William Bassett

Known for: Acting
Born: December 28, 1935, Evanston, Illinois, USA
Died: February 9, 2025
Movies: 44

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.2

The Karate Kid

1984

6.2

House of 1000 Corpses

2003

7.0

The Towering Inferno

1974

7.1

Black Dynamite

2009

5.6

Invaders from Mars

1986

5.0

Black Eagle

1988

5.8

Return from Witch Mountain

1978

6.2

Creator

1985

4.7

Demon Hunter

2005

4.9

The Naked Cage

1986

Filmography

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

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