I think that was the edge: that I found a way to make him silly. I remember everybody gathering around the set as we shot the game sequences. If the audience is going to experience anything exciting, it’s because you and your fellow actors cooked it up fresh that night right in front of their eyes. I was steeped in that world, but when I got to Los Angeles, they took one look at me and said: villain. I got in my car, drove to Orion Pictures and did the audition again, and that apparently worked. That’s Pete Hewitt. “Do some theater, because it’s all on the actor from the moment the curtain goes up until the moment the curtain goes down.” –, Laura Harrier Recalls Her Audition for Spike Lee’s ‘BlackKklansman’, Dylan McDermott Remembers Getting Cast in His First Film, ‘Hamburger Hill’, Jodie Foster’s Acting Tips: Break Down the Process, Use Body Language and More, Jeremy Pope on His Audition for Ryan Murphy’s ‘Hollywood’, How Actors and Filmmakers are Adapting to COVID-19, 3 Powerful Reasons To Create Your Own Monologue, ‘Stranger Things’ Star Dacre Montgomery on Almost Getting Kicked Out of Drama School and Why He Arrives On Set So Early. I really should buy him dinner if I ever see him again. Sadler’s hilarious portrayal of the Eastern European-accented, sore loser Death helped elevate the 1991 movie into one of the better comedy sequels of all time. Aside from his turn in the Bill & Ted films, Sadler is arguably best known for his villainous turn in Die Hard 2 as well as his role as President Ellis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I feel like that’s the Bill and Ted joke in a nutshell: You take a highbrow reference and filter it through these California dudes.It was brilliantly written. We’ve all done one of them calls at four o’clock in the morning.”, Samantha Bee’s ‘Panel of Losers’ Won Late Night This Week. The comedian chatted with us on Instagram in front of her glorious wall of hats. Because it wasn’t all that funny on the page — or not obviously funny, anyway. You fought really hard for the role. We didn’t really socialize much. If you’re doing it for 1100 people on a Broadway stage… Some of it’s the same, but most of it, like I said, is just a different animal. And I was reading the words of people much wiser and more experienced than me. (This Is Not a Metaphor.). But it’s likely that the Wyld Stallyns front men will never have a better scene partner than Death (William Sadler), whom they encounter in the afterlife after being killed by their own robotic imposters in 1991’s Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey. National Treasure Tiffany ‘New York’ Pollard Returns to VH1 for Reunion Special. I went from Bogus Journey to The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile and so on. William Sadler revisits his greatest roles in our latest 10 Years and 10 Questions. I read that you started off as a stand-up.Yeah, back in high school. It’s a funny thing. If you’re just sitting around in chairs waiting for your scene, he’s relaxed. Already a subscriber? So I was getting cast in that kind of role over and over again, and I started wondering, Will I ever get a chance to use this comedic side of myself? The takeoff on The Seventh Seal, that’s all the writers, Ed [Solomon] and Chris [Matheson]. He began his acting career in New York theaters, appearing in more than 75 productions over the course of 12 years. I guess it was believable.It was believable makeup, but I think, at the end of the day, it was the fact that it was funny. I think I may have seen The Seventh Seal. He was a lovely man, and we had lots of hours to kill on the set, which is unusual for comedians. Take two daffy metalheads from San Dimas, California, place them alongside disapproving parents, famous historical figures, or worshipful citizens of the 27th century, and watch the sparks fly. The Reaper was an opportunity to make this wonderful transition, because the Reaper himself starts out as this scary figure. I told corny jokes and played a four-string banjo all over Buffalo at parties, conventions, and fire halls. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. He says, “I really enjoyed playing that character, and once I put on the robes and the makeup, he just sort of bubbles along in his own world. By the time you went out for Bogus Journey, how were you feeling about your career?When I started, I did about 11 years of theater before I came to Los Angeles to try to break into movies and television. Learn how your comment data is processed. I put myself on tape with [casting director] Karen Rea, and I did the Czechoslovakian accent too. Everybody else would go and eat. For lots of reasons, theater is a great training ground for a lot of what actors have to do. Did people treat you differently when they thought you were an 80-year-old man?Apparently, after I left, one of the producers turned to Karen Rea and said, “He looks a lot older in person.”. There was a bit of a rounded bottom so you could walk. The other piece of advice is that if you land on a TV show and start making money, do something smart with the money. Disclaimer: Daily Actor at times uses affiliate links to sites like Amazon.com, Masterclass, streaming services, and others. I thought, Wouldn’t it be great if the Reaper walked by somebody who’s smoking and just said, “See you real soon,” and the guy panicked and put the cigarette out? Otherwise, I’m not sure why that is. He takes on a life of his own. It’s just not enough time. Eddie Van Halen Once Asked Ozzy Osbourne to Join the Band, “I think he was a bit drunk. At the end of it, when they’re admiring Station’s butt, I added that line, “Don’t overlook my butt.”. You\'ll receive the next newsletter in your inbox. I thought it was funny and appropriate, so I stole it. He said, “Come over to my apartment.” So at seven in the morning, I showed up at his apartment, and he did this old-age makeup. The actor-writer-director has two very different new projects in very different media. Before Sadler reprises the role in the long-awaited Bill & Ted Face the Music, he spoke to Vulture about the origin of Death’s Czech accent, creating some of the character’s most famous lines, and bonding with George Carlin between takes. They never came to me and said, “Do you want to do Reaper Madness?”. William Thomas Sadler was born on April 13, 1950 in Buffalo, New York, to Jane and William Sadler. 9:08 PM PDT What was Carlin like off-camera?He wasn’t “on.” He had a performance mode. He’s been humiliated. 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