
Acting
William Sadler
Born 13 April 1950 in Buffalo, New York, USA
170 credits
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 166
- TBANew England ToysFilm
- TBAThe Summer They CameFilm
- 2026The YetiFilmHollis Bannister
- 2026The Last Day of Byron BrayFilmByron Bray
- 2024Salem's LotFilmParkins Gillespie
- 2024A Stage of TwilightFilmBarry
- 2023Full CircleSeriesGene McCusker
- 2023She Came from the WoodsFilmGilbert McCalister
- 2021The UnholyFilmFather Hagan
- 2021Alice Fades AwayFilmJames
- 2020HuntersSeriesDr. Friedrich Mann
- 2020Bill & Ted Face the MusicFilmDeath
- 2020The Comey RuleSeriesMichael Flynn
- 2019When They See UsSeriesDetective Michael Sheehan
- 2019The GrudgeFilmDetective Wilson
- 2019The HighwaymenFilmHenry Barrow
- 2019VFWFilmWalter Reed
- 2018The RookieSeriesWalter Fields
- 2018God Friended MeSeriesRev. Elias
- 2018Our Cartoon PresidentSeriesGeneral Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)
- 2018Living Among UsFilmSamuel
- 2018Deadly CrushFilmSheriff Dusty Hawkins
- 2018Melvin SmartyFilmBob
- 2017The Good FightSeriesJudge Nilsson
- 2017Shoot Me NicelyFilmRoy Barnes
- 2016BullSeriesFather Andy
- 2016The DuelFilmGovernor Ross
- 2016The HollowFilmSheriff Beau McKinney
- 2015FreeheldFilmPeter Santucci
- 2015Jesse Stone: Lost in ParadiseFilmGino Fish
- 2015Ava's PossessionsFilmBernard
- 2015EdgeFilmBig Bill
- 2015Frank the BastardFilmCyrus Gast
- 2014The FlashSeriesSimon Stagg
- 2014Madam SecretarySeriesGeorge Peters
- 2014Z NationSeriesSam Custer
- 2014PowerSeriesTony Teresi
- 2014DeliriumSeriesJohn (archive footage)
- 2014That Guy Dick MillerFilmSelf
- 2014FreedomFilmPlimpton
- 2014The HistorianFilmValerian Hadley
- 2014Walking the MileFilmSelf
- 2013The BlacklistSeriesSam Milhoan
- 2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.SeriesPresident Ellis
- 2013Iron Man 3FilmPresident Ellis
- 2013Machete KillsFilmSheriff Doakes
- 2013Golden BoySeriesPolice Commissioner Jack Dowdell
- 2013RiddleFilmWestern Man / Jack Abel
- 2013The SuspectFilmSheriff Dixon
- 2013Onion News EmpireFilmEd Musgrove
- 2013Greetings from Tim BuckleyFilmLee Underwood
- 2013Gilded LilysFilm
- 2012ElementarySeriesIan Gale
- 2012Man on a LedgeFilmValet
- 2012Being FlynnFilmRay
- 2012666 Park AvenueSeriesNate McKenny
- 2012Jesse Stone: Benefit of the DoubtFilmGino Fish
- 2012See Girl RunFilmMarty
- 2012Future WeatherFilmEd
- 2012Nothing SacredFilmChambers
- 2011Person of InterestSeriesAnton's Father
- 2011HomelandSeriesMichael Higgins
- 2011Jesse Stone: Innocents LostFilmGino Fish
- 2011RestitutionFilmGeorge Youngstown
- 2011Silent but DeadlyFilmJohn Capper
- 2010Hawaii Five-0SeriesJohn McGarrett
- 2010The PacificSeriesLt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller
- 2010Jesse Stone: No RemorseFilmGino Fish
- 2010The Making of Fallout: New VegasFilmSelf
- 2009White CollarSeriesBrett Gelles
- 2009The Hills Run RedFilmWilson Wyler Concannon
- 2009Jesse Stone: Thin IceFilmGino Fish
- 2009Three RiversSeries
- 2009Last Day of SummerFilmMr. Crolick
- 2009ShadowheartFilmThomas Conners
- 2009Beyond All BoundariesFilmLt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
- 2009StreamFilmDr. Shelby
- 2009It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making THE HILLS RUN REDFilmSelf
- 2008FringeSeriesDr. Sumner
- 2008Eagle EyeFilmJerry's Dad
- 2008When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'FilmSelf
