William Sadler
Apr 13, 1950 (75 years old) in Buffalo, New York, USA
William Thomas Sadler 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
The Rookie
Walter Fields
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Gary Dolan
Law & Order
Kevin Drucker
The Blacklist
Sam Milhoan
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Red Cooper
The Flash
Simon Stagg
Hawaii Five-0
John McGarrett
Fringe
Dr. Sumner
Person of Interest
Anton's Father
Credits
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Self★ NR -
The Yeti Future★ NR -
Horror Film Expert★ NR -
Salem's Lot 2024Parkins Gillespie★ 6.1 -
A Stage of Twilight 2024Barry★ 6 -
Full Circle 2023Gene McCusker★ 6.5 -
Gilbert McCalister★ 5.5 -
The Unholy 2021Father Hagan★ 6.6 -
Alice Fades Away 2021James★ 5 -
The Comey Rule 2020Michael Flynn★ 6.9 -
Death★ 5.9 -
Hunters 2020Dr. Friedrich Mann★ 7.2 -
The Grudge 2019Detective Wilson★ 5.4 -
VFW 2019Walter Reed★ 5.9 -
When They See Us 2019Detective Michael Sheehan★ 8.2 -
The Highwaymen 2019Henry Barrow★ 6.8 -
The Rookie 2018Walter Fields★ 8.5 -
God Friended Me 2018Rev. Elias★ 7.8 -
Deadly Crush 2018Sheriff Dusty Hawkins★ 4.6 -
Melvin Smarty 2018Bob★ 3.5 -
Living Among Us 2018Samuel★ 6.2 -
General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)★ 5.2 -
Shoot Me Nicely 2017Roy Barnes★ NR -
The Good Fight 2017Judge Nilsson★ 7.6 -
The Hollow 2016Sheriff Beau McKinney★ 4.8 -
Bull 2016Father Andy★ 7.1 -
The Duel 2016Governor Ross★ 5.4 -
Edge 2015Big Bill★ 5.2 -
Gino Fish★ 6.5 -
Freeheld 2015Peter Santucci★ 7.2 -
Frank the Bastard 2015Cyrus Gast★ 2.5 -
Ava's Possessions 2015Bernard★ 5.8 -
Walking the Mile 2014Self★ 5 -
The Historian 2014Valerian Hadley★ 4 -
The Flash 2014Simon Stagg★ 7.8 -
Madam Secretary 2014George Peters★ 7 -
Z Nation 2014Sam Custer★ 7.3 -
Freedom 2014Plimpton★ 5.5 -
Delirium 2014John (archive footage)★ 9.7 -
Power 2014Tony Teresi★ 7.7 -
That Guy Dick Miller 2014Self★ 7 -
President Ellis★ 7.5 -
The Blacklist 2013Sam Milhoan★ 7.6 -
Machete Kills 2013Sheriff Doakes★ 5.6 -
Lee Underwood★ 5.2 -
Gilded Lilys 2013★ NR -
Onion News Empire 2013Ed Musgrove★ 6.8 -
Iron Man 3 2013President Ellis★ 6.9 -
Golden Boy 2013Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell★ 6.1 -
The Suspect 2013Sheriff Dixon★ 5.4 -
Riddle 2013Western Man / Jack Abel★ 4.6 -
Elementary 2012Ian Gale★ 7.6 -
Gino Fish★ 6.8 -
Future Weather 2012Ed★ 6.2 -
See Girl Run 2012Marty★ 4.9 -
Being Flynn 2012Ray★ 6.2 -
Man on a Ledge 2012Valet★ 6.4 -
Nothing Sacred 2012Chambers★ NR -
Silent But Deadly 2011John Capper★ 4 -
Restitution 2011George Youngstown★ 3.5 -
Person of Interest 2011Anton's Father★ 8.1 -
Gino Fish★ 6.4 -
Self★ 8.7 -
Hawaii Five-0 2010John McGarrett★ 7.8 -
Gino Fish★ 6.8 -
The Pacific 2010Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller★ 7.8 -
Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller★ 6.8 -
Last Day of Summer 2009Mr. Crolick★ 4.7 -
White Collar 2009Brett Gelles★ 8.2 -
