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