William Sadler is an American film and theater actor, director, producer, and winner of the Saturn Award for his supporting role in The New Adventures of Bill and Tedd. He began his creative career on the theater stage in the 1980s of the last century.
The actor has almost two hundred roles in television and film projects. Basically, he got the role of negative characters in action films, thrillers, dramas and comedies. He gained the greatest fame thanks to filming in the films: "The Shawshank Redemption", "Die Hard 2", "Tales from the Crypt", "Third Shift", "Mist", "The Green Mile".
Biography facts
William was born in the United States in the spring of 1950. His ancestors were immigrants from England and Scotland. Also in his pedigree there are representatives of Germany.
Even before school, the boy showed a genuine interest in music and by the age of 8 he had learned to play the ukulele. In his youth, he played in the teenage band Knight Ryders, but left it shortly before the musicians had a terrible car accident. None of the members of the group survived in it.
William received his primary education at Orchard Park High School in New York, then entered SUNY Geneseo College. Later he attended graduate school at Cornell University.
Theatrical career
Sadler began his acting career with performances in theaters in New York. He played on stage for 12 years and appeared in 75 performances. In 1985 he received the Clarence Derwent Award and the Drama-Logue Award for his role as Sergeant Toomey in N. Simon's Broadway production of Biloxi Blues.
In 2005, William reappeared on Broadway in Julius Caesar, playing the lead role. A few years later, together with the famous actors S. Sarandon and J. Rush, he appeared in the play by Y. Ionesco "The Exit of the King".
Film career
Sadler appeared on screen in the 1980s. At first, these were inconspicuous roles in television films and series. In 1982, he got a cameo role in the comedy action movie Fraud.
A few years later, he starred in the comedy K-9: A Dog's Job, starring James Belushi. In the action movie "Death in spite of", William appeared in the role of a negative character - Senator Trent. His opponent was Mason Storn performed by Steven Seagal.
In 1990, Sadler landed the role of Colonel Stewart in the cult action movie Die Hard 2, starring Bruce Willis.
After 2 years, William starred in the fantastic comedy Bill and Ted's New Adventure, where Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter became his partners on the set. For his excellent work in this film, the actor was awarded the Saturn Prize.
Sadler has worked with director F. Darabont on all of his films based on the horror king Stephen King: The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and The Haze.
Since 2000, the actor has played in numerous projects, among which it is worth noting: "Doctor Kinsey", "Medium", "Criminal Minds", "Blackmail", "The Lost", "Fight", "August Rush", "Edge", "On the Hook", "White Collar", "Pacific Ocean", "Hawaii 5.0", "In Sight", "On the Edge", "Elementary", "Iron Man 3", "Agents of SHIELD. "," Power in the city at night "," When they see us."
Personal life
In the spring of 1978, William married Marnie Joan Bakst.
In 1986, they had a daughter named Sadler Collie Bakst. The girl is attracted by creativity, she is mastering the acting profession.
The husband and wife have been together for over 40 years and live a happy family life.
