William Bassett
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday28 December 1935
Died9 February 2025 (age 89)
Place of birthEvanston, Illinois, USA
Known credits67
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.
Black Dynamite
2009 · Captain Yancy
Fast Girl
2008 · Willy
Demon Hunter
2005 · Cardinal White
Welcome To September
2005 · Mr. Taskey
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005 · Huu (voice)
Wild Roomies
2004 · Mr. Seeley
Arrested Development
2003 · Cab Driver
Reno 911!
2003 · Mover
House of 1000 Corpses
2003 · Sheriff Frank Huston
Crazy As Hell
2002 · Mr. Brennan
Scrubs
2001 · Patient
The Division
2001 · Older Man
Strong Medicine
2000 · Spelling Bee Judge
The Invisible Man
2000 · Benjamin Scarborough
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
2000 · Narrator
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
2000 · Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)
The Magnificent Seven
1998 · Bartender
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 · Alexander (segment "The Burial")
A Match Made in Heaven
1997 · Sam Landay
Her Costly Affair
1996 · Ed Baines
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · Roy
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996 · Bernard
Spring Awakening
1994 · Ulf Anderson
Power Rangers
1993 · Ghost Commander
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
1993 · Aaron
Never Forget
1991 · Lewis Brandon
The Hollywood Detective
1989 · Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
1989 · Dr. Watts
Black Eagle
1988 · Dean Rickert
Invaders from Mars
1986 · NASA Scientist
The Naked Cage
1986 · Jordan
MacGyver
1985 · Iain M'Iver (uncredited)
Creator
1985 · Dr. Sutter
Hunter
1984 · Park Beach Bum
Sam's Son
1984 · Mr. Turner
The Karate Kid
1984 · Mr. Mills
Moonlight
1982 · Tappan Zee Man
Richard II
1982 · Lord Marshal
T. J. Hooker
1982 · Mr. Miller
Thornwell
1981 · C.I.C. Agent
The Kids Who Knew Too Much
1980 · Policeman
Knots Landing
1979 · Emissary
Old Boyfriends
1979 · David Brinks
The Bastard
1978 · British Officer
Dallas
1978 · Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett)
Dallas
1978 · Gurney (as William H. Bassett)
Keefer
1978 · The Sergeant
Perfect Gentlemen
1978 · Southern Man
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