William Sadler

William Sadler

Acting

Born:
1950-04-13
Place of birth:
Buffalo, 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

Filmography

The Last Day of Byron Bray

The Last Day of Byron Bray

2026Byron Bray
Movie
The Yeti

The Yeti

5.92026Hollis Bannister
Movie
Salem's Lot

Salem's Lot

5.92024Parkins Gillespie
Movie
A Stage of Twilight

A Stage of Twilight

4.52024Barry
Movie
Full Circle

Full Circle

6.42023Gene McCusker
TV
She Came from the Woods

She Came from the Woods

5.52023Gilbert McCalister
Movie
The Unholy

The Unholy

6.52021Father Hagan
Movie
Alice Fades Away

Alice Fades Away

4.92021James
Movie
The Comey Rule

The Comey Rule

7.02020Michael Flynn
TV
Bill & Ted Face the Music

Bill & Ted Face the Music

5.92020Death
Movie
Hunters

Hunters

7.12020Dr. Friedrich Mann
TV
The Grudge

The Grudge

5.42019Detective Wilson
Movie
VFW

VFW

5.82019Walter Reed
Movie
When They See Us

When They See Us

8.22019Detective Michael Sheehan
TV
The Highwaymen

The Highwaymen

6.82019Henry Barrow
Movie
The Rookie

The Rookie

8.52018Walter Fields
TV
God Friended Me

God Friended Me

7.72018Rev. Elias
TV
Deadly Crush

Deadly Crush

3.72018Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
Movie
Melvin Smarty

Melvin Smarty

3.52018Bob
Movie
Living Among Us

Living Among Us

6.02018Samuel
Movie
Our Cartoon President

Our Cartoon President

5.32018General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)
TV
Shoot Me Nicely

Shoot Me Nicely

2017Roy Barnes
Movie
The Good Fight

The Good Fight

7.52017Judge Nilsson
TV
The Hollow

The Hollow

4.72016Sheriff Beau McKinney
Movie
Bull

Bull

7.12016Father Andy
TV
The Duel

The Duel

5.42016Governor Ross
Movie
Edge

Edge

5.02015Big Bill
Movie
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

6.62015Gino Fish
Movie
Freeheld

Freeheld

7.22015Peter Santucci
Movie
Frank the Bastard

Frank the Bastard

2.32015Cyrus Gast
Movie
WHIH Newsfront

WHIH Newsfront

6.02015President Ellis
TV
Ava's Possessions

Ava's Possessions

5.82015Bernard
Movie
Walking the Mile

Walking the Mile

5.02014Self
Movie
The Historian

The Historian

3.32014Valerian Hadley
Movie
The Flash

The Flash

7.72014Simon Stagg
TV
Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

7.02014George Peters
TV
Z Nation

Z Nation

7.32014Sam Custer
TV
Freedom

Freedom

5.52014Plimpton
Movie
Delirium

Delirium

9.32014John (archive footage)
TV
Power

Power

7.72014Tony Teresi
TV
That Guy Dick Miller

That Guy Dick Miller

7.02014Self
Movie
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

7.52013President Ellis
TV
The Blacklist

The Blacklist

7.62013Sam Milhoan
TV
Machete Kills

Machete Kills

5.62013Sheriff Doakes
Movie
Greetings from Tim Buckley

Greetings from Tim Buckley

5.22013Lee Underwood
Movie
Gilded Lilys

Gilded Lilys

8.02013
Movie
Onion News Empire

Onion News Empire

6.82013Ed Musgrove
Movie
Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3

6.92013President Ellis
Movie
Golden Boy

Golden Boy

6.12013Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell
TV
The Suspect

The Suspect

5.32013Sheriff Dixon
Movie
Riddle

Riddle

4.62013Western Man / Jack Abel
Movie
666 Park Avenue

666 Park Avenue

6.12012Nate McKenny
TV
Elementary

Elementary

7.62012Ian Gale
TV
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

6.82012Gino Fish
Movie
Future Weather

Future Weather

6.12012Ed
Movie
See Girl Run

See Girl Run

5.12012Marty
Movie
Being Flynn

Being Flynn

6.22012Ray
Movie
Man on a Ledge

Man on a Ledge

6.42012Valet
Movie
Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

2012Chambers
Movie
Silent but Deadly

Silent but Deadly

3.82011John Capper
Movie