William Sadler (actor)
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William Thomas Sadler is an American actor who works in film and television. His television and motion picture roles have included Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller in The Pacific
, Luther Sloan in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
, Sheriff Jim Valenti
in Roswell
, convict Heywood in The Shawshank Redemption, and—perhaps most notably—the Grim Reaper in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
, a role for which he was nominated for, and won, the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, and his role as the villainous Colonel Stuart alongside Bruce Willis
in Die Hard 2
.
, the son of Jane and William Sadler. 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, 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
where he earned his Master's degree in Acting with a minor in Speech Communications. He is a certified speech teacher and particularly skilled at accents. When his studies were done, Sadler began his auditions.
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
, 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 three episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in its final two 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
. The 1989 pilot episode of the HBO horror anthology series Tales from the Crypt
featured Sadler in its lead role. In March 2011, Sadler will make a guest appearance in NBC's Chase
.
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
. Sadler portrayed the robot Victor in the 2010 video game Fallout: New Vegas
.
stage, he met Marni Joan Bakst. They married in 1978 and have one daughter.
The Pacific (miniseries)
The Pacific is a 2010 television series produced by HBO, Seven Network Australia, Sky Movies, Playtone and DreamWorks that premiered in the United States on March 14, 2010....
, Luther Sloan in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
, Sheriff Jim Valenti
Sheriff Jim Valenti
Sheriff James "Jim" Valenti, Jr is a fictional character created by Melinda Metz for the young adults book series Roswell High and adapted by Jason Katims for the 1999-2002 American science fiction television series Roswell...
in Roswell
Roswell (TV series)
Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002...
, convict Heywood in The Shawshank Redemption, and—perhaps most notably—the Grim Reaper in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey is a 1991 American science fiction comedy film, and the directing debut of Peter Hewitt. It is the second film in the Bill & Ted franchise, and a sequel to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure . Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter and George Carlin reprise their respective roles...
, a role for which he was nominated for, and won, the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, and his role as the villainous Colonel Stuart alongside Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis
Walter Bruce Willis , better known as Bruce Willis, is an American actor, producer, and musician. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles...
in Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2 is a 1990 action film and the second in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by Renny Harlin, and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane...
.
Early life
Sadler was born in Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
, the son of Jane and William Sadler. 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
Orchard Park High School
Orchard Park High School is a secondary school in Orchard Park, New York. The school has approximately 1725 children in grades 9-12. The students are divided among three houses with a principal for each house and a principal who oversees the entire school....
. He took on the persona as Banjo Bill Sadler, 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
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
where he earned his Master's degree in Acting with a minor in Speech Communications. He is a certified speech teacher and particularly skilled at accents. 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'sAnton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics...
Ivanov. After a brief turn at the Trinity Square Repertory Company in Providence
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
, Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
, 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
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
run of Neil Simon
Neil Simon
Neil Simon is an American playwright and screenwriter. He has written numerous Broadway plays, including Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, and The Odd Couple. He won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Lost In Yonkers. He has written the screenplays for several of his plays that...
's Biloxi Blues
Biloxi Blues
Biloxi Blues is a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon. The second chapter in what is known as his Eugene trilogy, it follows Brighton Beach Memoirs and precedes Broadway Bound....
, opposite Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick is an American film and stage actor who, among other roles, played the title character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Adult Simba in The Lion King film series, and Leo Bloom in the film and Broadway productions of The Producers.He has won two Tony Awards, one in 1983 for his...
in 1985.
Sadler is best known for his roles in the 1990 action film Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2 is a 1990 action film and the second in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by Renny Harlin, and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane...
as Colonel Stuart, as Heywood in the 1994 prison drama The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman....
, the Grim Reaper in the 1991 comedy Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey is a 1991 American science fiction comedy film, and the directing debut of Peter Hewitt. It is the second film in the Bill & Ted franchise, and a sequel to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure . Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter and George Carlin reprise their respective roles...
and as Brayker in Demon Knight
Demon Knight
Demon Knight is a 1995 American horror film directed by Ernest Dickerson, starring Billy Zane, William Sadler, and Jada Pinkett Smith...
