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William Sadler

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 D

Born

Apr 13, 1950

Buffalo, New York, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

107 acting

3 crew

Popularity

3.0

Known For

The Yeti
The Yeti
2026 as Hollis Bannister
★ 6.9
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 as Heywood
★ 8.7
The Green Mile
The Green Mile
1999 as Klaus Detterick
★ 8.5
Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3
2013 as President Ellis
★ 6.9
Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2
1990 as Stuart
★ 7.0
The Mist
The Mist
2007 as Jim
★ 6.9
Eagle Eye
Eagle Eye
2008 as Jerry's Dad
★ 6.5
The Highwaymen
The Highwaymen
2019 as Henry Barrow
★ 6.8
Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot
2024 as Parkins Gillespie
★ 6.0
August Rush
August Rush
2007 as Thomas Novacek
★ 7.4
The Hot Spot
The Hot Spot
1990 as Frank Sutton
★ 6.3
The Unholy
The Unholy
2021 as Father Hagan
★ 6.6
Man on a Ledge
Man on a Ledge
2012 as Valet
★ 6.4
Machete Kills
Machete Kills
2013 as Sheriff Doakes
★ 5.6
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Bill & Ted Face the Music
2020 as Death
★ 5.9
Kinsey
Kinsey
2004 as Kenneth Braun
★ 6.6
RocketMan
RocketMan
1997 as Wild Bill Overbeck
★ 5.2
Hard to Kill
Hard to Kill
1990 as Senator Vernon Trent
★ 6.0
Rush
Rush
1991 as Monroe
★ 6.7
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991 as Grim Reaper
★ 6.3
The Grudge
The Grudge
2019 as Detective Wilson
★ 5.4
Bordello of Blood
Bordello of Blood
1996 as Mummy
★ 5.9
Freeheld
Freeheld
2015 as Peter Santucci
★ 7.2
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995 as Frank Brayker
★ 6.9
K-9
K-9
1989 as Salesman Don
★ 6.2
Project X
Project X
1987 as Dr. Carroll (as Bill Sadler)
★ 6.3
Freaked
Freaked
1993 as Dick Brian
★ 6.1
The Hills Run Red
The Hills Run Red
2009 as Wilson Wyler Concannon
★ 5.8
Disturbing Behavior
Disturbing Behavior
1998 as Newberry
★ 5.8
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
2015 as Gino Fish
★ 6.6
Trespass
Trespass
1992 as Don
★ 6.3
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
2007 as Gino Fish
★ 7.0
The Duel
The Duel
2016 as Governor Ross
★ 5.4
Being Flynn
Being Flynn
2012 as Ray
★ 6.2
VFW
VFW
2019 as Walter Reed
★ 5.9
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
2010 as Gino Fish
★ 6.9
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
2009 as Gino Fish
★ 6.9
DeVour
DeVour
2005 as Ivan Reisz
★ 5.2
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025 as Horror Film Expert
Off Beat
Off Beat
1986 as Dickson
★ 4.7
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
2011 as Gino Fish
★ 6.4
Hanky Panky
Hanky Panky
1982 as Hotel Clerk
★ 5.3
Deadly Crush
Deadly Crush
2018 as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
★ 3.7
Solo
Solo
1996 as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
★ 4.8
Edge
Edge
2015 as Big Bill
★ 4.9
See Girl Run
See Girl Run
2012 as Marty
★ 5.0
Beyond All Boundaries
Beyond All Boundaries
2009 as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
★ 6.8
movie
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000 as Self - 'Klaus Detterick'
★ 7.0
The Battle of Shaker Heights
★ 5.7
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
★ 6.9
Living Among Us
Living Among Us
2018 as Samuel
★ 6.1
Confess
Confess
2005 as Senator Lampert
★ 4.1
Two-Fisted Tales
Two-Fisted Tales
1992 as Mr. Rush (Presenter)
★ 5.0
Witness Protection
Witness Protection
1999 as Sharp
★ 6.3
Shadowheart
Shadowheart
2009 as Thomas Conners
★ 4.5
Ambushed
Ambushed
1998 as Jim Natter
★ 4.9
She Came from the Woods
She Came from the Woods
2023 as Gilbert McCalister
★ 5.5
Stealth Fighter
Stealth Fighter
1999 as Adm. Frank Petersen
★ 4.0
Freedom
Freedom
2014 as Plimpton
★ 5.5
Unconquered
Unconquered
1989 as Coach Dickey
★ 10.0
Premium
Premium
2006 as Cole Carter
★ 5.1
A Night to Die For
A Night to Die For
1995 as Self
Last Day of Summer
Last Day of Summer
2009 as Mr. Crolick
★ 4.5
The Omen
The Omen
1995 as Dr. Linus
★ 4.0
The Suspect
The Suspect
2013 as Sheriff Dixon
★ 5.4
The Face of Fear
The Face of Fear
1990 as Anthony Prine
★ 6.6
The Hollow
The Hollow
2016 as Sheriff Beau McKinney
★ 4.8
Reach the Rock
Reach the Rock
1998 as Quinn
★ 6.3
Roadracers
Roadracers
1994 as Sarge
★ 5.9
Frank the Bastard
Frank the Bastard
2015 as Cyrus Gast
★ 2.5
The Historian
The Historian
2014 as Valerian Hadley
★ 3.3
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas
★ 8.7
Riddle
Riddle
2013 as Western Man / Jack Abel
★ 4.6
Ava's Possessions
Ava's Possessions
2015 as Bernard
★ 5.8
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
2005 as Colonel Allen
★ 4.6
Walking the Mile
Walking the Mile
2014 as Self
★ 5.0
That Guy Dick Miller
That Guy Dick Miller
2014 as Self
★ 7.0
A Stage of Twilight
A Stage of Twilight
2024 as Barry
★ 4.5
Silent But Deadly
Silent But Deadly
2011 as John Capper
★ 3.8
A New Wave
A New Wave
2007 as Roger Dewitt
★ 3.4
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993 as Anatole
★ 5.3
The Good Student
The Good Student
2006 as Phil Palmer
★ 4.6
movie
Stream
2009 as Dr. Shelby
The Last to Go
The Last to Go
1991 as Treat
★ 5.0
The Great Wallendas
The Great Wallendas
1978 as Dieter Schmidt
★ 6.0
Jimmy and Judy
Jimmy and Judy
2006 as Uncle Rodney
★ 4.6
movie
The Other Side of Victory
1979 as Captain Rogers
Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred
2012 as Chambers
Future Weather
Future Weather
2012 as Ed
★ 6.1
Onion News Empire
Onion News Empire
2013 as Ed Musgrove
★ 6.8
Alice Fades Away
Alice Fades Away
2021 as James
★ 4.9
Restitution
Restitution
2011 as George Youngstown
★ 3.5
Another Life
Another Life
2002 as Man
★ 2.0
Melvin Smarty
Melvin Smarty
2018 as Bob
★ 3.5
Unspoken
Unspoken
2006 as Dad
Skippy
Skippy
2001 as Ringo
★ 3.7
Tagget
Tagget
1991 as Yuri Chelenkoff
Abandoned in the Arctic
Abandoned in the Arctic
2007 as Adolphus Greely (voice)
★ 6.0
Shoot Me Nicely
Shoot Me Nicely
2017 as Roy Barnes
Valerie 23
Valerie 23
1995 as Frank Hellner
Greetings from Tim Buckley
Greetings from Tim Buckley
2013 as Lee Underwood
★ 5.2