William Sadler
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.
Known For
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
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Iron Man 3
2013
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The Green Mile
1999
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The Flash
2014
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Die Hard 2
1990
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The Mist
2007
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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Criminal Minds
2005
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Criminal Minds
2005
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
Acting
2025
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
as Horror Film Expert
2024
Salem's Lot
as Parkins Gillespie
2024
A Stage of Twilight
as Barry
2023
She Came from the Woods
as Gilbert McCalister
2023
Full Circle
as Gene McCusker
(4 episodes)
2021
Alice Fades Away
as James
2021
The Unholy
as Father Hagan
2020
Bill & Ted Face the Music
as Death
2020
Hunters
as Dr. Friedrich Mann
(1 episode)
2020
The Comey Rule
as Michael Flynn
(1 episode)
2019
The Grudge
as Detective Wilson
2019
The Highwaymen
as Henry Barrow
2019
VFW
as Walter Reed
2019
When They See Us
as Detective Michael Sheehan
(3 episodes)
2018
Living Among Us
as Samuel
2018
Deadly Crush
as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
2018
Melvin Smarty
as Bob
2018
Our Cartoon President
as General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)
(18 episodes)
2018
God Friended Me
as Rev. Elias
(2 episodes)
2018
The Rookie
as Walter Fields
(1 episode)
2017
Shoot Me Nicely
as Roy Barnes
2017
The Good Fight
as Judge Nilsson
(1 episode)
2016
The Duel
as Governor Ross
2016
The Hollow
as Sheriff Beau McKinney
2016
Bull
as Father Andy
(1 episode)
2015
Ava's Possessions
as Bernard
2015
Frank the Bastard
as Cyrus Gast
2015
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
as Gino Fish
2015
Freeheld
as Peter Santucci
2015
Edge
as Big Bill
2015
WHIH Newsfront
as President Ellis
(2 episodes)
2014
That Guy Dick Miller
as Self
2014
Freedom
as Plimpton
2014
The Historian
as Valerian Hadley
2014
Walking the Mile
as Self
2014
The Flash
as Simon Stagg
(1 episode)
2014
Power
as Tony Teresi
(2 episodes)
2014
Delirium
as John (archive footage)
(1 episode)
2014
Z Nation
as Sam Custer
(1 episode)
2014
Madam Secretary
as George Peters
(1 episode)
2013
Iron Man 3
as President Ellis
2013
Machete Kills
as Sheriff Doakes
2013
Greetings from Tim Buckley
as Lee Underwood
2013
Riddle
as Western Man / Jack Abel
2013
The Suspect
as Sheriff Dixon
2013
Gilded Lilys
2013
Onion News Empire
as Ed Musgrove
2013
Golden Boy
as Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell
(1 episode)
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as President Ellis
(3 episodes)
2013
The Blacklist
as Sam Milhoan
(4 episodes)
2012
Man on a Ledge
as Valet
2012
See Girl Run
as Marty
2012
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
as Gino Fish
2012
Nothing Sacred
as Chambers
2012
Being Flynn
as Ray
2012
Future Weather
as Ed
2012
Elementary
as Ian Gale
(1 episode)
2011
Silent But Deadly
as John Capper
2011
Restitution
as George Youngstown
2011
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
as Gino Fish
2011
Person of Interest
as Anton's Father
(1 episode)
2011
Homeland
as Michael Higgins
(2 episodes)
2010
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
as Gino Fish
2010
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas
as Self
2010
The Pacific
as Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller
(10 episodes)
2010
Hawaii Five-0
as John McGarrett
(8 episodes)
2009
Shadowheart
as Thomas Conners
2009
The Hills Run Red
as Wilson Wyler Concannon
2009
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
as Gino Fish
2009
Last Day of Summer
as Mr. Crolick
2009
Stream
as Dr. Shelby
2009
Beyond All Boundaries
as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
2009
Three Rivers
2009
White Collar
as Brett Gelles
(1 episode)
2008
Eagle Eye
