
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.
Filmography

Bermuda Grace
1994 · 10.0
The Other Side of Victory
1979 · 10.0

Delirium
2014 · 9.3

Unconquered
1989 · 9.3
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
1981 · 9.0

The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · 8.7

The Rookie
2018 · 8.5

The Green Mile
1999 · 8.5

Criminal Minds
2005 · 8.3

White Collar
2009 · 8.2

When They See Us
2019 · 8.2

Fringe
2008 · 8.1

Tour of Duty
1987 · 8.1

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005 · 8.1

Person of Interest
2011 · 8.1

Third Watch
1999 · 8.0

Rebel Highway
1994 · 8.0

Tagget
1991 · 8.0

Tales from the Crypt
1989 · 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · 7.9

The Pacific
2010 · 7.8

The Flash
2014 · 7.7

Hawaii Five-0
2010 · 7.7

The Outer Limits
1995 · 7.7

Power
2014 · 7.7

Roswell
1999 · 7.7

Ed
2000 · 7.7

Wonderfalls
2004 · 7.7

God Friended Me
2018 · 7.7

Elementary
2012 · 7.6

The Blacklist
2013 · 7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · 7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · 7.6

Homeland
2011 · 7.6

The Good Fight
2017 · 7.5

Damages
2007 · 7.5

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013 · 7.5

Medium
2005 · 7.5

August Rush
2007 · 7.4

Law & Order
1990 · 7.3

Z Nation
2014 · 7.3

JAG
1995 · 7.3

Tru Calling
2003 · 7.2

Newhart
1982 · 7.2

The Equalizer
1985 · 7.2

Freeheld
2015 · 7.2

Hunters
2020 · 7.1

Bull
2016 · 7.1

Numb3rs
2005 · 7.0

Madam Secretary
2014 · 7.0

Three Rivers
2009 · 7.0

Jesse Stone: Sea Change
2007 · 7.0

Die Hard 2
1990 · 7.0

The Mist
2007 · 7.0

The Comey Rule
2020 · 7.0

Iron Man 3
2013 · 6.9

The Path to 9/11
2006 · 6.9

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
2009 · 6.9

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995 · 6.9

Roseanne
1988 · 6.8

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
2012 · 6.8

Jesse Stone: No Remorse
2010 · 6.8

Onion News Empire
2013 · 6.8

The Highwaymen
2019 · 6.8

Rush
1991 · 6.7

Beyond All Boundaries
2009 · 6.7

Traveler
2007 · 6.6

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
2015 · 6.6

Kinsey
2004 · 6.6

The Unholy
2021 · 6.5

Eagle Eye
2008 · 6.5

Murphy Brown
1988 · 6.5

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
2011 · 6.5

Man on a Ledge
2012 · 6.4

Full Circle
2023 · 6.4

Reach the Rock
1998 · 6.4

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991 · 6.3

Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996 · 6.3

Trespass
1992 · 6.3

Witness Protection
1999 · 6.3

The Face of Fear
1990 · 6.3

The Hot Spot
1990 · 6.3

Being Flynn
2012 · 6.2

Project X
1987 · 6.2

The Great Wallendas
1978 · 6.2

Freaked
1993 · 6.2

K-9
1989 · 6.2

666 Park Avenue
2012 · 6.1

Golden Boy
2013 · 6.1

Future Weather
2012 · 6.1

WHIH Newsfront
2015 · 6.0

Bordello of Blood
1996 · 6.0

Living Among Us
2018 · 6.0

Abandoned in the Arctic
2007 · 6.0

Hard to Kill
1990 · 6.0

Roadracers
1994 · 6.0

Salem's Lot
2024 · 5.9

Bill & Ted Face the Music
2020 · 5.9

Disturbing Behavior
1998 · 5.9

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993 · 5.9

The Yeti
2026 · 5.9

VFW
2019 · 5.8

Ava's Possessions
2015 · 5.8

The Hills Run Red
2009 · 5.8

St. Elsewhere
1982 · 5.7

Dear John
1988 · 5.7

The Battle of Shaker Heights
2003 · 5.7

Machete Kills
2013 · 5.6

HBO First Look
1992 · 5.5

Freedom
2014 · 5.5

She Came from the Woods
2023 · 5.5

Another Life
2002 · 5.5

The Grudge
2019 · 5.4

The Duel
2016 · 5.4

Premium
2006 · 5.4

Our Cartoon President
2018 · 5.3

The Suspect
2013 · 5.3

RocketMan
1997 · 5.2

DeVour
2005 · 5.2

Hanky Panky
1982 · 5.2

Purple Heart
2005 · 5.2

Greetings from Tim Buckley
2013 · 5.2

Two-Fisted Tales
1992 · 5.1

See Girl Run
2012 · 5.1

Solo
1996 · 5.0

Ambushed
1998 · 5.0

Edge
2015 · 5.0

The Omen
1995 · 5.0

Alice Fades Away
2021 · 4.9

Private Eye
1987 · 4.8

Jimmy and Judy
2006 · 4.8

Skippy
2001 · 4.8

Off Beat
1986 · 4.7

The Good Student
2006 · 4.7

The Hollow
2016 · 4.7

Riddle
2013 · 4.6

Last Day of Summer
2009 · 4.6

Unspoken
2006 · 4.5

Shadowheart
2009 · 4.5

A Stage of Twilight
2024 · 4.5

Confess
2005 · 4.3

Stealth Fighter
1999 · 4.3

A New Wave
2007 · 4.2

Silent but Deadly
2011 · 3.8

Deadly Crush
2018 · 3.7

Restitution
2011 · 3.5

Melvin Smarty
2018 · 3.5

The Historian
2014 · 3.3

Frank the Bastard
2015 · 2.3

Valerie 23
1995 · 0.0
Stream
2009 · 0.0

The Omen
1995 · 0.0

Shoot Me Nicely
2017 · 0.0
The Summer They Came
— · 0.0

The Last Day of Byron Bray
2026 · 0.0
New England Toys
— · 0.0

Nothing Sacred
2012 · 0.0

Mineville
2010 · 0.0