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William Sadler

Biography

William Sadler

Actor Director Producer

Born
April 13, 1950
Age
76 years old
Place of birth
Buffalo, New York, USA
Years active
1982 – present
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76

Credits

25

Movies

49

TV series

43

Years active

7.1

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of William Sadler

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Career timeline

  1. 1950 · Born

    Born in Buffalo, New York, USA

  2. 1982 · Screen debut

    Newhart (TV)

  3. 1999 · Breakthrough

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV)

  4. 1999 · Directing debut

    Roswell (TV)

  5. 2024 · Latest release

    Salem's Lot (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama50
  • Crime29
  • Mystery21
  • Comedy16
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy13
  • Thriller10
Highest-rated title The Shawshank Redemption 1994 8.7 Most popular title Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 8.0

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside William Sadler in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2024 Salem's Lot as Parkins Gillespie Movie
  2. 2023 Full Circle as Gene McCusker TV
  3. 2021 The Unholy as Father Hagan Movie
  4. 2020 Bill & Ted Face the Music as Death Movie
  5. 2020 Hunters as Dr. Friedrich Mann TV
  6. 2019 The Grudge as Detective Wilson Movie
  7. 2019 When They See Us as Detective Michael Sheehan TV
  8. 2019 The Highwaymen as Henry Barrow Movie
  9. 2018 The Rookie as Walter Fields TV
  10. 2018 God Friended Me as Rev. Elias TV
  11. 2018 Our Cartoon President as General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice) TV
  12. 2017 The Good Fight as Judge Nilsson TV
  13. 2016 Bull as Father Andy TV
  14. 2016 The Duel as Governor Ross Movie
  15. 2015 Freeheld as Peter Santucci Movie
  16. 2014 The Flash as Simon Stagg TV
  17. 2014 Madam Secretary as George Peters TV
  18. 2014 Z Nation as Sam Custer TV
  19. 2014 Power as Tony Teresi TV
  20. 2013 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as President Ellis TV
  21. 2013 The Blacklist as Sam Milhoan TV
  22. 2013 Machete Kills as Sheriff Doakes Movie
  23. 2013 Iron Man 3 as President Ellis Movie
  24. 2012 666 Park Avenue as Nate McKenny TV
  25. 2012 Elementary as Ian Gale TV
  26. 2012 Man on a Ledge as Valet Movie
  27. 2011 Homeland as Michael Higgins TV
  28. 2011 Person of Interest as Anton's Father TV
  29. 2010 Hawaii Five-0 as John McGarrett TV
  30. 2010 The Pacific as Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller TV
  31. 2009 White Collar as Brett Gelles TV
  32. 2009 The Hills Run Red as Wilson Wyler Concannon Movie
  33. 2008 Eagle Eye as Jerry's Dad Movie
  34. 2008 Fringe as Dr. Sumner TV
  35. 2007 August Rush as Thomas Novacek Movie
  36. 2007 The Mist as Jim Movie
  37. 2007 Damages as McClarenTruth.org's Financier TV
  38. 2005 Criminal Minds TV
  39. 2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Paul Rice TV
  40. 2005 Numb3rs as J. Everett Tuttle TV
  41. 2005 Medium as John Edgemont TV
  42. 2004 Kinsey as Kenneth Braun Movie
  43. 2004 Wonderfalls as Darrin Tyler TV
  44. 2003 Tru Calling as Travis TV
  45. 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Kyle Devlin TV
  46. 2000 Ed as Lee Leetch TV
  47. 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Red Cooper TV
  48. 1999 The Green Mile as Klaus Detterick Movie
  49. 1999 Roswell as Jim Valenti TV
  50. 1999 Third Watch as Scotty Murray TV
  51. 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Gary Dolan TV
  52. 1998 Disturbing Behavior as Newberry Movie
  53. 1996 Bordello of Blood as Mummy Movie
  54. 1996 Poltergeist: The Legacy as Shamus Bloom TV
  55. 1995 JAG as Saul Wainright TV
  56. 1995 The Outer Limits as Frank Hellner TV
  57. 1995 Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight as Frank Brayker Movie
  58. 1994 The Shawshank Redemption as Heywood Movie
  59. 1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Sloan TV
  60. 1992 HBO First Look TV
  61. 1991 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey as Grim Reaper Movie
  62. 1990 The Hot Spot as Frank Sutton Movie
  63. 1990 Law & Order as Kevin Drucker TV
  64. 1990 Die Hard 2 as Stuart Movie
  65. 1990 Hard to Kill as Senator Vernon Trent Movie
  66. 1989 Tales from the Crypt as Niles Talbot (segment "The Man Who Was Death") TV
  67. 1989 K-9 as Salesman Don Movie
  68. 1988 Murphy Brown as Colonel Fitzpatrick TV
  69. 1988 Roseanne TV
  70. 1988 Dear John as Ken TV
  71. 1987 Tour of Duty as Major Rigby TV
  72. 1985 The Equalizer as Rick Dillon / Kevin Moore TV
  73. 1982 St. Elsewhere as J.J. Oppenheimer TV
  74. 1982 Newhart as Clumsy Guest TV
  1. 1999 Roswell TV
  1. 2020 Bill & Ted Face the Music Movie

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Quick facts

How old is William Sadler?

William Sadler is 76 years old, born on April 13, 1950.

Where was William Sadler born?

William Sadler was born in Buffalo, New York, USA.

What was William Sadler’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring William Sadler is Newhart (1982).

How many movies and series has William Sadler made?

Our catalogue lists 74 titles for William Sadler: 25 movies and 49 TV series.

What is William Sadler’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, The Shawshank Redemption has the highest audience rating, with 8.7/10 on TMDB.

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