William Sadler
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.
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The Last Day of Byron Bray
as Byron Bray
The Yeti
as Hollis Bannister
Salem's Lot
as Parkins Gillespie
A Stage of Twilight
as Barry
Full Circle
as Gene McCusker
She Came from the Woods
as Gilbert McCalister
The Unholy
as Father Hagan
Alice Fades Away
as James
The Comey Rule
as Michael Flynn
Bill & Ted Face the Music
as Death
Hunters
as Dr. Friedrich Mann
The Grudge
as Detective Wilson
VFW
as Walter Reed
When They See Us
as Detective Michael Sheehan
The Highwaymen
as Henry Barrow
The Rookie
as Walter Fields
God Friended Me
as Rev. Elias
Deadly Crush
as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
Melvin Smarty
as Bob
Living Among Us
as Samuel
Our Cartoon President
as General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)
Shoot Me Nicely
as Roy Barnes
The Good Fight
as Judge Nilsson
The Hollow
as Sheriff Beau McKinney
Bull
as Father Andy
The Duel
as Governor Ross
Edge
as Big Bill
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
as Gino Fish
Freeheld
as Peter Santucci
Frank the Bastard
as Cyrus Gast
WHIH Newsfront
as President Ellis
Ava's Possessions
as Bernard
Walking the Mile
as Self
The Historian
as Valerian Hadley
Madam Secretary
as George Peters
Z Nation
as Sam Custer
Freedom
as Plimpton
Delirium
as John (archive footage)
Power
as Tony Teresi
That Guy Dick Miller
as Self
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as President Ellis
The Blacklist
as Sam Milhoan
Machete Kills
as Sheriff Doakes
Greetings from Tim Buckley
as Lee Underwood
Gilded Lilys
as Unknown
Onion News Empire
as Ed Musgrove
Golden Boy
as Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell
The Suspect
as Sheriff Dixon
Riddle
as Western Man / Jack Abel
666 Park Avenue
as Nate McKenny
Elementary
as Ian Gale
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
as Gino Fish
Future Weather
as Ed
See Girl Run
as Marty
Being Flynn
as Ray
Man on a Ledge
as Valet
Nothing Sacred
as Chambers
Silent but Deadly
as John Capper
Restitution
as George Youngstown
Homeland
as Michael Higgins
Person of Interest
as Anton's Father
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
as Gino Fish
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas
as Self
Hawaii Five-0
as John McGarrett
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
as Gino Fish
The Pacific
as Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller
Beyond All Boundaries
as Lt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
Last Day of Summer
as Mr. Crolick
White Collar
as Brett Gelles
Three Rivers
as Unknown
The Hills Run Red
as Wilson Wyler Concannon
It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making THE HILLS RUN RED
as Self
Shadowheart
as Thomas Conners
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
as Gino Fish
Eagle Eye
as Jerry's Dad
Fringe
as Dr. Sumner
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
as Self
The Mist
as Jim
August Rush
as Thomas Novacek
Abandoned in the Arctic
as Adolphus Greely (voice)
A New Wave
as Roger Dewitt
Damages
as McClarenTruth.org's Financier
Damages
as Helmut Torben
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
as Gino Fish
Traveler
as Carlton Fog
The Path to 9/11
as Neil Herman
Unspoken
as Dad
Jimmy and Judy
as Uncle Rodney
Premium
as Cole Carter
The Good Student
as Phil Palmer
Confess
as Senator Lampert
DeVour
as Ivan Reisz
Criminal Minds
as Unknown
Criminal Minds
as Ray Finnegan
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Paul Rice
Numb3rs
as J. Everett Tuttle
Medium
as John Edgemont
Purple Heart
as Colonel Allen
Kinsey
as Kenneth Braun
Wonderfalls
as Darrin Tyler
Tru Calling
as Travis
The Battle of Shaker Heights
as Abe
Another Life
as Man
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Kyle Devlin
Skippy
as Ringo
Ed
as Lee Leetch
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Red Cooper
Witness Protection
as Sharp
Roswell
as Jim Valenti
Third Watch
as Scotty Murray
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Gary Dolan
Stealth Fighter
as Adm. Frank Petersen
Reach the Rock
as Quinn
Disturbing Behavior
as Newberry
Ambushed
as Jim Natter
RocketMan
as Wild Bill Overbeck
Solo
as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
Bordello of Blood
as Mummy
Poltergeist: The Legacy
as Shamus Bloom
JAG
as Saul Wainright
The Omen
as Dr. Linus
The Omen
as Dr. Linus
A Night to Die For
as Self
Valerie 23
as Frank Hellner
The Outer Limits
as Frank Hellner
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
as Frank Brayker
The Shawshank Redemption
as Heywood
Roadracers
as Sarge
Rebel Highway
as Sarge
Bermuda Grace
as Unknown
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
as Anatole
Freaked
as Dick Brian
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Sloan
Trespass
as Don
HBO First Look
as Unknown
Two-Fisted Tales
as Mr. Rush (Presenter)
Rush
as Monroe
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
as Grim Reaper
Tagget
as Yuri Chelenkoff
The Last to Go
as Treat
The Hot Spot
as Frank Sutton
The Face of Fear
as Anthony Prine
Law & Order
as Kevin Drucker
Die Hard 2
as Stuart
Hard to Kill
as Senator Vernon Trent
Tales from the Crypt
as Niles Talbot (segment "The Man Who Was Death")
Tales from the Crypt
as The Grim Reaper
K-9
as Salesman Don
Unconquered
as Coach Dickey
Murphy Brown
as Colonel Fitzpatrick
Roseanne
as Unknown
Dear John
as Ken
Tour of Duty
as Major Rigby
Private Eye
as Unknown
Project X
as Dr. Carroll
Off Beat
as Dickson
The Equalizer
as Rick Dillon / Kevin Moore
St. Elsewhere
as J.J. Oppenheimer
Newhart
as Clumsy Guest
Hanky Panky
as Hotel Clerk
The Great Wallendas
as Dieter Schmidt