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William Sadler

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.

The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide

2025

as Horror Film Expert

Salem's Lot

2024

as Parkins Gillespie

A Stage of Twilight

2024

as Barry

Full Circle

2023

as Gene McCusker

She Came from the Woods

2023

as Gilbert McCalister

The Unholy

2021

as Father Hagan

Alice Fades Away

2021

as James

The Comey Rule

2020

as Michael Flynn

Bill & Ted Face the Music

2020

as Death

Deadly Crush

2020

as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins

Hunters

2020

as Dr. Friedrich Mann

The Grudge

2019

as Detective Wilson

VFW

2019

as Walter Reed

When They See Us

2019

as Detective Michael Sheehan

The Highwaymen

2019

as Henry Barrow

God Friended Me

2018

as Rev. Elias

Melvin Smarty

2018

as Bob

Living Among Us

2018

as Samuel

Our Cartoon President

2018

as General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)

Shoot Me Nicely

2017

as Roy Barnes

The Good Fight

2017

as Judge Nilsson

The Hollow

2016

as Sheriff Beau McKinney

Bull

2016

as Father Andy

The Duel

2016

as Governor Ross

Edge

2015

as Big Bill

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

2015

as Gino Fish

Freeheld

2015

as Peter Santucci

Frank the Bastard

2015

as Cyrus Gast

WHIH Newsfront

2015

as President Ellis

Ava's Possessions

2015

as Bernard

Walking the Mile

2014

as Self

The Historian

2014

as Valerian Hadley

The Flash

2014

as Simon Stagg

Madam Secretary

2014

as George

Z Nation

2014

as Sam Custer

Freedom

2014

as Plimpton

Delirium

2014

as John (archive footage)

Power

2014

as Tony Teresi

That Guy Dick Miller

2014

as Self

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

2013

as President Ellis

The Blacklist

2013

as Sam Milhoan

Machete Kills

2013

as Sheriff Doakes

Greetings from Tim Buckley

2013

as Lee Underwood

Gilded Lilys

2013

Onion News Empire

2013

as Ed Musgrove

Iron Man 3

2013

as President Ellis

Golden Boy

2013

as Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell

The Suspect

2013

as Sheriff Dixon

Riddle

2013

as Western Man / Jack Abel

Elementary

2012

as Ian Gale

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

2012

as Gino Fish

Future Weather

2012

as Ed

See Girl Run

2012

as Marty

Being Flynn

2012

as Ray

Man on a Ledge

2012

as Valet

Nothing Sacred

2012

as Chambers

Silent But Deadly

2011

as John Capper

Restitution

2011

as George Youngstown

Person of Interest

2011

as Anton's Father

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

2011

as Gino Fish

Hawaii Five-0

2010

as John McGarrett

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

2010

as Gino Fish

The Pacific

2010

as Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller

Beyond All Boundaries

2009

as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller

Last Day of Summer

2009

as Mr. Crolick

White Collar

2009

as Brett Gelles

Three Rivers

2009

The Hills Run Red

2009

as Wilson Wyler Concannon

Shadowheart

2009

as Thomas Conners

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

2009

as Gino Fish

Stream

2009

as Dr. Shelby

Eagle Eye

2008

as Jerry's Dad

Fringe

2008

as Dr. Sumner

When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'

2008

as Self

August Rush

2007

as Thomas Novacek

The Mist

2007

as Jim

A New Wave

2007

as Roger Dewitt

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

2007

as Gino Fish

Traveler

2007

as Carlton Fog

The Path to 9/11

2006

as Neil Herman

Jimmy and Judy

2006

as Uncle Rodney

Premium

2006

as Cole Carter

The Good Student

2006

as Phil Palmer

DeVour

2005

as Ivan Reisz

Criminal Minds

2005

Criminal Minds

2005

as Ray Finnegan

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

2005

as Paul Rice

Numb3rs

2005

Medium

2005

as John Edgemont

Confess

2005

as Senator Lampert

Purple Heart

2005

as Colonel Allen

Kinsey

2004

as Kenneth Braun

Wonderfalls

2004

as Darrin Tyler

Tru Calling

2003

as Travis

The Battle of Shaker Heights

2003

as Abe

Another Life

2002

as Man

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

as Kyle Devlin

Skippy

2001

as Ringo

Ed

2000

as Lee Leetch

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

as Red Cooper

Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

2000

as Self - 'Klaus Detterick'

Witness Protection

1999

as Sharp

The Green Mile

1999

as Klaus Detterick

Roswell

1999

as Jim Valenti

Third Watch

1999

as Scotty Murray

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

as Gary Dolan

Stealth Fighter

1999

as Adm. Frank Petersen

Reach the Rock

1998

as Quinn

Disturbing Behavior

1998

as Newberry

Ambushed

1998

as Jim Natter

RocketMan

1997

as Wild Bill Overbeck

Solo

1996

as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo

Bordello of Blood

1996

as Mummy

Poltergeist: The Legacy

1996

as Shamus Bloom

JAG

1995

as Saul Wainright

The Omen

1995

as Dr. Linus

A Night to Die For

1995

as Self

The Outer Limits

1995

as Frank Hellner

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

1995

as Frank Brayker

Brooks and the Shawshank Redemption

1994

as Heywood

The Shawshank Redemption

1994

as Heywood

Roadracers

1994

as Sarge

Rebel Highway

1994

as Sarge

Bermuda Grace

1994

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor

1993

as David Anatole

Freaked

1993

as Dick Brian

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993

as Sloan

Trespass

1992

as Don

HBO First Look

1992

Two-Fisted Tales

1992

as Mr. Rush (Presenter)

Rush

1991

as Monroe

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

1991

as Grim Reaper

Tagget

1991

as Yuri Chelenkoff

The Last to Go

1991

as Treat

The Hot Spot

1990

as Frank Sutton

The Face of Fear

1990

as Anthony Prine

Law & Order

1990

as Kevin Drucker

Die Hard 2

1990

as Stuart

Hard to Kill

1990

as Senator Vernon Trent

Tales from the Crypt

1989

as Niles Talbot

Tales from the Crypt

1989

as The Grim Reaper

K-9

1989

as Salesman Don

Unconquered

1989

as Coach Dickey

Murphy Brown

1988

as Colonel Fitzpatrick

Roseanne

1988

Dear John

1988

as Ken

Tour of Duty

1987

as Major Rigby

Private Eye

1987

Project X

1987

as Dr. Carroll (as Bill Sadler)

Off Beat

1986

as Dickson

The Equalizer

1985

as Rick Dillon / Kevin Moore

Hanky Panky

1982

as Hotel Clerk

Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

1981

as Joey

The Other Side of Victory

1979

as Captain Rogers

The Great Wallendas

1978

as Dieter Schmidt

Wonderfalls

It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making HILLS RUN RED

as Self