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