot
as Frank Sutton
The Face of Fear
as Anthony Prine
Unconquered
as Coach Dickey
K-9
as Salesman Don
Project X
as Dr. Carroll
Off Beat
as Dickson
Hanky Panky
as Hotel Clerk
The Other Side of Victory
1979
The Other Side of Victory
as Captain Rogers
The Great Wallendas
as Dieter Schmidt