William Sadler
Acting
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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.
Filmography
The Last Day of Byron Bray
2026
The Yeti
2026
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025
Salem's Lot
2024
A Stage of Twilight
2024
Full Circle
2023
She Came from the Woods
2023
The Unholy
2021
Alice Fades Away
2021
The Comey Rule
2020
Bill & Ted Face the Music
2020
Hunters
2020
The Grudge
2019
VFW
2019
When They See Us
2019
The Highwaymen
2019
The Rookie
2018
God Friended Me
2018
Deadly Crush
2018
Melvin Smarty
2018
Living Among Us
2018
Our Cartoon President
2018
Shoot Me Nicely
2017
The Good Fight
2017
The Hollow
2016
Bull
2016
The Duel
2016
Edge
2015
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
2015
Freeheld
2015
Frank the Bastard
2015
WHIH Newsfront
2015
Ava's Possessions
2015
Walking the Mile
2014
The Historian
2014
The Flash
2014
Madam Secretary
2014
Z Nation
2014
Freedom
2014
Delirium
2014
Power
2014
That Guy Dick Miller
2014
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
The Blacklist
2013
Machete Kills
2013
Greetings from Tim Buckley
2013
Gilded Lilys
2013
Onion News Empire
2013
Iron Man 3
2013
Golden Boy
2013
The Suspect
2013
Riddle
2013
Elementary
2012
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
2012
Future Weather
2012
See Girl Run
2012
Being Flynn
2012
Man on a Ledge
2012
Nothing Sacred
2012
Silent But Deadly
2011
Restitution
2011
Homeland
2011
Person of Interest
2011
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
2011
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas
2010
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
2010
The Pacific
2010
Beyond All Boundaries
2009
Last Day of Summer
2009
White Collar
2009
Three Rivers
2009
The Hills Run Red
2009
It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making THE HILLS RUN RED
2009
Shadowheart
2009
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
2009
Stream
2009
Eagle Eye
2008
Fringe
2008
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008
The Mist
2007
August Rush
2007
Abandoned in the Arctic
2007
A New Wave
2007
Damages
2007
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
2007
Traveler
2007
The Path to 9/11
2006
Unspoken
2006
Jimmy and Judy
2006
Premium
2006
The Good Student
2006
Confess
2005
DeVour
2005
Criminal Minds
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
Numb3rs
2005
Medium
2005
Purple Heart
2005
Kinsey
2004
Wonderfalls
2004
Tru Calling
2003
The Battle of Shaker Heights
2003
Another Life
2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Skippy
2001
Ed
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000
Witness Protection
1999
The Green Mile
1999
Roswell
1999
Third Watch
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Stealth Fighter
1999
Reach the Rock
1998
Disturbing Behavior
1998
Ambushed
1998
RocketMan
1997
Solo
1996
Bordello of Blood
1996
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996
JAG
1995
The Omen
1995
A Night to Die For
1995
Valerie 23
1995
The Outer Limits
1995
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
Roadracers
1994
Rebel Highway
1994
Bermuda Grace
1994
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993
Freaked
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Trespass
1992
HBO First Look
1992
Two-Fisted Tales
1992
Rush
1991
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991
Tagget
1991
The Last to Go
1991
The Hot Spot
1990
The Face of Fear
1990
Law & Order
1990
Die Hard 2
1990
Hard to Kill
1990
Tales from the Crypt
1989
K-9
1989
Unconquered
1989
Murphy Brown
1988
Roseanne
1988
Dear John
1988
Tour of Duty
1987
Private Eye
1987
Project X
1987
Off Beat
1986
The Equalizer
1985
St. Elsewhere
1982
Newhart
1982
Hanky Panky
1982
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
1981
The Other Side of Victory
1979
The Great Wallendas
1978
New England Toys
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