William Bassett

1935-12-28 - 2025-02-09 Evanston, Illinois, USA

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.

Movies

The Karate Kid

as Mr. Mills

The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno

as Leading Agent

House of 1000 Corpses

House of 1000 Corpses

as Sheriff Frank Huston

Invaders from Mars

Invaders from Mars

as NASA Scientist

Black Eagle

as Dean Rickert

Black Dynamite

as Captain Yancy

Demon Hunter

as Cardinal White

The Naked Cage

as Jordan

Return from Witch Mountain

Return from Witch Mountain

as Operations Officer

Creator

as Dr. Sutter

The Grasshopper

The Grasshopper

as Aaron

Lucky Lady

as Charley

Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel

Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel

as Aaron

A Time for Dying

A Time for Dying

as The Southerner

Never Forget

as Lewis Brandon

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

as Dr. Watts

Fast Girl

as Willy

The Bastard

as British Officer

Wild Roomies

as Mr. Seeley

Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening

as Ulf Anderson

Perfect Gentlemen

Perfect Gentlemen

as Southern Man

The Hollywood Detective

The Hollywood Detective

as Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)

The Lie

as Army Major

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

as Smitty

Thornwell

as C.I.C. Agent

Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'

Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'

as Narrator

Moonlight

as Tappan Zee Man

Old Boyfriends

as David Brinks

The Journey of the Fifth Horse

The Journey of the Fifth Horse

as Rubin / Narvinsky

Unwed Father

as Principal

Keefer

as The Sergeant

Her Costly Affair

Her Costly Affair

as Ed Baines

Crazy As Hell

as Mr. Brennan

The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

as Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)

The Kids Who Knew Too Much

The Kids Who Knew Too Much

as Policeman

The Tempest

as Ferdinand

My Father's House

My Father's House

as Airplane Captain

The New Love Boat

The New Love Boat

as Josh

Another Part of the Forest

Another Part of the Forest

as Bagtry

Sam's Son

as Mr. Turner

Never Con a Killer

Never Con a Killer

as Huff Hufaker

The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer

The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer

Welcome To September

Welcome To September

as Mr. Taskey

TV Shows

Dallas

as Gurney (as William H. Bassett)

Dallas

as Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett)

MacGyver

as Iain M'Iver (uncredited)

Arrested Development

Arrested Development

as Cab Driver

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Roy

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

as Spelling Bee Judge

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

as Clem

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

as Sam Farrow

Knots Landing

as Emissary

Reno 911!

as Mover

Hunter

as Park Beach Bum

Power Rangers

as Ghost Commander

Avatar: The Last Airbender

as Huu (voice)

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants

as Ranger Jack

Scrubs

as Patient

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

as Bartender

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

as Benjamin Scarborough

3rd Rock from the Sun

3rd Rock from the Sun

as Bernard

T. J. Hooker

as Mr. Miller

The Division

as Older Man

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Alexander (segment "The Burial")