William Bassett

Acting

William Bassett

Born December 28, 1935Evanston, Illinois, USA65 credits

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.

Known For

Black Dynamite
7.1

Black Dynamite

Movie

2009

Fast Girl
5.9

Fast Girl

Movie

2008

Demon Hunter
4.5

Demon Hunter

Movie

2005

Welcome To September

Welcome To September

Movie

2005

Avatar: The Last Airbender
8.8

Avatar: The Last Airbender

TV

2005

Wild Roomies
3.9

Wild Roomies

Movie

2004

Filmography

Black Dynamite
2009Black Dynamiteas Captain YancyMovie
Fast Girl
2008Fast Girlas WillyMovie
Demon Hunter
2005Demon Hunteras Cardinal WhiteMovie
Welcome To September
2005Welcome To Septemberas Mr. TaskeyMovie
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005Avatar: The Last Airbenderas Huu (voice)TV
Wild Roomies
2004Wild Roomiesas Mr. SeeleyMovie
Arrested Development
2003Arrested Developmentas Cab DriverTV
Reno 911!
2003Reno 911!as MoverTV
House of 1000 Corpses
2003House of 1000 Corpsesas Sheriff Frank HustonMovie
Crazy As Hell
2002Crazy As Hellas Mr. BrennanMovie
Scrubs
2001Scrubsas PatientTV
The Division
2001The Divisionas Older ManTV
Strong Medicine
2000Strong Medicineas Spelling Bee JudgeTV
The Invisible Man
2000The Invisible Manas Benjamin ScarboroughTV
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
2000Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'as NarratorMovie
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
2000The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangeloveas Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)Movie
The Magnificent Seven
1998The Magnificent Sevenas BartenderTV
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or Fictionas Alexander (segment "The Burial")TV
Her Costly Affair
1996Her Costly Affairas Ed BainesMovie
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996Sabrina, the Teenage Witchas RoyTV
3rd Rock from the Sun
19963rd Rock from the Sunas BernardTV
Spring Awakening
1994Spring Awakeningas Ulf AndersonMovie
Power Rangers
1993Power Rangersas Ghost CommanderTV
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
1993Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steelas AaronMovie
Never Forget
1991Never Forgetas Lewis BrandonMovie
The Hollywood Detective
1989The Hollywood Detectiveas Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)Movie
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
1989The Case of the Hillside Stranglersas Dr. WattsMovie
Black Eagle
1988Black Eagleas Dean RickertMovie
Invaders from Mars
1986Invaders from Marsas NASA ScientistMovie
The Naked Cage
1986The Naked Cageas JordanMovie
MacGyver
1985MacGyveras Iain M'Iver (uncredited)TV
Creator
1985Creatoras Dr. SutterMovie
Hunter
1984Hunteras Park Beach BumTV
Sam's Son
1984Sam's Sonas Mr. TurnerMovie
The Karate Kid
1984The Karate Kidas Mr. MillsMovie
Moonlight
1982Moonlightas Tappan Zee ManMovie
Richard II
1982Richard IIas Lord MarshalMovie
T. J. Hooker
1982T. J. Hookeras Mr. MillerTV
Thornwell
1981Thornwellas C.I.C. AgentMovie
The Kids Who Knew Too Much
1980The Kids Who Knew Too Muchas PolicemanMovie
Knots Landing
1979Knots Landingas EmissaryTV
Old Boyfriends
1979Old Boyfriendsas David BrinksMovie
Dallas
1978Dallasas Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett)TV
Keefer
1978Keeferas The SergeantMovie
Perfect Gentlemen
1978Perfect Gentlemenas Southern ManMovie
Return from Witch Mountain
1978Return from Witch Mountainas Operations OfficerMovie
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
1977The Night They Took Miss Beautifulas SmittyMovie
Never Con a Killer
1977Never Con a Killeras Huff HufakerMovie
The New Love Boat
1977The New Love Boatas JoshMovie
Lucky Lady
1975Lucky Ladyas CharleyMovie
My Father's House
1975My Father's Houseas Airplane CaptainMovie
The Towering Inferno
1974The Towering Infernoas Leading AgentMovie
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
1974The Cloning of Clifford SwimmerMovie
Unwed Father
1974Unwed Fatheras PrincipalMovie
The Lie
1973The Lieas Army MajorMovie
Another Part of the Forest
1972Another Part of the Forestas BagtryMovie
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1970Nancyas Secret Service Agent TurnerTV
The Grasshopper
1970The Grasshopperas AaronMovie
A Time for Dying
1969A Time for Dyingas The SouthernerMovie
Land of the Giants
1968Land of the Giantsas Ranger JackTV
The Second Hundred Years
1967The Second Hundred Yearsas SergeiTV
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
1966The Journey of the Fifth Horseas Rubin / NarvinskyMovie
I Dream of Jeannie
1965I Dream of Jeannieas ClemTV
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1960The Chevy Mystery Showas Dr. Roger WaringTV
The Tempest
1960The Tempestas FerdinandMovie