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Date of Birth

13 April 1950, Buffalo, New York, USA

Birth Name

William Thomas Sadler

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Mini 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.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Matt Dicker

Spouse

Marni Joan Bakst

(1977 - present) 1 child

Trivia

Attended Orchard Park High School in Orchard Park, New York, a suburb of Buffalo.

Was featured as "The Grim Reaper" in both Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) and "Tales from the Crypt" (1989).

Born on the exact same day as Ron Perlman (they have both appeared in the stage play "The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui").

A graduate of SUNY Geneseo.

Attended Cornell University.

He has been in three movies adapted from Stephen King's work: The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Green Mile (1999) and The Mist (2007). All three movies were directed by Frank Darabont.

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 played Shia LaBeouf's father in two films: The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003) and Eagle Eye (2008).

Personal Quotes

[On The Shawshank Redemption (1994)]: Nobody knows what a shawshank is, and redemption sounds religious, so who's going to go see that?

Where Are They Now

(October 2002) Appearing off-Broadway with Al Pacino, John Goodman and Billy Crudup, etc. in "The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui".

(November 2005) Appearing in "Julius Caesar" on Broadway in the title role.

(June 2009) Beginning in March 2009 has been appearing on Broadway in Ionesco's play, "Exit the King" which stars Geoffrey Rush (Best Actor in a Play, 2009, Exit The King) and Susan Sarandon.

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