Acting · Evanston, Illinois, USA · Born December 28, 1935
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.
MovieBlack Dynamite
2009
as Captain Yancy
MovieFast Girl
2008
as Willy
MovieDemon Hunter
2005
as Cardinal White
MovieWelcome To September
2005
as Mr. Taskey
TVAvatar: The Last Airbender
2005
as Huu (voice)
MovieWild Roomies
2004
as Mr. Seeley
TVArrested Development
2003
as Cab Driver
TVReno 911!
2003
as Mover
MovieHouse of 1000 Corpses
2003
as Sheriff Frank Huston
MovieCrazy As Hell
2002
as Mr. Brennan
TVScrubs
2001
as Patient
TVThe Division
2001
as Older Man
TVStrong Medicine
2000
as Spelling Bee Judge
TVThe Invisible Man
2000
as Benjamin Scarborough
MovieInside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
2000
as Narrator
MovieThe Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
2000
as Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)
TVThe Magnificent Seven
1998
as Bartender
TVBeyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Alexander (segment "The Burial")
MovieHer Costly Affair
1996
as Ed Baines
TVSabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Roy
TV3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Bernard
MovieSpring Awakening
1994
as Ulf Anderson
TVPower Rangers
1993
as Ghost Commander
MovieRing of Fire II: Blood and Steel
1993
as Aaron
MovieNever Forget
1991
as Lewis Brandon
MovieThe Hollywood Detective
1989
as Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)
MovieThe Case of the Hillside Stranglers
1989
as Dr. Watts
MovieBlack Eagle
1988
as Dean Rickert
MovieInvaders from Mars
1986
as NASA Scientist
MovieThe Naked Cage
1986
as Jordan
TVMacGyver
1985
as Iain M'Iver (uncredited)
MovieCreator
1985
as Dr. Sutter
TVHunter
1984
as Park Beach Bum
MovieSam's Son
1984
as Mr. Turner
MovieThe Karate Kid
1984
as Mr. Mills
MovieMoonlight
1982
as Tappan Zee Man
MovieRichard II
1982
as Lord Marshal
TVT. J. Hooker
1982
as Mr. Miller
MovieThornwell
1981
as C.I.C. Agent
MovieThe Kids Who Knew Too Much
1980
as Policeman
TVKnots Landing
1979
as Emissary
MovieOld Boyfriends
1979
as David Brinks
TVDallas
1978
as Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett)
MovieKeefer
1978
as The Sergeant
MoviePerfect Gentlemen
1978
as Southern Man
MovieReturn from Witch Mountain
1978
as Operations Officer
MovieThe Night They Took Miss Beautiful
1977
as Smitty
MovieNever Con a Killer
1977
as Huff Hufaker
MovieThe New Love Boat
1977
as Josh
MovieLucky Lady
1975
as Charley
MovieMy Father's House
1975
as Airplane Captain
MovieThe Towering Inferno
1974
as Leading Agent
MovieThe Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
1974
MovieUnwed Father
1974
as Principal
MovieThe Lie
1973
as Army Major
MovieAnother Part of the Forest
1972
as Bagtry
Nancy
1970
as Secret Service Agent Turner
MovieThe Grasshopper
1970
as Aaron
MovieA Time for Dying
1969
as The Southerner
TVLand of the Giants
1968
as Ranger Jack
TVThe Second Hundred Years
1967
as Sergei
MovieThe Journey of the Fifth Horse
1966
as Rubin / Narvinsky
TVI Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Clem
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
as Dr. Roger Waring
MovieThe Tempest
1960
as Ferdinand
