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William Sadler

William Sadler

Actor·b. 1950·Buffalo, New York, USA

23 horror credits

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.

Actor23 films

The Yeti

The Yeti

Hollis Bannister

2026
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide

The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide

Horror Film Expert

2025
Salem's Lot

Salem's Lot

Parkins Gillespie

2024 2.5
She Came from the Woods

She Came from the Woods

Gilbert McCalister

2023
The Unholy

The Unholy

Father Hagan

2021
The Grudge

The Grudge

Detective Wilson

2019
VFW

VFW

Walter Reed

2019
Deadly Crush

Deadly Crush

Sheriff Dusty Hawkins

2018
Living Among Us

Living Among Us

Samuel

2018
Ava's Possessions

Ava's Possessions

Bernard

2015
Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

Chambers

2012
Silent But Deadly

Silent But Deadly

John Capper

2011
The Hills Run Red

The Hills Run Red

Wilson Wyler Concannon

2009 4.0
The Mist

The Mist

Jim

2007 3.6
DeVour

DeVour

Ivan Reisz

2005
The Green Mile

The Green Mile

Klaus Detterick

1999
Disturbing Behavior

Disturbing Behavior

Newberry

1998 3.0
Bordello of Blood

Bordello of Blood

Mummy

1996
The Omen

The Omen

Dr. Linus

1995
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

Frank Brayker

1995 3.5
Freaked

Freaked

Dick Brian

1993 3.5
Two-Fisted Tales

Two-Fisted Tales

Mr. Rush (Presenter)

1992
The Face of Fear

The Face of Fear

Anthony Prine

1990

Producer1 film

She Came from the Woods

She Came from the Woods

Producer

2023