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 Yeti (2026)
as Hollis Bannister
The Green Mile (1999)
as Klaus Detterick
Iron Man 3 (2013)
as President Ellis
Die Hard 2 (1990)
as Stuart
The Mist (2007)
as Jim
The Hot Spot (1990)
as Frank Sutton
Eagle Eye (2008)
as Jerry's Dad
Deadly Crush (2018)
as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
Salem's Lot (2024)
as Parkins Gillespie
The Grudge (2019)
as Detective Wilson
Hard to Kill (1990)
as Senator Vernon Trent
August Rush (2007)
as Thomas Novacek
The Unholy (2021)
as Father Hagan
Man on a Ledge (2012)
as Valet
K-9 (1989)
as Salesman Don
Machete Kills (2013)
as Sheriff Doakes
The Highwaymen (2019)
as Henry Barrow
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
as Death
Bordello of Blood (1996)
as Mummy
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
as Grim Reaper
RocketMan (1997)
as Wild Bill Overbeck
Rush (1991)
as Monroe
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
as Frank Brayker
Freaked (1993)
as Dick Brian
Project X (1987)
as Dr. Carroll
Freeheld (2015)
as Peter Santucci
Kinsey (2004)
as Kenneth Braun
The Duel (2016)
as Governor Ross
The Hills Run Red (2009)
as Wilson Wyler Concannon
Disturbing Behavior (1998)
as Newberry
Being Flynn (2012)
as Ray
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015)
as Gino Fish
Hanky Panky (1982)
as Hotel Clerk
Trespass (1992)
as Don
Off Beat (1986)
as Dickson
DeVour (2005)
as Ivan Reisz
See Girl Run (2012)
as Marty
VFW (2019)
as Walter Reed
Solo (1996)
as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
Roadracers (1994)
as Sarge
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009)
as Gino Fish
Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)
as Gino Fish
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)
as Gino Fish
The Hollow (2016)
as Sheriff Beau McKinney
Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
as Gino Fish
A New Wave (2007)
as Roger Dewitt
The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)
as Abe
The Suspect (2013)
as Sheriff Dixon
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)
as Gino Fish
The Omen (1995)
as Dr. Linus
Jimmy and Judy (2006)
as Uncle Rodney
Beyond All Boundaries (2009)
as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
Gilded Lilys (2013)
Actor
Last Day of Summer (2009)
as Mr. Crolick
Walking the Mile (2014)
as Self
Ambushed (1998)
as Jim Natter
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile (2000)
as Self - 'Klaus Detterick'
Stealth Fighter (1999)
as Adm. Frank Petersen
Confess (2005)
as Senator Lampert
solo (—)
as estrella
Shadowheart (2009)
as Thomas Conners
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' (2008)
as Self
Unconquered (1989)
as Coach Dickey
Edge (2015)
as Big Bill
Ava's Possessions (2015)
as Bernard
The Good Student (2006)
as Phil Palmer
Reach the Rock (1998)
as Quinn
Valerie 23 (1995)
as Frank Hellner
Purple Heart (2005)
as Colonel Allen
Two-Fisted Tales (1992)
as Mr. Rush (Presenter)
Living Among Us (2018)
as Samuel
Future Weather (2012)
as Ed
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (1993)
as Anatole
She Came from the Woods (2023)
as Gilbert McCalister
Witness Protection (1999)
as Sharp
Riddle (2013)
as Western Man / Jack Abel
Melvin Smarty (2018)
as Bob
That Guy Dick Miller (2014)
as Self
A Night to Die For (1995)
as Self
The Last to Go (1991)
as Treat
Alice Fades Away (2021)
as James
Freedom (2014)
as Plimpton
Stream (2009)
as Dr. Shelby
Frank the Bastard (2015)
as Cyrus Gast
Onion News Empire (2013)
as Ed Musgrove
Premium (2006)
as Cole Carter
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide (2025)
as Horror Film Expert
Bermuda Grace (1994)
Actor
The Other Side of Victory (1979)
as Captain Rogers
New England Toys (—)
Actor
Restitution (2011)
as George Youngstown
A Stage of Twilight (2024)
as Barry
The Face of Fear (1990)
as Anthony Prine
The Historian (2014)
as Valerian Hadley
Shoot Me Nicely (2017)
as Roy Barnes
It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making THE HILLS RUN RED (2009)
as Self
Unspoken (2006)
as Dad
Tagget (1991)
as Yuri Chelenkoff
Nothing Sacred (2012)
as Chambers
Skippy (2001)
as Ringo
The Great Wallendas (1978)
as Dieter Schmidt
Another Life (2002)
as Man
Silent But Deadly (2011)
as John Capper
The Last Day of Byron Bray (2026)
as Byron Bray
Abandoned in the Arctic (2007)
as Adolphus Greely (voice)
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas (2010)
as Self
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase (1981)
as Joey
Greetings from Tim Buckley (2013)
as Lee Underwood