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