Acting
William Bassett
Acting · Born 1935-12-28 · 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.
Credits · 67
FilmBlack Dynamite
2009 · Captain Yancy
FilmFast Girl
2008 · Willy
FilmDemon Hunter
2005 · Cardinal White
FilmWelcome To September
2005 · Mr. Taskey
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005 · Huu (voice)
FilmWild Roomies
2004 · Mr. Seeley
Arrested Development
2003 · Cab Driver
Reno 911!
2003 · Mover
FilmHouse of 1000 Corpses
2003 · Sheriff Frank Huston
FilmCrazy As Hell
2002 · Mr. Brennan
Scrubs
2001 · Patient
The Division
2001 · Older Man
Strong Medicine
2000 · Spelling Bee Judge
The Invisible Man
2000 · Benjamin Scarborough
FilmInside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
2000 · Narrator
FilmThe Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
2000 · Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)
The Magnificent Seven
1998 · Bartender
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 · Alexander (segment "The Burial")
FilmA Match Made in Heaven
1997 · Sam Landay
FilmHer Costly Affair
1996 · Ed Baines
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · Roy
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996 · Bernard
FilmSpring Awakening
1994 · Ulf Anderson
Power Rangers
1993 · Ghost Commander
FilmRing of Fire II: Blood and Steel
1993 · Aaron
FilmNever Forget
1991 · Lewis Brandon
FilmThe Hollywood Detective
1989 · Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)
FilmThe Case of the Hillside Stranglers
1989 · Dr. Watts
FilmBlack Eagle
1988 · Dean Rickert
FilmInvaders from Mars
1986 · NASA Scientist
FilmThe Naked Cage
1986 · Jordan
MacGyver
1985 · Iain M'Iver (uncredited)
FilmCreator
1985 · Dr. Sutter
Hunter
1984 · Park Beach Bum
FilmSam's Son
1984 · Mr. Turner
FilmThe Karate Kid
1984 · Mr. Mills
FilmMoonlight
1982 · Tappan Zee Man
FilmRichard II
1982 · Lord Marshal
T. J. Hooker
1982 · Mr. Miller
FilmThornwell
1981 · C.I.C. Agent
FilmThe Kids Who Knew Too Much
1980 · Policeman
Knots Landing
1979 · Emissary
FilmOld Boyfriends
1979 · David Brinks
The Bastard
1978 · British Officer
Dallas
1978 · Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett)
FilmKeefer
1978 · The Sergeant
FilmPerfect Gentlemen
1978 · Southern Man
FilmReturn from Witch Mountain
1978 · Operations Officer
FilmThe Night They Took Miss Beautiful
1977 · Smitty
FilmNever Con a Killer
1977 · Huff Hufaker
FilmThe New Love Boat
1977 · Josh
FilmLucky Lady
1975 · Charley
FilmMy Father's House
1975 · Airplane Captain
FilmThe Towering Inferno
1974 · Leading Agent
FilmThe Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
1974
FilmUnwed Father
1974 · Principal
FilmThe Lie
1973 · Army Major
FilmAnother Part of the Forest
1972 · Bagtry
Nancy
Nancy
1970 · Secret Service Agent Turner
FilmThe Grasshopper
1970 · Aaron
FilmA Time for Dying
1969 · The Southerner
Land of the Giants
1968 · Ranger Jack
The Second Hundred Years
1967 · Sergei
FilmThe Journey of the Fifth Horse
1966 · Rubin / Narvinsky
I Dream of Jeannie
1965 · Clem
The Chevy Mystery Show
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960 · Dr. Roger Waring
FilmThe Tempest
1960 · Ferdinand