. He was also a series regular on the television series Roswell
Roswell (TV series)
Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002...
as Sheriff Jim Valenti
Sheriff Jim Valenti
Sheriff James "Jim" Valenti, Jr is a fictional character created by Melinda Metz for the young adults book series Roswell High and adapted by Jason Katims for the 1999-2002 American science fiction television series Roswell...
and in Wonderfalls
Wonderfalls
Wonderfalls is a comedy-drama television series that was broadcast on the Fox television network in 2004.The show centres on Jaye Tyler , a recent Brown University graduate with a philosophy degree, who holds a dead-end job as a sales clerk at a Niagara Falls gift shop...
as Darrin Tyler. Other film credits include Trespass, K-9
K-9 (film)
K-9 is a 1989 American action comedy film starring James Belushi and Mel Harris. Directed by Rod Daniel and written by Steven Siegel and Scott Myers, it was produced by Lawrence Gordon and Charles Gordon, and released by Universal City Studios...
, Project X, Disturbing Behavior
Disturbing Behavior
Disturbing Behavior is a 1998 thriller science fiction film starring James Marsden, Katie Holmes, and Nick Stahl. The film was released on July 24, 1998. The plot follows a group of high school outcasts who are horrified by their "Blue Ribbon" classmates...
, Kinsey
Kinsey (film)
Kinsey is a 2004 biographical film written and directed by Bill Condon. It describes the life of Alfred Kinsey , a pioneer in the area of sexology. His 1948 publication, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male was one of the first recorded works that tried to scientifically address and investigate...
, The Battle of Shaker Heights
The Battle of Shaker Heights
The Battle of Shaker Heights is a 2003 comedy-drama film co-directed by Efram Potelle and Kyle Rankin. It starred Shia La Beouf, Elden Henson, Kathleen Quinlan, Amy Smart, and Shiri Appleby...
, Purple Heart and Jimmy and Judy
Jimmy and Judy
Jimmy and Judy is an 2006 independent film starring Rachael Bella as Judy and Edward Furlong as Jimmy. It is written and directed by Randall K...
.
Sadler's TV guest appearances include In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
In the Heat of the Night is a television series based on the motion picture and novel of the same name. It was broadcast on NBC from 1988 until 1992, and then on CBS until 1995...
, Roseanne
Roseanne (TV series)
Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from October 18, 1988 to May 20, 1997. Starring Roseanne Barr, the show revolved around the Conners, an Illinois working class family...
, Tru Calling
Tru Calling
Tru Calling is an American television supernatural drama series that premiered on Fox Network on October 30, 2003. It ran for two seasons before being canceled....
, CSI
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
, Numb3rs
NUMB3RS
Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes...
, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
. He had a recurring role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
as Luther Sloan, a member of a covert organization called Section 31
Section 31
In the Star Trek fictional universe, Section 31 is an autonomous intelligence and defense organization. It is presented as a special security operation, manned by Federation citizens, that is not subject to the normal constraints of Starfleet ethical protocols...
. He appeared in three episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in its final two seasons. In 2007, he played Carlton Fog on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's Traveler
Traveler (TV series)
Traveler is a short-lived American television series that ran from May 10, 2007 until July 18, 2007 on ABC in the United States. The series was produced by Warner Bros. Television....
, and in 2008 he appeared in both NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Medium
Medium (TV series)
Medium is an American television drama series that premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005, and ended on CBS on January 21, 2011. Themed on supernatural gifts, its lead character, Allison DuBois , is a medium employed as a consultant for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office...
as well as Fox Television
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
's Fringe
Fringe (TV series)
Fringe is an American science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The series follows a Federal Bureau of Investigation "Fringe Division" team based in Boston, Massachusetts under the supervision of Homeland Security...
. The 1989 pilot episode of the HBO horror anthology series Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO...
featured Sadler in its lead role. In March 2011, Sadler will make a guest appearance in NBC's Chase
Chase (2010 TV series)
Chase is an American police procedural drama television series created by Jennifer Johnson for the NBC network. The series follows a U.S. Marshals fugitive-apprehension team, based out of Houston, Texas. Jerry Bruckheimer and Johnson serve as executive producers for the one-hour drama...
