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Sadler was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Jane and William Sadler.[2] From an early age, he took to performing in front of an audience. Armed with a variety of stringed instruments, Sadler found hometown success during his high school years at Orchard Park High School. He took on the persona as Banjo Bill Sadler,[3] a banjo wielding singer who could crack jokes while playing. Both students and teachers enjoyed his performances immensely, which led Sadler to audition for the senior play under English teacher Dan Larkin's persuasion. He won the role, which brought about his personal discovery of wanting to become an actor. After graduating high school, he enrolled in SUNY Geneseo. Following that, he spent two years at Cornell University where he earned his Master's degree in Acting with a minor in Speech Communications. He is a certified speech teacher and particularly skilled at accents. When his studies were done, Sadler began his auditions.
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| Career | 2>
Sadler took his first post-school role in Florida and soon relocated to Boston, moving in with his sister while scrubbing the floors of a lobster boat by day and cutting his acting chops at night. Slowly working up the nerve to take a shot at the big time in New York, a chance meeting with an old schoolmate on a trip into the city resulted in Sadler's casting in an off-off-Broadway production of Chekhov's Ivanov. After a brief turn at the Trinity Square Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island, Sadler moved back to New York and rented an apartment in the East Village, beginning a grueling 12 years in which he appeared in over 75 productions, including originating the role of "Sgt. Toomey" in the Broadway run of Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues, opposite Matthew Broderick in 1985.
Sadler is best known for his roles in the 1990 action film Die Hard 2 as Colonel Stuart, as Heywood in the 1994 prison drama The Shawshank Redemption, the Grim Reaper in the 1991 comedy Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey and as Brayker in Demon Knight. He was also a series regular on the television series Roswell as Sheriff Jim Valenti and in Wonderfalls as Darrin Tyler. Other film credits include Trespass, K-9, Project X, Disturbing Behavior, Kinsey, The Battle of Shaker Heights, Purple Heart and Jimmy and Judy.
Sadler's TV guest appearances include In the Heat of the Night, Roseanne, Tru Calling, CSI, Numb3rs, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He had a recurring role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Luther Sloan, a member of a covert organization called Section 31. He appeared in three episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in its final two seasons. In 2007, he played Carlton Fog on ABC's Traveler, and in 2008 he appeared in both NBC's Medium as well as Fox Television's Fringe. The 1989 pilot episode of the HBO horror anthology series Tales from the Crypt featured Sadler in its lead role. In March 2011, Sadler will make a guest appearance in NBC's Chase.[4]
He portrayed Julius Caesar in the contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar on Broadway alongside Denzel Washington at the Belasco Theatre. Recently, he finished shooting with American independent filmmakers Dylan Bank and Morgan Pehme on the film Nothing Sacred. Sadler portrayed the robot Victor in the 2010 video game Fallout: New Vegas.
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While Sadler performed on the New York stage, he met Marni Joan Bakst. They married in 1978 and have one daughter.
[edit] | Tags: Filmography | 2>
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1982
Hanky Panky
Hotel Clerk
1986
Off Beat
Dickson
1987
Project X
Dr. Carroll
1989
K-9
Car Salesman Don
1990
Hard to Kill
Senator Vernon Trent
1990
Die Hard 2
Colonel Stuart
1990
Hot Spot, TheThe Hot Spot
Frank Sutton
1991
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Grim Reaper/English Family Member
Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
1991
Rush
Monroe
1992
Trespass
Don Perry
1993
Freaked
Dick Brian
1994
Shawshank Redemption, TheThe Shawshank Redemption
Heywood
1995
Tales form the Crypt: Demon Knight
Brayker
1996
Bordello of Blood
The Mummy
1996
Solo
Colonel Frank Madden/Improved Solo
1997
RocketMan
Wild Bill' Overbeck
1998
Ambushed
Jim Natter
1998
Disturbing Behavior
Dorian Newberry
1998
Reach the Rock
Quinn
1999
Stealth Fighter
Adm. Frank Peterson
1999
Green Mile, TheThe Green Mile
Klaus Detterick
2001
Skippy
Ringo
2002
Another Life
Man
Short film
2003
The Battle of Shaker Heights
Abraham 'Abe' Ernswiler
2004
Kinsey
Kenneth Braun
2005
Purple Heart
Colonel Allen
2005
Devour
Ivan Reisz
2005
Confess
Roger Lampert
2006
Unspoken
Dad
2006
Jimmy and Judy
Uncle Rodney
2006
Premium
Cole Carter
2006
Wine Bar, TheThe Wine Bar
Bartender
Short film
2007
New Wave, AA New Wave
Mr. Dewitt
2007
August Rush
Thomas Novacek
2007
Mist, TheThe Mist
Jim Grondin
2008
Eagle Eye
William Shaw
2008
Good Student, TheThe Good Student
