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