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William Sadler

William Sadler

Acting April 13, 1950 (76 years old) Buffalo, New York, USA

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.

Movies 109

The Shawshank Redemption 8.7

The Shawshank Redemption

as Heywood

1994
The Green Mile 8.5

The Green Mile

as Klaus Detterick

1999
Iron Man 3 6.9

Iron Man 3

as President Ellis

2013
Die Hard 2 7.0

Die Hard 2

as Stuart

1990
The Mist 7.0

The Mist

as Jim

2007
Eagle Eye 6.5

Eagle Eye

as Jerry's Dad

2008
The Hot Spot 6.3

The Hot Spot

as Frank Sutton

1990
The Unholy 6.5

The Unholy

as Father Hagan

2021
Bill & Ted Face the Music 5.9

Bill & Ted Face the Music

as Death

2020
Man on a Ledge 6.4

Man on a Ledge

as Valet

2012
August Rush 7.4

August Rush

as Thomas Novacek

2007
Bordello of Blood 6.0

Bordello of Blood

as Mummy

1996
The Highwaymen 6.8

The Highwaymen

as Henry Barrow

2019
Hard to Kill 6.0

Hard to Kill

as Senator Vernon Trent

1990
Salem's Lot 5.9

Salem's Lot

as Parkins Gillespie

2024
Machete Kills 5.6

Machete Kills

as Sheriff Doakes

2013
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight 6.9

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

as Frank Brayker

1995
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey 6.3

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

as Grim Reaper

1991
The Yeti 5.9

The Yeti

as Hollis Bannister

2026
Freeheld 7.2

Freeheld

as Peter Santucci

2015
The Grudge 5.4

The Grudge

as Detective Wilson

2019
Freaked 6.2

Freaked

as Dick Brian

1993
The Hills Run Red 5.8

The Hills Run Red

as Wilson Wyler Concannon

2009
K-9 6.2

K-9

as Salesman Don

1989
Kinsey 6.6

Kinsey

as Kenneth Braun

2004
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise 6.6

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

as Gino Fish

2015
RocketMan 5.2

RocketMan

as Wild Bill Overbeck

1997
Disturbing Behavior 5.8

Disturbing Behavior

as Newberry

1998
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice 6.9

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

as Gino Fish

2009
The Duel 5.4

The Duel

as Governor Ross

2016
Rush 6.7

Rush

as Monroe

1991
Project X 6.2

Project X

as Dr. Carroll

1987
Trespass 6.3

Trespass

as Don

1992
DeVour 5.2

DeVour

as Ivan Reisz

2005
She Came from the Woods 5.5

She Came from the Woods

as Gilbert McCalister

2023
Being Flynn 6.2

Being Flynn

as Ray

2012
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost 6.5

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

as Gino Fish

2011
Jesse Stone: No Remorse 6.8

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

as Gino Fish

2010
Jesse Stone: Sea Change 7.0

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

as Gino Fish

2007
Stealth Fighter 4.3

Stealth Fighter

as Adm. Frank Petersen

1999
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile 7.4

Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

as Self - 'Klaus Detterick'

2000
VFW 5.8

VFW

as Walter Reed

2019
Hanky Panky 5.2

Hanky Panky

as Hotel Clerk

1982
Deadly Crush 3.7

Deadly Crush

as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins

2018
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor 5.9

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor

as Anatole

1993
Solo 5.0

Solo

as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo

1996
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt 6.8

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

as Gino Fish

2012
Riddle 4.6

Riddle

as Western Man / Jack Abel

2013
Confess 4.3

Confess

as Senator Lampert

2005
That Guy Dick Miller 7.0

That Guy Dick Miller

as Self

2014
Off Beat 4.7

Off Beat

as Dickson

1986
Beyond All Boundaries 6.7

Beyond All Boundaries

as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller

2009
The Good Student 4.7

The Good Student

as Phil Palmer

2006
Two-Fisted Tales 5.1

Two-Fisted Tales

as Mr. Rush (Presenter)

