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