William Sadler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 13, 1950
- Birthplace
- 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" 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
- The Summer They Came
The Summer They Came TBA
Actor
- New England Toys
New England Toys TBA
Actor
The Last Day of Byron Bray 2026
as Byron Bray
The Yeti 2026
as Hollis Bannister
Salem's Lot 2024
as Parkins Gillespie
A Stage of Twilight 2024
as Barry
She Came from the Woods 2023
as Gilbert McCalister, Producer
The Unholy 2021
as Father Hagan
Alice Fades Away 2021
as James
Bill & Ted Face the Music 2020
as Death, Executive Producer
The Grudge 2019
as Detective Wilson
VFW 2019
as Walter Reed
The Highwaymen 2019
as Henry Barrow
Deadly Crush 2018
as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
Melvin Smarty 2018
as Bob
Living Among Us 2018
as Samuel
Shoot Me Nicely 2017
as Roy Barnes
The Hollow 2016
as Sheriff Beau McKinney
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
Ava's Possessions 2015
as Bernard
Walking the Mile 2014
as Self
The Historian 2014
as Valerian Hadley
Freedom 2014
as Plimpton
That Guy Dick Miller 2014
as Self
Machete Kills 2013
as Sheriff Doakes
Greetings from Tim Buckley 2013
as Lee Underwood
Gilded Lilys 2013
Actor
Onion News Empire 2013
as Ed Musgrove
Iron Man 3 2013
as President Ellis
The Suspect 2013
as Sheriff Dixon
Riddle 2013
as Western Man / Jack Abel
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
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost 2011
as Gino Fish
Mineville 2010
as Tom O'Roarke
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas 2010
as Self
Jesse Stone: No Remorse 2010
as Gino Fish
Beyond All Boundaries 2009
as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
Last Day of Summer 2009
as Mr. Crolick
The Hills Run Red 2009
as Wilson Wyler Concannon
It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making THE HILLS RUN RED 2009
as Self
Shadowheart 2009
as Thomas Conners
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice 2009
as Gino Fish
- Stream
Stream 2009
as Dr. Shelby
Eagle Eye 2008
as Jerry's Dad
When Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist 2008
as Self, Thanks
August Rush 2007
as Thomas Novacek
The Mist 2007
as Jim
Abandoned in the Arctic 2007
as Adolphus Greely (voice)
A New Wave 2007
as Roger Dewitt
Jesse Stone: Sea Change 2007
as Gino Fish
Unspoken 2006
as Dad
Jimmy and Judy 2006
as Uncle Rodney
Premium 2006
as Cole Carter
The Good Student 2006
as Phil Palmer
Confess 2005
as Senator Lampert
DeVour 2005
as Ivan Reisz
Purple Heart 2005
as Colonel Allen
Kinsey 2004
as Kenneth Braun
The Battle of Shaker Heights 2003
as Abe
Another Life 2002
as Man
Skippy 2001
as Ringo
- Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
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
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
The Omen 1995
as Dr. Linus
A Night to Die For 1995
as Self
Valerie 23 1995
as Frank Hellner
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight 1995
as Frank Brayker
The Shawshank Redemption 1994
as Heywood
Roadracers 1994
as Sarge
Bermuda Grace 1994
Actor
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor 1993
as Anatole
Freaked 1993
as Dick Brian
Trespass 1992
as Don
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
Die Hard 2 1990
as Stuart
Hard to Kill 1990
as Senator Vernon Trent
K-9 1989
as Salesman Don
Unconquered 1989
as Coach Dickey
Project X 1987
as Dr. Carroll
Off Beat 1986
as Dickson
Hanky Panky 1982
as Hotel Clerk
- Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase 1981
as Joey
- The Other Side of Victory
The Other Side of Victory 1979
as Captain Rogers
The Great Wallendas 1978
as Dieter Schmidt
Credits from TMDB.