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William Sadler
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He has appeared in four films adapted from
Stephen King
's work:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
,
The Green Mile (1999)
,
The Mist (2007)
and
Salem's Lot (2024)
. All but the last were directed by
Frank Darabont
.
Has been featured as the Grim Reaper three times in
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
,
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
and
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
.
The Mist (2007)
is not his first experience with the story as he played the main character, David Drayton, in the audio-book version.
Attended SUNY Geneseo as an undergraduate (Bachelor of Arts, 1972) and Cornell University as a graduate student (Master of Fine Arts, 1974).
Has English, Scottish, and a small amount of German, ancestry. Three of his grandparents were immigrants (one from England, and two from Scotland).
He played
Shia LaBeouf
's father in both
The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)
and
Eagle Eye (2008)
.
Attended and graduated from Orchard Park High School in Orchard Park, New York, a suburb of Buffalo.
He has appeared with
Jeffrey DeMunn
in three films:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
,
The Green Mile (1999)
and
The Mist (2007)
.
Father of
Sadler Colley Bakst
.
Born on the same date as
Ron Perlman
(they have appeared together in the stage play "The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui").
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