- 2007DamagesSeriesHelmut Torben, McClarenTruth.org's Financier
- 2007The MistFilmJim
- 2007August RushFilmThomas Novacek
- 2007Jesse Stone: Sea ChangeFilmGino Fish
- 2007TravelerSeriesCarlton Fog
- 2007A New WaveFilmRoger Dewitt
- 2007Abandoned in the ArcticFilmAdolphus Greely (voice)
- 2006The Good StudentFilmPhil Palmer
- 2006The Path to 9/11SeriesNeil Herman
- 2006Jimmy and JudyFilmUncle Rodney
- 2006PremiumFilmCole Carter
- 2006UnspokenFilmDad
- 2005Criminal MindsSeriesRay Finnegan
- 2005MediumSeriesJohn Edgemont
- 2005Numb3rsSeriesJ. Everett Tuttle
- 2005Law & Order: Trial by JurySeriesPaul Rice
- 2005DeVourFilmIvan Reisz
- 2005ConfessFilmSenator Lampert
- 2005Purple HeartFilmColonel Allen
- 2004WonderfallsSeriesDarrin Tyler
- 2004KinseyFilmKenneth Braun
- 2003Tru CallingSeriesTravis
- 2003The Battle of Shaker HeightsFilmAbe
- 2002Another LifeFilmMan
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeriesKyle Devlin
- 2001SkippyFilmRingo
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeriesRed Cooper
- 2000EdSeriesLee Leetch
- 2000Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green MileFilmSelf - 'Klaus Detterick'
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeriesGary Dolan
- 1999Third WatchSeriesScotty Murray
- 1999RoswellSeriesJim Valenti
- 1999The Green MileFilmKlaus Detterick
- 1999Witness ProtectionFilmSharp
- 1999Stealth FighterFilmAdm. Frank Petersen
- 1998Disturbing BehaviorFilmNewberry
- 1998Reach the RockFilmQuinn
- 1998AmbushedFilmJim Natter
- 1997RocketManFilmWild Bill Overbeck
- 1996Bordello of BloodFilmMummy
- 1996Poltergeist: The LegacySeriesShamus Bloom
- 1996SoloFilmColonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
- 1995JAGSeriesSaul Wainright
- 1995The Outer LimitsSeriesFrank Hellner
- 1995Tales from the Crypt: Demon KnightFilmFrank Brayker
- 1995The OmenFilmDr. Linus
- 1995A Night to Die ForFilmSelf
- 1995Valerie 23FilmFrank Hellner
- 1995The OmenSeriesDr. Linus
- 1994The Shawshank RedemptionFilmHeywood
- 1994RoadracersFilmSarge
- 1994Rebel HighwaySeriesSarge
- 1994Bermuda GraceFilm
- 1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineSeriesSloan
- 1993FreakedFilmDick Brian
- 1993Jack Reed: Badge of HonorFilmAnatole
- 1992TrespassFilmDon
- 1992HBO First LookSeries
- 1992Two-Fisted TalesFilmMr. Rush (Presenter)
- 1991Bill & Ted's Bogus JourneyFilmGrim Reaper
- 1991RushFilmMonroe
- 1991The Last to GoFilmTreat
- 1991TaggetFilmYuri Chelenkoff
- 1990Law & OrderSeriesKevin Drucker
- 1990Die Hard 2FilmStuart
- 1990The Hot SpotFilmFrank Sutton
- 1990Hard to KillFilmSenator Vernon Trent
- 1990The Face of FearFilmAnthony Prine
- 1989Tales from the CryptSeriesNiles Talbot (segment "The Man Who Was Death"), The Grim Reaper
- 1989K-9FilmSalesman Don
- 1989UnconqueredFilmCoach Dickey
- 1988Murphy BrownSeriesColonel Fitzpatrick
- 1988RoseanneSeries
- 1988Dear JohnSeriesKen
- 1987Tour of DutySeriesMajor Rigby
- 1987Project XFilmDr. Carroll
- 1987Private EyeSeries
- 1986Off BeatFilmDickson
- 1985The EqualizerSeriesRick Dillon / Kevin Moore
- 1982St. ElsewhereSeriesJ.J. Oppenheimer
- 1982NewhartSeriesClumsy Guest
- 1982Hanky PankyFilmHotel Clerk
- 1981Charlie and the Great Balloon ChaseFilmJoey
- 1979The Other Side of VictoryFilmCaptain Rogers
- 1978The Great WallendasFilmDieter Schmidt
Directing 1
Production 2
Crew 1
Filmography from TMDB.







