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 Eagle (1988)
as Dean Rickert
Black Dynamite (2009)
as Captain Yancy
Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
as Operations Officer
Invaders from Mars (1986)
as NASA Scientist
Creator (1985)
as Dr. Sutter
Lucky Lady (1975)
as Charley
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel (1993)
as Aaron
Old Boyfriends (1979)
as David Brinks
The Naked Cage (1986)
as Jordan
Her Costly Affair (1996)
as Ed Baines
A Match Made in Heaven (1997)
as Sam Landay
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful (1977)
as Smitty
A Time for Dying (1969)
as The Southerner
Crazy As Hell (2002)
as Mr. Brennan
Demon Hunter (2005)
as Cardinal White
The Grasshopper (1970)
as Aaron
Wild Roomies (2004)
as Mr. Seeley
Unwed Father (1974)
as Principal
Richard II (1982)
as Lord Marshal
Never Forget (1991)
as Lewis Brandon
Fast Girl (2008)
as Willy
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (1989)
as Dr. Watts
Spring Awakening (1994)
as Ulf Anderson
The Kids Who Knew Too Much (1980)
as Policeman
The Lie (1973)
as Army Major
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove (2000)
as Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)
The Hollywood Detective (1989)
as Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)
Sam's Son (1984)
as Mr. Turner
My Father's House (1975)
as Airplane Captain
Moonlight (1982)
as Tappan Zee Man
Perfect Gentlemen (1978)
as Southern Man
The New Love Boat (1977)
as Josh
The Tempest (1960)
as Ferdinand
Another Part of the Forest (1972)
as Bagtry
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' (2000)
as Narrator
Keefer (1978)
as The Sergeant
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer (1974)
Actor
Thornwell (1981)
as C.I.C. Agent
The Journey of the Fifth Horse (1966)
as Rubin / Narvinsky
Never Con a Killer (1977)
as Huff Hufaker
Welcome To September (2005)
as Mr. Taskey