William Bassett

Known for: Acting

Born: 1935-12-28 – 2025-02-09 (aged 89)

From: Evanston, Illinois, USA

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.

Filmography (65)

MOVIE★ 7.1
Black Dynamite
2009
as Captain Yancy
MOVIE★ 5.9
Fast Girl
2008
as Willy
MOVIE★ 4.7
Demon Hunter
2005
as Cardinal White
MOVIE★ 10.0
Welcome To September
2005
as Mr. Taskey
TV★ 8.8
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
as Huu (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.0
Wild Roomies
2004
as Mr. Seeley
TV★ 7.9
Arrested Development
2003
as Cab Driver
TV★ 7.2
Reno 911!
2003
as Mover
MOVIE★ 6.2
House of 1000 Corpses
2003
as Sheriff Frank Huston
MOVIE★ 5.6
Crazy As Hell
2002
as Mr. Brennan
TV★ 8.1
Scrubs
2001
as Patient
TV★ 7.1
The Division
2001
as Older Man
TV★ 7.4
Strong Medicine
2000
as Spelling Bee Judge
TV★ 7.1
The Invisible Man
2000
as Benjamin Scarborough
MOVIE★ 5.8
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
2000
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
2000
as Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)
TV★ 6.6
The Magnificent Seven
1998
as Bartender
TV★ 7.2
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Alexander (segment "The Burial")
MOVIE★ 4.0
Her Costly Affair
1996
as Ed Baines
TV★ 7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Roy
TV★ 7.5
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Bernard
MOVIE★ 6.5
Spring Awakening
1994
as Ulf Anderson
TV★ 7.1
Power Rangers
1993
as Ghost Commander
MOVIE★ 4.8
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
1993
as Aaron
MOVIE★ 5.0
Never Forget
1991
as Lewis Brandon
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Hollywood Detective
1989
as Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
1989
as Dr. Watts
MOVIE★ 5.0
Black Eagle
1988
as Dean Rickert
MOVIE★ 5.6
Invaders from Mars
1986
as NASA Scientist
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Naked Cage
1986
as Jordan
TV★ 7.7
MacGyver
1985
as Iain M'Iver (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Creator
1985
as Dr. Sutter
TV★ 7.1
Hunter
1984
as Park Beach Bum
MOVIE★ 6.5
Sam's Son
1984
as Mr. Turner
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Karate Kid
1984
as Mr. Mills
MOVIE★ 7.5
Moonlight
1982
as Tappan Zee Man
MOVIE★ 9.0
Richard II
1982
as Lord Marshal
TV★ 6.5
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Mr. Miller
MOVIE★ 7.3
Thornwell
1981
as C.I.C. Agent
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Kids Who Knew Too Much
1980
as Policeman
TV★ 7.0
Knots Landing
1979
as Emissary
MOVIE★ 5.1
Old Boyfriends
1979
as David Brinks
TV★ 6.9
Dallas
1978
as Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Keefer
1978
as The Sergeant
MOVIE★ 4.8
Perfect Gentlemen
1978
as Southern Man
MOVIE★ 5.9
Return from Witch Mountain
1978
as Operations Officer
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
1977
as Smitty
MOVIE★ 10.0
Never Con a Killer
1977
as Huff Hufaker
MOVIE★ 3.3
The New Love Boat
1977
as Josh
MOVIE★ 5.5
Lucky Lady
1975
as Charley
MOVIE★ 9.0
My Father's House
1975
as Airplane Captain
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Towering Inferno
1974
as Leading Agent
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
1974
MOVIE★ 5.3
Unwed Father
1974
as Principal
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Lie
1973
as Army Major
MOVIE★ 10.0
Another Part of the Forest
1972
as Bagtry
TV★ 6.3
Nancy
1970
as Secret Service Agent Turner
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Grasshopper
1970
as Aaron
MOVIE★ 6.4
A Time for Dying
1969
as The Southerner
TV★ 6.8
Land of the Giants
1968
as Ranger Jack
TV★ 6.5
The Second Hundred Years
1967
as Sergei
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
1966
as Rubin / Narvinsky
TV★ 7.8
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Clem
TV★ 6.8
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
as Dr. Roger Waring
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Tempest
1960
as Ferdinand