Basic Information About William Sadler
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Actor |
| Net worth | $4,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1950-04-13 (75 years old) |
| Place of birth | Buffalo |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Frequently plays menacing, sinister villains Frequently plays corrupt authority figures Deep resonant voice Cold light blue eyes |
| Spouse | Marni Joan Bakst - (6 May 1978 - present) (1 child) |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did William Sadler win?
 Oscar |
 Golden Globe |
 Golder Raspberry |
 BAFTA |
 Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
William Sadler awards
| Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor | Winner | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | 1992 |
| Horror Feature Competition - Best Actor | Winner | VFW | 2019 |
| Fright Meter Award - Best Supporting Actor | Nominee | VFW | 2020 |
William Sadler roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| The Unholy | Father Hagan |
| The Shawshank Redemption | Heywood |
| Bill & Ted Face the Music | Death |
| The Green Mile | Klaus Detterick |
| The Mist | Jim |
| The Highwaymen | Henry Barrow |
| Iron Man Three | President Ellis |
| The Hot Spot | Frank Sutton |
| Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | Grim Reaper |
| The Grudge | Detective Wilson |
| K-9 | Salesman Don (as Bill Sadler) |
| Eagle Eye | Jerry's Dad |
| Die Hard 2 | Stuart |
| Machete Kills | Sheriff Doakes |
| Man on a Ledge | Valet |
| Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight | Brayker |
| Disturbing Behavior | Dorian Newberry |
| August Rush | Thomas Novacek |
| Hard to Kill | Senator Vernon Trent (as Bill Sadler) |
| Rush | Monroe |
| Freaked | Dick Brian |
| RocketMan | 'Wild Bill' Overbeck |
| Bordello of Blood | Mummy |
| VFW | Walter Reed |
| Kinsey | Kenneth Braun |
| Project X | Dr. Carroll (as Bill Sadler) |
| Deadly Crush | Sheriff Dusty Hawkins |
| Criminal Minds | Ray Finnegan 1 episode, 2009 |
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | President Ellis 3 episodes, 2015-2016 |
| Numb3rs | J. Everett Tuttle 1 episode, 2007 |
| The Flash | Simon Stagg 1 episode, 2014 |
| The Blacklist | Sam Milhoan 3 episodes, 2013-2019 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Gary Dolan 1 episode, 2019 |
| Blue Bloods | Armin Janko 2 episodes, 2015-2019 |
| JAG | Saul Wainright 1 episode, 2004 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Niles Talbot / ... 2 episodes, 1989-1994 |
| White Collar | Brett Gelles 1 episode, 2011 |
| Tour of Duty | Major Rigby 1 episode, 1987 |
| Law & Order | Kevin Drucker 1 episode, 2005 |
| Berlin Station | Clay Williams 4 episodes, 2016 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Kyle Devlin 1 episode, 2003 |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Sloan 3 episodes, 1998-1999 |
| St. Elsewhere | J.J. Oppenheimer 1 episode, 1988 |
| In the Heat of the Night | Ritchie Epman 2 episodes, 1988 |
| Bull | Father Andy 1 episode, 2018 |
| Fringe | Dr. Sumner 2 episodes, 2008-2011 |
| Three Rivers | Michael Zelasko 2 episodes, 2009-2010 |
| Medium | John Edgemont 1 episode, 2008 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Red Cooper 1 episode, 2006 |
| Dear John | Ken 2 episodes, 1988-1989 |
William Sadler's Quotes
- [on The Shawshank Redemption (1994)]: Nobody knows what a shawshank is, and redemption sounds religious, so who's going to go see that?
Interesting Facts about William Sadler
- Attended and graduated from Orchard Park High School in Orchard Park, New York, a suburb of Buffalo.
- Attended SUNY Geneseo as an undergraduate (Bachelor of Arts, 1972) and Cornell University as a graduate student (Master of Fine Arts, 1974).
- Born on the same date as Ron Perlman (they have appeared together in the stage play "The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui").
- Has been featured as the Grim Reaper three times in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991), Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) and Tales from the Crypt (1989).
- Has been in three films adapted from Stephen King's work: The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Green Mile (1999) and The Mist (2007). All three films were directed by Frank Darabont.
- The Mist (2007) is not his first experience with the story as he played the main character, David Drayton, in the audio-book version.
- Has played Shia LaBeouf's father in two films: The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003) and Eagle Eye (2008).
- Father of Sadler Colley Bakst.
- Has appeared with Jeffrey DeMunn in three films: The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Green Mile (1999) and The Mist (2007).
- Has English, Scottish, and a small amount of German, ancestry. Three of his grandparents were immigrants (one from England, and two from Scotland).