as Jerry's Dad
2008
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
as Self
2008
Fringe
as Dr. Sumner
(2 episodes)
2007
August Rush
as Thomas Novacek
2007
The Mist
as Jim
2007
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
as Gino Fish
2007
A New Wave
as Roger Dewitt
2007
Abandoned in the Arctic
as Adolphus Greely (voice)
2007
Traveler
as Carlton Fog
(8 episodes)
2007
Damages
as McClarenTruth.org's Financier
(1 episode)
2007
Damages
as Helmut Torben
(5 episodes)
2006
The Good Student
as Phil Palmer
2006
Premium
as Cole Carter
2006
Jimmy and Judy
as Uncle Rodney
2006
Unspoken
as Dad
2006
The Path to 9/11
as Neil Herman
(2 episodes)
2005
Confess
as Senator Lampert
2005
Purple Heart
as Colonel Allen
2005
DeVour
as Ivan Reisz
2005
Medium
as John Edgemont
(1 episode)
2005
Numb3rs
as J. Everett Tuttle
(1 episode)
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Paul Rice
(1 episode)
2005
Criminal Minds
2005
Criminal Minds
as Ray Finnegan
(1 episode)
2004
Kinsey
as Kenneth Braun
2004
Wonderfalls
as Darrin Tyler
(13 episodes)
2003
The Battle of Shaker Heights
as Abe
2003
Tru Calling
as Travis
(1 episode)
2002
Another Life
as Man
2001
Skippy
as Ringo
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Kyle Devlin
(1 episode)
2000
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
as Self - 'Klaus Detterick'
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Red Cooper
(1 episode)
2000
Ed
as Lee Leetch
(1 episode)
1999
Stealth Fighter
as Adm. Frank Petersen
1999
Witness Protection
as Sharp
1999
The Green Mile
as Klaus Detterick
1999
Third Watch
as Scotty Murray
(1 episode)
1999
Roswell
as Jim Valenti
(61 episodes)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Gary Dolan
(1 episode)
1998
Disturbing Behavior
as Newberry
1998
Reach the Rock
as Quinn
1998
Ambushed
as Jim Natter
1997
RocketMan
as Wild Bill Overbeck
1996
Bordello of Blood
as Mummy
1996
Solo
as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
1996
Poltergeist: The Legacy
as Shamus Bloom
(2 episodes)
1995
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
as Frank Brayker
1995
A Night to Die For
as Self
1995
The Omen
as Dr. Linus
1995
Valerie 23
as Frank Hellner
1995
JAG
as Saul Wainright
(1 episode)
1995
The Outer Limits
as Frank Hellner
(1 episode)
1994
Roadracers
as Sarge
1994
Bermuda Grace
1994
Rebel Highway
as Sarge
(1 episode)
1993
Freaked
as Dick Brian
1993
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
as Anatole
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Sloan
(3 episodes)
1992
Trespass
as Don
1992
Two-Fisted Tales
as Mr. Rush (Presenter)
1992
HBO First Look
1991
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
as Grim Reaper
1991
Rush
as Monroe
1991
The Last to Go
as Treat
1991
Tagget
as Yuri Chelenkoff
1990
Die Hard 2
as Stuart
1990
Hard to Kill
as Senator Vernon Trent
1990
The Hot Spot
as Frank Sutton
1990
The Face of Fear
as Anthony Prine
1990
Law & Order
as Kevin Drucker
(1 episode)
1989
Unconquered
as Coach Dickey
1989
K-9
as Salesman Don
1989
Tales from the Crypt
as Niles Talbot (segment "The Man Who Was Death")
(1 episode)
1989
Tales from the Crypt
as The Grim Reaper
(1 episode)
1988
Roseanne
1988
Murphy Brown
as Colonel Fitzpatrick
(1 episode)
1988
Dear John
as Ken
(2 episodes)
1987
Project X
as Dr. Carroll (as Bill Sadler)
1987
Tour of Duty
as Major Rigby
(1 episode)
1987
Private Eye
1986
Off Beat
as Dickson
1985
The Equalizer
as Rick Dillon / Kevin Moore
(1 episode)
1982
Hanky Panky
as Hotel Clerk
1982
Newhart
as Clumsy Guest
(1 episode)
1982
St. Elsewhere
as J.J. Oppenheimer
(1 episode)
1981
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
as Joey
1979
The Other Side of Victory
as Captain Rogers
1978
The Great Wallendas
as Dieter Schmidt
—
It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making HILLS RUN RED
as Self
—
New England Toys
Directing
1999
Roswell
Director
Production
2023
She Came from the Woods
Producer
2020
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Executive Producer
Crew
2008
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
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