<P> William Thomas Sadler ( born April 13 , 1950 ) is an American film and television actor . His television and motion picture roles have included Chesty Puller in The Pacific , Luther Sloan in Star Trek : Deep Space Nine , Sheriff Jim Valenti in Roswell , convict Heywood in The Shawshank Redemption , Senator Vernon Trent in Hard to Kill , and the Grim Reaper in Bill & Ted 's Bogus Journey , a role for which he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor , and his role as Colonel Stuart opposite Bruce Willis in Die Hard 2 . He played the character of President of the United States , Matthew Ellis , in Iron Man 3 , in Marvel 's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , and in WHIH Newsfront . He also recurs as Steve McGarrett 's murdered father , John McGarrett , in the 2010 remake of the 1968 television series , Hawaii Five - O. In 2015 , Sadler had an appearance in the TV series Z Nation . </P>
<P> William Thomas Sadler ( born April 13 , 1950 ) is an American film and television actor . His television and motion picture roles have included Chesty Puller in The Pacific , Luther Sloan in Star Trek : Deep Space Nine , Sheriff Jim Valenti in Roswell , convict Heywood in The Shawshank Redemption , Senator Vernon Trent in Hard to Kill , and the Grim Reaper in Bill & Ted 's Bogus Journey , a role for which he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor , and his role as Colonel Stuart opposite Bruce Willis in Die Hard 2 . He played the character of President of the United States , Matthew Ellis , in Iron Man 3 , in Marvel 's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , and in WHIH Newsfront . He also recurs as Steve McGarrett 's murdered father , John McGarrett , in the 2010 remake of the 1968 television series , Hawaii Five - O. In 2015 , Sadler had an appearance in the TV series Z Nation . </P>
who plays the grim reaper in bill and ted
who plays the grim reaper in bill and ted
William Thomas Sadler
William Thomas Sadler