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