- Born
- Birth nameWilliam Thomas Sadler
- Nickname
- Bill
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- William Thomas Sadler was born on April 13, 1950 in Buffalo, New York, to Jane and William Sadler. He began his acting career in New York theaters, appearing in more than 75 productions over the course of 12 years. His roles included that of Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey in Neil Simon's Tony Award winning play "Biloxi Blues". He is best remembered for his roles in Die Hard 2 (1990), Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991), The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995). He is also a television star, appearing in such sitcoms as Roseanne (1988) and Murphy Brown (1988) and such movies-of-the weeks as Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase (1981). Sadler also starred as Sheriff Jim Valenti on the WB science fiction television series Roswell (1999).
- IMDb mini biography by: Matt Dicker
- SpouseMarni Joan Bakst(May 6, 1978 - December 18, 2024) (her death, 1 child)
- Children
- ParentsWilliam SadlerJane Sadler
- Frequently plays menacing, sinister villains
- Frequently plays corrupt authority figures
- Deep resonant voice
- Cold light blue eyes
- Frequently cast by Frank Darabont
- He has appeared in four films adapted from Stephen King's work: The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Green Mile (1999), The Mist (2007) and Salem's Lot (2024). All but the last were directed by Frank Darabont.
- 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).
- 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 English, Scottish, and a small amount of German, ancestry. Three of his grandparents were immigrants (one from England, and two from Scotland).
- Attended SUNY Geneseo as an undergraduate (Bachelor of Arts, 1972) and Cornell University as a graduate student (Master of Fine Arts, 1974).
- [on The Shawshank Redemption (1994)]: Nobody knows what a shawshank is, and redemption sounds religious, so who's going to go see that?
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