Acting

William Bassett

Born 1935-12-28 · Evanston, Illinois, USA

Died 2025-02-09

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.

Credits

Newest first

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