
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





