William Sadler
Acting1950Buffalo, 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.
Known For
Acting History
2025
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
as Horror Film Expert
The Rookie
TVas Walter Fields• 1 eps
2024
Salem's Lot
as Parkins Gillespie
A Stage of Twilight
as Barry
2023
She Came from the Woods
as Gilbert McCalister
Full Circle
TVas Gene McCusker• 4 eps
She Came from the Woods
Producer
2022
The Good Fight
TVas Judge Nilsson• 1 eps
2021
Alice Fades Away
as James
The Unholy
as Father Hagan
2020
Bill & Ted Face the Music
as Death
The Comey Rule
TVas Michael Flynn
Hunters
TVas Dr. Friedrich Mann• 1 eps
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Executive Producer
2019
The Highwaymen
as Henry Barrow
VFW
as Walter Reed
The Grudge
as Detective Wilson
God Friended Me
TVas Rev. Elias• 2 eps
When They See Us
TVas Detective Michael Sheehan• 3 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Gary Dolan• 1 eps
2018
Deadly Crush
as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
Living Among Us
as Samuel
Melvin Smarty
as Bob
Our Cartoon President
TVas General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)• 18 eps
Bull
TVas Father Andy• 1 eps
2017
Shoot Me Nicely
as Roy Barnes
Power
TVas Tony Teresi• 2 eps
2016
The Duel
as Governor Ross
The Hollow
as Sheriff Beau McKinney
2015
Edge
as Big Bill
Freeheld
as Peter Santucci
Ava's Possessions
as Bernard
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
as Gino Fish
Frank the Bastard
as Cyrus Gast
Z Nation
TVas Sam Custer• 1 eps
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
TVas President Ellis• 3 eps
WHIH Newsfront
TVas President Ellis
2014
Freedom
as Plimpton
The Historian
as Valerian Hadley
That Guy Dick Miller
as Self
Walking the Mile
as Self
Madam Secretary
TVas George Peters• 1 eps
The Flash
TVas Simon Stagg• 1 eps
Delirium
TVas John (archive footage)
2013
Riddle
as Western Man / Jack Abel
Machete Kills
as Sheriff Doakes
The Suspect
as Sheriff Dixon
Greetings from Tim Buckley
as Lee Underwood
Onion News Empire
as Ed Musgrove
Iron Man 3
as President Ellis
The Blacklist
TVas Sam Milhoan• 4 eps
Golden Boy
TVas Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell
Elementary
TVas Ian Gale• 1 eps
Homeland
TVas Michael Higgins• 2 eps
2012
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
as Gino Fish
Man on a Ledge
as Valet
See Girl Run
as Marty
Future Weather
as Ed
Nothing Sacred
as Chambers
Damages
TVas Helmut Torben / McClarenTruth.org's Financier• 5 eps
2011
Silent But Deadly
as John Capper
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
as Gino Fish
Restitution
as George Youngstown
White Collar
TVas Brett Gelles• 1 eps
Person of Interest
TVas Anton's Father• 1 eps
2010
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
as Gino Fish
The Pacific
TVas Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller• 10 eps
Hawaii Five-0
TVas John McGarrett• 8 eps
2009
Shadowheart
as Thomas Conners
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
as Gino Fish
The Hills Run Red
as Wilson Wyler Concannon
Beyond All Boundaries
as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
Stream
as Dr. Shelby
Last Day of Summer
as Mr. Crolick
Criminal Minds
TVas Ray Finnegan• 1 eps
2007
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
as Gino Fish
The Mist
as Jim
Abandoned in the Arctic
as Adolphus Greely (voice)
A New Wave
as Roger Dewitt
August Rush
as Thomas Novacek
Traveler
TVas Carlton Fog• 8 eps
Numb3rs
TVas J. Everett Tuttle• 1 eps
2006
The Good Student
as Phil Palmer
Jimmy and Judy
as Uncle Rodney
Premium
as Cole Carter
Unspoken
as Dad
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TVas Red Cooper• 1 eps
The Path to 9/11
TVas Neil Herman
2005
DeVour
as Ivan Reisz
Purple Heart
as Colonel Allen
Confess
as Senator Lampert
Third Watch
TVas Scotty Murray• 1 eps
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
TVas Paul Rice• 1 eps
Tru Calling
TVas Travis• 1 eps
Law & Order
TVas Kevin Drucker• 1 eps
2004
2003
Ed
TVas Lee Leetch• 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TVas Kyle Devlin• 1 eps
2002
Another Life
as Man
Roswell
TVDirector• 1 eps
2001
Skippy
as Ringo
2000
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
as Self - 'Klaus Detterick'
1999
The Green Mile
as Klaus Detterick
Witness Protection
as Sharp
Stealth Fighter
as Adm. Frank Petersen
Roswell
TVas Jim Valenti• 61 eps
1998
Reach the Rock
as Quinn
Disturbing Behavior
as Newberry
Ambushed
as Jim Natter
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TVas Sloan• 3 eps
1997
RocketMan
as Wild Bill Overbeck
1996
Bordello of Blood
as Mummy
Solo
as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
Poltergeist: The Legacy
TVas Shamus Bloom
1995
The Omen
as Dr. Linus
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
as Frank Brayker
A Night to Die For
as Self
Valerie 23
as Frank Hellner
The Outer Limits
TVas Frank Hellner• 1 eps
1994
The Shawshank Redemption
as Heywood
Roadracers
as Sarge
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Niles Talbot (segment "The Man Who Was Death") / The Grim Reaper• 1 eps
Rebel Highway
TVas Sarge• 1 eps
1993
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
as David Anatole
Freaked
as Dick Brian
1992
1991
1990
Die Hard 2
as Stuart
Hard to Kill
as Senator Vernon Trent
The Hot Spot
as Frank Sutton
The Face of Fear
as Anthony Prine
1989
1988
1987
1986
Off Beat
as Dickson
The Equalizer
TVas Rick Dillon / Kevin Moore• 1 eps
1983
Newhart
TVas Clumsy Guest• 1 eps
1982
Hanky Panky
as Hotel Clerk
1981
1979
The Other Side of Victory
as Captain Rogers
1978
The Great Wallendas
as Dieter Schmidt