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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 28, 1935
Died
February 9, 2025
Place of Birth
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- William H. Bassett
- William Henry Bassett
- Frederick Bloggs
William Bassett
0.4 Popularity
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
7.1
Captain Yancy
Black Dynamite
2009
5.6
Willy
Fast Girl
2008
4.5
Cardinal White
Demon Hunter
2005
0.0
Mr. Taskey
Welcome To September
2005
8.8
Huu (voice)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
3.9
Mr. Seeley
Wild Roomies
2004
7.9
Cab Driver
Arrested Development
2003
7.2
Mover
Reno 911!
2003
6.2
Sheriff Frank Huston
House of 1000 Corpses
2003
5.4
Mr. Brennan
Crazy As Hell
2002
Credits
Black Dynamite
as Captain Yancy
2009
7.1
Fast Girl
as Willy
2008
5.6
Demon Hunter
as Cardinal White
2005
4.5
Welcome To September
as Mr. Taskey
2005
0.0
Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Huu (voice)
2005
8.8
Wild Roomies
as Mr. Seeley
2004
3.9
Arrested Development
as Cab Driver
2003
7.9
Reno 911!
as Mover
2003
7.2
House of 1000 Corpses
as Sheriff Frank Huston
2003
6.2
Crazy As Hell
as Mr. Brennan
2002
5.4
Scrubs
as Patient
2001
8.0
The Division
as Older Man
2001
7.1
Strong Medicine
as Spelling Bee Judge
2000
7.3
The Invisible Man
as Benjamin Scarborough
2000
7.1
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
as Narrator
2000
5.6
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
as Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)
2000
5.1
The Magnificent Seven
as Bartender
1998
6.0
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Alexander (segment "The Burial")
1997
7.2
Her Costly Affair
as Ed Baines
1996
3.4
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Roy
1996
7.8
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Bernard
1996
7.5
Spring Awakening
as Ulf Anderson
1994
5.0
Power Rangers
as Ghost Commander
1993
7.1
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
as Aaron
1993
4.5
Never Forget
as Lewis Brandon
1991
4.2
The Hollywood Detective
as Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)
1989
6.0
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
as Dr. Watts
1989
6.3
Black Eagle
as Dean Rickert
1988
4.9
Invaders from Mars
as NASA Scientist
1986
5.6
The Naked Cage
as Jordan
1986
4.8
MacGyver
as Iain M'Iver (uncredited)
1985
7.7
Creator
as Dr. Sutter
1985
6.1
Hunter
as Park Beach Bum
1984
7.1
Sam's Son
as Mr. Turner
1984
5.9
The Karate Kid
as Mr. Mills
1984
7.2
Moonlight
as Tappan Zee Man
1982
6.0
Richard II
as Lord Marshal
1982
0.0
T. J. Hooker
as Mr. Miller
1982
6.4
Thornwell
as C.I.C. Agent
1981
6.0
The Kids Who Knew Too Much
as Policeman
1980
7.3
Knots Landing
as Emissary
1979
6.7
Old Boyfriends
as David Brinks
1979
4.8
The Bastard
as British Officer
1978
5.8
Dallas
as Gurney (as William H. Bassett)
1978
6.8
Dallas
as Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett)
1978
6.8
Keefer
as The Sergeant
1978
0.0
Perfect Gentlemen
as Southern Man
1978
3.0
Return from Witch Mountain
as Operations Officer
1978
5.9
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
as Smitty
1977
4.8
Never Con a Killer
as Huff Hufaker
1977
0.0
The New Love Boat
as Josh
1977
1.0
Lucky Lady
as Charley
1975
5.3
My Father's House
as Airplane Captain
1975
0.0
The Towering Inferno
as Leading Agent
1974
7.0
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
1974
6.0
Unwed Father
as Principal
1974
4.0
The Lie
as Army Major
1973
6.0
Another Part of the Forest
as Bagtry
1972
0.0
🎬
Nancy
as Secret Service Agent Turner
1970
5.5
The Grasshopper
as Aaron
1970
4.8
A Time for Dying
as The Southerner
1969
6.3
Land of the Giants
as Ranger Jack
1968
6.7
The Second Hundred Years
as Sergei
1967
6.3
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
as Rubin / Narvinsky
1966
0.0
I Dream of Jeannie
as Clem
1965
7.8
I Dream of Jeannie
as Sam Farrow
1965
7.8
🎬
The Chevy Mystery Show
as Dr. Roger Waring
1960
6.3
The Tempest
as Ferdinand
1960
6.0