William Sadler

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1950-04-13 (74 years old)

Place of Birth Buffalo, New York, USA

Also Known As William Thomas Sadler, Bill Sadler, Γουίλιαμ Σάντλερ, 威廉·托馬斯·桑德勒

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

Actor

2024
Salem's Lot

as Parkins Gillespie

2024
2023
She Came from the Woods

as Gilbert McCalister

2023
Full Circle

as Gene McCusker

2021
The Unholy

as Father Hagan

2021
2020
The Comey Rule

as Michael Flynn

2020
Hunters

as Dr. Friedrich Mann

2019
The Grudge

as Detective Wilson

2019
VFW

as Walter Reed

2019
The Highwaymen

as Henry Barrow

2019
When They See Us

as Detective Michael Sheehan

2018
Deadly Crush

as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins

2018
2018
Living Among Us

as Samuel

2018
God Friended Me

as Rev. Elias

2018
Our Cartoon President

as General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)

2017
Shoot Me Nicely

as Roy Barnes

2017
The Good Fight

as Judge Nilsson

2016
The Hollow

as Sheriff Beau McKinney

2016
The Duel

as Governor Ross

2016
Bull

as Father Andy

2015
Edge

as Big Bill

2015
Freeheld

as Peter Santucci

2015
Frank the Bastard

as Cyrus Gast

2015
2015
WHIH Newsfront

as President Ellis

2014
2014
The Historian

as Valerian Hadley

2014
Freedom

as Plimpton

2014
The Flash

as Simon Stagg

2014
Madam Secretary

as George

2014
Z Nation

as Sam Custer

2014
Delirium

as John (archive footage)

2014
Power

as Tony Teresi

2013
Machete Kills

as Sheriff Doakes

2013
2013
Onion News Empire

as Ed Musgrove

2013
Iron Man 3

as President Ellis

2013
The Suspect

as Sheriff Dixon

2013
Riddle

as Western Man / Jack Abel

2013
2013
The Blacklist

as Sam Milhoan

2013
Golden Boy

as Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell

2012
2012
See Girl Run

as Marty

2012
2012
2012
Nothing Sacred

as Chambers

2012
Elementary

as Ian Gale

2011
Silent But Deadly

as John Capper

2011
Restitution

as George Youngstown

2011
Person of Interest

as Anton's Father

2010
2010
Hawaii Five-0

as John McGarrett

2010
The Pacific

as Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller

2009
Beyond All Boundaries

as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller

2009
Last Day of Summer

as Mr. Crolick

2009
The Hills Run Red

as Wilson Wyler Concannon

2009
Shadowheart

as Thomas Conners

2009
2009
Stream

as Dr. Shelby

2009
White Collar

as Brett Gelles

2008
Eagle Eye

as Jerry's Dad

2008
Fringe

as Dr. Sumner

2007
The Mist

as Jim

2007
August Rush

as Thomas Novacek

2007
A New Wave

as Roger Dewitt

2007
2007
Traveler

as Carlton Fog

2006
Jimmy and Judy

as Uncle Rodney

2006
Premium

as Cole Carter

2006
The Good Student

as Phil Palmer

2006
The Path to 9/11

as Neil Herman

2005
DeVour

as Ivan Reisz

2005
Confess

as Senator Lampert

2005
Purple Heart

as Colonel Allen

2005
Criminal Minds

as Ray Finnegan

2005
Medium

as John Edgemont

2004
Kinsey

as Kenneth Braun

2004
Wonderfalls

as Darrin Tyler

2003
Tru Calling

as Travis

2002
2001
Skippy

as Ringo

2001
2000
2000
Ed

as Lee Leetch

1999
1999
The Green Mile

as Klaus Detterick

1999
Stealth Fighter

as Adm. Frank Petersen

1999
Roswell

as Jim Valenti

1999
Third Watch

as Scotty Murray

1998
1998
1998
Ambushed

as Jim Natter

1997
RocketMan

as Wild Bill Overbeck

1996
Solo

as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo

1996
1996
Poltergeist: The Legacy

as Shamus Bloom

1995
The Omen

as Dr. Linus

1995
1995
JAG

as Saul Wainright

1995
The Outer Limits

as Frank Hellner

1994
Roadracers

as Sarge

1994
Rebel Highway

as Sarge

1993
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor

as David Anatole

1993
Freaked

as Dick Brian

1992
Trespass

as Don

1992
Two-Fisted Tales

as Mr. Rush (Presenter)

1991
Rush

as Monroe

1991
1991
Tagget

as Yuri Chelenkoff

1991
1990
The Hot Spot

as Frank Sutton

1990
The Face of Fear

as Anthony Prine

1990
Die Hard 2

as Stuart

1990
Hard to Kill

as Senator Vernon Trent

1990
Law & Order

as Kevin Drucker

1989
K-9

as Salesman Don

1989
Unconquered

as Coach Dickey

1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Niles Talbot

1989
Tales from the Crypt

as The Grim Reaper

1988
Murphy Brown

as Colonel Fitzpatrick

1988
Dear John

as Ken

1987
Project X

as Dr. Carroll (as Bill Sadler)

1987
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

1979
The Other Side of Victory

as Captain Rogers

1978
The Great Wallendas

as Dieter Schmidt

Producer

2023
2020
Bill & Ted Face the Music

as Executive Producer

Director

1999
Roswell

as Director