.
He portrayed Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman and a distinguished writer of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
in the contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
's Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (play)
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, also known simply as Julius Caesar, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It portrays the 44 BC conspiracy against...
on Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
alongside Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and film producer. He first rose to prominence when he joined the cast of the medical drama, St. Elsewhere, playing Dr...
at the Belasco Theatre
Belasco Theatre
The Belasco Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 111 West 44th Street in midtown-Manhattan.-History:Designed by architect George Keister for impresario David Belasco, the interior featured Tiffany lighting and ceiling panels, rich woodwork and expansive murals by American artist...
. Recently, he finished shooting with American independent filmmakers Dylan Bank and Morgan Pehme
Morgan Pehme
Morgan Pehme is an American filmmaker, writer, and producer.The son of journalist Kalev Pehme, Pehme has been involved in film since he was a child...
on the film Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred may refer to:* Nothing Sacred , a 1937 screwball comedy starring Carole Lombard and Fredric March* Nothing Sacred , a controversial 1997 ABC television show starring Kevin Anderson...
. Sadler portrayed the robot Victor in the 2010 video game Fallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas is a first person action role-playing video game in the Fallout series developed by Obsidian Entertainment, and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game is based in a post-apocalyptic environment in and around Las Vegas, Nevada...
.
Personal life
While Sadler performed on the New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
stage, he met Marni Joan Bakst. They married in 1978 and have one daughter.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Hanky Panky Hanky Panky (film) Hanky Panky is a 1982 comedy film that stars Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner. The film is directed by Sidney Poitier. Wilder first met Radner during filming of this movie; the two later married.-Plot:... |
Hotel Clerk | |
| 1986 | Off Beat Off Beat (film) Off Beat is a 1986 comedy film about a young librarian who impersonates a police officer. The film was directed by Michael Dinner, and stars Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly, and Cleavant Derricks.... |
Dickson | |
| 1987 | Project X | Dr. Carroll | |
| 1989 | K-9 K-9 (film) K-9 is a 1989 American action comedy film starring James Belushi and Mel Harris. Directed by Rod Daniel and written by Steven Siegel and Scott Myers, it was produced by Lawrence Gordon and Charles Gordon, and released by Universal City Studios... |
Car Salesman Don | |
| 1990 | Hard to Kill Hard to Kill Hard to Kill, a 1990 action film directed by Bruce Malmuth and starring Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock, Frederick Coffin and William Sadler. The film stars Seagal as Detective Mason Storm, who is shot into a coma in the same fire-fight that kills his wife Felicia and son Sonny... |
Senator Vernon Trent | |
| 1990 | Die Hard 2 Die Hard 2 Die Hard 2 is a 1990 action film and the second in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by Renny Harlin, and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane... |
Colonel Stuart | |
| 1990 | Frank Sutton | ||
| 1991 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey is a 1991 American science fiction comedy film, and the directing debut of Peter Hewitt. It is the second film in the Bill & Ted franchise, and a sequel to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure . Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter and George Carlin reprise their respective roles... |
Grim Reaper/English Family Member | Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1991 | Rush Rush (1991 film) Rush is a 1991 American crime drama feature film, based on a novel written by Kim Wozencraft. A narcotics detective and his inexperienced partner go after an elusive drug dealer... |
Monroe | |
| 1992 | Trespass | Don Perry | |
| 1993 | Freaked Freaked Freaked is a 1993 American comedy film, directed by Tom Stern and Alex Winter, and written by Stern, Winter and Tim Burns... |
