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William Sadler
William Sadler

William Sadler

ActingBorn April 13, 1950 (age 76)Buffalo, New York, USA

Biography

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

2026Movie
2026
The Yeti

as Hollis Bannister

Movie
2025Movie
2024
Salem's Lot

as Parkins Gillespie

Movie
2024Movie
2023
Full Circle

as Gene McCusker

TV
2023
She Came from the Woods

as Gilbert McCalister

Movie
2021
The Unholy

as Father Hagan

Movie
2021Movie
2020
The Comey Rule

as Michael Flynn

TV
2020Movie
2020
Hunters

as Dr. Friedrich Mann

TV
2019
The Grudge

as Detective Wilson

Movie
2019
VFW

as Walter Reed

Movie
2019
When They See Us

as Detective Michael Sheehan

TV
2019
The Highwaymen

as Henry Barrow

Movie
2018
The Rookie

as Walter Fields

TV
2018
God Friended Me

as Rev. Elias

TV
2018
Deadly Crush

as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins

Movie
2018Movie
2018Movie
2018
Our Cartoon President

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

TV
2017
Shoot Me Nicely

as Roy Barnes

Movie
2017
The Good Fight

as Judge Nilsson

TV
2016
The Hollow

as Sheriff Beau McKinney

Movie
2016
Bull

as Father Andy

TV
2016
The Duel

as Governor Ross

Movie
2015
Edge

as Big Bill

Movie
2015Movie
2015
Freeheld

as Peter Santucci

Movie
2015
Frank the Bastard

as Cyrus Gast

Movie
2015
WHIH Newsfront

as President Ellis

TV
2015Movie
2014Movie
2014
The Historian

as Valerian Hadley

Movie
2014
The Flash

as Simon Stagg

TV
2014
Madam Secretary

as George Peters

TV
2014
Z Nation

as Sam Custer

TV
2014
Freedom

as Plimpton

Movie
2014
Delirium

as John (archive footage)

TV
2014
Power

as Tony Teresi

TV
2014Movie
2013TV
2013
The Blacklist

as Sam Milhoan

TV
2013
Machete Kills

as Sheriff Doakes

Movie
2013Movie
2013Movie
2013
Onion News Empire

as Ed Musgrove

Movie
2013
Iron Man 3

as President Ellis

Movie
2013
Golden Boy

as Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell

TV
2013
The Suspect

as Sheriff Dixon

Movie
2013
Riddle

as Western Man / Jack Abel

Movie
2012
Elementary

as Ian Gale

TV
2012Movie
2012
See Girl Run

as Marty

Movie
2012Movie
2012Movie
2012
Nothing Sacred

as Chambers

Movie
2011
Silent But Deadly

as John Capper

Movie
2011
Restitution

as George Youngstown

Movie
2011
Homeland

as Michael Higgins

TV
2011
Person of Interest

as Anton's Father

TV
2011Movie
2010
Hawaii Five-0

as John McGarrett

TV
2010Movie
2010
The Pacific

as Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller

TV
2009
Beyond All Boundaries

as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller

Movie
2009
Last Day of Summer

as Mr. Crolick

Movie
2009
White Collar

as Brett Gelles

TV
2009
The Hills Run Red

as Wilson Wyler Concannon

Movie
2009
Shadowheart

as Thomas Conners

Movie
2009Movie
2009
Stream

as Dr. Shelby

Movie
2008
Eagle Eye

as Jerry's Dad

Movie
2008
Fringe

as Dr. Sumner

TV
2007
The Mist

as Jim

Movie
2007
August Rush

as Thomas Novacek

Movie
2007
Abandoned in the Arctic

as Adolphus Greely (voice)

Movie
2007
A New Wave

as Roger Dewitt

Movie
2007
Damages

as McClarenTruth.org's Financier

TV
2007
Damages

as Helmut Torben

TV
2007Movie
2007
Traveler

as Carlton Fog

TV
2006
The Path to 9/11

as Neil Herman

TV
2006
Unspoken

as Dad

Movie
2006
Jimmy and Judy

as Uncle Rodney

Movie
2006
Premium

as Cole Carter

Movie
2006
The Good Student

as Phil Palmer

Movie
2005
Confess

as Senator Lampert

Movie
2005
DeVour

as Ivan Reisz

Movie
2005
Criminal Minds

as Ray Finnegan

TV
2005TV
2005
Numb3rs

as J. Everett Tuttle

TV
2005
Medium

as John Edgemont

TV
2005
Purple Heart

as Colonel Allen

Movie
2004
Kinsey

as Kenneth Braun

Movie
2004
Wonderfalls

as Darrin Tyler

TV
2003
Tru Calling

as Travis

TV
2002Movie
2001TV
2001
Skippy

as Ringo

Movie
2000
Ed

as Lee Leetch

TV
2000Movie
1999Movie
1999
The Green Mile

as Klaus Detterick

Movie
1999
Roswell

as Jim Valenti

TV
1999
Third Watch

as Scotty Murray

TV
1999
Stealth Fighter

as Adm. Frank Petersen

Movie
1998Movie
1998Movie
1998
Ambushed

as Jim Natter

Movie
1997
RocketMan

as Wild Bill Overbeck

Movie
1996
Solo

as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo

Movie
1996Movie
1996TV
1995
JAG

as Saul Wainright

TV
1995
The Omen

as Dr. Linus

Movie
1995Movie
1995
Valerie 23

as Frank Hellner

Movie
1995
The Outer Limits

as Frank Hellner

TV
1995Movie
1994Movie
1994
Roadracers

as Sarge

Movie
1994TV
1994Movie
1993Movie
1993
Freaked

as Dick Brian

Movie
1992
Trespass

as Don

Movie
1992
Two-Fisted Tales

as Mr. Rush (Presenter)

Movie
1991
Rush

as Monroe

Movie
1991Movie
1991
Tagget

as Yuri Chelenkoff

Movie
1991Movie
1990
The Hot Spot

as Frank Sutton

Movie
1990
The Face of Fear

as Anthony Prine

Movie
1990
Law & Order

as Kevin Drucker

TV
1990
Die Hard 2

as Stuart

Movie
1990
Hard to Kill

as Senator Vernon Trent

Movie
1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Niles Talbot (segment "The Man Who Was Death")

TV
1989
Tales from the Crypt

as The Grim Reaper

TV
1989
K-9

as Salesman Don

Movie
1989
Unconquered

as Coach Dickey

Movie
1988
Murphy Brown

as Colonel Fitzpatrick

TV
1988TV
1988
Dear John

as Ken

TV
1987
Tour of Duty

as Major Rigby

TV
1987
Project X

as Dr. Carroll

Movie
1986
Off Beat

as Dickson

Movie
1985
The Equalizer

as Rick Dillon / Kevin Moore

TV
1982
St. Elsewhere

as J.J. Oppenheimer

TV
1982
Newhart

as Clumsy Guest

TV
1982
Hanky Panky

as Hotel Clerk

Movie
1979
The Other Side of Victory

as Captain Rogers

Movie
1978
The Great Wallendas

as Dieter Schmidt

Movie
solo

as estrella

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 13, 1950
Place of BirthBuffalo, New York, USA
Popularity2.6