- Films
- 43
- Avg rating
- 5.90
- Peak run
- 1991’95
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
William by the numbers
Average
5.90
34 rated films
Vote weighted
6.07
bigger films count more
Median
5.9
half are better
Consistency
±1.09
rating spread
Career
33y
1990 to 2022
Total votes
4.83M
across every film
Best
9.3
The Shawshank Redemption
Worst
5.1
The Unholy
Newest first
Filmography
| 2022 | She Came from the Woods | Gilbert McCalister | 4.6 | 1,863 |
| 2021 |  The Unholy | Father Hagan | 5.1 | 31,542 |
| 2020 |  Bill & Ted Face the Music | Death | 5.9 | 57,409 |
| 2019 |  The Highwaymen | Henry Barrow | 6.9 | 115K |
| 2019 |  VFW | Walter Reed | 6.1 | 10,485 |
| 2018 | Living Among Us | Samuel | 5.3 | 3,220 |
| 2018 | Deadly Crush | Dusty Bailey | · | 641 |
| 2016 |  The Duel | Governor Lawrence Sullivan Ross | 5.8 | 12,899 |
| 2016 | The Hollow | Sheriff Beau McKinney | 4.7 | 3,439 |
| 2015 | Ava's Possessions | Bernard | 5.6 | 3,501 |
| 2014 | Freedom | Plimpton | 6.3 | 2,629 |
| 2014 | The Historian | Valerian Hadley | · | 913 |
| 2013 | Riddle | Western Man | 4.1 | 2,207 |
| 2013 | The Suspect | Sheriff Dixon | 5.7 | 1,577 |
| 2012 |  Man on a Ledge | Valet | 6.6 | 163K |
| 2012 | Future Weather | Ed | · | 573 |
| 2012 | Greetings from Tim Buckley | Lee Underwood | 6.0 | 1,862 |
| 2012 | See Girl Run | Marty | 5.2 | 1,478 |
| 2011 | Silent But Deadly | Capper | · | 566 |
| 2009 | Shadowheart | Thomas Conners | · | 706 |
Better together?
William Sadler's regulars
- Frank DarabontDirector and actor · 2 films · 8.20 avg▲+1.26
- Miles DoleacDirector and actor · 2 films · 4.70 avg▼−0.18
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On William Sadler
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.