
William Sadler
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 H…
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Filmography
Acting (164)
Movies (107)
The Yeti
2026 Upcomingas Hollis Bannister
Apr 10
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025as Horror Film Expert
A Stage of Twilight
2024as Barry
Salem's Lot
2024as Parkins Gillespie
She Came from the Woods
2023as Gilbert McCalister
The Unholy
2021as Father Hagan
Alice Fades Away
2021as James
Bill & Ted Face the Music
2020as Death
The Grudge
2019as Detective Wilson
The Highwaymen
2019as Henry Barrow
VFW
2019as Walter Reed
Deadly Crush
2018as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
Living Among Us
2018as Samuel
Melvin Smarty
2018as Bob
Shoot Me Nicely
2017as Roy Barnes
The Duel
2016as Governor Ross
The Hollow
2016as Sheriff Beau McKinney
Edge
2015as Big Bill
Ava's Possessions
2015as Bernard
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
2015as Gino Fish
Freeheld
2015as Peter Santucci
Frank the Bastard
2015as Cyrus Gast
Walking the Mile
2014as Self
That Guy Dick Miller
2014as Self
The Historian
2014as Valerian Hadley
Freedom
2014as Plimpton
Iron Man 3
2013as President Ellis
Machete Kills
2013as Sheriff Doakes
Gilded Lilys
2013
Riddle
2013as Western Man / Jack Abel
The Suspect
2013as Sheriff Dixon
Onion News Empire
2013as Ed Musgrove
Greetings from Tim Buckley
2013as Lee Underwood
Man on a Ledge
2012as Valet
Being Flynn
2012as Ray
See Girl Run
2012as Marty
Future Weather
2012as Ed
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
2012as Gino Fish
Nothing Sacred
2012as Chambers
Restitution
2011as George Youngstown
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
2011as Gino Fish
Witness Protection
2011as Sharp
Silent But Deadly
2011as John Capper
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
2010as Gino Fish
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas
2010as Self
The Hills Run Red
2009as Wilson Wyler Concannon
Shadowheart
2009as Thomas Conners
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
2009as Gino Fish
Stream
2009as Dr. Shelby
Last Day of Summer
2009as Mr. Crolick
Beyond All Boundaries
2009as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
Eagle Eye
2008as Jerry's Dad
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008as Self
The Mist
2007as Jim
August Rush
2007as Thomas Novacek
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
2007as Gino Fish
A New Wave
2007as Roger Dewitt
Abandoned in the Arctic
2007as Adolphus Greely (voice)
The Good Student
2006as Phil Palmer
Premium
2006as Cole Carter
Unspoken
2006as Dad
Jimmy and Judy
2006as Uncle Rodney
DeVour
2005as Ivan Reisz
Confess
2005as Senator Lampert
Purple Heart
2005as Colonel Allen
Kinsey
2004as Kenneth Braun
Wonderfalls
2004as Darrin Tyler
The Battle of Shaker Heights
2003as Abe
Another Life
2002as Man
Skippy
2001as Ringo
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000as Self - 'Klaus Detterick'
The Green Mile
1999as Klaus Detterick
Stealth Fighter
1999as Adm. Frank Petersen
Disturbing Behavior
1998as Newberry
Ambushed
1998as Jim Natter
Reach the Rock
1998as Quinn
RocketMan
1997as Wild Bill Overbeck
Bordello of Blood
1996as Mummy
Solo
1996as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995as Frank Brayker
The Omen
1995as Dr. Linus
A Night to Die For
1995as Self
Valerie 23
1995as Frank Hellner
The Shawshank Redemption
1994as Heywood
Roadracers
1994as Sarge
Bermuda Grace
1994
Freaked
1993as Dick Brian
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993as David Anatole
Trespass
1992as Don
Two-Fisted Tales
1992as Mr. Rush (Presenter)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991as Grim Reaper
Rush
1991as Monroe
Tagget
1991as Yuri Chelenkoff
The Last to Go
1991as Treat
Die Hard 2
1990as Stuart
The Face of Fear
1990as Anthony Prine
Hard to Kill
1990as Senator Vernon Trent
The Hot Spot
1990as Frank Sutton
Unconquered
1989as Coach Dickey
K-9
1989as Salesman Don
Project X
1987as Dr. Carroll (as Bill Sadler)
Off Beat
1986as Dickson
Hanky Panky
1982as Hotel Clerk
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
1981as Joey
The Other Side of Victory
1979as Captain Rogers
The Great Wallendas
1978as Dieter Schmidt
It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making HILLS RUN RED
as Self
Television (57)
Full Circle
2023as Gene McCusker
Hunters
2020as Dr. Friedrich Mann
The Comey Rule
2020as Michael Flynn
When They See Us
2019as Detective Michael Sheehan
The Rookie
2018as Walter Fields
God Friended Me
2018as Rev. Elias
Our Cartoon President
2018as General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)
The Good Fight
2017as Judge Nilsson
Bull
2016as Father Andy
WHIH Newsfront
2015as President Ellis
The Flash
2014as Simon Stagg
Madam Secretary
2014as George Peters
Power
2014as Tony Teresi
Z Nation
2014as Sam Custer
Delirium
2014as John (archive footage)
The Blacklist
2013as Sam Milhoan
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013as President Ellis
Golden Boy
2013as Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell
Elementary
2012as Ian Gale
Person of Interest
2011as Anton's Father
Homeland
2011as Michael Higgins
Hawaii Five-0
2010as John McGarrett
The Pacific
2010as Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller
White Collar
2009as Brett Gelles
Three Rivers
2009
Fringe
2008as Dr. Sumner
Damages
2007as McClarenTruth.org's Financier
Traveler
2007as Carlton Fog
The Path to 9/11
2006as Neil Herman
Criminal Minds
2005as Ray Finnegan
Numb3rs
2005as J. Everett Tuttle
Medium
2005as John Edgemont
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005as Paul Rice
Wonderfalls
2004as Darrin Tyler
Tru Calling
2003as Travis
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001as Kyle Devlin
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000as Red Cooper
Ed
2000as Lee Leetch
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999as Gary Dolan
Third Watch
1999as Scotty Murray
Roswell
1999as Jim Valenti
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996as Shamus Bloom
JAG
1995as Saul Wainright
The Outer Limits
1995as Frank Hellner
Rebel Highway
1994as Sarge
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993as Sloan
HBO First Look
1992
Law & Order
1990as Kevin Drucker
Tales from the Crypt
1989as Niles Talbot (segment "The Man Who Was Death")
Murphy Brown
1988as Colonel Fitzpatrick
Dear John
1988as Ken
Roseanne
1988
Tour of Duty
1987as Major Rigby
Private Eye
1987
The Equalizer
1985as Rick Dillon / Kevin Moore
St. Elsewhere
1982as J.J. Oppenheimer
Newhart
1982as Clumsy Guest
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