William Sadler

William Sadler

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   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.

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Filmography

2025

The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
as Horror Film Expert
Movie - Released: 9/18/2025

2024

Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot
as Parkins Gillespie
Movie - Released: 10/3/2024
A Stage of Twilight
A Stage of Twilight
as Barry
Movie - Released: 3/7/2024

2023

She Came from the Woods
She Came from the Woods
as Gilbert McCalister
Movie - Released: 2/10/2023
Full Circle
Full Circle
as Gene McCusker
TV - Released: 7/13/2023

2021

Alice Fades Away
Alice Fades Away
as James
Movie - Released: 2/15/2021
The Unholy
The Unholy
as Father Hagan
Movie - Released: 3/31/2021

2020

Bill & Ted Face the Music
Bill & Ted Face the Music
as Death
Movie - Released: 8/27/2020
Hunters
Hunters
as Dr. Friedrich Mann
TV - Released: 2/20/2020
The Comey Rule
The Comey Rule
as Michael Flynn
TV - Released: 9/27/2020

2019

The Grudge
The Grudge
as Detective Wilson
Movie - Released: 12/31/2019
The Highwaymen
The Highwaymen
as Henry Barrow
Movie - Released: 3/15/2019
VFW
VFW
as Walter Reed
Movie - Released: 9/21/2019
When They See Us
When They See Us
as Detective Michael Sheehan
TV - Released: 5/31/2019

2018

Living Among Us
Living Among Us
as Samuel
Movie - Released: 5/8/2018
Deadly Crush
Deadly Crush
as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
Movie - Released: 9/25/2018
Melvin Smarty
Melvin Smarty
as Bob
Movie - Released: 8/1/2018
Our Cartoon President
Our Cartoon President
as General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)
TV - Released: 2/11/2018
God Friended Me
God Friended Me
as Rev. Elias
TV - Released: 9/30/2018
The Rookie
The Rookie
as Walter Fields
TV - Released: 10/16/2018

2017

Shoot Me Nicely
Shoot Me Nicely
as Roy Barnes
Movie - Released: 3/15/2017
The Good Fight
The Good Fight
as Judge Nilsson
TV - Released: 2/19/2017

2016

The Duel
The Duel
as Governor Ross
Movie - Released: 6/24/2016
The Hollow
The Hollow
as Sheriff Beau McKinney
Movie - Released: 10/7/2016
Bull
Bull
as Father Andy
TV - Released: 9/20/2016

2015

Ava's Possessions
Ava's Possessions
as Bernard
Movie - Released: 3/16/2015
Frank the Bastard
Frank the Bastard
as Cyrus Gast
Movie - Released: 7/28/2015
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
as Gino Fish
Movie - Released: 10/18/2015
Freeheld
Freeheld
as Peter Santucci
Movie - Released: 10/2/2015
Edge
Edge
as Big Bill
Movie - Released: 11/5/2015
WHIH Newsfront
WHIH Newsfront
as President Ellis
TV - Released: 7/2/2015

2014

That Guy Dick Miller
That Guy Dick Miller
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/7/2014
Freedom
Freedom
as Plimpton
Movie - Released: 8/21/2014
The Historian
The Historian
as Valerian Hadley
Movie - Released: 11/7/2014
Walking the Mile
Walking the Mile
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/9/2014
Madam Secretary
Madam Secretary
as George
TV - Released: 9/21/2014
The Flash
The Flash
as Simon Stagg
TV - Released: 10/7/2014
Power
Power
as Tony Teresi
TV - Released: 6/7/2014
Delirium
Delirium
as John (archive footage)
TV - Released: 6/20/2014
Z Nation
Z Nation
as Sam Custer
TV - Released: 9/12/2014

2013

Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3
as President Ellis
Movie - Released: 4/18/2013
Machete Kills
Machete Kills
as Sheriff Doakes
Movie - Released: 9/12/2013
Greetings from Tim Buckley
Greetings from Tim Buckley
as Lee Underwood
Movie - Released: 5/3/2013
Riddle
Riddle
as Western Man / Jack Abel
Movie - Released: 1/10/2013
The Suspect
The Suspect
as Sheriff Dixon
Movie - Released: 1/23/2013
Movie
Gilded Lilys
Movie - Released: 5/2/2013
Onion News Empire
Onion News Empire
as Ed Musgrove
Movie - Released: 4/19/2013
Golden Boy
Golden Boy
as Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell
TV - Released: 2/26/2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as President Ellis
TV - Released: 9/24/2013
The Blacklist
The Blacklist
as Sam Milhoan
TV - Released: 9/23/2013

