William Sadler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 13 April 1950 · Buffalo, New York, USA
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 113
- 2026New England Toys
- 2026The Summer They Came
- 2026solo as estrella
- 2026The Last Day of Byron Bray as Byron Bray
- 2026The Yeti as Hollis Bannister
- 2025The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide as Horror Film Expert
- 2024Salem's Lot as Parkins Gillespie
- 2024A Stage of Twilight as Barry
- 2023She Came from the Woods as Gilbert McCalister
- 2021The Unholy as Father Hagan
- 2021Alice Fades Away as James
- 2020Bill & Ted Face the Music as Death
- 2019The Grudge as Detective Wilson
- 2019VFW as Walter Reed
- 2019The Highwaymen as Henry Barrow
- 2018Deadly Crush as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
- 2018Melvin Smarty as Bob
- 2018Living Among Us as Samuel
- 2018The Rookie as Walter Fields · 1 episode
- 2017Shoot Me Nicely as Roy Barnes
- 2016The Hollow as Sheriff Beau McKinney
- 2016The Duel as Governor Ross
- 2015Edge as Big Bill
- 2015Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise as Gino Fish
- 2015Freeheld as Peter Santucci
- 2015Frank the Bastard as Cyrus Gast
- 2015Ava's Possessions as Bernard
- 2014Walking the Mile as Self
- 2014The Historian as Valerian Hadley
- 2014Freedom as Plimpton
- 2014That Guy Dick Miller as Self
- 2013Machete Kills as Sheriff Doakes
- 2013Greetings from Tim Buckley as Lee Underwood
- 2013Gilded Lilys
- 2013Onion News Empire as Ed Musgrove
- 2013Iron Man 3 as President Ellis
- 2013The Suspect as Sheriff Dixon
- 2013Riddle as Western Man / Jack Abel
- 2012Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt as Gino Fish
- 2012Future Weather as Ed
- 2012See Girl Run as Marty
- 2012Being Flynn as Ray
- 2012Man on a Ledge as Valet
- 2012Nothing Sacred as Chambers
- 2011Silent But Deadly as John Capper
- 2011Restitution as George Youngstown
- 2011Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost as Gino Fish
- 2010The Making of Fallout: New Vegas as Self
- 2010Jesse Stone: No Remorse as Gino Fish
- 2009Beyond All Boundaries as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
- 2009Last Day of Summer as Mr. Crolick
- 2009The Hills Run Red as Wilson Wyler Concannon
- 2009It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making THE HILLS RUN RED as Self
- 2009Shadowheart as Thomas Conners
- 2009Jesse Stone: Thin Ice as Gino Fish
- 2009Stream as Dr. Shelby
- 2008Eagle Eye as Jerry's Dad
- 2008When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' as Self
- 2007The Mist as Jim
- 2007August Rush as Thomas Novacek
- 2007Abandoned in the Arctic as Adolphus Greely (voice)
- 2007A New Wave as Roger Dewitt
- 2007Jesse Stone: Sea Change as Gino Fish
- 2006Unspoken as Dad
- 2006Jimmy and Judy as Uncle Rodney
- 2006Premium as Cole Carter
- 2006The Good Student as Phil Palmer
- 2005Confess as Senator Lampert
- 2005DeVour as Ivan Reisz
- 2005Purple Heart as Colonel Allen
- 2004Wonderfalls as Darrin Tyler
- 2004Kinsey as Kenneth Braun
- 2003The Battle of Shaker Heights as Abe
- 2002Another Life as Man
- 2001Skippy as Ringo
- 2000Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile as Self - 'Klaus Detterick'
- 1999Witness Protection as Sharp
- 1999The Green Mile as Klaus Detterick
- 1999Stealth Fighter as Adm. Frank Petersen
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Gary Dolan · 1 episode
- 1998Reach the Rock as Quinn
- 1998Disturbing Behavior as Newberry
- 1998Ambushed as Jim Natter
- 1997RocketMan as Wild Bill Overbeck
- 1996Solo as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
- 1996Bordello of Blood as Mummy
- 1995The Omen as Dr. Linus
- 1995A Night to Die For as Self
- 1995Valerie 23 as Frank Hellner
- 1995Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight as Frank Brayker
- 1994The Shawshank Redemption as Heywood
- 1994Roadracers as Sarge
- 1994Bermuda Grace
- 1993Jack Reed: Badge of Honor as Anatole
- 1993Freaked as Dick Brian
- 1992Trespass as Don
- 1992Two-Fisted Tales as Mr. Rush (Presenter)
- 1991Rush as Monroe
- 1991Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey as Grim Reaper
- 1991Tagget as Yuri Chelenkoff
- 1991The Last to Go as Treat
- 1990The Hot Spot as Frank Sutton
- 1990The Face of Fear as Anthony Prine
- 1990Die Hard 2 as Stuart
- 1990Hard to Kill as Senator Vernon Trent
- 1989K-9 as Salesman Don
- 1989Unconquered as Coach Dickey
- 1987Project X as Dr. Carroll
- 1986Off Beat as Dickson
- 1982Hanky Panky as Hotel Clerk
- 1981Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase as Joey
- 1979The Other Side of Victory as Captain Rogers
- 1978The Great Wallendas as Dieter Schmidt
Production 2
- 2023She Came from the Woods · producer
- 2020Bill & Ted Face the Music · executive producer
crew 1
- 2008When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' · thanks