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