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.
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Acting History
2009
Black Dynamite as Captain Yancy
2008Fast Girl as Willy
2005Demon Hunter as Cardinal White
2005Welcome To September as Mr. Taskey
2005Avatar: The Last Airbender as Huu (voice)
2004Wild Roomies as Mr. Seeley
2003Arrested Development as Cab Driver
2003Reno 911! as Mover
2003House of 1000 Corpses as Sheriff Frank Huston
2002Crazy As Hell as Mr. Brennan
2001Scrubs as Patient
2001The Division as Older Man
2000Strong Medicine as Spelling Bee Judge
2000The Invisible Man as Benjamin Scarborough
2000Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' as Narrator
2000The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove as Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)
1998The Magnificent Seven as Bartender
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Alexander (segment "The Burial")
1996Her Costly Affair as Ed Baines
1996Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Roy
19963rd Rock from the Sun as Bernard
1994Spring Awakening as Ulf Anderson
1993Power Rangers as Ghost Commander
1993Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel as Aaron
1991Never Forget as Lewis Brandon
1989The Hollywood Detective as Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)
1989The Case of the Hillside Stranglers as Dr. Watts
1988Black Eagle as Dean Rickert
1986Invaders from Mars as NASA Scientist
1986The Naked Cage as Jordan
1985MacGyver as Iain M'Iver (uncredited)
1985Creator as Dr. Sutter
1984Hunter as Park Beach Bum
1984Sam's Son as Mr. Turner
1984The Karate Kid as Mr. Mills
1982Moonlight as Tappan Zee Man
1982Richard II as Lord Marshal
1982T. J. Hooker as Mr. Miller
1981Thornwell as C.I.C. Agent
1980The Kids Who Knew Too Much as Policeman
1979Knots Landing as Emissary
1979Old Boyfriends as David Brinks
1978The Bastard as British Officer
1978Dallas as Gurney (as William H. Bassett)
1978Dallas as Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett)
1978Keefer as The Sergeant
1978Perfect Gentlemen as Southern Man
1978Return from Witch Mountain as Operations Officer
1977The Night They Took Miss Beautiful as Smitty
1977Never Con a Killer as Huff Hufaker
1977The New Love Boat as Josh
1975Lucky Lady as Charley
1975My Father's House as Airplane Captain
1974The Towering Inferno as Leading Agent
1974The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
1974Unwed Father as Principal
1973The Lie as Army Major
1972Another Part of the Forest as Bagtry
1970Nancy as Secret Service Agent Turner
1970The Grasshopper as Aaron
1969A Time for Dying as The Southerner
1968Land of the Giants as Ranger Jack
1967The Second Hundred Years as Sergei
1966The Journey of the Fifth Horse as Rubin / Narvinsky
1965I Dream of Jeannie as Clem
1965I Dream of Jeannie as Sam Farrow
1960The Chevy Mystery Show as Dr. Roger Waring
1960The Tempest as Ferdinand