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
All Movies (43)
- Black Dynamite2009 · as Captain Yancy
- Fast Girl2008 · as Willy
- Demon Hunter2005 · as Cardinal White
- Welcome To September2005 · as Mr. Taskey
- Wild Roomies2004 · as Mr. Seeley
- House of 1000 Corpses2003 · as Sheriff Frank Huston
- Crazy As Hell2002 · as Mr. Brennan
- Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'2000 · as Narrator
- The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove2000 · as Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)
- Her Costly Affair1996 · as Ed Baines
- Spring Awakening1994 · as Ulf Anderson
- Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel1993 · as Aaron
- Never Forget1991 · as Lewis Brandon
- The Hollywood Detective1989 · as Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)
- The Case of the Hillside Stranglers1989 · as Dr. Watts
- Black Eagle1988 · as Dean Rickert
- Invaders from Mars1986 · as NASA Scientist
- The Naked Cage1986 · as Jordan
- Creator1985 · as Dr. Sutter
- Sam's Son1984 · as Mr. Turner
- The Karate Kid1984 · as Mr. Mills
- Moonlight1982 · as Tappan Zee Man
- Richard II1982 · as Lord Marshal
- Thornwell1981 · as C.I.C. Agent
- The Kids Who Knew Too Much1980 · as Policeman
- Old Boyfriends1979 · as David Brinks
- Keefer1978 · as The Sergeant
- Perfect Gentlemen1978 · as Southern Man
- Return from Witch Mountain1978 · as Operations Officer
- The Night They Took Miss Beautiful1977 · as Smitty
- Never Con a Killer1977 · as Huff Hufaker
- The New Love Boat1977 · as Josh
- Lucky Lady1975 · as Charley
- My Father's House1975 · as Airplane Captain
- The Towering Inferno1974 · as Leading Agent
- The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer1974
- Unwed Father1974 · as Principal
- The Lie1973 · as Army Major
- Another Part of the Forest1972 · as Bagtry
- The Grasshopper1970 · as Aaron
- A Time for Dying1969 · as The Southerner
- The Journey of the Fifth Horse1966 · as Rubin / Narvinsky
- The Tempest1960 · as Ferdinand
All TV Shows (24)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender2005 · as Huu (voice)
- Arrested Development2003 · as Cab Driver
- Reno 911!2003 · as Mover
- Scrubs2001 · as Patient
- The Division2001 · as Older Man
- Strong Medicine2000 · as Spelling Bee Judge
- The Invisible Man2000 · as Benjamin Scarborough
- The Magnificent Seven1998 · as Bartender
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction1997 · as Alexander (segment "The Burial")
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch1996 · as Roy
- 3rd Rock from the Sun1996 · as Bernard
- Power Rangers1993 · as Ghost Commander
- MacGyver1985 · as Iain M'Iver (uncredited)
- Hunter1984 · as Park Beach Bum
- T. J. Hooker1982 · as Mr. Miller
- Knots Landing1979 · as Emissary
- Dallas1978 · as Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett)
- Dallas1978 · as Gurney (as William H. Bassett)
- Nancy1970 · as Secret Service Agent Turner
- Land of the Giants1968 · as Ranger Jack
- The Second Hundred Years1967 · as Sergei
- I Dream of Jeannie1965 · as Clem
- I Dream of Jeannie1965 · as Sam Farrow
- The Chevy Mystery Show1960 · as Dr. Roger Waring