1992
Walking the Mile 5.0

Walking the Mile

as Self

2014
The Battle of Shaker Heights 5.7

The Battle of Shaker Heights

as Abe

2003
Witness Protection 6.3

Witness Protection

as Sharp

1999
Living Among Us 6.0

Living Among Us

as Samuel

2018
Ambushed 5.0

Ambushed

as Jim Natter

1998
Roadracers 6.0

Roadracers

as Sarge

1994
Gilded Lilys 8.0

Gilded Lilys

2013
A Night to Die For 7.0

A Night to Die For

as Self

1995
Unconquered 9.3

Unconquered

as Coach Dickey

1989
The Omen 5.0

The Omen

as Dr. Linus

1995
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas 7.0

The Making of Fallout: New Vegas

as Self

2010
The Suspect 5.3

The Suspect

as Sheriff Dixon

2013
Last Day of Summer 4.6

Last Day of Summer

as Mr. Crolick

2009
Restitution 3.5

Restitution

as George Youngstown

2011
Freedom 5.5

Freedom

as Plimpton

2014
Unspoken 4.5

Unspoken

as Dad

2006
A Stage of Twilight 4.5

A Stage of Twilight

as Barry

2024
Shadowheart 4.5

Shadowheart

as Thomas Conners

2009
The Face of Fear 6.2

The Face of Fear

as Anthony Prine

1990
Skippy 4.8

Skippy

as Ringo

2001
When Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist 8.2

When Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist

as Self

2008
Ava's Possessions 5.8

Ava's Possessions

as Bernard

2015
Edge 5.0

Edge

as Big Bill

2015
It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making THE HILLS RUN RED

It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making THE HILLS RUN RED

as Self

2009
Jimmy and Judy 4.8

Jimmy and Judy

as Uncle Rodney

2006
The Hollow 4.7

The Hollow

as Sheriff Beau McKinney

2016
The Last to Go 6.3

The Last to Go

as Treat

1991
Frank the Bastard 2.3

Frank the Bastard

as Cyrus Gast

2015
See Girl Run 5.1

See Girl Run

as Marty

2012
Abandoned in the Arctic 6.0

Abandoned in the Arctic

as Adolphus Greely (voice)