2012

Man on a Ledge
Man on a Ledge
as Valet
Movie - Released: 1/13/2012
See Girl Run
See Girl Run
as Marty
Movie - Released: 3/11/2012
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
as Gino Fish
Movie - Released: 5/19/2012
Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred
as Chambers
Movie - Released: 1/1/2012
Being Flynn
Being Flynn
as Ray
Movie - Released: 3/2/2012
Future Weather
Future Weather
as Ed
Movie - Released: 4/29/2012
Elementary
Elementary
as Ian Gale
TV - Released: 9/27/2012

2011

Silent But Deadly
Silent But Deadly
as John Capper
Movie - Released: 11/11/2011
Restitution
Restitution
as George Youngstown
Movie - Released: 10/28/2011
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
as Gino Fish
Movie - Released: 5/21/2011
Person of Interest
Person of Interest
as Anton's Father
TV - Released: 9/22/2011

2010

Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
as Gino Fish
Movie - Released: 5/9/2010
The Pacific
The Pacific
as Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller
TV - Released: 3/14/2010
Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0
as John McGarrett
TV - Released: 9/20/2010

2009

Shadowheart
Shadowheart
as Thomas Conners
Movie - Released: 8/4/2009
The Hills Run Red
The Hills Run Red
as Wilson Wyler Concannon
Movie - Released: 9/29/2009
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
as Gino Fish
Movie - Released: 3/1/2009
Last Day of Summer
Last Day of Summer
as Mr. Crolick
Movie - Released: 10/24/2009
Movie
Stream
as Dr. Shelby
Movie - Released: 1/15/2009
Beyond All Boundaries
Beyond All Boundaries
as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
Movie - Released: 11/9/2009
Three Rivers
Three Rivers
TV - Released: 10/4/2009
White Collar
White Collar
as Brett Gelles
TV - Released: 10/23/2009

2008

Eagle Eye
Eagle Eye
as Jerry's Dad
Movie - Released: 9/25/2008
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/25/2008
Fringe
Fringe
as Dr. Sumner
TV - Released: 9/9/2008

2007

August Rush
August Rush
as Thomas Novacek
Movie - Released: 11/21/2007
The Mist
The Mist
as Jim
Movie - Released: 11/21/2007
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
as Gino Fish
Movie - Released: 5/22/2007
A New Wave
A New Wave
as Roger Dewitt
Movie - Released: 8/21/2007
Traveler
Traveler
as Carlton Fog
TV - Released: 5/10/2007

2006

The Good Student
The Good Student
as Phil Palmer
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
Premium
Premium
as Cole Carter
Movie - Released: 1/2/2006
Jimmy and Judy
Jimmy and Judy
as Uncle Rodney
Movie - Released: 2/5/2006
Unspoken
Unspoken
as Dad
Movie - Released: 5/22/2006
The Path to 9/11
The Path to 9/11
as Neil Herman
TV - Released: 9/10/2006

2005

Confess
Confess
as Senator Lampert
Movie - Released: 1/1/2005
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
as Colonel Allen
Movie - Released: 1/1/2005
DeVour
DeVour
as Ivan Reisz
Movie - Released: 10/1/2005
Medium
Medium
as John Edgemont
TV - Released: 1/3/2005
Numb3rs
Numb3rs
TV - Released: 1/23/2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Paul Rice
TV - Released: 3/3/2005
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
TV - Released: 9/22/2005
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
as Ray Finnegan
TV - Released: 9/22/2005

2004

Kinsey
Kinsey
as Kenneth Braun
Movie - Released: 9/4/2004
Wonderfalls
Wonderfalls
as Darrin Tyler
TV - Released: 3/12/2004

2003

The Battle of Shaker Heights
The Battle of Shaker Heights
as Abe
Movie - Released: 8/22/2003
Tru Calling
Tru Calling
as Travis
TV - Released: 10/30/2003

2002

Another Life
Another Life
as Man
Movie - Released: 2/25/2002

2001

Skippy
Skippy
as Ringo
Movie - Released: 1/1/2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Kyle Devlin
TV - Released: 9/30/2001

2000

Movie
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
as Self - 'Klaus Detterick'
Movie - Released: 6/13/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Red Cooper
TV - Released: 10/6/2000
Ed
Ed
as Lee Leetch
TV - Released: 10/8/2000