Dick Brian | |
| 1994 | Heywood | ||
| 1995 | Tales form the Crypt: Demon Knight Demon Knight Demon Knight is a 1995 American horror film directed by Ernest Dickerson, starring Billy Zane, William Sadler, and Jada Pinkett Smith... |
Brayker | |
| 1996 | Bordello of Blood Bordello of Blood Bordello of Blood is a 1996 comedy/horror film starring Dennis Miller, Erika Eleniak, Angie Everhart, Corey Feldman, and Chris Sarandon. It is based on the HBO television series Tales from the Crypt. It received an R rating for vampire violence, gore, language, and nudity... |
The Mummy | |
| 1996 | Solo Solo (1996 film) Solo is a 1996 science fiction, action film from Columbia/Tristar Studios. It was directed by Norberto Barba, who has since primarily produced television series. The film was based on the novel Weapon by Robert Mason, and was adapted for the script by David L. Corley... |
Colonel Frank Madden/Improved Solo | |
| 1997 | RocketMan RocketMan RocketMan is a 1997 science fiction comedy film that was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Caravan Pictures and released on October 10, 1997. The film was shot on location at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas and in Moab, Utah for the scenes on the surface on Mars.The film was a... |
Wild Bill' Overbeck | |
| 1998 | Ambushed | Jim Natter | |
| 1998 | Disturbing Behavior Disturbing Behavior Disturbing Behavior is a 1998 thriller science fiction film starring James Marsden, Katie Holmes, and Nick Stahl. The film was released on July 24, 1998. The plot follows a group of high school outcasts who are horrified by their "Blue Ribbon" classmates... |
Dorian Newberry | |
| 1998 | Reach the Rock Reach the Rock Reach the Rock is a 1998 film directed by William Ryan.-Plot:A small town troublemaker , directionless and alienated, ends up spending a night in a jail cell, where he and the police chief engage in a battle of wills and wit.The soundtrack featured a compilation of Chicago-based Post-Rock artists,... |
Quinn | |
| 1999 | Stealth Fighter Stealth Fighter Stealth Fighter is an action film released in 1999. The film stars Ice-T, Costas Mandylor, Erika Eleniak, Sarah Dampf, William Sadler, Ernie Hudson, and Andrew Divoff.-Film synopsis:... |
Adm. Frank Peterson | |
| 1999 | Klaus Detterick | ||
| 2001 | Skippy | Ringo | |
| 2002 | Another Life | Man | Short film |
| 2003 | The Battle of Shaker Heights The Battle of Shaker Heights The Battle of Shaker Heights is a 2003 comedy-drama film co-directed by Efram Potelle and Kyle Rankin. It starred Shia La Beouf, Elden Henson, Kathleen Quinlan, Amy Smart, and Shiri Appleby... |
Abraham 'Abe' Ernswiler | |
| 2004 | Kinsey Kinsey (film) Kinsey is a 2004 biographical film written and directed by Bill Condon. It describes the life of Alfred Kinsey , a pioneer in the area of sexology. His 1948 publication, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male was one of the first recorded works that tried to scientifically address and investigate... |
Kenneth Braun | |
| 2005 | Purple Heart Purple Heart (film) Purple Heart is a 2005 action-war film directed, co-writer and co-produced by Bill Birrell. It stars William Sadler, Mel Harris and Emilio Rivera. It is released on November 11, 2006.- Plot :... |
Colonel Allen | |
| 2005 | Devour | Ivan Reisz | |
| 2005 | Confess Confess (film) Confess is a 2005 American independent feature film written and directed by Stefan Schaefer.-Plot:Terroll Lessor, a computer genius in an unpleasant job, decides to use his skills against reprehensible parts of society... |
Roger Lampert | |
| 2006 | Unspoken | Dad | |
| 2006 | Jimmy and Judy Jimmy and Judy Jimmy and Judy is an 2006 independent film starring Rachael Bella as Judy and Edward Furlong as Jimmy. It is written and directed by Randall K... |
Uncle Rodney | |
| 2006 | Premium Premium (film) Premium is a 2006 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Pete Chatmon.-Cast:* Dorian Missick as Cool* Zoe Saldana as Charli* Hill Harper as Ed* Eva Pigford as Farrah* Tonya Pinkins as Marva* Sean Nelson as Austin Price... |
Cole Carter | |
| 2006 | Bartender | Short film | |
| 2007 | Mr. Dewitt | ||
| 2007 | August Rush August Rush August Rush is a 2007 drama film directed by Kirsten Sheridan and written by Paul Castro, Nick Castle, and James V. Hart, and produced by Richard Barton Lewis.-Plot:... |
Thomas Novacek | |
| 2007 | Jim Grondin | ||