2007
Future Weather 6.1

Future Weather

as Ed

2012
Silent but Deadly 3.8

Silent but Deadly

as John Capper

2011
The Last Day of Byron Bray

The Last Day of Byron Bray

as Byron Bray

2026
Reach the Rock 6.4

Reach the Rock

as Quinn

1998
New England Toys

New England Toys

Premium 5.4

Premium

as Cole Carter

2006
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase 9.0

Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

as Joey

1981
A New Wave 4.2

A New Wave

as Roger Dewitt

2007
The Other Side of Victory 10.0

The Other Side of Victory

as Captain Rogers

1979
Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

as Chambers

2012
Onion News Empire 6.8

Onion News Empire

as Ed Musgrove

2013
Tagget 8.0

Tagget

as Yuri Chelenkoff

1991
Alice Fades Away 4.9

Alice Fades Away

as James

2021
Melvin Smarty 3.5

Melvin Smarty

as Bob

2018
Valerie 23

Valerie 23

as Frank Hellner

1995
Bermuda Grace 10.0

Bermuda Grace

1994
Mineville

Mineville

as Tom O'Roarke

2010
The Historian 3.3

The Historian

as Valerian Hadley

2014
The Great Wallendas 6.2

The Great Wallendas

as Dieter Schmidt

1978
Stream

Stream

as Dr. Shelby

2009
The Summer They Came

The Summer They Came

Purple Heart 5.2

Purple Heart

as Colonel Allen

2005
Shoot Me Nicely

Shoot Me Nicely

as Roy Barnes

2017
Another Life 5.5

Another Life

as Man

2002
Greetings from Tim Buckley 5.2

Greetings from Tim Buckley

as Lee Underwood

2013

TV Shows 62

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Gary Dolan

1999
The Flash 7.7

The Flash

as Simon Stagg

2014
Criminal Minds 8.3

Criminal Minds

2005
Criminal Minds 8.3

Criminal Minds

as Ray Finnegan

2005
Person of Interest 8.1

Person of Interest

as Anton's Father

2011
Law & Order 7.3

Law & Order

as Kevin Drucker

1990
The Rookie 8.5

The Rookie

as Walter Fields

2018
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Red Cooper

2000
The Blacklist 7.6

The Blacklist

as Sam Milhoan

2013
Hawaii Five-0 7.7

Hawaii Five-0

as John McGarrett

2010
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Kyle Devlin

2001
Homeland 7.6

Homeland

as Michael Higgins

2011
JAG 7.3

JAG

as Saul Wainright

1995
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 7.9

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Sloan

1993
Medium 7.5

Medium

as John Edgemont

2005
Fringe 8.1

Fringe

as Dr. Sumner

2008
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 7.5

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

as President Ellis

2013
Elementary 7.6

Elementary

as Ian Gale

2012
Third Watch 8.0

Third Watch

as Scotty Murray

1999
Numb3rs 7.0

Numb3rs

as J. Everett Tuttle

2005
White Collar 8.2

White Collar

as Brett Gelles

2009
Madam Secretary 7.0

Madam Secretary

as George Peters

2014
Bull 7.1

Bull

as Father Andy

2016
St. Elsewhere 5.7

St. Elsewhere

as J.J. Oppenheimer

1982
Power 7.7

Power

as Tony Teresi

2014
The Good Fight 7.5

The Good Fight

as Judge Nilsson

2017
Newhart 7.2

Newhart

as Clumsy Guest

1982
Damages 7.5

Damages

as McClarenTruth.org's Financier

2007
Damages 7.5

Damages

as Helmut Torben

2007
Murphy Brown 6.5

Murphy Brown

as Colonel Fitzpatrick

1988
The Outer Limits 7.7

The Outer Limits

as Frank Hellner

1995
The Equalizer 7.2

The Equalizer

as Rick Dillon / Kevin Moore

1985
Z Nation 7.3

Z Nation

as Sam Custer

2014
Tales from the Crypt 8.0

Tales from the Crypt

as Niles Talbot (segment "The Man Who Was Death")

1989
Tales from the Crypt 8.0

Tales from the Crypt

as The Grim Reaper

1989
Roswell 7.7

Roswell

as Jim Valenti

1999
The Pacific 7.8

The Pacific

as Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller

2010
Tour of Duty 8.1

Tour of Duty

as Major Rigby

1987
Ed 7.7

Ed

as Lee Leetch

2000
Dear John 5.7

Dear John

as Ken

1988
Hunters 7.1

Hunters

as Dr. Friedrich Mann

2020
Tru Calling 7.2

Tru Calling

as Travis

2003
God Friended Me 7.7

God Friended Me

as Rev. Elias

2018
HBO First Look 5.5

HBO First Look

1992
Law & Order: Trial by Jury 8.1

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Paul Rice

2005
Poltergeist: The Legacy 6.3

Poltergeist: The Legacy

as Shamus Bloom

1996
Roseanne 6.8

Roseanne

1988
Our Cartoon President 5.3

Our Cartoon President

as General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)

2018
When They See Us 8.2

When They See Us

as Detective Michael Sheehan

2019
Wonderfalls 7.7

Wonderfalls

as Darrin Tyler

2004
Rebel Highway 8.0

Rebel Highway

as Sarge

1994
Full Circle 6.4

Full Circle

as Gene McCusker

2023
Three Rivers 7.0

Three Rivers

2009
Golden Boy 6.1

Golden Boy

as Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell

2013
666 Park Avenue 6.1

666 Park Avenue

as Nate McKenny

2012
WHIH Newsfront 6.0

WHIH Newsfront

as President Ellis

2015
Traveler 6.6

Traveler

as Carlton Fog

2007
Private Eye 4.8

Private Eye

1987
The Comey Rule 7.0

The Comey Rule

as Michael Flynn

2020
The Path to 9/11 6.9

The Path to 9/11

as Neil Herman

2006
Delirium 9.3

Delirium

as John (archive footage)

2014
The Omen

The Omen

as Dr. Linus

1995

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