William Bassett
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-12-28
Day of Death
2025-02-09 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Evanston, Illinois, USA
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
Acting
(2009)
Black Dynamite
as Captain Yancy
(2008)
Fast Girl
as Willy
(2005)
Demon Hunter
as Cardinal White
(2005)
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)
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
as Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)
(2000)
(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 Case of the Hillside Stranglers
as Dr. Watts
(1989)
The Hollywood Detective
as Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)
(1988)
Black Eagle
as Dean Rickert
(1986)
Invaders from Mars
as NASA Scientist
(1986)
The Naked Cage
as Jordan
(1985)
Creator
as Dr. Sutter
(1984)
The Karate Kid
as Mr. Mills
(1984)
Sam's Son
as Mr. Turner
(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)
Return from Witch Mountain
as Operations Officer
(1978)
The Bastard
as British Officer
(1978)
Perfect Gentlemen
as Southern Man
(1978)
Keefer
as The Sergeant
(1977)
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
as Smitty
(1977)
Never Con a Killer
as Huff Hufaker
(1977)
The New Love Boat
as Josh
(1975)
Lucky Lady
as Charley
(1975)
My Father's House
as Airplane Captain
(1974)
The Towering Inferno
as Leading Agent
(1974)
Unwed Father
as Principal
(1974)
(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