William Bassett

ACTING

1935-12-28

2025-02-09

Evanston, Illinois, USA

Biography

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Biography

Best known for:

Filmography:

The Tempest(1960)

apperead as

Ferdinand

I Dream of Jeannie(1965)

6.6

apperead as

Clem, Sam Farrow

The Journey of the Fifth Horse(1966)

apperead as

Rubin / Narvinsky

The Second Hundred Years(1967)

apperead as

Sergei

Land of the Giants(1968)

5.5

apperead as

Ranger Jack

A Time for Dying(1969)

apperead as

The Southerner

The Grasshopper(1970)

apperead as

Aaron

Another Part of the Forest(1972)

apperead as

Bagtry

The Lie(1973)

apperead as

Army Major

The Towering Inferno(1974)

5.9

apperead as

Leading Agent

Unwed Father(1974)

apperead as

Principal

Lucky Lady(1975)

apperead as

Charley

My Father's House(1975)

apperead as

Airplane Captain

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful poster

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful(1977)

apperead as

Smitty

The New Love Boat(1977)

apperead as

Josh

Never Con a Killer(1977)

apperead as

Huff Hufaker

Dallas(1978)

5.5

apperead as

Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett), Gurney (as William H. Bassett)

Return from Witch Mountain(1978)

4.5

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Operations Officer

Perfect Gentlemen(1978)

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Southern Man

Keefer(1978)

apperead as

The Sergeant

Knots Landing(1979)

5.5

apperead as

Emissary

Old Boyfriends(1979)

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David Brinks

The Kids Who Knew Too Much(1980)

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Policeman

Thornwell(1981)

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C.I.C. Agent

T. J. Hooker(1982)

5.2

apperead as

Mr. Miller

Moonlight(1982)

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Tappan Zee Man

Richard II(1982)

apperead as

Lord Marshal

The Karate Kid(1984)

6.4

apperead as

Mr. Mills

Hunter(1984)

5.8

apperead as

Park Beach Bum

Sam's Son(1984)

apperead as

Mr. Turner

MacGyver(1985)

6.5

apperead as

Iain M'Iver (uncredited)

Creator(1985)

4.7

apperead as

Dr. Sutter

Invaders from Mars(1986)

4.1

apperead as

NASA Scientist

The Naked Cage(1986)

apperead as

Jordan

Black Eagle(1988)

3.5

apperead as

Dean Rickert

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers poster

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers(1989)

apperead as

Dr. Watts

The Hollywood Detective(1989)

apperead as

Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)

Never Forget(1991)

apperead as

Lewis Brandon

Power Rangers(1993)

5.8

apperead as

Ghost Commander

Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel(1993)

apperead as

Aaron

Spring Awakening(1994)

apperead as

Ulf Anderson

3rd Rock from the Sun(1996)

6.3

apperead as

Bernard

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch(1996)

6.8

apperead as

Roy

Her Costly Affair(1996)

apperead as

Ed Baines

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction(1997)

5.9

apperead as

Alexander (segment "The Burial")

The Magnificent Seven(1998)

apperead as

Bartender

Strong Medicine(2000)

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Spelling Bee Judge

The Invisible Man(2000)

5.8

apperead as

Benjamin Scarborough

The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove poster

The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove(2000)

apperead as

Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)

Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' poster

Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'(2000)

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Narrator

The Division(2001)

apperead as

Older Man

Scrubs(2001)

7.1

apperead as

Patient

Crazy As Hell(2002)

apperead as

Mr. Brennan

Reno 911!(2003)

5.9

apperead as

Mover

House of 1000 Corpses(2003)

apperead as

Sheriff Frank Huston

Arrested Development(2003)

6.9

apperead as

Cab Driver

Wild Roomies(2004)

apperead as

Mr. Seeley

Avatar: The Last Airbender(2005)

8.1

apperead as

Huu (voice)

Demon Hunter(2005)

apperead as

Cardinal White

Welcome To September(2005)

apperead as

Mr. Taskey

Fast Girl(2008)

apperead as

Willy

Black Dynamite(2009)

5.8

apperead as

Captain Yancy