William Bassett
Born in Evanston, Illinois, USA — Dec 28 1935• Died Feb 09 2025
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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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William Bassett's Credits
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Knots Landing
Emissary
Scrubs
Patient
MacGyver
Iain M'Iver (uncredited)
Strong Medicine
Spelling Bee Judge
Dallas
Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Roy
Arrested Development
Cab Driver
T. J. Hooker
Mr. Miller
3rd Rock from the Sun
Bernard
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Alexander (segment "The Burial")
Hunter
Park Beach Bum
The Division
Older Man
Power Rangers
Ghost Commander
Reno 911!
Mover
I Dream of Jeannie
Clem
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Huu (voice)
Land of the Giants
Ranger Jack
The Invisible Man
Benjamin Scarborough
The Magnificent Seven
Bartender
The Second Hundred Years
Sergei
The Karate Kid
Mr. Mills
The Chevy Mystery Show
Dr. Roger Waring
House of 1000 Corpses
Sheriff Frank Huston
The Towering Inferno
Leading Agent
Black Dynamite
Captain Yancy
Lucky Lady
Charley
Old Boyfriends
David Brinks
Invaders from Mars
NASA Scientist
Return from Witch Mountain
Operations Officer
Black Eagle
Dean Rickert
Crazy As Hell
Mr. Brennan
Creator
Dr. Sutter
Sam's Son
Mr. Turner
The Lie
Army Major
Nancy
Secret Service Agent Turner
Thornwell
C.I.C. Agent
The Tempest
Ferdinand
Moonlight
Tappan Zee Man
Demon Hunter
Cardinal White
Perfect Gentlemen
Southern Man
The Grasshopper
Aaron
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
Aaron
Never Forget
Lewis Brandon
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
Smitty
Unwed Father
Principal
Her Costly Affair
Ed Baines
Wild Roomies
Mr. Seeley
Keefer
The Sergeant
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
Dr. Watts
Fast Girl
Willy
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
Narrator
A Time for Dying
The Southerner
Richard II
Lord Marshal
The Naked Cage
Jordan
The Hollywood Detective
Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)
Spring Awakening
Ulf Anderson
Never Con a Killer
Huff Hufaker
My Father's House
Airplane Captain
The New Love Boat
Josh
The Kids Who Knew Too Much
Policeman
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
Rubin / Narvinsky
Another Part of the Forest
Bagtry
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
Welcome To September
Mr. Taskey
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)