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
2026
- The Yeti as Hollis Bannister
- The Last Day of Byron Bray as Byron Bray
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
- When They See Us as Detective Michael Sheehan
- The Highwaymen as Henry Barrow
- The Grudge as Detective Wilson
- VFW as Walter Reed
2018
- The Rookie as Walter Fields
- God Friended Me as Rev. Elias
- Our Cartoon President as General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)
- Deadly Crush as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
- 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
- WHIH Newsfront as President Ellis
- Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise as Gino Fish
- Freeheld as Peter Santucci
- Ava's Possessions as Bernard
- Edge as Big Bill
- Frank the Bastard as Cyrus Gast
2014
- The Flash as Simon Stagg
- Power as Tony Teresi
- Z Nation as Sam Custer
- Madam Secretary as George Peters
- Delirium as John (archive footage)
- Walking the Mile as Self
- Freedom as Plimpton
- That Guy Dick Miller as Self
- The Historian as Valerian Hadley
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
- Golden Boy as Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell
- Machete Kills as Sheriff Doakes
- Riddle as Western Man / Jack Abel
- The Suspect as Sheriff Dixon
- Gilded Lilys
- Onion News Empire as Ed Musgrove
- Greetings from Tim Buckley as Lee Underwood
2012
- Elementary as Ian Gale
- Man on a Ledge as Valet
- Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt as Gino Fish
- Being Flynn as Ray
- See Girl Run as Marty
- Future Weather as Ed
- Nothing Sacred as Chambers
2011
- Homeland as Michael Higgins
- Person of Interest as Anton's Father
- Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost as Gino Fish
- Restitution as George Youngstown
- 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
- Three Rivers
- The Hills Run Red as Wilson Wyler Concannon
- Jesse Stone: Thin Ice as Gino Fish
- Beyond All Boundaries as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
- Shadowheart as Thomas Conners
- Last Day of Summer as Mr. Crolick
- Stream as Dr. Shelby
2008
- Fringe as Dr. Sumner
- Eagle Eye as Jerry's Dad
- When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' as Self
2007
- Damages as McClarenTruth.org's Financier
- The Mist as Jim
- August Rush as Thomas Novacek
- Traveler as Carlton Fog
- Jesse Stone: Sea Change as Gino Fish
- Abandoned in the Arctic as Adolphus Greely (voice)
- A New Wave as Roger Dewitt
2006
- The Path to 9/11 as Neil Herman
- The Good Student as Phil Palmer
- Premium as Cole Carter
- Jimmy and Judy as Uncle Rodney
- Unspoken as Dad
2005
- Criminal Minds
- Medium as John Edgemont
- Numb3rs as J. Everett Tuttle
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Paul Rice
- DeVour as Ivan Reisz
- Confess as Senator Lampert
- Purple Heart as Colonel Allen
2004
- Wonderfalls as Darrin Tyler
- Kinsey as Kenneth Braun
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
- Third Watch as Scotty Murray
- The Green Mile as Klaus Detterick
- Roswell as Jim Valenti
- Stealth Fighter as Adm. Frank Petersen
- Witness Protection as Sharp
1998
- Disturbing Behavior as Newberry
- Reach the Rock as Quinn
- Ambushed as Jim Natter
1997
- RocketMan as Wild Bill Overbeck
1996
- Poltergeist: The Legacy as Shamus Bloom
- Bordello of Blood as Mummy
- Solo as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
1995
- JAG as Saul Wainright
- The Outer Limits as Frank Hellner
- Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight as Frank Brayker
- A Night to Die For as Self
- The Omen as Dr. Linus
- Valerie 23 as Frank Hellner
1994
- The Shawshank Redemption as Heywood
- Rebel Highway as Sarge
- Roadracers as Sarge
- Bermuda Grace
1993
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Sloan
- Freaked as Dick Brian
- Jack Reed: Badge of Honor as Anatole
1992
- HBO First Look
- Trespass as Don
- Two-Fisted Tales as Mr. Rush (Presenter)
1991
- Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey as Grim Reaper
- Rush as Monroe
- The Last to Go as Treat
- Tagget as Yuri Chelenkoff
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
- 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