| 2008 | Eagle Eye Eagle Eye Eagle Eye is a 2008 thriller film directed by D. J. Caruso and starring Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan. The two portray a young man and a single mother who are brought together and coerced by an anonymous caller into carrying out a plan by a possible terrorist organization... |
William Shaw | |
| 2008 | Honest Phil Palmer | ||
| 2009 | Stream | Dr. Shelby | Short film |
| 2009 | Shadowheart | Thomas Conners | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Wilson Wyler Concannon | ||
| 2009 | Last Day of Summer | Mr. Crolick | |
| 2009 | Beyond All Boundaries | Lt. Col. Lewis "Chesty" Puller Chesty Puller Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller was an officer in the United States Marine Corps. Puller is the most decorated U.S... |
Voice Role Short film |
| 2009 | Red & Blue Marbles | John | |
| 2010 | Melvin Smarty | Bob | |
| 2011 | Silent But Deadly Silent But Deadly Silent But Deadly is an 2011 television film which was filmed at Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. It stars Kim Poirier, Jason Mewes and William Sadler. It is a MJC Entertainment Inc production... |
John Capper |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Episode: "Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare" | ||
| 1978 | Dieter Schmidt | Television film | |
| 1981 | Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase | Joey | Television film |
| 1981 | Nurse | Dr. George Bradford | Episode: "Margin for Error" |
| 1982 | The Neighborhood | Television film | |
| 1983 | Newhart Newhart Newhart is a television situation comedy starring comedian Bob Newhart and actress Mary Frann as an author and wife who owned and operated an inn located in a small, rural Vermont town that was home to many eccentric characters. The show aired on the CBS network from October 25, 1982 to May 21, 1990... |
Guest | Episode: "Lady & the Tramps" |
| 1985 | Assaulted Nuts Assaulted Nuts (TV Comedy Series) Assaulted Nuts was a short-lived TV comedy series which ran in early 1985. The show was constructed as a fast-paced succession of short, unconnected sketches... |
Various | |
| 1986 | Rick Dillon/Kevin Moore | Episode: "Shades of Darkness" | |
| 1987 | Private Eye Private Eye Private Eye is a fortnightly British satirical and current affairs magazine, edited by Ian Hislop.Since its first publication in 1961, Private Eye has been a prominent critic and lampooner of public figures and entities that it deemed guilty of any of the sins of incompetence, inefficiency,... |
Charlie Fontana | Television film/pilot |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty Tour of Duty (TV series) Tour of Duty is an American drama television series on CBS. It ran for three seasons from September 1987 to April 1990 as 58 one–hour episodes. The show was created by Steve Duncan and L. Travis Clark, and produced by Zev Braun.... |
Major Rigby | Episode: "Dislocations" |
| 1987–88 | Private Eye | Lieutenant Charlie Fontana | 7 episodes |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night (TV series) In the Heat of the Night is a television series based on the motion picture and novel of the same name. It was broadcast on NBC from 1988 until 1992, and then on CBS until 1995... |
Ritchie Epman | Episode: "Blind Spot" 1 & 2 |
| 1988 | St. Elsewhere St. Elsewhere St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series is set at fictional St. Eligius, a decaying urban teaching hospital in Boston's South End neighborhood... |
Episode: "The Abby Singer Show" | |
| 1988 | Cadets | Colonel Tom Sturdivant | |
| 1988 | Dear John Dear John (US TV series) Dear John is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1988 to 1992. The series was originally based on the British sitcom of the same name. Dear John was retitled Dear John USA when it was shown in the UK. During its four-season run, the series was bounced to and from various time periods on... |
Ben | Episode: "The Younger Girl" |
| 1989 | Roseanne Roseanne (TV series) Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from October 18, 1988 to May 20, 1997. Starring Roseanne Barr, the show revolved around the Conners, an Illinois working class family... |
Dwight | Episodes: "Dan's Birthday Bash & "Saturday" |
| 1989 | Hooperman Hooperman Hooperman is a U.S. television series starring John Ritter. It ran for two seasons on ABC, from 1987 to 1989. A comedy-drama, the series was created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher who were the team responsible for creating L.A. Law.... |
