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William Bassett

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Born: December 28, 1935
Died: February 9, 2025
From: Evanston, Illinois, USA

Also known as

William H. Bassett · William Henry Bassett · Frederick Bloggs

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

The Karate Kid

House of 1000 Corpses

Black Eagle

Demon Hunter

Black Dynamite

The Towering Inferno

Return from Witch Mountain

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

Filmography

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2009

Black Dynamite

Acting (Captain Yancy)

2008

Acting (Willy)

2005

Demon Hunter

Acting (Cardinal White)

Welcome To September

Acting (Mr. Taskey)

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Acting (Huu (voice)) 2 EP

2004

Wild Roomies

Acting (Mr. Seeley)

2003

Arrested Development

Acting (Cab Driver) 1 EP

Acting (Mover) 1 EP

House of 1000 Corpses

Acting (Sheriff Frank Huston)

2002

Crazy As Hell

Acting (Mr. Brennan)

2001

Acting (Patient) 1 EP

The Division

Acting (Older Man) 1 EP

2000

Strong Medicine

Acting (Spelling Bee Judge) 1 EP

The Invisible Man

Acting (Benjamin Scarborough) 1 EP

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

Acting (Narrator)

The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

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

1998

The Magnificent Seven

Acting (Bartender) 1 EP

1997

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Acting (Alexander (segment "The Burial")) 1 EP

A Match Made in Heaven

Acting (Sam Landay)

1996

Her Costly Affair

Acting (Ed Baines)

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Acting (Roy) 1 EP

3rd Rock from the Sun

Acting (Bernard) 1 EP

1994

Spring Awakening

Acting (Ulf Anderson)

1993

Power Rangers

Acting (Ghost Commander) 1 EP

Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel

Acting (Aaron)

1991

Never Forget

Acting (Lewis Brandon)

1989

The Hollywood Detective

Acting (Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett))

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

Acting (Dr. Watts)

1988

Black Eagle

Acting (Dean Rickert)

1986

Invaders from Mars

Acting (NASA Scientist)

The Naked Cage

Acting (Jordan)

1985

Acting (Iain M'Iver (uncredited)) 1 EP