Honest Phil Palmer
2009
Stream
Dr. Shelby
Short film
2009
Shadowheart
Thomas Conners
Direct-to-video
2009
Hills Run Red, TheThe Hills Run Red
Wilson Wyler Concannon
2009
Last Day of Summer
Mr. Crolick
2009
Beyond All Boundaries
Lt. Col. Lewis "Chesty" Puller
Voice Role
Short film
2009
Red & Blue Marbles
John
2010
Melvin Smarty
Bob
2011
Silent But Deadly
John Capper
2012
Man on a Ledge
Frank Cassidy and Valet
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1977
CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People, TheThe CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People
Episode: "Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare"
1978
Great Wallendas, TheThe Great Wallendas
Dieter Schmidt
Television film
1981
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
Joey
Television film
1981
Nurse
Dr. George Bradford
Episode: "Margin for Error"
1982
The Neighborhood
Television film
1983
Newhart
Guest
Episode: "Lady & the Tramps"
1985
Assaulted Nuts
Various
1986
Equalizer, TheThe Equalizer
Rick Dillon/Kevin Moore
Episode: "Shades of Darkness"
1987
Private Eye
Charlie Fontana
Television film/pilot
1987
Tour of Duty
Major Rigby
Episode: "Dislocations"
1987–88
Private Eye
Lieutenant Charlie Fontana
7 episodes
1988
In the Heat of the Night
Ritchie Epman
Episode: "Blind Spot" 1 & 2
1988
St. Elsewhere
Episode: "The Abby Singer Show"
1988
Cadets
Colonel Tom Sturdivant
1988
Dear John
Ben
Episode: "The Younger Girl"
1989
Roseanne
Dwight
Episodes: "Dan's Birthday Bash & "Saturday"
1989
Hooperman
Lanny Hardin
Episode: "Look Homeward, Dirtbag"
1989
Unconquered
Television film
1989
Murphy Brown
Colonel Fitzpatrick
Episode: "Off the Job Experience"
1989
Hard Time on Planet Earth
Officer Rollman
Episode: "The Way Home"
1989
Gideon Oliver
Franklin Finney
Episode: "By the Waters of Babylon"
1989
1994
Tales from the Crypt
Niles Talbot
The Grim Reaper
Epiosde: "The Man Who Was Death"
Episode: "The Assassin"
1990
Face of Fear !The Face of Fear
Anthony Prine
Television film
1991
Two-Fisted Tales
Mr. Rush (Presenter)
Television pilot
1991
The Last to Go
Treat
Television film
1991
Tagget
Yuri Chelenkoff
Television film
1993
Night Driving
Eddy
Television short film
1993
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Anatole
Television film
1994
Bermuda Grace
Sam Grace
Television film
1994
Roadracers
Sarge
Television film
1995
Omen, TheThe Omen
Dr. Linus
Television pilot
1995
Outer Limits, TheThe Outer Limits
Frank Hellner
Episode: "Valerie 23"
1996
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Shamus Bloom
Episode: The Fifth Sepulcher
1998–99
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Luther Sloan
Episodes: "Inquisition", "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges" & "Extreme Measures"
1999
Witness Protection
Sharp
Television film
1999–2002
Roswell
Sheriff Jim Valenti
58 episodes
2003
Ed
Lee Leetch
Episode: "The Case"
2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Kyle Devlin
Episode: "Graansha"
HBO's Project Greenlight
Himself
unknown episodes
2004
Wonderfalls
Darrin Tyler
Thirteen episodes
2004
JAG
Saul Wainwright
Episode: "Retrial"
2005
Third Watch
Scotty Murray
Episode: "Forever Blue"
2005
Tru Calling
Travis
Episode: "Enough"
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Paul Rice
Episode: "Blue Wall"
2005
Law & Order
Kevin Drucker
Episode: "Life Line"
2006
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Karl 'Red' Cooper
Episode: "Killer"
2006
Path to 9/11, TheThe Path to 9/11
Neil Herman
Miniseries
2007
Numb3rs
J. Everett Tuttle
Episode: "Democracy"
2007
Black Donnellys, TheThe Black Donnellys
Munst
Episode: "All of Us Are in the Gutter"
2007
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Gino Fish
Television film
2007
Traveler
Carlton Fog
7 episodes
2008
Medium
John Edgemont
Episode: "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble"
2008, 2011
Fringe
Doctor Sumner
Episodes: "The Equation", "Alone in the World"
2009
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Gino Fish
Television film
2009
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Gino Fish
Television film
2009
Criminal Minds
Ray Finnegan
Episode: "Reckoner"
2010
Pacific, TheThe Pacific
Lt. Col. Lewis "Chesty" Burwell Puller, USMC
Miniseries
2010
Hawaii Five-0
John McGarrett
Pilot episode
2011
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
Gino Fish
Television film
[edit] | Tags: References | 2>
^ "'Bill & Ted's' Grim Reaper Is a Vegetarian and Songwriter". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1991-07-27/entertainment/ca-16_1_grim-reaper. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
^ William Sadler Biography | TVGuide.com
^ Bill Sadler - Biography - Moviefone
^ "Keck's Exclusives: NBC's Chase Casts Annie's Dad". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kecks-Exclusives-Chase-1028019.aspx. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
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Official website
William Sadler at the Internet Movie Database
William Sadler at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
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