Lanny Hardin | Episode: "Look Homeward, Dirtbag" |
| 1989 | Unconquered Unconquered Unconquered is a 1947 adventure film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and released by Paramount. The film depicts the violent struggles between American colonists and Native Americans on the western frontier in the mid-18th century during the time of Pontiac's Rebellion, primarily around... |
Television film | |
| 1989 | Murphy Brown Murphy Brown Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television... |
Colonel Fitzpatrick | Episode: "Off the Job Experience" |
| 1989 | Hard Time on Planet Earth Hard Time on Planet Earth Hard Time on Planet Earth is a short-lived American science fiction series that aired on CBS as a midseason replacement in 1989. Airing for 13 episodes, the series starred Martin Kove and was created by Jim and John Thomas.... |
Officer Rollman | Episode: "The Way Home" |
| 1989 | Gideon Oliver Gideon Oliver Gideon Oliver is a prime time television series that ran on the ABC television network between February 1989 and May 1989 as part of the ABC Mystery Movie rotation, along with B.L. Stryker, Kojak and Columbo. On the air for only five episodes, the series starred Emmy- and Academy Award-winning... |
Franklin Finney | Episode: "By the Waters of Babylon" |
| 1989 1994 |
Tales from the Crypt Tales from the Crypt (TV series) Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO... |
Niles Talbot The Grim Reaper |
Epiosde: "The Man Who Was Death" Episode: "The Assassin" |
| 1990 | Anthony Prine | Television film | |
| 1991 | Two-Fisted Tales | Mr. Rush (Presenter) | Television pilot |
| 1991 | The Last to Go | Treat | Television film |
| 1991 | Tagget Tagget For other meanings of "Dragonfire", see Dragon Fire.Tagget is a 1991 crime drama / spy movie telemovie, in which the titular character — a disabled Vietnam War veteran and director of an electronics firm — investigates an attempt to kill him.... |
Yuri Chelenkoff | Television film |
| 1993 | Night Driving | Eddy | Television short film |
| 1993 | Jack Reed: Badge of Honor Jack Reed: Badge of Honor Jack Reed: Badge of Honor is a 1993 made for television 96-minute crime drama written by Andrew Laskos, directed by Kevin Connor starring Brian Dennehy, Susan Ruttan and Alice Krige. It was the debut of a series of films starring the fictional character Jack Reed.-Synopsis:Committed to find the... |
Anatole | Television film |
| 1994 | Bermuda Grace Bermuda Grace Bermuda Grace is a 1994 American television film directed by Mark Sobel. A comedy thriller, it starred William Sadler and David Harewood as a Philadelphia and a British policemen who go on the hunt of a jewel thief to the Atlantic island of Bermuda. It was intended as the first in a series, but... |
Sam Grace | Television film |
| 1994 | Roadracers Roadracers Roadracers is a 1994 made-for-television film directed by Robert Rodriguez, his second feature film following the success of his 1992 debut, El Mariachi... |
Sarge | Television film |
| 1995 | Dr. Linus | Television pilot | |
| 1995 | Frank Hellner | Episode: "Valerie 23" | |
| 1996 | Poltergeist: The Legacy Poltergeist: The Legacy Poltergeist: The Legacy is a Canadian horror television series which ran from 1996 to 1999. The series tells the story of the members of a secret society known as the Legacy, and their efforts to protect humankind from occult dangers... |
Shamus Bloom | Episode: The Fifth Sepulcher |
| 1998–99 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe... |
Luther Sloan | Episodes: "Inquisition", "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges" & "Extreme Measures" |
| 1999 | Witness Protection Witness Protection (film) Witness Protection is a 1999 American television movie directed by Richard Pearce. The teleplay by Daniel Therriault is based on a New York Times Magazine article entitled The Invisible Family by Robert Sabbag... |
Sharp | Television film |
| 1999–2002 | Roswell Roswell (TV series) Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002... |
Sheriff Jim Valenti Sheriff Jim Valenti Sheriff James "Jim" Valenti, Jr is a fictional character created by Melinda Metz for the young adults book series Roswell High and adapted by Jason Katims for the 1999-2002 American science fiction television series Roswell... |
58 episodes |
