WILLIAM SADLER ONLINE


Welcome to WILLIAM SADLER ONLINE @ williamsadler.org a website dedicated to American actor William Sadler. Best known for his various roles in differing projects, William has played everything from an anarchist military man in DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER to a fireman seeking gold in TRESPASS, to a convict in THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, a soldier for God in TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT, and a member of a secret organization inside The Federation in DEEP SPACE NINE. But his most 'infamous' role has been as the Grim Reaper/Death in BILL & TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY, AND BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC. William has many other film credits to his name including THE MIST, THE HOT SPOT, RUSH, THE GREEN MILE, KINSEY and many more. William has also become a staple in episodic television including as Sheriff Jim Valenti in the CW's ROSWELL and in HOMELAND, POWER, BERLIN STATION, THE COMEY RULE and lends his voice to the Comedy channel's OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT. William also has an extensive career on the stage in such productions as JULIUS CAESAR, 24 HOUR PLAYS, EXIT THE KING and many more. This site is dedicated to giving you the most up-to-date information on William's career. Do not expect candids to be posted as this site supports William's wishes for privacy. To read what will or won't be posted, feel free to read this site's Candids policy.

Category: Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey

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“Bill & Ted 3” Gets A New Mondo Soundtrack Release … and It’s Vinyl

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Just in time for Bill & Ted Day, Mondo has announced a new pressed coloured vinyl soundtrack release. Please see below for information on the release. There will be more information as to when it can be ordered. I’ll keep you posted.

‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ Soundtrack Gets New Mondo Vinyl

Mondo has unveiled the all-new Bill & Ted Face the Music soundtrack vinyl, featuring gorgeous artwork from Matt Ryan Tobin. The release is part of the company’s ongoing Bill & Ted collection series, which includes t-shirts, soundtracks, and pins. The vinyl was announced to celebrate Bill and Ted Day, taking place on June 9th (6/9…nice).

From Mondo:

Mondo and 10K Projects are proud to present a limited edition vinyl pressing to the 2020 long awaited trilogy capper, Bill and Ted Face the Music. Featuring original songs by Weezer, Cold War Kids, Mastodon, Lamb of God, and more!

Pressed on Color vinyl, this Mondo exclusive features all new original artwork by illustrator Matt Ryan Tobin. It’s the perfect companion piece to their previous OST re-issue of the original Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. Be Excellent To Each Other!

This Mondo exclusive will be available for pre-order for $30 USD. The record is set to ship out August 2021. You can reserve your copy on Mondo’s online record shop this Wednesday, June 9th, at 12 PM CT. On Twitter, the company teases that a few more Bill and Ted surprises are in store, so stay tuned!

Released on August 28, 2020, Bill & Ted Face the Music is the third film in the Bill & Ted series, with Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves returning as the titular characters. William Sadler also returned in his role as Grim Reaper. Added to the cast was Kristen Schaal, Samara Weaving, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Anthony Carrigan, Erinn Hayes, Jayma Mays, Holland Taylor, Kid Cudi, and Jillian Bell. Now middle-aged dads, Bill and Ted must finally write the universe-changing song which will fulfill their destiny, with some help from their daughters and friends.

SOURCE: HORROR GEEK LIFE

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A Date with the Demon Knight – An Interview with Actor William Sadler

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I just found this while doing a search on Youtube on Bill. Bill was interviewed Monsters, Madness and Magic. Here he discussed his early work in theatre as a young actor and his various projects on Broadway. He also discussed his most successful roles including DEMON KNIGHT, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE GREEN MILE, TRESPASS, BILL & TED’S BOGUS JOURNEY, BILL AND TED FACE THE MUSIC, DIE HARD 2, and THE MIST. I love when Bill talks about his stage work and his theatre days. He’s so humble and sweet. I’m sorry I haven’t been posting much, but I’m currently working on research for the novel I’m writing. I’m currently wading hip-deep in Russian history, The Vietnam War, and spaces in between

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“K-9” Screencaps & Media

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There’s a story the great actor Harrison Ford tells of one of his first films called Dead Heat On a Merry-Go-Round from 1966, where he played the part of a bellboy. In his all but one minute of screen time he gave us a performance that rattled a studio executive so much, he had to vent his spleen on the actor. Harrison recounts it below:

“He called me into his office and said, ‘I want to tell you a story, kid.’ Kid, he always called me kid. He was about 15 minutes older that I was,” Ford began. “He said, ‘First time Tony Curtis was ever in a movie … he delivered a bag of groceries, a bag of groceries, kid. And you took one look at that guy, and you knew that was a movie star.'”

Ford fired back: “Well I thought that was supposed to be a delivery boy!”

Ford was fired, he said.

SOURCE: THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

The reason I recount this story is because like Harrison Ford, Bill Sadler has that everyman ability to play exactly what he’s been hired to play. In this case in this film Bill plays a car salesman named Don who tries to sell to film star Jim Belushi. Instead of playing something bigger Bill plays a car salesman. His ability to become whatever he’s asked is so fluid. Bill is a car salesman and not trying to be anything else in that moment but that. It proves what an actor Bill is because later that year he became The Grim Reaper/Death in BILL & TED’S BOGUS JOURNEY, then a few years later a terrorist in Col. Stuart in DIE HARD 2. That’s Bill Sadler. Whatever is asked of him, he brings it.

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Press Scans & Transcribed Interview: From 1999 & 2000 | “Roswell, The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption”

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A few new scans from 1999 and 2000. Some are just on films Bill starred in, one is a long form interview I transcribed from the scans. In this interview Bill talks all about his genre films including DEMON KNIGHT, THE GREEN MILE, THE SHAWKSHANK REDEMPTION, BILL & TED’S BOGUS JOURNEY and mostly his role as Sheriff Jim Valenti on ROSWELL. I’ll link the transcribed version as well as the other scans uploaded.

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Press Scans: 10/1998 – Fangoria | “Sadler Days”

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I’ve added another set of scans to the gallery, in addition I’ve also typed out the article and added it to the press section. The reason is it’s a direct interview with Bill and I thought the text of it should be in the press section. You’ll find both at the links below. Enjoy.

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