William Sadler
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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
Credits
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
as Heywood
The Green Mile (1999)
as Klaus Detterick
Iron Man 3 (2013)
as President Ellis
Die Hard 2 (1990)
as Stuart
The Mist (2007)
as Jim
The Hot Spot (1990)
as Frank Sutton
The Yeti (2026)
as Hollis Bannister
Eagle Eye (2008)
as Jerry's Dad
Machete Kills (2013)
as Sheriff Doakes
Man on a Ledge (2012)
as Valet
The Highwaymen (2019)
as Henry Barrow
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
as Grim Reaper
Bordello of Blood (1996)
as Mummy
August Rush (2007)
as Thomas Novacek
The Grudge (2019)
as Detective Wilson
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
as Death
Hard to Kill (1990)
as Senator Vernon Trent
Salem's Lot (2024)
as Parkins Gillespie
The Unholy (2021)
as Father Hagan
Rush (1991)
as Monroe
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
as Frank Brayker
DeVour (2005)
as Ivan Reisz
Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)
as Gino Fish
Disturbing Behavior (1998)
as Newberry
Freaked (1993)
as Dick Brian
The Hills Run Red (2009)
as Wilson Wyler Concannon
Deadly Crush (2018)
as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
as Gino Fish
Restitution (2011)
as George Youngstown
Kinsey (2004)
as Kenneth Braun
K-9 (1989)
as Salesman Don
RocketMan (1997)
as Wild Bill Overbeck
Being Flynn (2012)
as Ray
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)
as Gino Fish
Stream (2009)
as Dr. Shelby
Beyond All Boundaries (2009)
as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009)
as Gino Fish
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)
as Gino Fish
Freeheld (2015)
as Peter Santucci
Witness Protection (1999)
as Sharp
The Omen (1995)
as Dr. Linus
The Duel (2016)
as Governor Ross
Hanky Panky (1982)
as Hotel Clerk
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015)
as Gino Fish
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile (2000)
as Self - 'Klaus Detterick'
Unconquered (1989)
as Coach Dickey
That Guy Dick Miller (2014)
as Self
Edge (2015)
as Big Bill
Solo (1996)
as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
Valerie 23 (1995)
as Frank Hellner
Project X (1987)
as Dr. Carroll
Confess (2005)
as Senator Lampert
Walking the Mile (2014)
as Self
Trespass (1992)
as Don
Bermuda Grace (1994)
Actor
The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)
as Abe
Future Weather (2012)
as Ed
See Girl Run (2012)
as Marty
The Good Student (2006)
as Phil Palmer
Stealth Fighter (1999)
as Adm. Frank Petersen
Ambushed (1998)
as Jim Natter
VFW (2019)
as Walter Reed
Reach the Rock (1998)
as Quinn
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (1993)
as Anatole
Shoot Me Nicely (2017)
as Roy Barnes
Ava's Possessions (2015)
as Bernard
Living Among Us (2018)
as Samuel
New England Toys (—)
Actor
solo (—)
as estrella
Last Day of Summer (2009)
as Mr. Crolick
Two-Fisted Tales (1992)
as Mr. Rush (Presenter)
A Night to Die For (1995)
as Self
The Hollow (2016)
as Sheriff Beau McKinney
Frank the Bastard (2015)
as Cyrus Gast
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' (2008)
as Self
Skippy (2001)
as Ringo
She Came from the Woods (2023)
as Gilbert McCalister
The Suspect (2013)
as Sheriff Dixon
Roadracers (1994)
as Sarge
Melvin Smarty (2018)
as Bob
Jimmy and Judy (2006)
as Uncle Rodney
Onion News Empire (2013)
as Ed Musgrove
Silent but Deadly (2011)
as John Capper
Premium (2006)
as Cole Carter
Unspoken (2006)
as Dad
Freedom (2014)
as Plimpton
It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making THE HILLS RUN RED (2009)
as Self
The Last to Go (1991)
as Treat
Riddle (2013)
as Western Man / Jack Abel
The Great Wallendas (1978)
as Dieter Schmidt
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas (2010)
as Self
Shadowheart (2009)
as Thomas Conners
Gilded Lilys (2013)
Actor
Nothing Sacred (2012)
as Chambers
Purple Heart (2005)
as Colonel Allen
The Historian (2014)
as Valerian Hadley
Another Life (2002)
as Man
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide (2025)
as Horror Film Expert
A New Wave (2007)
as Roger Dewitt
The Other Side of Victory (1979)
as Captain Rogers
A Stage of Twilight (2024)
as Barry
Off Beat (1986)
as Dickson
Alice Fades Away (2021)
as James
The Face of Fear (1990)
as Anthony Prine
Abandoned in the Arctic (2007)
as Adolphus Greely (voice)
The Last Day of Byron Bray (2026)
as Byron Bray
Tagget (1991)
as Yuri Chelenkoff
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase (1981)
as Joey
Greetings from Tim Buckley (2013)
as Lee Underwood