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William Bassett

Acting

Born December 28, 1935 · Evanston, Illinois, USA

Died February 9, 2025

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.

Filmography37 titles

My Father's House

1975as Airplane Captain

Avatar: The Last Airbender

2005as Huu (voice)

Scrubs

2001as Patient

Arrested Development

2003as Cab Driver

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996as Roy

I Dream of Jeannie

1965as Sam Farrow

MacGyver

1985as Iain M'Iver (uncredited)

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996as Bernard

Strong Medicine

2000as Spelling Bee Judge

Reno 911!

2003as Mover

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997as Alexander (segment "The Burial")

The Karate Kid

1984as Mr. Mills

Black Dynamite

2009as Captain Yancy

The Invisible Man

2000as Benjamin Scarborough

Power Rangers

1993as Ghost Commander

Hunter

1984as Park Beach Bum

The Towering Inferno

1974as Leading Agent

Knots Landing

1979as Emissary

Dallas

1978as Gurney (as William H. Bassett)

Land of the Giants

1968as Ranger Jack

The Magnificent Seven

1998as Bartender

Spring Awakening

1994as Ulf Anderson

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

1989as Dr. Watts

T. J. Hooker

1982as Mr. Miller

A Time for Dying

1969as The Southerner

House of 1000 Corpses

2003as Sheriff Frank Huston

Creator

1985as Dr. Sutter

Return from Witch Mountain

1978as Operations Officer

Invaders from Mars

1986as NASA Scientist

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

1977as Smitty

Old Boyfriends

1979as David Brinks

Never Forget

1991as Lewis Brandon

Black Eagle

1988as Dean Rickert

The Grasshopper

1970as Aaron

The Naked Cage

1986as Jordan

Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel

1993as Aaron

Demon Hunter

2005as Cardinal White