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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-04-13 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Buffalo, New York, USA

William Sadler

Biography:

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

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

Acting

2025

2024

Salem's Lot as Parkins Gillespie

2023

She Came from the Woods as Gilbert McCalister
Full Circle as Gene McCusker

2021

The Unholy as Father Hagan

2020

Hunters as Dr. Friedrich Mann
The Comey Rule as Michael Flynn

2019

The Grudge as Detective Wilson
The Highwaymen as Henry Barrow
VFW as Walter Reed
When They See Us as Detective Michael Sheehan

2018

Living Among Us as Samuel
Deadly Crush as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
Our Cartoon President as General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)
God Friended Me as Rev. Elias
The Rookie as Walter Fields

2017

Shoot Me Nicely as Roy Barnes
The Good Fight as Judge Nilsson

2016

The Duel as Governor Ross
The Hollow as Sheriff Beau McKinney
Bull as Father Andy

2015

Frank the Bastard as Cyrus Gast
Freeheld as Peter Santucci
Edge as Big Bill
WHIH Newsfront as President Ellis

2014

Freedom as Plimpton
The Historian as Valerian Hadley
Madam Secretary as George
The Flash as Simon Stagg
Power as Tony Teresi
Delirium as John (archive footage)
Z Nation as Sam Custer

2013

Iron Man 3 as President Ellis
Machete Kills as Sheriff Doakes
Riddle as Western Man / Jack Abel
The Suspect as Sheriff Dixon
Onion News Empire as Ed Musgrove
Golden Boy as Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell
The Blacklist as Sam Milhoan

2012

See Girl Run as Marty
Nothing Sacred as Chambers
Elementary as Ian Gale

2011

Silent But Deadly as John Capper
Restitution as George Youngstown
Person of Interest as Anton's Father

2010

The Pacific as Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller
Hawaii Five-0 as John McGarrett

2009

Shadowheart as Thomas Conners
The Hills Run Red as Wilson Wyler Concannon
Last Day of Summer as Mr. Crolick
Stream as Dr. Shelby
Beyond All Boundaries as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
White Collar as Brett Gelles

2008

Eagle Eye as Jerry's Dad
Fringe as Dr. Sumner

2007

The Mist as Jim
August Rush as Thomas Novacek
A New Wave as Roger Dewitt
Traveler as Carlton Fog

2006

The Good Student as Phil Palmer
Premium as Cole Carter
Jimmy and Judy as Uncle Rodney
Unspoken as Dad
The Path to 9/11 as Neil Herman

2005

Confess as Senator Lampert
Purple Heart as Colonel Allen
DeVour as Ivan Reisz
Medium as John Edgemont
Criminal Minds as Ray Finnegan

2004

Kinsey as Kenneth Braun
Wonderfalls as Darrin Tyler

2003

Tru Calling as Travis

2002

2001

Skippy as Ringo

2000

Ed as Lee Leetch

1999

Stealth Fighter as Adm. Frank Petersen
The Green Mile as Klaus Detterick
Third Watch as Scotty Murray
Roswell as Jim Valenti

1998

Ambushed as Jim Natter

1997

RocketMan as Wild Bill Overbeck

1996

Solo as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
Poltergeist: The Legacy as Shamus Bloom

1995

The Omen as Dr. Linus
JAG as Saul Wainright
The Outer Limits as Frank Hellner

1994

Roadracers as Sarge
Rebel Highway as Sarge

1993

Freaked as Dick Brian
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor as David Anatole

1992

Trespass as Don
Two-Fisted Tales as Mr. Rush (Presenter)

1991

Rush as Monroe
Tagget as Yuri Chelenkoff

1990

Die Hard 2 as Stuart
Hard to Kill as Senator Vernon Trent
The Hot Spot as Frank Sutton
The Face of Fear as Anthony Prine
Law & Order as Kevin Drucker

1989

Unconquered as Coach Dickey
K-9 as Salesman Don
Tales from the Crypt as Niles Talbot (segment "The Man Who Was Death")
Tales from the Crypt as The Grim Reaper

1988

Murphy Brown as Colonel Fitzpatrick
Dear John as Ken

1987

Project X as Dr. Carroll (as Bill Sadler)
Tour of Duty as Major Rigby

1986

Off Beat as Dickson

1985

The Equalizer as Rick Dillon / Kevin Moore

1982

Hanky Panky as Hotel Clerk

1981

1979

The Other Side of Victory as Captain Rogers

1978

The Great Wallendas as Dieter Schmidt

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Crew

Production

2023

2020

Bill & Ted Face the Music as Executive Producer

Directing

1999

Roswell as Director