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William Sadler

William Sadler

Bill Sadler

Born April 13, 1950· Buffalo, New York, USA

113Roles★ 6.6Average rating

Born in Buffalo, New York to Jane and William Sadler, he performed locally as a banjo-singing entertainer before earning a master’s degree in acting with a speech communications minor at Cornell after attending SUNY Geneseo. An off-off-Broadway debut led to a twelve-year run in New York theatre, culminating in the Broadway role of Sgt. Toomey in Neil Simon’s Biloxi Blues. His film work includes…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The Shawshank Redemption★ 8.7
The Shawshank Redemption1994
Heywood
The RookieSeries★ 8.5
The Rookie2018
Walter Fields
The Green Mile★ 8.5
The Green Mile1999
Klaus Detterick
Criminal MindsSeries★ 8.3
Criminal Minds2005
When They See UsSeries★ 8.2
When They See Us2019
Detective Michael Sheehan
White CollarSeries★ 8.2
White Collar2009
Brett Gelles
Person of InterestSeries★ 8.1
Person of Interest2011
Anton's Father
FringeSeries★ 8.1
Fringe2008
Dr. Sumner
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries★ 8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
Gary Dolan
Tales from the CryptSeries★ 8
Tales from the Crypt1989
Niles Talbot (segment "The Man Who Was Death")
Star Trek: Deep Space NineSeries★ 7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993
Sloan
The PacificSeries★ 7.8
The Pacific2010
Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller
The FlashSeries★ 7.7
The Flash2014
Simon Stagg
PowerSeries★ 7.7
Power2014
Tony Teresi
Hawaii Five-0Series★ 7.7
Hawaii Five-02010
John McGarrett
The BlacklistSeries★ 7.6
The Blacklist2013
Sam Milhoan
ElementarySeries★ 7.6
Elementary2012
Ian Gale
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries★ 7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001
Kyle Devlin
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries★ 7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000
Red Cooper
The Good FightSeries★ 7.5
The Good Fight2017
Judge Nilsson
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Series★ 7.5
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.2013
President Ellis
MediumSeries★ 7.5
Medium2005
John Edgemont
August Rush★ 7.4
August Rush2007
Thomas Novacek
Z NationSeries★ 7.3
Z Nation2014
Sam Custer
JAGSeries★ 7.3
JAG1995
Saul Wainright
Law & OrderSeries★ 7.3
Law & Order1990
Kevin Drucker
The EqualizerSeries★ 7.2
The Equalizer1985
Rick Dillon / Kevin Moore
HuntersSeries★ 7.1
Hunters2020
Dr. Friedrich Mann
Madam SecretarySeries★ 7
Madam Secretary2014
George Peters
The Mist★ 7
The Mist2007
Jim
Die Hard 2★ 7
Die Hard 21990
Stuart
Iron Man 3★ 6.9
Iron Man 32013
President Ellis
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight★ 6.9
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight1995
Frank Brayker
Man on a Ledge★ 6.4
Man on a Ledge2012
Valet
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey★ 6.3
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey1991
Grim Reaper
Bordello of Blood★ 6
Bordello of Blood1996
Mummy
The Yeti★ 5.9
The Yeti2026
Hollis Bannister
Bill & Ted Face the Music★ 5.9
Bill & Ted Face the Music2020
Death
Disturbing Behavior★ 5.8
Disturbing Behavior1998
Newberry
Machete Kills★ 5.6
Machete Kills2013
Sheriff Doakes
The Grudge★ 5.4
The Grudge2019
Detective Wilson
The Duel★ 5.4
The Duel2016
Governor Ross
Our Cartoon PresidentSeries★ 5.3
Our Cartoon President2018
General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)