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Full Name:William Sadler
Birth Name:William Sadler
Famous As: Actor
Date of Birth: April 13, 1950
Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, USA
Height: 5' 8
Nationality: American
Spouse: Marni Joan Bakst (since 1977)
Education: Attended Orchard Park High School in Orchard Park, New York
Claim to Fame: As Colonel Stuart in Die Hard 2 (1990)

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William Sadler
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William Sadler (actor)
Born William Thomas Sadler
April 13, 1950 (1950-04-13) (age 59)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s) Marni Joan Bakst (1977–Present) 1 Child

William Thomas Sadler (born April 13, 1950) is a Saturn Award-winning American actor.

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Early life

Sadler was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Jane and William Sadler.1 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,2 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's Fine Arts. When his studies were done, Sadler began his auditions.

Career

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, the upcoming films 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 3 episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space 9 in the 6th and 7th 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.

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.

Personal life

While Sadler performed on the New York stage, he met Marni Joan Bakst. They married in 1977 and have one child.

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Other 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
Die Hard 2 Colonel Stuart
The Hot Spot Frank Sutton
1991 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey Grim Reaper/English Family Member
Rush Monroe
1992 Trespass Don Perry
1993 Freaked Dick Brian
1994 The Shawshank Redemption Heywood
1995 Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight Brayker
1996 Bordello of Blood The Mummy
Solo Colonel Frank Madden/Improved Solo
1997 RocketMan Wild Bill' Overbeck
1998 Ambushed Jim Natter
Disturbing Behavior Dorian Newberry
Reach the Rock Quinn
1999 Stealth Fighter Adm. Frank Peterson
The 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
Devour Ivan Reisz
Confess Roger Lampert
2006 Unspoken Dad
Jimmy and Judy Uncle Rodney
Premium Cole Carter
The Wine Bar Bartender Short film
2007 A New Wave Mr. Dewitt
August Rush Thomas Novacek
The Mist Jim Grondin
2008 Eagle Eye William Shaw
The Good Student Honest Phil Palmer
2009 Stream Dr. Shelby Short film
Shadowheart Thomas Conners
The Hills Run Red awaiting release
Red & Blue Marbles John post-production
Last Day of Summer Mr. Crolick post-production
Silent But Deadly John Capper post-production
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1977 The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People Episode: Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare
1978 The Great Wallendas Dieter Schmidt NBC TV-Movie
1981 Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase Joey NBC TV-Movie
Nurse Dr. George Bradford Episode: Margin for Error
1982 The Neighborhood NBC TV-Movie
1983 Newhart Guest Episode: Lady & the Tramps
1985 Assaulted Nuts Various
1986 The Equalizer Rick Dillon/Kevin Moore Episode: Shades of Darkness
1987 Private Eye Charlie Fontana TV-Movie/TV-Pilot
Tour of Duty Major Rigby Episode: Dislocations
19871988 Private Eye Lieutenant Charlie Fontana
1988 In the Heat of the Night Ritchie Epman Episode: Blind Spot (1)
Episode: Blind Spot (2)
St. Elsewhere Episode: The Abby Singer Show
Cadets Colonel Tom Sturdivant
Dear John Ben Episode: The Younger Girl
1989 Roseanne Dwight Episode: Dan's Birthday Bash
Episode: Saturday
Hooperman Lanny Hardin Episode: Look Homeward, Dirtbag
Unconquered TV-Movie
Murphy Brown Colonel Fitzpatrick Episode: Off the Job Experience
Hard Time on Planet Earth Officer Rollman Episode: The Way Home
Gideon Oliver Franklin Finney Episode: By the Waters of Babylon
1989, 1994 Tales from the Crypt Niles Talbot
The Grim Reaper
Episode: The Man Who Was Death
Episode: The Assassin
1990 The Face of Fear Anthony Prine CBS TV-Movie
1991 Two-Fisted Tales Mr. Rush (Presenter) FOX TV-Pilot
The Last to Go Treat ABC TV-Movie
Tagget Yuri Chelenkoff HBO TV-Movie
1993 Night Driving Eddy TV-Short Film
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor Anatole NBC TV-Movie
1994 Bermuda Grace Sam Grace TV-Movie
Roadracers Sarge Showtime TV-Movie
1995 The Omen Dr. Linus TV-Pilot
The Outer Limits Frank Hellner Episode: Valerie 23
1996 Poltergeist: The Legacy Shamus Bloom Episode: The Fifth Sepulcher
1998,1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Luther Sloan Episode: Inquisition
Episode: Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges
Episode: Extreme Measures
1999 Witness Protection Sharp HBO TV-Movie
19992002 Roswell Sheriff Jim Valenti
2003 Ed Lee Leetch Episode: The Case
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Kyle Devlin Episode: Graansha
2004 Wonderfalls Darrin Tyler
JAG Saul Wainwright Episode: Retrial
2005 Third Watch Scotty Murray Episode: Forever Blue
Tru Calling Travis Episode: Enough
Law & Order: Trial by Jury Paul Rice Episode: Blue Wall
Law & Order Kevin Drucker Episode: Life Line
2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Karl 'Red' Cooper Episode: Killer
The Path to 9/11 Neil Herman ABC Miniseries
2007 Numb3rs J. Everett Tuttle Episode: Democracy
The Black Donnellys Munst Episode: All of Us Are in the Gutter
Jesse Stone: Sea Change Gino Fish CBS TV-Movie
Traveler Carlton Fog
2008 Medium John Edgemont Episode: Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble
Fringe Doctor Sumner Episode: The Equation
2009 Jesse Stone: Thin Ice Gino Fish CBS TV-Movie
The Pacific Lt. Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Burwell Puller awaiting
HBO Miniseries
Jesse Stone: No Remorse Gino Fish filming
CBS TV-Movie

Awards

Saturn Awards

  • 1992: Won, "Best Supporting Actor" - Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

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