Acting · Buffalo, New York, USA · Born April 13, 1950
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.
MovieThe Last Day of Byron Bray
2026
as Byron Bray
MovieThe Yeti
2026
as Hollis Bannister
MovieThe Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025
as Horror Film Expert
MovieSalem's Lot
2024
as Parkins Gillespie
MovieA Stage of Twilight
2024
as Barry
TVFull Circle
2023
as Gene McCusker
MovieShe Came from the Woods
2023
as Gilbert McCalister
MovieThe Unholy
2021
as Father Hagan
MovieAlice Fades Away
2021
as James
TVThe Comey Rule
2020
as Michael Flynn
MovieBill & Ted Face the Music
2020
as Death
TVHunters
2020
as Dr. Friedrich Mann
MovieThe Grudge
2019
as Detective Wilson
MovieVFW
2019
as Walter Reed
TVWhen They See Us
2019
as Detective Michael Sheehan
MovieThe Highwaymen
2019
as Henry Barrow
TVThe Rookie
2018
as Walter Fields
TVGod Friended Me
2018
as Rev. Elias
MovieDeadly Crush
2018
as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
MovieMelvin Smarty
2018
as Bob
MovieLiving Among Us
2018
as Samuel
TVOur Cartoon President
2018
as General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)
MovieShoot Me Nicely
2017
as Roy Barnes
TVThe Good Fight
2017
as Judge Nilsson
MovieThe Hollow
2016
as Sheriff Beau McKinney
TVBull
2016
as Father Andy
MovieThe Duel
2016
as Governor Ross
MovieEdge
2015
as Big Bill
MovieJesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
2015
as Gino Fish
MovieFreeheld
2015
as Peter Santucci
MovieFrank the Bastard
2015
as Cyrus Gast
TVWHIH Newsfront
2015
as President Ellis
MovieAva's Possessions
2015
as Bernard
MovieWalking the Mile
2014
as Self
MovieThe Historian
2014
as Valerian Hadley
TVThe Flash
2014
as Simon Stagg
TVMadam Secretary
2014
as George Peters
TVZ Nation
2014
as Sam Custer
MovieFreedom
2014
as Plimpton
TVDelirium
2014
as John (archive footage)
TVPower
2014
as Tony Teresi
MovieThat Guy Dick Miller
2014
as Self
TVMarvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as President Ellis
TVThe Blacklist
2013
as Sam Milhoan
MovieMachete Kills
2013
as Sheriff Doakes
MovieGreetings from Tim Buckley
2013
as Lee Underwood
MovieGilded Lilys
2013
MovieOnion News Empire
2013
as Ed Musgrove
MovieIron Man 3
2013
as President Ellis
TVGolden Boy
2013
as Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell
MovieThe Suspect
2013
as Sheriff Dixon
MovieRiddle
2013
as Western Man / Jack Abel
TVElementary
2012
as Ian Gale
MovieJesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
2012
as Gino Fish
MovieFuture Weather
2012
as Ed
MovieSee Girl Run
2012
as Marty
MovieBeing Flynn
2012
as Ray
MovieMan on a Ledge
2012
as Valet
MovieNothing Sacred
2012
as Chambers
MovieSilent but Deadly
2011
as John Capper
MovieRestitution
2011
as George Youngstown
TVHomeland
2011
as Michael Higgins
TVPerson of Interest
2011
as Anton's Father
MovieJesse Stone: Innocents Lost
2011
as Gino Fish
MovieThe Making of Fallout: New Vegas
2010
as Self
TVHawaii Five-0
2010
as John McGarrett
MovieJesse Stone: No Remorse
2010
as Gino Fish
TVThe Pacific
2010
as Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller
MovieBeyond All Boundaries
2009
as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
MovieLast Day of Summer
2009
as Mr. Crolick
TVWhite Collar
2009
as Brett Gelles
TVThree Rivers
2009
MovieThe Hills Run Red
2009
as Wilson Wyler Concannon
MovieIt's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making THE HILLS RUN RED
2009
as Self
MovieShadowheart
2009
as Thomas Conners
MovieJesse Stone: Thin Ice
2009
as Gino Fish
Stream
2009
as Dr. Shelby
MovieEagle Eye
2008
as Jerry's Dad
TVFringe
2008
as Dr. Sumner
MovieWhen Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008
