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William Bassett

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

28/12/1935

Day of Death

09/02/2025
(90) 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

Black Dynamite

Fast Girl

Demon Hunter

Welcome To September

Wild Roomies

House of 1000 Corpses

Crazy As Hell

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

The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

Her Costly Affair

Filmography

Cast

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

Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learne...

as Narrator

2000

The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short F...

as Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)

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 Hollywood Detective

as Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)

1989

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

as Dr. Watts

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

Sam's Son

as Mr. Turner

1984

The Karate Kid

as Mr. Mills

1982

Moonlight

as Tappan Zee Man

1982

Richard II

as Lord Marshal

1981

Thornwell

as C.I.C. Agent

1980

The Kids Who Knew Too Much

as Policeman

1979

Old Boyfriends

as David Brinks

1978

The Bastard

as British Officer

1978

Keefer

as The Sergeant

1978

Perfect Gentlemen

as Southern Man

1978

Return from Witch Mountain

as Operations Officer

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

The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer

1974

Unwed Father

as Principal

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