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.
Filmography (164 titles)
MovieThe Last Day of Byron Bray
Byron Bray · 2026
6.2MovieThe Yeti
Hollis Bannister · 2026
MovieThe Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
Horror Film Expert · 2025
6.0MovieSalem's Lot
Parkins Gillespie · 2024
4.5MovieA Stage of Twilight
Barry · 2024
6.5ShowFull Circle
Gene McCusker · 2023
5.5MovieShe Came from the Woods
Gilbert McCalister · 2023
6.5MovieThe Unholy
Father Hagan · 2021
4.9MovieAlice Fades Away
James · 2021
6.9ShowThe Comey Rule
Michael Flynn · 2020
5.9MovieBill & Ted Face the Music
Death · 2020
7.1ShowHunters
Dr. Friedrich Mann · 2020
5.4MovieThe Grudge
Detective Wilson · 2019
5.8MovieVFW
Walter Reed · 2019
8.2ShowWhen They See Us
Detective Michael Sheehan · 2019
6.8MovieThe Highwaymen
Henry Barrow · 2019
8.6ShowThe Rookie
Walter Fields · 2018
7.7ShowGod Friended Me
Rev. Elias · 2018
3.7MovieDeadly Crush
Sheriff Dusty Hawkins · 2018
3.5MovieMelvin Smarty
Bob · 2018
6.1MovieLiving Among Us
Samuel · 2018
5.3ShowOur Cartoon President
General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice) · 2018
MovieShoot Me Nicely
Roy Barnes · 2017
7.5ShowThe Good Fight
Judge Nilsson · 2017
4.8MovieThe Hollow
Sheriff Beau McKinney · 2016
7.1ShowBull
Father Andy · 2016
5.4MovieThe Duel
Governor Ross · 2016
5.0MovieEdge
Big Bill · 2015
6.6MovieJesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
Gino Fish · 2015
7.2MovieFreeheld
Peter Santucci · 2015