Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 28, 1935
Place of Birth:
Evanston, Illinois, USA
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William Bassett
Biography
William Henry Bassett (December 28, 1935 – February 9, 2025) was an American actor of film and television who appeared in more than 100 commercials, films, television programs, and video games from the 1960s through the 2010s.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Black Dynamite | Captain Yancy |
| 2008 | Fast Girl | Willy |
| 2005 | Demon Hunter | Cardinal White |
| 2005 | Welcome To September | Mr. Taskey |
| 2004 | Wild Roomies | Mr. Seeley |
| 2003 | House of 1000 Corpses | Sheriff Frank Huston |
| 2002 | Crazy As Hell | Mr. Brennan |
| 2000 | Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' | Narrator |
| 2000 | The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove | Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett) |
| 1996 | Her Costly Affair | Ed Baines |
| 1994 | Spring Awakening | Ulf Anderson |
| 1993 | Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel | Aaron |
| 1991 | Never Forget | Lewis Brandon |
| 1989 | The Case of the Hillside Stranglers | Dr. Watts |
| 1989 | The Hollywood Detective | Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett) |
| 1988 | Black Eagle | Dean Rickert |
| 1986 | The Naked Cage | Jordan |
| 1986 | Invaders from Mars | NASA Scientist |
| 1985 | Creator | Dr. Sutter |
| 1984 | Sam's Son | Mr. Turner |
| 1984 | The Karate Kid | Mr. Mills |
| 1982 | Moonlight | Tappan Zee Man |
| 1982 | Richard II | Lord Marshal |
| 1981 | Thornwell | C.I.C. Agent |
| 1980 | The Kids Who Knew Too Much | Policeman |
| 1979 | Old Boyfriends | David Brinks |
| 1978 | The Bastard | British Officer |
| 1978 | Return from Witch Mountain | Operations Officer |
| 1978 | Keefer | The Sergeant |
| 1978 | Perfect Gentlemen | Southern Man |
| 1977 | Never Con a Killer | Huff Hufaker |
| 1977 | The New Love Boat | Josh |
| 1977 | The Night They Took Miss Beautiful | Smitty |
| 1975 | Lucky Lady | Charley |
| 1975 | My Father's House | Airplane Captain |
| 1974 | The Towering Inferno | Leading Agent |
| 1974 | The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer | |
| 1974 | Unwed Father | Principal |
| 1973 | The Lie | Army Major |
| 1972 | Another Part of the Forest | Bagtry |
| 1970 | The Grasshopper | Aaron |
| 1969 | A Time for Dying | The Southerner |
| 1966 | The Journey of the Fifth Horse | Rubin / Narvinsky |
| 1960 | The Tempest | Ferdinand |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Huu (voice) |
| 2003 | Arrested Development | Cab Driver |
| 2003 | Reno 911! | Mover |
| 2001 | Scrubs | Patient |
| 2001 | The Division | Older Man |
| 2000 | The Invisible Man | Benjamin Scarborough |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Spelling Bee Judge |
| 1998 | The Magnificent Seven | Bartender |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Alexander (segment "The Burial") |
| 1996 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Roy |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Bernard |
| 1993 | Power Rangers | Ghost Commander |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Iain M'Iver (uncredited) |
| 1984 | Hunter | Park Beach Bum |
| 1982 | T. J. Hooker | Mr. Miller |
| 1979 | Knots Landing | Emissary |
| 1978 | Dallas | Gurney (as William H. Bassett) |
| 1978 | Dallas | Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett) |
| 1970 | Nancy | Secret Service Agent Turner |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants | Ranger Jack |
| 1967 | The Second Hundred Years | Sergei |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie | Clem |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie | Sam Farrow |
| 1960 | The Chevy Mystery Show | Dr. Roger Waring |