1999

Stealth Fighter
Stealth Fighter
as Adm. Frank Petersen
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Witness Protection
Witness Protection
as Sharp
Movie - Released: 12/11/1999
The Green Mile
The Green Mile
as Klaus Detterick
Movie - Released: 12/10/1999
Third Watch
Third Watch
as Scotty Murray
TV - Released: 9/23/1999
Roswell
Roswell
as Jim Valenti
TV - Released: 10/6/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Gary Dolan
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

Disturbing Behavior
Disturbing Behavior
as Newberry
Movie - Released: 7/24/1998
Reach the Rock
Reach the Rock
as Quinn
Movie - Released: 10/16/1998
Ambushed
Ambushed
as Jim Natter
Movie - Released: 6/20/1998

1997

RocketMan
RocketMan
as Wild Bill Overbeck
Movie - Released: 10/10/1997

1996

Bordello of Blood
Bordello of Blood
as Mummy
Movie - Released: 8/16/1996
Solo
Solo
as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
Movie - Released: 8/23/1996
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Poltergeist: The Legacy
as Shamus Bloom
TV - Released: 4/21/1996

1995

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
as Frank Brayker
Movie - Released: 1/13/1995
A Night to Die For
A Night to Die For
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/18/1995
The Omen
The Omen
as Dr. Linus
Movie - Released: 9/8/1995
JAG
JAG
as Saul Wainright
TV - Released: 9/23/1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Frank Hellner
TV - Released: 3/26/1995

1994

The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
as Heywood
Movie - Released: 9/23/1994
Roadracers
Roadracers
as Sarge
Movie - Released: 7/22/1994
Bermuda Grace
Bermuda Grace
Movie - Released: 1/7/1994
Rebel Highway
Rebel Highway
as Sarge
TV - Released: 7/7/1994

1993

Freaked
Freaked
as Dick Brian
Movie - Released: 9/11/1993
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
as David Anatole
Movie - Released: 11/12/1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Sloan
TV - Released: 1/3/1993

1992

Trespass
Trespass
as Don
Movie - Released: 12/25/1992
Two-Fisted Tales
Two-Fisted Tales
as Mr. Rush (Presenter)
Movie - Released: 1/18/1992
HBO First Look
HBO First Look
TV - Released: 6/12/1992

1991

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
as Grim Reaper
Movie - Released: 7/19/1991
Rush
Rush
as Monroe
Movie - Released: 12/22/1991
The Last to Go
The Last to Go
as Treat
Movie - Released: 1/21/1991
Tagget
Tagget
as Yuri Chelenkoff
Movie - Released: 2/14/1991

1990

Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2
as Stuart
Movie - Released: 7/3/1990
Hard to Kill
Hard to Kill
as Senator Vernon Trent
Movie - Released: 2/9/1990
The Hot Spot
The Hot Spot
as Frank Sutton
Movie - Released: 10/12/1990
The Face of Fear
The Face of Fear
as Anthony Prine
Movie - Released: 9/30/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Kevin Drucker
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1989

Unconquered
Unconquered
as Coach Dickey
Movie - Released: 1/15/1989
K-9
K-9
as Salesman Don
Movie - Released: 4/28/1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
as Niles Talbot (segment "The Man Who Was Death")
TV - Released: 6/10/1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
as The Grim Reaper
TV - Released: 6/10/1989

1988

Roseanne
Roseanne
TV - Released: 10/18/1988
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
as Colonel Fitzpatrick
TV - Released: 11/14/1988
Dear John
Dear John
as Ken
TV - Released: 10/6/1988

1987

Project X
Project X
as Dr. Carroll (as Bill Sadler)
Movie - Released: 4/17/1987
Tour of Duty
Tour of Duty
as Major Rigby
TV - Released: 9/24/1987
Private Eye
Private Eye
TV - Released: 9/13/1987

1986

Off Beat
Off Beat
as Dickson
Movie - Released: 4/10/1986

1985

The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Rick Dillon / Kevin Moore
TV - Released: 9/18/1985

1982

Hanky Panky
Hanky Panky
as Hotel Clerk
Movie - Released: 6/4/1982

1981

Movie
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
as Joey
Movie - Released: 7/12/1981

1979

Movie
The Other Side of Victory
as Captain Rogers
Movie - Released: 6/12/1979

1978

The Great Wallendas
The Great Wallendas
as Dieter Schmidt
Movie - Released: 2/12/1978