William Sadler

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William Sadler

Acting 76 April 13, 1950

Buffalo, New York, USA

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" Pul…

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The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

8.7 1994 Movie
Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3

6.9 2013 Movie
The Green Mile

The Green Mile

8.5 1999 Movie
The Flash

The Flash

7.7 2014 TV Show
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.0 1999 TV Show
Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

8.3 2005 TV Show
Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

7.0 1990 Movie
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.3 1990 TV Show
The Mist

The Mist

7.0 2007 Movie
The Rookie

The Rookie

8.5 2018 TV Show
The Blacklist

The Blacklist

7.6 2013 TV Show
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

7.5 2013 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    The Last Day of Byron Bray

    Movie Byron Bray

  2. 2026
    The Yeti

    Movie Hollis Bannister

  3. 2024
    Salem's Lot

    Movie Parkins Gillespie

  4. 2024
    A Stage of Twilight

    Movie Barry

  5. 2023
    Full Circle

    TV show Gene McCusker

  6. 2023
    She Came from the Woods

    Movie Gilbert McCalister

  7. 2021
    The Unholy

    Movie Father Hagan

  8. 2021
    Alice Fades Away

    Movie James

  9. 2020
    The Comey Rule

    TV show Michael Flynn

  10. 2020
    Bill & Ted Face the Music

    Movie Death

  11. 2020
    Hunters

    TV show Dr. Friedrich Mann

  12. 2019
    The Grudge

    Movie Detective Wilson

  13. 2019
    VFW

    Movie Walter Reed

  14. 2019
    When They See Us

    TV show Detective Michael Sheehan

  15. 2019
    The Highwaymen

    Movie Henry Barrow

  16. 2018
    The Rookie

    TV show Walter Fields

More credits
  1. 2018
    God Friended Me

    TV show Rev. Elias

  2. 2018
    Deadly Crush

    Movie Sheriff Dusty Hawkins

  3. 2018
    Melvin Smarty

    Movie Bob

  4. 2018
    Living Among Us

    Movie Samuel

  5. 2018
    Our Cartoon President

    TV show General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)

  6. 2017
    Shoot Me Nicely

    Movie Roy Barnes

  7. 2017
    The Good Fight

    TV show Judge Nilsson

  8. 2016
    The Hollow

    Movie Sheriff Beau McKinney

  9. 2016
    Bull

    TV show Father Andy

  10. 2016
    The Duel

    Movie Governor Ross

  11. 2015
    Edge

    Movie Big Bill

  12. 2015
    Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

    Movie Gino Fish

  13. 2015
    Freeheld

    Movie Peter Santucci

  14. 2015
    Frank the Bastard

    Movie Cyrus Gast

  15. 2015
    WHIH Newsfront

    TV show President Ellis

  16. 2015
    Ava's Possessions

    Movie Bernard

  17. 2014
    Walking the Mile

    Movie Self

  18. 2014
    The Historian

    Movie Valerian Hadley

  19. 2014
    The Flash

    TV show Simon Stagg

  20. 2014
    Madam Secretary

    TV show George Peters

  21. 2014
    Z Nation

    TV show Sam Custer

  22. 2014
    Freedom

    Movie Plimpton

  23. 2014
    Delirium

    TV show John (archive footage)

  24. 2014
    Power

    TV show Tony Teresi