as Self
MovieThe Mist
2007
as Jim
MovieAugust Rush
2007
as Thomas Novacek
MovieAbandoned in the Arctic
2007
as Adolphus Greely (voice)
MovieA New Wave
2007
as Roger Dewitt
TVDamages
2007
as McClarenTruth.org's Financier
MovieJesse Stone: Sea Change
2007
as Gino Fish
TVTraveler
2007
as Carlton Fog
TVThe Path to 9/11
2006
as Neil Herman
MovieUnspoken
2006
as Dad
MovieJimmy and Judy
2006
as Uncle Rodney
MoviePremium
2006
as Cole Carter
MovieThe Good Student
2006
as Phil Palmer
MovieConfess
2005
as Senator Lampert
MovieDeVour
2005
as Ivan Reisz
TVCriminal Minds
2005
TVLaw & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Paul Rice
TVNumb3rs
2005
as J. Everett Tuttle
TVMedium
2005
as John Edgemont
MoviePurple Heart
2005
as Colonel Allen
MovieKinsey
2004
as Kenneth Braun
TVWonderfalls
2004
as Darrin Tyler
TVTru Calling
2003
as Travis
MovieThe Battle of Shaker Heights
2003
as Abe
MovieAnother Life
2002
as Man
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Kyle Devlin
MovieSkippy
2001
as Ringo
TVEd
2000
as Lee Leetch
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Red Cooper
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000
as Self - 'Klaus Detterick'
MovieWitness Protection
1999
as Sharp
MovieThe Green Mile
1999
as Klaus Detterick
TVRoswell
1999
as Jim Valenti
TVThird Watch
1999
as Scotty Murray
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Gary Dolan
MovieStealth Fighter
1999
as Adm. Frank Petersen
MovieReach the Rock
1998
as Quinn
MovieDisturbing Behavior
1998
as Newberry
MovieAmbushed
1998
as Jim Natter
MovieRocketMan
1997
as Wild Bill Overbeck
MovieSolo
1996
as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
MovieBordello of Blood
1996
as Mummy
TVPoltergeist: The Legacy
1996
as Shamus Bloom
TVJAG
1995
as Saul Wainright
MovieThe Omen
1995
as Dr. Linus
MovieA Night to Die For
1995
as Self
MovieValerie 23
1995
as Frank Hellner
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Frank Hellner
MovieTales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995
as Frank Brayker
MovieThe Shawshank Redemption
1994
as Heywood
MovieRoadracers
1994
as Sarge
TVRebel Highway
1994
as Sarge
MovieBermuda Grace
1994
MovieJack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993
as Anatole
MovieFreaked
1993
as Dick Brian
TVStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Sloan
MovieTrespass
1992
as Don
TVHBO First Look
1992
MovieTwo-Fisted Tales
1992
as Mr. Rush (Presenter)
MovieRush
1991
as Monroe
MovieBill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991
as Grim Reaper
MovieTagget
1991
as Yuri Chelenkoff
MovieThe Last to Go
1991
as Treat
MovieThe Hot Spot
1990
as Frank Sutton
MovieThe Face of Fear
1990
as Anthony Prine
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Kevin Drucker
MovieDie Hard 2
1990
as Stuart
MovieHard to Kill
1990
as Senator Vernon Trent
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Niles Talbot (segment "The Man Who Was Death")
MovieK-9
1989
as Salesman Don
MovieUnconquered
1989
as Coach Dickey
TVMurphy Brown
1988
as Colonel Fitzpatrick
TVRoseanne
1988
TVDear John
1988
as Ken
TVTour of Duty
1987
as Major Rigby
TVPrivate Eye
1987
MovieProject X
1987
as Dr. Carroll
MovieOff Beat
1986
as Dickson
TVThe Equalizer
1985
as Rick Dillon / Kevin Moore
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as J.J. Oppenheimer
TVNewhart
1982
as Clumsy Guest
MovieHanky Panky
1982
as Hotel Clerk
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
1981
as Joey
The Other Side of Victory
1979
as Captain Rogers
MovieThe Great Wallendas
1978
as Dieter Schmidt
New England Toys
solo
as estrella
