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Thought you might want to visit one of my favorite movie/TV review sites
-www.pajiba.com-
includes the marvellous Bill Sadler in its
Salute to Great Character Actors-The Man Who Wasn't There
(The link is about one-third down the page)
WS's review is entitled:
"William Sadler-The All American".
This is a very, very nice tribute to Bill. Not only is Roswell mentioned,
the picture is a scene from Roswell.
Thought I'd pass this on.
Rosta (Joy)
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Here is the atricle about Will Sadler.
William Sadler — The All-American
Everybody knows William Sadler, but they don’t know it. And it’s not his portrayal of Death in Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey that’s endeared him to us, either. No, Sadler is best known as Heywood in
The Shawshank Redemption, which is easily Frank Darabont’s best Depression-era movie set in a prison and based on a Stephen King story. Sadler’s from New York, but he’s got this corn-fed Midwestern vibe that makes him the perfect Everyman, believable as everything from a villain (
Die Hard 2)
to law enforcement (“Roswell”) to an ordinary, nerdy father (
“Wonderfalls”). He’s perfect as Heywood, a mix of protective aggression and surprising sweetness and humor. He works a slow transformation in
Shawshank, going from one of the inmates who mock Andy Dufresne to eventually warming to him and later sharing warmly in the stories of the time they served together. Sadler keeps working because he’s an easily accessible, interchangeable American man, and he makes it look easy.