William Bassett

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-12-28 (90 years old)

Deathday

2025-02-09

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.

Acting

2003

House of 1000 Corpses

as Sheriff Frank Huston

1978

The Bastard

as British Officer

2004

Wild Roomies

as Mr. Seeley

1985

Creator

as Dr. Sutter

1978

Return from Witch Mountain

as Operations Officer

1988

Black Eagle

as Dean Rickert

2005

Demon Hunter

as Cardinal White

2002

Crazy As Hell

as Mr. Brennan

2008

Fast Girl

as Willy

1970

1978

Keefer

as The Sergeant

1973

The Lie

as Army Major

1984

Sam's Son

as Mr. Turner

2009

Black Dynamite

as Captain Yancy

1977

Never Con a Killer

as Huff Hufaker

1982

Moonlight

as Tappan Zee Man

1991

Never Forget

as Lewis Brandon

1986

1981

Thornwell

as C.I.C. Agent

1979

Old Boyfriends

as David Brinks

1966

The Journey of the Fifth Horse

as Rubin / Narvinsky

1989

The Hollywood Detective

as Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)

1986

Invaders from Mars

as NASA Scientist

1974

The Towering Inferno

as Leading Agent

1984

The Karate Kid

as Mr. Mills

1996

Her Costly Affair

as Ed Baines

1975

Lucky Lady

as Charley

2000

The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

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

2005

1978

Perfect Gentlemen

as Southern Man

1960

The Tempest

as Ferdinand

1969

A Time for Dying

as The Southerner

1994

Spring Awakening

as Ulf Anderson

1974

Unwed Father

as Principal

1975

My Father's House

as Airplane Captain

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