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William Sadler

Acting 75 years old Buffalo, New York, USA ★ 2.1
Born: April 13, 1950

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (167)

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

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