William Bassett

Personal Info

Birthday

December 28, 1935

Day of Death

2025-02-09

(89 years old)

Place of Birth

Evanston, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

William H. Bassett

William Henry Bassett

Frederick Bloggs

William Bassett

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.

Known For

Dallas

MacGyver

Scrubs

I Dream of Jeannie

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Arrested Development

Knots Landing

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Filmography

2009
Black Dynamite
as Captain Yancy
2008
Fast Girl
as Willy
2005
Demon Hunter
as Cardinal White
Welcome To September
as Mr. Taskey
2004
Wild Roomies
as Mr. Seeley
2003
House of 1000 Corpses
as Sheriff Frank Huston
2002
Crazy As Hell
as Mr. Brennan
2000
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
as Narrator
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
as Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)
1996
Her Costly Affair
as Ed Baines
1994
Spring Awakening
as Ulf Anderson
1993
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
as Aaron
1991
Never Forget
as Lewis Brandon
1989
The Hollywood Detective
as Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
as Dr. Watts
1988
Black Eagle
as Dean Rickert
1986
Invaders from Mars
as NASA Scientist
The Naked Cage
as Jordan
1985
Creator
as Dr. Sutter
1984
Sam's Son
as Mr. Turner
The Karate Kid
as Mr. Mills
1982
Moonlight
as Tappan Zee Man
1981
Thornwell
as C.I.C. Agent
1980
The Kids Who Knew Too Much
as Policeman
1979
Old Boyfriends
as David Brinks
1978
The Bastard
as British Officer
Keefer
as The Sergeant
Perfect Gentlemen
as Southern Man
Return from Witch Mountain
as Operations Officer
1977
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
as Smitty
Never Con a Killer
as Huff Hufaker
The New Love Boat
as Josh
1975
Lucky Lady
as Charley
My Father's House
as Airplane Captain
1974
The Towering Inferno
as Leading Agent
Unwed Father
as Principal
1973
The Lie
as Army Major
1972
Another Part of the Forest
as Bagtry
1970
The Grasshopper
as Aaron
1969
A Time for Dying
as The Southerner
1966
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
as Rubin / Narvinsky
1960
The Tempest
as Ferdinand