William Sadler
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Shawshank Redemption
as Heywood
1994
Die Hard 2
as Stuart
1990
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
as Grim Reaper
1991
Rush
as Monroe
1991
Shadowheart
as Thomas Conners
2009
Kinsey
as Kenneth Braun
2004
The Mist
as Jim
2007
August Rush
as Thomas Novacek
2007
Trespass
as Don
1992
The Hills Run Red
as Wilson Wyler Concannon
2009
Stealth Fighter
as Adm. Frank Petersen
1999
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
as Gino Fish
2009
Disturbing Behavior
as Newberry
1998
Bordello of Blood
as Mummy
1996
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
as Frank Brayker
1995
Hard to Kill
as Senator Vernon Trent
1990
Eagle Eye
as Jerry's Dad
2008
Roadracers
as Sarge
1994
Silent But Deadly
as John Capper
2011
Solo
as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
1996
TV Appearances
Medium
as John Edgemont
2005
Third Watch
as Scotty Murray
1999
Numb3rs
as J. Everett Tuttle
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Red Cooper
2000
Ed
as Lee Leetch
2000
Tales from the Crypt
as Niles Talbot (segment "The Man Who Was Death")
1989
Tru Calling
as Travis
2003
Wonderfalls
as Darrin Tyler
2004
Roseanne
1988
Murphy Brown
as Colonel Fitzpatrick
1988
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Paul Rice
2005
Criminal Minds
2005