William Bassett
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 28, 1935
- Died
- February 9, 2025 (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
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
Black Dynamite
Movie · as Captain Yancy
Fast Girl
Movie · as Willy
Demon Hunter
Movie · as Cardinal White
Welcome To September
Movie · as Mr. Taskey
Avatar: The Last Airbender
TV · as Huu (voice) · 2 eps
Wild Roomies
Movie · as Mr. Seeley
House of 1000 Corpses
Movie · as Sheriff Frank Huston
Arrested Development
TV · as Cab Driver · 1 ep
Reno 911!
TV · as Mover · 1 ep
Crazy As Hell
Movie · as Mr. Brennan
The Division
TV · as Older Man · 1 ep
Scrubs
TV · as Patient · 1 ep
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
Movie · as Narrator
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
Movie · as Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)
The Invisible Man
TV · as Benjamin Scarborough · 1 ep
Strong Medicine
TV · as Spelling Bee Judge · 1 ep
The Magnificent Seven
TV · as Bartender · 1 ep
A Match Made in Heaven
Movie · as Sam Landay
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TV · as Alexander (segment "The Burial") · 1 ep
Her Costly Affair
Movie · as Ed Baines
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV · as Roy · 1 ep
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV · as Bernard · 1 ep
Spring Awakening
Movie · as Ulf Anderson
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
Movie · as Aaron
Power Rangers
TV · as Ghost Commander · 1 ep
Never Forget
Movie · as Lewis Brandon
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
Movie · as Dr. Watts
The Hollywood Detective
Movie · as Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)
Black Eagle
Movie · as Dean Rickert
The Naked Cage
Movie · as Jordan
Invaders from Mars
Movie · as NASA Scientist
Creator
Movie · as Dr. Sutter
MacGyver
TV · as Iain M'Iver (uncredited) · 1 ep
Sam's Son
Movie · as Mr. Turner
The Karate Kid
Movie · as Mr. Mills
Hunter
TV · as Park Beach Bum · 1 ep
Moonlight
Movie · as Tappan Zee Man
Richard II
Movie · as Lord Marshal
T. J. Hooker
TV · as Mr. Miller · 1 ep
Newhart
TV · as First Male Guest to Leave · 1 ep
Thornwell
Movie · as C.I.C. Agent
The Kids Who Knew Too Much
Movie · as Policeman
Old Boyfriends
Movie · as David Brinks
Knots Landing
TV · as Emissary · 1 ep
Return from Witch Mountain
Movie · as Operations Officer
Keefer
Movie · as The Sergeant
Perfect Gentlemen
Movie · as Southern Man
Dallas
TV · as Gurney (as William H. Bassett), Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett) · 1 ep
The Bastard
TV · as British Officer · 1 ep
Never Con a Killer
Movie · as Huff Hufaker
The New Love Boat
Movie · as Josh
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
Movie · as Smitty
Lucky Lady
Movie · as Charley
My Father's House
Movie · as Airplane Captain
The Towering Inferno
Movie · as Leading Agent
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
Movie
Unwed Father
Movie · as Principal
The Lie
Movie · as Army Major
Another Part of the Forest
Movie · as Bagtry
The Grasshopper
Movie · as Aaron
Nancy
TV · as Secret Service Agent Turner · 17 eps
A Time for Dying
Movie · as The Southerner
Land of the Giants
TV · as Ranger Jack · 1 ep
The Second Hundred Years
TV · as Sergei · 1 ep
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
Movie · as Rubin / Narvinsky
I Dream of Jeannie
TV · as Clem, Sam Farrow · 1 ep
The Tempest
Movie · as Ferdinand
The Chevy Mystery Show
TV · as Dr. Roger Waring · 1 ep