William Sadler's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Roswell Sheriff Jim… The Pacific Lt. Colonel… Traveler Carlton Fog Wonderfalls Darrin Tyler Hooperman Lanny Hardin Assaulted Nuts (UK) Various (10) Nurse Dr. George … Cadets Colonel Tom… Gideon Oliver Franklin Fi… Private Eye Lieutenant …

Main Movie Roles 2010 - Silent But Deadly 2008 - Eagle Eye 2007 - August Rush 2007 - The Mist 2006 - Premium 2006 - Jimmy and Judy 2004 - Kinsey 2003 - The Battle of Shaker Heights 1999 - The Green Mile 1999 - Stealth Fighter 1997 - RocketMan 1996 - Solo 1996 - Bordello of Blood 1994 - The Shawshank Redemption 1993 - Freaked 1992 - Trespass 1991 - Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey 1991 - Rush 1990 - Die Hard 2: Die Harder 1990 - The Hot Spot 1990 - Hard to Kill 1989 - K-9 1987 - Project X 1986 - Off Beat 1982 - Hanky Panky

BIOGRAPHY:

William Sadler began his acting career in New York theatres, appearing in more than 75 productions in just 12 years. His final role was as Sgt. Toomey in the Tony winning show "Biloxi Blues". He is best remembered for his roles in Die Hard 2 (1990) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994). 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) (TV). Sadler is currently starring on the WB's weekly dramatic series "Roswell" (1999), in the role of Sheriff Jim Valenti.

Category: American film actors
Date of birth: April 13, 1950
Profession: Actor
Appears in: Rush, A New Wave, Project X, Purple…
TV Series: Roswell, The Path to 9/11, Private Eye,…
Nationality: American




TRIVIA:

• Attended Orchard Park High School in Orchard Park, New York, a suburb of Buffalo.
• He has been in three movies adapted from 'Stephen King (I)' (qv)'s work: _The Shawshank Redemption (1994)_ (qv), _The Green Mile (1999)_ (qv) and _The Mist (2007)_ (qv).
• Born on the exact same day as 'Ron Perlman' (qv) (they have both appeared in the stage play "The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui").
• Was featured as "The Grim Reaper" in both _Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)_ (qv) and _"Tales from the Crypt" (1989)_ (qv).
• Has played 'Shia LaBeouf' (qv)'s father in two films: _The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)_ (qv) and _Eagle Eye (2008)_ (qv).
• Attended Cornell University.
• _The Mist (2007)_ (qv) is not his first experience with the story as he played the main character, "David Drayton", in the audio-book version.
• A graduate of SUNY Geneseo.