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 Towering Inferno (1974)
as Leading Agent
The Karate Kid (1984)
as Mr. Mills
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
as Sheriff Frank Huston
Creator (1985)
as Dr. Sutter
Lucky Lady (1975)
as Charley
Black Dynamite (2009)
as Captain Yancy
Old Boyfriends (1979)
as David Brinks
Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
as Operations Officer
Black Eagle (1988)
as Dean Rickert
Invaders from Mars (1986)
as NASA Scientist
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel (1993)
as Aaron
Her Costly Affair (1996)
as Ed Baines
Richard II (1982)
as Lord Marshal
Crazy As Hell (2002)
as Mr. Brennan
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (1989)
as Dr. Watts
The Naked Cage (1986)
as Jordan
Never Forget (1991)
as Lewis Brandon
The Hollywood Detective (1989)
as Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)
A Match Made in Heaven (1997)
as Sam Landay
Wild Roomies (2004)
as Mr. Seeley
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful (1977)
as Smitty
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer (1974)
Actor
Demon Hunter (2005)
as Cardinal White
A Time for Dying (1969)
as The Southerner
The Grasshopper (1970)
as Aaron
Fast Girl (2008)
as Willy
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' (2000)
as Narrator
Moonlight (1982)
as Tappan Zee Man
The Kids Who Knew Too Much (1980)
as Policeman
The Journey of the Fifth Horse (1966)
as Rubin / Narvinsky
The New Love Boat (1977)
as Josh
Never Con a Killer (1977)
as Huff Hufaker
Sam's Son (1984)
as Mr. Turner
Another Part of the Forest (1972)
as Bagtry
The Lie (1973)
as Army Major
Thornwell (1981)
as C.I.C. Agent
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove (2000)
as Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)
The Tempest (1960)
as Ferdinand
My Father's House (1975)
as Airplane Captain
Spring Awakening (1994)
as Ulf Anderson
Perfect Gentlemen (1978)
as Southern Man
Unwed Father (1974)
as Principal
Welcome To September (2005)
as Mr. Taskey
Keefer (1978)
as The Sergeant