Bill Sadler(as 'Sheriff' Jim Valenti) William Sadler - Wild on the Web - Official Site Date of Birth: 04/13/50 William Sadler Current Month TV Schedule at TVNow. |
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Biography
An actor with an extraordinary range of roles to his credit in film, television and stage. He has worked with director Frank Darabont as the tragicomic inmate Haywood in Darabont's "The Shawshank Redemption" and most recently as Klaus Detterick in "The Green Mile".
He starred in the supernatural thriller "Disturbing Behavior" and as the gold-obsessed Don in "Trespass". Other film credits include the Disney comedy "Rocket Man", "The Hot Spot", "Hard to Kill" and "Rush".
Sadler played the diabolical villain Colonel Stewart in "Die Hard II" and then won the Saturn Award for his comic portrayal of the Grim Reaper in "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey".
He has played guest star and recurring roles in such diverse television shows as "Roseanne," "Murphy Brown," "Newhart," "The Outer Limits," "Deep Space Nine" and the premiere episode of "Tales From the Crypt," for which he received an Ace Award nomination.
His extensive New York theatre experience has earned him the Obie and Villager Awards and culminated in his portrayal of Sergeant Toomey in the original Broadway cast of Neil Simon's comedy "Biloxi Blues" for which Sadler received the Drama Desk Award nomination, the Dramalogue and Actor's Equity Award.
Source: Offical site - The Green Mile and Disturbing Behavior
Miscellaneous
- Worked with Jo Anderson (Nancy Parker Liz's mother) before on the 1993 movie "Jack Reed: Badge Of Honor".
- Worked with David Nutter (1st season director and producer) and Brendan Fehr before on the 1998 movie "Disturbing Behavior".
Articles
- Face Time By Sarah Kuhn -01/14/2005
The Stage
Classically trained, Sadler started out in theater, amassing over 75 professional appearances in his 12-year New York stage career. This phase culminated with him originating the role of Sgt. Toomey in Neil Simon's Broadway hit "Biloxi Blues" (1985) for which he received several awards.
Filmography
Movies
- Shadowheart (2008) as Thomas Conners
- Nothing Sacred (2008) as Chambers
- Stream (2008) as Dr. Shelby
- The Mist (2007) as Jim Grondin
- August Rush (2006) as Thomas
- Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007) as Gino Fish
- A New Wave (2007) as Mr. Dewitt
- The Wine Bar (2006) as Bartender
- Premium (2006) as Cole Carter
- Jimmy and Judy (2006) as Uncle Rodney
- Mr. Gibb (2006) as Honest Phil Palmer
- Unspoken (2006/I) as Dad
- Confess (2005) as Roger Lampert
- Devour (2005) as Ivan Reisz
- Purple Heart (2005) as Colonel Allen
- Kinsey as Kenneth Braun (limited release November 12, 2004)
- The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003) as Abe Enswiler
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- Another Life (2002) as Man
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- Skippy (2001) as Ringo
- Witness Protection (1999)
- Stealth Fighter (1999)
- The Green Mile (1999) as Klaus Detterick
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- Stealth Fighter (1999) as Adm. Frank Peterson
- Ambushed (1998) as Jim Natter
- Disturbing Behavior (1998) as Dorian Newberry
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- Reach the Rock (1998) as Phil Quinn
- Rocketman (1997) as Cmdr. "Wild Bill" Overbeck
- Roadracers (1997) as Sarge
- Tales From the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood (1996) as Mummy
- Solo (1996) as Colonel Madden
- Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) as Brayker
- The Shawshank Redemption (1994) as Heywood
- Bermuda Grace (1994)
- Roadracers (1994)
- Freaked (1993) as Dick Brian
- Jack Reed: Badge Of Honor (1993)
- Trespass (1992) as Don
- Tagget (1991)
- Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) as Grim Reaper
- Rush (1991) as Monroe
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- Hard to Kill (1990) as Vernon Trent
- Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990) as Colonel Stuart
- The Hot Spot (1990) as Frank Sutton
- Project X (1987) as Dr. Lynnard Carroll
- Charlie And The Great Balloon Chase (1981)
- Charlie's Balloon (1981)
- The Great Wallendas (1978)
Television
- "The Pacific" (2009) as Lieutenant General Lewis "Chesty" Burwell Puller (mini-series)
- "Medium" (2008) as John Edgemont
- "Traveler" (2006) as Carlton Fog
- "The Path to 9/11" (2006) as FBI Supervisory Special Agent Neil Herman
- "The Black Donnellys" (2007) as Munst
- "Numb3rs" as J. Everett Tuttle (2007)
- "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2006) as Red Cooper
- "Law & Order" (2005) as Kevin Drucker
- "Law & Order: Trial by Jury" (2005) as Paul Rice
- "Tru Calling" (2005) as Travis
- "Third Watch" (2005) as Scotty Murray
- "JAG" (2004) as Saul Wainright
- "Wonderfalls" (2003) as Darrin
- "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2003) as Kyle Devlin
- "Ed" (2003) as Lee Leetch
- Roswell (1999-2002) as "Sheriff" Jim Valenti
- "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1998-1999) as Sloan
- "Poltergeist: the Legacy" (1996) as Seamus Bloom
- "The Outer Limits" (1995) as Frank Hellner
- "Tales from the Crypt" (1989-1994)
¤ The Assassin (1994) as The Grim Reaper
¤ The Man Who Was Death (1989) as Niles Talbot
- "Rebel Highway" (1994) as Sarge
- "Murphy Brown" (1989) as Colonel Fitzpatrick
- "New Hart" (1983) as Guest
- "Nurse" (1981) as Dr. George Bradford
- "Roseanne" (1989) as Dwight
Trivia
Ever wonder what the name William means?
The name William is a composition of the German (Teutonic) stem 'wilja' (want, wish) and 'helm' (helmet, protection). So the name means 'the powerful protector'.
The name James or Jim, William's character on Roswell, is derived from the name Jacob. The name originates from the Hebrew 'ja’aqób' which possibly means
'he grabbed the heel, he supplanted (his brother)', from the bible story of Jacob and Esau, the sons of Isaac.