William Sadler Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has William Sadler been in? This complete William Sadler filmography lists 114 credited roles (61 films, 53 TV series), in chronological order from 1982 to 2026, with links to our full guides where available.

William Sadler movies in order

• Hanky Panky (1982) as Hotel Clerk
• Off Beat (1986) as Dickson
• Project X (1987) as Dr. Carroll
• K-9 (1989) as Salesman Don
• Hard to Kill (1990) as Senator Vernon Trent
• Die Hard 2 (1990) as Stuart
• The Hot Spot (1990) as Frank Sutton
• Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) as Grim Reaper
• Rush (1991) as Monroe
• Trespass (1992) as Don
• Freaked (1993) as Dick Brian
• Roadracers (1994) as Sarge
• The Shawshank Redemption (1994) as Heywood
• Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) as Frank Brayker
• Bordello of Blood (1996) as Mummy
• Solo (1996) as Colonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
• RocketMan (1997) as Wild Bill Overbeck
• Disturbing Behavior (1998) as Newberry
• Stealth Fighter (1999) as Adm. Frank Petersen
• The Green Mile (1999) as Klaus Detterick
• Witness Protection (1999) as Sharp
• The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003) as Abe
• Kinsey (2004) as Kenneth Braun
• DeVour (2005) as Ivan Reisz
• The Good Student (2006) as Phil Palmer
• Jimmy and Judy (2006) as Uncle Rodney
• Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007) as Gino Fish
• August Rush (2007) as Thomas Novacek
• The Mist (2007) as Jim
• Eagle Eye (2008) as Jerry's Dad
• Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009) as Gino Fish
• The Hills Run Red (2009) as Wilson Wyler Concannon
• Last Day of Summer (2009) as Mr. Crolick
• Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010) as Gino Fish
• Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011) as Gino Fish
• Silent But Deadly (2011) as John Capper
• Man on a Ledge (2012) as Valet
• Being Flynn (2012) as Ray
• See Girl Run (2012) as Marty
• Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012) as Gino Fish
• Riddle (2013) as Western Man / Jack Abel
• The Suspect (2013) as Sheriff Dixon
• Iron Man 3 (2013) as President Ellis
• Greetings from Tim Buckley (2013) as Lee Underwood
• Machete Kills (2013) as Sheriff Doakes
• That Guy Dick Miller (2014) as Self
• Freedom (2014) as Plimpton
• Ava's Possessions (2015) as Bernard
• Freeheld (2015) as Peter Santucci
• Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015) as Gino Fish
• The Duel (2016) as Governor Ross
• The Hollow (2016) as Sheriff Beau McKinney
• Living Among Us (2018) as Samuel
• The Highwaymen (2019) as Henry Barrow
• VFW (2019) as Walter Reed
• The Grudge (2019) as Detective Wilson
• Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) as Death
• The Unholy (2021) as Father Hagan
• She Came from the Woods (2023) as Gilbert McCalister
• Salem's Lot (2024) as Parkins Gillespie
• The Yeti (2026) as Hollis Bannister

William Sadler TV shows

• Newhart (1982) as Clumsy Guest
• St. Elsewhere (1982) as J.J. Oppenheimer
• The Equalizer (1985) as Rick Dillon / Kevin Moore
• Tour of Duty (1987) as Major Rigby
• Roseanne (1988)
• Murphy Brown (1988) as Colonel Fitzpatrick
• Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Niles Talbot (segment "The Man Who Was Death")
• Tales from the Crypt (1989) as The Grim Reaper
• Law & Order (1990) as Kevin Drucker
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) as Sloan
• The Outer Limits (1995) as Frank Hellner
• JAG (1995) as Saul Wainright
• Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996) as Shamus Bloom
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Gary Dolan
• Third Watch (1999) as Scotty Murray
• Roswell (1999) as Jim Valenti
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Red Cooper
• Ed (2000) as Lee Leetch
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Kyle Devlin
• Tru Calling (2003) as Travis
• Wonderfalls (2004) as Darrin Tyler
• Medium (2005) as John Edgemont
• Numb3rs (2005) as J. Everett Tuttle
• Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) as Paul Rice
• Criminal Minds (2005)
• Criminal Minds (2005) as Ray Finnegan
• Traveler (2007) as Carlton Fog
• Damages (2007) as McClarenTruth.org's Financier
• Damages (2007) as Helmut Torben
• Fringe (2008) as Dr. Sumner
• Three Rivers (2009)
• White Collar (2009) as Brett Gelles
• The Pacific (2010) as Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller
• Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as John McGarrett
• Person of Interest (2011) as Anton's Father
• Homeland (2011) as Michael Higgins
• Elementary (2012) as Ian Gale
• Golden Boy (2013) as Police Commissioner Jack Dowdell
• The Blacklist (2013) as Sam Milhoan
• Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) as President Ellis
• Power (2014) as Tony Teresi
• Z Nation (2014) as Sam Custer
• Madam Secretary (2014) as George Peters
• The Flash (2014) as Simon Stagg
• Bull (2016) as Father Andy
• The Good Fight (2017) as Judge Nilsson
• Our Cartoon President (2018) as General Kelly / Mitch McConnell / Jeff Sessions (voice)
• God Friended Me (2018) as Rev. Elias
• The Rookie (2018) as Walter Fields
• When They See Us (2019) as Detective Michael Sheehan
• Hunters (2020) as Dr. Friedrich Mann
• The Comey Rule (2020) as Michael Flynn
• Full Circle (2023) as Gene McCusker

Filmography data via TMDB, refreshed automatically as new roles are announced.