
William Sadler
Acting
Born 1950-04-13 · Buffalo, New York, USA
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

The Yeti
Apr 10, 2026

The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
Sep 18, 2025

Salem's Lot
Oct 3, 2024

A Stage of Twilight
Mar 7, 2024

She Came from the Woods
Feb 10, 2023

The Unholy
Mar 31, 2021

Alice Fades Away
Feb 15, 2021

Bill & Ted Face the Music
Aug 27, 2020

The Grudge
Dec 31, 2019

VFW
Sep 21, 2019

The Highwaymen
Mar 15, 2019

Deadly Crush
Sep 25, 2018

Melvin Smarty
Aug 1, 2018

Living Among Us
May 8, 2018

Shoot Me Nicely
Mar 15, 2017

The Hollow
Oct 7, 2016

The Duel
Jun 24, 2016

Edge
Nov 5, 2015

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
Oct 18, 2015

Freeheld
Oct 2, 2015

Frank the Bastard
Jul 28, 2015

Ava's Possessions
Mar 16, 2015

Walking the Mile
Dec 9, 2014

The Historian
Nov 7, 2014

Freedom
Aug 21, 2014

That Guy Dick Miller
Mar 7, 2014

Machete Kills
Sep 12, 2013

Greetings from Tim Buckley
May 3, 2013

Gilded Lilys
May 2, 2013

Onion News Empire
Apr 19, 2013