| 2003 | Ed Ed (TV series) Ed is an NBC television program co-produced by David Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated, NBC Productions, and Viacom Productions that aired from 2000 to 2004.... |
Lee Leetch | Episode: "The Case" |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama... |
Kyle Devlin | Episode: "Graansha Graansha "Graansha" is a second season episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.-Plot summary:In this episode, Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the brutal murder of a probation officer, run over by a car three times.... " |
| HBO's Project Greenlight Project Greenlight Project Greenlight was a contest and television series focusing on first-time filmmakers being given the chance to direct a feature film. It was created by Alex Keledjian, developed by Eli Holzman and produced by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Sean Bailey, and Chris Moore through their production... |
Himself | unknown episodes | |
| 2004 | Wonderfalls Wonderfalls Wonderfalls is a comedy-drama television series that was broadcast on the Fox television network in 2004.The show centres on Jaye Tyler , a recent Brown University graduate with a philosophy degree, who holds a dead-end job as a sales clerk at a Niagara Falls gift shop... |
Darrin Tyler | Thirteen episodes |
| 2004 | JAG JAG (TV series) JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions... |
Saul Wainwright | Episode: "Retrial" |
| 2005 | Third Watch Third Watch Third Watch is an American television drama series which first aired on NBC from 1999 to 2005 for a total of 132 episodes, broadcast in 6 seasons of 22 episodes each.... |
Scotty Murray | Episode: "Forever Blue" |
| 2005 | Tru Calling Tru Calling Tru Calling is an American television supernatural drama series that premiered on Fox Network on October 30, 2003. It ran for two seasons before being canceled.... |
Travis | Episode: "Enough" |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury Law & Order: Trial by Jury Law & Order: Trial by Jury is an American television drama about criminal trials set in New York City. It was the third spin-off from the long-running Law & Order. The show's almost exclusive focus was on the criminal trial of the accused, showing both the prosecution's and defense's preparation... |
Paul Rice | Episode: "Blue Wall" |
| 2005 | Law & Order Law & Order Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,... |
Kevin Drucker | Episode: "Life Line" |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer... |
Karl 'Red' Cooper | Episode: "Killer" |
| 2006 | Neil Herman | Miniseries | |
| 2007 | Numb3rs NUMB3RS Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes... |
J. Everett Tuttle | Episode: "Democracy" |
| 2007 | Munst | Episode: "All of Us Are in the Gutter" | |
| 2007 | Jesse Stone: Sea Change | Gino Fish | Television film |
| 2007 | Traveler Traveler (TV series) Traveler is a short-lived American television series that ran from May 10, 2007 until July 18, 2007 on ABC in the United States. The series was produced by Warner Bros. Television.... |
Carlton Fog | 7 episodes |
| 2008 | Medium Medium (TV series) Medium is an American television drama series that premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005, and ended on CBS on January 21, 2011. Themed on supernatural gifts, its lead character, Allison DuBois , is a medium employed as a consultant for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office... |
John Edgemont | Episode: "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble" |
| 2008 | Fringe Fringe (TV series) Fringe is an American science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The series follows a Federal Bureau of Investigation "Fringe Division" team based in Boston, Massachusetts under the supervision of Homeland Security... |
Doctor Sumner | Episode: "The Equation" |
| 2009 | Jesse Stone: Thin Ice | Gino Fish | Television film |
| 2009 | Jesse Stone: No Remorse | Gino Fish | Television film |
| 2009 | Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime... |
Ray Finnegan | Episode: "Reckoner" |
| 2010 | Lt. Col. Lewis "Chesty" Burwell Puller Chesty Puller Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller was an officer in the United States Marine Corps. Puller is the most decorated U.S... , USMC |
Miniseries | |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Jack McGarrett | Pilot episode |
| 2011 | Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost | Gino Fish | Television film |