Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
13 avril 1950 (76)
Place of birth
Buffalo, New York, USA
Also known as
William Thomas Sadler · Bill Sadler · 威廉·托馬斯·桑德勒
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.
Connu(e) pour
8.7
Film
The Shawshank Redemption
Heywood
1994
8.5
Film
The Green Mile
Klaus Detterick
1999
6.9
Film
Iron Man 3
President Ellis
2013
7.7
Series
Roswell
Jim Valenti
1999–2002
7.8
Series
The Pacific
Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller
2010
7.0
Film
The Mist
Jim
2007
6.2
Film
The Yeti
Hollis Bannister
2026
7.0
Film
Die Hard 2
Stuart
1990
6.0
Film
Salem's Lot
Parkins Gillespie
2024
6.3
Film
The Hot Spot
Frank Sutton
1990
5.3
Film
The Suspect
Sheriff Dixon
2013
5.4
Film
The Grudge
Detective Wilson
2019
7.4
Film
August Rush
Thomas Novacek
2007
6.8
Film
The Highwaymen
Henry Barrow
2019
6.5
Film
Eagle Eye
Jerry's Dad
2008
7.7
Series
Wonderfalls
Darrin Tyler
2004
6.9
Film
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Frank Brayker
1995
5.6
Film
Machete Kills
Sheriff Doakes
2013
3.7
Film
Deadly Crush
Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
2018
6.0
Film
Bordello of Blood
Mummy
1996
6.6
Film
Kinsey
Kenneth Braun
2004
4.8
Series
Private Eye
1987–1988
5.8
Film
Disturbing Behavior
Newberry
1998
6.7
Series
Traveler
Carlton Fog
2007
6.4
Film
Man on a Ledge
Valet
2012
6.2
Film
K-9
Salesman Don
1989
6.5
Film
The Unholy
Father Hagan
2021
6.0
Film
Hard to Kill
Senator Vernon Trent
1990
5.2
Film
RocketMan
Wild Bill Overbeck
1997
5.9
Film
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Death
2020
6.7
Film
Rush
Monroe
1991
6.3
Film
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Grim Reaper
1991
7.3
Series
The Path to 9/11
Neil Herman
2006
5.4
Film
The Duel
Governor Ross
2016
5.8
Film
VFW
Walter Reed
2019
0.0
Film
PLANET HORROR: The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
Horror Film Expert
2025
4.8
Film
The Hollow
Sheriff Beau McKinney
2016
5.5
Film
She Came from the Woods
Gilbert McCalister
2023
6.1
Film
Living Among Us
Samuel
2018
4.9
Film
Alice Fades Away
James
2021
3.5
Film
Melvin Smarty
Bob
2018
4.5
Film
A Stage of Twilight
Barry
2024
Acting credits 42 titles
The Yeti
as Hollis Bannister
6.2
2026
PLANET HORROR: The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
as Horror Film Expert
0.0
2025
A Stage of Twilight
as Barry
4.5
2024
Salem's Lot
as Parkins Gillespie
6.0
2024
She Came from the Woods
as Gilbert McCalister
5.5
2023
Alice Fades Away
as James
4.9
2021
The Unholy
as Father Hagan
6.5
2021
Bill & Ted Face the Music
as Death
5.9
2020
VFW
as Walter Reed
5.8
2019
The Highwaymen
as Henry Barrow
6.8
2019
The Grudge
as Detective Wilson
5.4
2019
Deadly Crush
as Sheriff Dusty Hawkins
3.7
2018
Living Among Us
as Samuel
6.1
2018
Melvin Smarty
as Bob
3.5
2018
The Hollow
as Sheriff Beau McKinney
4.8
2016
The Duel
as Governor Ross
5.4
2016
The Suspect
as Sheriff Dixon
5.3
2013
Iron Man 3
as President Ellis
6.9
2013
Machete Kills
as Sheriff Doakes
5.6
2013
Man on a Ledge
as Valet
6.4
2012
The Pacific
as Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller
7.8
2010
Eagle Eye
as Jerry's Dad
6.5
2008
The Mist
as Jim
7.0
2007
August Rush
as Thomas Novacek
7.4
2007
Traveler
as Carlton Fog
6.7
2007
The Path to 9/11
as Neil Herman
7.3
2006
Wonderfalls
as Darrin Tyler
7.7
2004
Kinsey
as Kenneth Braun
6.6
2004
Roswell
as Jim Valenti
7.7
1999–2002
The Green Mile
as Klaus Detterick
8.5
1999
Disturbing Behavior
as Newberry
5.8
1998
RocketMan
as Wild Bill Overbeck
5.2
1997
Bordello of Blood
as Mummy
6.0
1996
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
as Frank Brayker
6.9
1995
The Shawshank Redemption
as Heywood
8.7
1994
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
as Grim Reaper
6.3
1991
Rush
as Monroe
6.7
1991
Hard to Kill
as Senator Vernon Trent
6.0
1990
Die Hard 2
as Stuart
7.0
1990
The Hot Spot
as Frank Sutton
6.3
1990
K-9
as Salesman Don
6.2
1989
Private Eye
4.8
1987–1988