Acting credits
65
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
William Bassett
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 44Series: 21
TMDB ID: 83978
IMDb ID: nm0060248
Known for: Acting
Born: December 28, 1935
Died: February 9, 2025
Age: 89
Place of birth: Evanston, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1960 - 2009
Years active: 50
Average TMDB rating: 6.8
Wikidata: Q16096817
Also known as
William H. Bassett • William Henry Bassett • Frederick Bloggs
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
Movies
Movie credits linked with William Bassett.
7.1
Black Dynamite
as Captain Yancy
2009 Movie
5.6
Fast Girl
as Willy
2008 Movie
4.5
Demon Hunter
as Cardinal White
2005 Movie
Welcome To September
as Mr. Taskey
2005 Movie
3.9
Wild Roomies
as Mr. Seeley
2004 Movie
6.2
House of 1000 Corpses
as Sheriff Frank Huston
2003 Movie
5.4
Crazy As Hell
as Mr. Brennan
2002 Movie
5.6
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
as Narrator
2000 Movie
5.1
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
as Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)
2000 Movie
3.4
Her Costly Affair
as Ed Baines
1996 Movie
5.0
Spring Awakening
as Ulf Anderson
1994 Movie
4.5
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
as Aaron
1993 Movie
4.2
Never Forget
as Lewis Brandon
1991 Movie
6.0
The Hollywood Detective
as Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)
1989 Movie
6.3
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
as Dr. Watts
1989 Movie
5.0
Black Eagle
as Dean Rickert
1988 Movie
5.6
Invaders from Mars
as NASA Scientist
1986 Movie
4.8
The Naked Cage
as Jordan
1986 Movie
6.0
Creator
as Dr. Sutter
1985 Movie
5.9
Sam's Son
as Mr. Turner
1984 Movie
7.2
The Karate Kid
as Mr. Mills
1984 Movie
6.0
Moonlight
as Tappan Zee Man
1982 Movie
Richard II
as Lord Marshal
1982 Movie
6.0
Thornwell
as C.I.C. Agent
1981 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with William Bassett.
8.8
Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Huu (voice) • 2 eps
2005 Series
7.9
Arrested Development
as Cab Driver • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.2
Reno 911!
as Mover • 1 eps
2003 Series
8.0
Scrubs
as Patient • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.1
The Division
as Older Man • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.5
Strong Medicine
as Spelling Bee Judge • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.1
The Invisible Man
as Benjamin Scarborough • 1 eps
2000 Series
6.3
The Magnificent Seven
as Bartender • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.2
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Alexander (segment "The Burial") • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Roy • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.5
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Bernard • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.1
Power Rangers
as Ghost Commander • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.7
MacGyver
as Iain M'Iver (uncredited) • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.1
Hunter
as Park Beach Bum • 1 eps
1984 Series
6.5
T. J. Hooker
as Mr. Miller • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.8
Knots Landing
as Emissary • 1 eps
1979 Series
6.8
Dallas
as Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett) • 2 eps
1978 Series
6.7
Land of the Giants
as Ranger Jack • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.3
The Second Hundred Years
as Sergei • 1 eps
1967 Series
7.8
I Dream of Jeannie
as Clem • 1 eps
1965 Series
6.3
The Chevy Mystery Show
as Dr. Roger Waring • 1 eps
1960 Series