About
William Bassett
Overview
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
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| 2009 | Black Dynamite | Actor | Captain Yancy | 65 Fair |
| 2008 | Fast Girl | Actor | Willy | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Demon Hunter | Actor | Cardinal White | 57 Average |
| 2005 | Welcome To September | Actor | Mr. Taskey | N/A N/A |
| 2004 | Wild Roomies | Actor | Mr. Seeley | 58 Average |
| 2003 | House of 1000 Corpses | Actor | Sheriff Frank Huston | 61 Fair |
| 2002 | Crazy As Hell | Actor | Mr. Brennan | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' | Actor | Narrator | 58 Average |
| 2000 | The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove | Actor | Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett) | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Her Costly Affair | Actor | Ed Baines | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Spring Awakening | Actor | Ulf Anderson | N/A N/A |
| 1993 | Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel | Actor | Aaron | 58 Average |
| 1991 | Never Forget | Actor | Lewis Brandon | 58 Average |
| 1989 | The Hollywood Detective | Actor | Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett) | N/A N/A |
| 1989 | The Case of the Hillside Stranglers | Actor | Dr. Watts | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Black Eagle | Actor | Dean Rickert | 55 Average |
| 1986 | Invaders from Mars | Actor | NASA Scientist | 57 Average |
| 1986 | The Naked Cage | Actor | Jordan | 58 Average |
| 1985 | Creator | Actor | Dr. Sutter | 59 Average |
| 1984 | Sam's Son | Actor | Mr. Turner | 59 Average |
| 1984 | The Karate Kid | Actor | Mr. Mills | 70 Good |
| 1982 | Moonlight | Actor | Tappan Zee Man | 59 Average |
| 1981 | Thornwell | Actor | C.I.C. Agent | 58 Average |
| 1980 | The Kids Who Knew Too Much | Actor | Policeman | 58 Average |
| 1979 | Old Boyfriends | Actor | David Brinks | 58 Average |
| 1978 | The Bastard | Actor | British Officer | 58 Average |
| 1978 | Keefer | Actor | The Sergeant | N/A N/A |
| 1978 | Perfect Gentlemen | Actor | Southern Man | 58 Average |
| 1978 | Return from Witch Mountain | Actor | Operations Officer | 58 Average |
| 1977 | The Night They Took Miss Beautiful | Actor | Smitty | 58 Average |
| 1977 | Never Con a Killer | Actor | Huff Hufaker | N/A N/A |
| 1977 | The New Love Boat | Actor | Josh | 58 Average |
| 1975 | Lucky Lady | Actor | Charley | 58 Average |
| 1975 | My Father's House | Actor | Airplane Captain | N/A N/A |
| 1974 | The Towering Inferno | Actor | Leading Agent | 66 Fair |
| 1974 | The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1974 | Unwed Father | Actor | Principal | 58 Average |
| 1973 | The Lie | Actor | Army Major | 59 Average |
| 1972 | Another Part of the Forest | Actor | Bagtry | N/A N/A |
| 1970 | Nancy | Actor | Secret Service Agent Turner | 68 Fair |
| 1970 | The Grasshopper | Actor | Aaron | 58 Average |
| 1969 | A Time for Dying | Actor | The Southerner | 59 Average |
| 1968 | The Outcasts | Actor | 68 Fair |
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| 1966 | The Journey of the Fifth Horse | Actor | Rubin / Narvinsky | N/A N/A |
| 1960 | The Tempest | Actor | Ferdinand | N/A N/A |