William Sadler
Acting
1950-04-13 · 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 Last Day of Byron Bray
2026 · Movie
The Yeti
2026 · Movie
Salem's Lot
2024 · Movie
A Stage of Twilight
2024 · Movie
Full Circle
2023 · Series
She Came from the Woods
2023 · Movie
The Unholy
2021 · Movie
Alice Fades Away
2021 · Movie
The Comey Rule
2020 · Series
Bill & Ted Face the Music
2020 · Movie
Hunters
2020 · Series
The Grudge
2019 · Movie
VFW
2019 · Movie
When They See Us
2019 · Series
The Highwaymen
2019 · Movie
The Rookie
2018 · Series
God Friended Me
2018 · Series
Deadly Crush
2018 · Movie
Melvin Smarty
2018 · Movie
Living Among Us
2018 · Movie
Our Cartoon President
2018 · Series
Shoot Me Nicely
2017 · Movie
The Good Fight
2017 · Series
The Hollow
2016 · Movie
Bull
2016 · Series
The Duel
2016 · Movie
Edge
2015 · Movie
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
2015 · Movie
Freeheld
2015 · Movie
Frank the Bastard
2015 · Movie
WHIH Newsfront
2015 · Series
Ava's Possessions
2015 · Movie
Walking the Mile
2014 · Movie
The Historian
2014 · Movie
The Flash
2014 · Series
Madam Secretary
2014 · Series
Z Nation
2014 · Series
Freedom
2014 · Movie
Delirium
2014 · Series
Power
2014 · Series
That Guy Dick Miller
2014 · Movie
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013 · Series
The Blacklist
2013 · Series
Machete Kills
2013 · Movie
Greetings from Tim Buckley
2013 · Movie
Gilded Lilys
2013 · Movie
Onion News Empire
2013 · Movie
Iron Man 3
2013 · Movie
Golden Boy
2013 · Series
The Suspect
2013 · Movie
Riddle
2013 · Movie
Elementary
2012 · Series
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
2012 · Movie
Future Weather
2012 · Movie
See Girl Run
2012 · Movie
Being Flynn
2012 · Movie
Man on a Ledge
2012 · Movie
Nothing Sacred
2012 · Movie
Silent but Deadly
2011 · Movie
Restitution
2011 · Movie
Homeland
2011 · Series
Person of Interest
2011 · Series
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
2011 · Movie
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas
2010 · Movie
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · Series
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
2010 · Movie
The Pacific
2010 · Series
Beyond All Boundaries
2009 · Movie
Last Day of Summer
2009 · Movie
White Collar
2009 · Series
Three Rivers
2009 · Series
The Hills Run Red
2009 · Movie
It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making THE HILLS RUN RED
2009 · Movie
Shadowheart
2009 · Movie
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
2009 · Movie
Stream
2009 · Movie
Eagle Eye
2008 · Movie
Fringe
2008 · Series
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008 · Movie
The Mist
2007 · Movie
August Rush
2007 · Movie
Abandoned in the Arctic
2007 · Movie
A New Wave
2007 · Movie
Damages
2007 · Series
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
2007 · Movie
Traveler
2007 · Series
The Path to 9/11
2006 · Series
Unspoken
2006 · Movie
Jimmy and Judy
2006 · Movie
Premium
2006 · Movie
The Good Student
2006 · Movie
Confess
2005 · Movie
DeVour
2005 · Movie
Criminal Minds
2005 · Series
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005 · Series
Numb3rs
2005 · Series
Medium
2005 · Series
Purple Heart
2005 · Movie
Kinsey
2004 · Movie
Wonderfalls
2004 · Series
Tru Calling
2003 · Series
The Battle of Shaker Heights
2003 · Movie
Another Life
2002 · Movie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Series
Skippy
2001 · Movie
Ed
2000 · Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Series
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000 · Movie
Witness Protection
1999 · Movie
The Green Mile
1999 · Movie
Roswell
1999 · Series
Third Watch
1999 · Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
Stealth Fighter
1999 · Movie
Reach the Rock
1998 · Movie
Disturbing Behavior
1998 · Movie
Ambushed
1998 · Movie
RocketMan
1997 · Movie
Solo
1996 · Movie
Bordello of Blood
1996 · Movie
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996 · Series
JAG
1995 · Series
The Omen
1995 · Movie
The Omen
1995 · Series
A Night to Die For
1995 · Movie
Valerie 23
1995 · Movie
The Outer Limits
1995 · Series
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995 · Movie
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Movie
Roadracers
1994 · Movie
Rebel Highway
1994 · Series
Bermuda Grace
1994 · Movie
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993 · Movie
Freaked
1993 · Movie
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Series
Trespass
1992 · Movie
HBO First Look
1992 · Series
Two-Fisted Tales
1992 · Movie
Rush
1991 · Movie
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991 · Movie
Tagget
1991 · Movie
The Last to Go
1991 · Movie
The Hot Spot
1990 · Movie
The Face of Fear
1990 · Movie
Law & Order
1990 · Series
Die Hard 2
1990 · Movie
Hard to Kill
1990 · Movie
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Series
K-9
1989 · Movie
Unconquered
1989 · Movie
Murphy Brown
1988 · Series
Roseanne
1988 · Series
Dear John
1988 · Series
Tour of Duty
1987 · Series
Private Eye
1987 · Series
Project X
1987 · Movie
Off Beat
1986 · Movie
The Equalizer
1985 · Series
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Series
Newhart
1982 · Series
Hanky Panky
1982 · Movie
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
1981 · Movie
The Other Side of Victory
1979 · Movie
The Great Wallendas
1978 · Movie
New England Toys
Movie
The Summer They Came
Movie
solo
Movie