Three Rivers 2009★ 7.1 -
The Hills Run Red 2009Wilson Wyler Concannon★ 5.7 -
Shadowheart 2009Thomas Conners★ 4.8 -
Gino Fish★ 6.8 -
Stream 2009Dr. Shelby★ NR -
Eagle Eye 2008Jerry's Dad★ 6.5 -
Fringe 2008Dr. Sumner★ 8.1 -
Self★ 8.2 -
The Mist 2007Jim★ 6.9 -
August Rush 2007Thomas Novacek★ 7.4 -
Adolphus Greely (voice)★ 6 -
A New Wave 2007Roger Dewitt★ 3.4 -
Gino Fish★ 6.9 -
Traveler 2007Carlton Fog★ 6.7 -
The Path to 9/11 2006Neil Herman★ 7.1 -
Unspoken 2006Dad★ NR -
Jimmy and Judy 2006Uncle Rodney★ 4.7 -
Premium 2006Cole Carter★ 4.8 -
The Good Student 2006Phil Palmer★ 4.6 -
DeVour 2005Ivan Reisz★ 5.2 -
Criminal Minds 2005★ 8.3 -
Paul Rice★ 8.1 -
Numb3rs 2005J. Everett Tuttle★ 7 -
Medium 2005John Edgemont★ 7.5 -
Confess 2005Senator Lampert★ 4.1 -
Purple Heart 2005Colonel Allen★ 4.6 -
Kinsey 2004Kenneth Braun★ 6.6 -
Wonderfalls 2004Darrin Tyler★ 7.7 -
Tru Calling 2003Travis★ 7.3 -
Abe★ 5.6 -
Another Life 2002Man★ 2 -
Kyle Devlin★ 7.6 -
Skippy 2001Ringo★ 3.7 -
Ed 2000Lee Leetch★ 7.7 -
Red Cooper★ 7.6 -
Self - 'Klaus Detterick'★ 7
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Witness Protection 1999Sharp★ 6.4 -
The Green Mile 1999Klaus Detterick★ 8.5 -
Roswell 1999Jim Valenti★ 7.7 -
Third Watch 1999Scotty Murray★ 7.9 -
Gary Dolan★ 7.9 -
Stealth Fighter 1999Adm. Frank Petersen★ 4.1 -
Reach the Rock 1998Quinn★ 6.5 -
Disturbing Behavior 1998Newberry★ 5.8 -
Ambushed 1998Jim Natter★ 4.9 -
RocketMan 1997Wild Bill Overbeck★ 5.2 -
Solo 1996Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo★ 4.8 -
Bordello of Blood 1996Mummy★ 5.9 -
Shamus Bloom★ 6.2 -
JAG 1995Saul Wainright★ 7.3 -
The Omen 1995Dr. Linus★ 4 -
A Night to Die For 1995Self★ NR -
The Outer Limits 1995Frank Hellner★ 7.7 -
Frank Brayker★ 6.9 -
Heywood★ 8.7 -
Roadracers 1994Sarge★ 5.9 -
Rebel Highway 1994Sarge★ 10 -
Bermuda Grace 1994★ NR -
David Anatole★ 5.3 -
Freaked 1993Dick Brian★ 6.1 -
Sloan★ 7.9 -
Trespass 1992Don★ 6.3 -
HBO First Look 1992★ 4.9 -
Two-Fisted Tales 1992Mr. Rush (Presenter)★ 5 -
Rush 1991Monroe★ 6.6 -
Grim Reaper★ 6.3 -
Tagget 1991Yuri Chelenkoff★ NR -
The Last to Go 1991Treat★ 5 -
The Hot Spot 1990Frank Sutton★ 6.3 -
The Face of Fear 1990Anthony Prine★ 6.6 -
Law & Order 1990Kevin Drucker★ 7.4 -
Die Hard 2 1990Stuart★ 7 -
Hard to Kill 1990Senator Vernon Trent★ 6 -
Tales from the Crypt 1989Niles Talbot (segment "The Man Who Was Death")★ 8 -
K-9 1989Salesman Don★ 6.2 -
Unconquered 1989Coach Dickey★ 10 -
Murphy Brown 1988Colonel Fitzpatrick★ 6.4 -
Roseanne 1988★ 6.8 -
Dear John 1988Ken★ 5.5 -
Tour of Duty 1987Major Rigby★ 8 -
Private Eye 1987★ 4.2 -
Project X 1987Dr. Carroll (as Bill Sadler)★ 6.3 -
Off Beat 1986Dickson★ 4.7 -
The Equalizer 1985Rick Dillon / Kevin Moore★ 7.1 -
Hanky Panky 1982Hotel Clerk★ 5.3 -
Joey★ NR
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Captain Rogers★ NR
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The Great Wallendas 1978Dieter Schmidt★ 6
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