William Sadler
Born: 1950-04-13 in Buffalo, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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
2025
- The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide as Horror Film Expert
2024
- Salem's Lot as Parkins Gillespie
- A Stage of Twilight as Barry
2023
- Full Circle as Gene McCusker
- She Came from the Woods as Gilbert McCalister
2021
- The Unholy as Father Hagan
- Alice Fades Away as James
2020
- Hunters as Dr. Friedrich Mann
- Bill & Ted Face the Music as Death
- The Comey Rule as Michael Flynn
2019
- VFW as Walter Reed
- When They See Us as Detective Michael Sheehan
- The Highwaymen as Henry Barrow
- The Grudge as Detective Wilson
2018
- The Rookie as Walter Fields
- Deadly Crush as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
- God Friended Me as Rev. Elias
- Our Cartoon President as General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)
- Living Among Us as Samuel
- Melvin Smarty as Bob
2017
- The Good Fight as Judge Nilsson
- Shoot Me Nicely as Roy Barnes
2016
- Bull as Father Andy
- The Duel as Governor Ross
- The Hollow as Sheriff Beau McKinney
2015
- Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise as Gino Fish
- Ava's Possessions as Bernard
- WHIH Newsfront as President Ellis
- Frank the Bastard as Cyrus Gast
- Edge as Big Bill
- Freeheld as Peter Santucci
2014
- The Flash as Simon Stagg
- Power as Tony Teresi
- Z Nation as Sam Custer
- Madam Secretary as George Peters
- The Historian as Valerian Hadley
- Delirium as John (archive footage)
- Walking the Mile as Self
- Freedom as Plimpton
- That Guy Dick Miller as Self
2013
- The Blacklist as Sam Milhoan
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as President Ellis
- Iron Man 3 as President Ellis
- Riddle as Western Man / Jack Abel
- The Suspect as Sheriff Dixon
- Gilded Lilys
- Golden Boy as Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell
- Machete Kills as Sheriff Doakes
- Onion News Empire as Ed Musgrove
- Greetings from Tim Buckley as Lee Underwood
2012
- Elementary as Ian Gale
- Future Weather as Ed
- Man on a Ledge as Valet
- Being Flynn as Ray
- Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt as Gino Fish
- See Girl Run as Marty
- Nothing Sacred as Chambers
2011
- Person of Interest as Anton's Father
- Restitution as George Youngstown
- Witness Protection as Sharp
- Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost as Gino Fish
- Silent But Deadly as John Capper
2010
- Hawaii Five-0 as John McGarrett
- The Pacific as Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller
- Jesse Stone: No Remorse as Gino Fish
- The Making Of Fallout: New Vegas as Self
2009
- White Collar as Brett Gelles
- Shadowheart as Thomas Conners
- The Hills Run Red as Wilson Wyler Concannon
- Stream as Dr. Shelby
- Jesse Stone: Thin Ice as Gino Fish
- Last Day of Summer as Mr. Crolick
- Three Rivers
- Beyond All Boundaries as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
2008
- Fringe as Dr. Sumner
- Eagle Eye as Jerry's Dad
- When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' as Self
2007
- August Rush as Thomas Novacek
- The Mist as Jim
- Jesse Stone: Sea Change as Gino Fish
- Traveler as Carlton Fog
- A New Wave as Roger Dewitt
- Abandoned in the Arctic as Adolphus Greely (voice)
2006
- Premium as Cole Carter
- Jimmy and Judy as Uncle Rodney
- The Good Student as Phil Palmer
- Unspoken as Dad
- The Path to 9/11 as Neil Herman
2005
- Criminal Minds
- Medium as John Edgemont
- Numb3rs as J. Everett Tuttle
- DeVour as Ivan Reisz
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Paul Rice
- Confess as Senator Lampert
- Purple Heart as Colonel Allen
2004
- Kinsey as Kenneth Braun
- Wonderfalls as Darrin Tyler
2003
- Tru Calling as Travis
- The Battle of Shaker Heights as Abe
2002
- Another Life as Man
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Kyle Devlin
- Skippy as Ringo
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Red Cooper
- Ed as Lee Leetch
- Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile as Self - 'Klaus Detterick'
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Gary Dolan
- The Green Mile as Klaus Detterick
- Third Watch as Scotty Murray
- Roswell as Jim Valenti
- Stealth Fighter as Adm. Frank Petersen
1998
- Disturbing Behavior as Newberry
- Ambushed as Jim Natter
- Reach the Rock as Quinn
1997
- RocketMan as Wild Bill Overbeck
1996
- Solo as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
- Poltergeist: The Legacy as Shamus Bloom
- Bordello of Blood as Mummy
1995
- JAG as Saul Wainright
- The Outer Limits as Frank Hellner
- Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight as Frank Brayker
- The Omen as Dr. Linus
- Valerie 23 as Frank Hellner
- A Night to Die For as Self
1994
- The Shawshank Redemption as Heywood
- Roadracers as Sarge
- Bermuda Grace
- Rebel Highway as Sarge
1993
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Sloan
- Freaked as Dick Brian
- Jack Reed: Badge of Honor as David Anatole
1992
- HBO First Look
- Trespass as Don
- Two-Fisted Tales as Mr. Rush (Presenter)
1991
- Tagget as Yuri Chelenkoff
- Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey as Grim Reaper
- Rush as Monroe
- The Last to Go as Treat
1990
- Law & Order as Kevin Drucker
- Die Hard 2 as Stuart
- The Hot Spot as Frank Sutton
- Hard to Kill as Senator Vernon Trent
- The Face of Fear as Anthony Prine
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Niles Talbot (segment "The Man Who Was Death")
- K-9 as Salesman Don
- Unconquered as Coach Dickey
1988
- Murphy Brown as Colonel Fitzpatrick
- Dear John as Ken
- Roseanne
1987
- Tour of Duty as Major Rigby
- Project X as Dr. Carroll (as Bill Sadler)
- Private Eye
1986
- Off Beat as Dickson
1985
- The Equalizer as Rick Dillon / Kevin Moore
1982
- St. Elsewhere as J.J. Oppenheimer
- Newhart as Clumsy Guest
- Hanky Panky as Hotel Clerk
1981
1979
- The Other Side of Victory as Captain Rogers
1978
- The Great Wallendas as Dieter Schmidt