William Sadler
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April 11, 2026 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 Shawshank Redemption
as Heywood
Iron Man 3
as President Ellis
The Green Mile
as Klaus Detterick
Die Hard 2
as Stuart
The Mist
as Jim
Eagle Eye
as Jerry's Dad
August Rush
as Thomas Novacek
Man on a Ledge
as Valet
The Unholy
as Father Hagan
The Highwaymen
as Henry Barrow
Machete Kills
as Sheriff Doakes
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
as Grim Reaper
The Grudge
as Detective Wilson
Bill & Ted Face the Music
as Death
K-9
as Salesman Don
Salem's Lot
as Parkins Gillespie
Freeheld
as Peter Santucci
Hard to Kill
as Senator Vernon Trent
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
as Frank Brayker
Kinsey
as Kenneth Braun