William Bassett

William Bassett

Acting

Born December 28, 1935 · Evanston, Illinois, USA

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 th…

Known for

MacGyver

MacGyver

1985

Dallas

Dallas

1978

Dallas

Dallas

1978

Scrubs

Scrubs

2001

Arrested Development

Arrested Development

2003

Hunter

Hunter

1984

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

1979

Avatar: The Last Airbender

2005

Acting(65)

2009Black DynamiteCaptain Yancy

2008Fast GirlWilly

2005Demon HunterCardinal White

2005Welcome To SeptemberMr. Taskey

2005Avatar: The Last AirbenderHuu (voice)

2004Wild RoomiesMr. Seeley

2003Arrested DevelopmentCab Driver

2003Reno 911!Mover

2003House of 1000 CorpsesSheriff Frank Huston

2002Crazy As HellMr. Brennan

2001ScrubsPatient

2001The DivisionOlder Man

2000Strong MedicineSpelling Bee Judge

2000The Invisible ManBenjamin Scarborough

2000Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'Narrator

2000The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to StrangeloveNarrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)

1998The Magnificent SevenBartender

1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionAlexander (segment "The Burial")

1996Her Costly AffairEd Baines

1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchRoy

19963rd Rock from the SunBernard

1994Spring AwakeningUlf Anderson

1993Power RangersGhost Commander

1993Ring of Fire II: Blood and SteelAaron

1991Never ForgetLewis Brandon

1989The Hollywood DetectiveJerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)

1989The Case of the Hillside StranglersDr. Watts

1988Black EagleDean Rickert

1986Invaders from MarsNASA Scientist

1986The Naked CageJordan

1985MacGyverIain M'Iver (uncredited)

1985CreatorDr. Sutter

1984HunterPark Beach Bum

1984Sam's SonMr. Turner

1984The Karate KidMr. Mills

1982MoonlightTappan Zee Man

1982Richard IILord Marshal

1982T. J. HookerMr. Miller

1981ThornwellC.I.C. Agent

1980The Kids Who Knew Too MuchPoliceman

1979Knots LandingEmissary

1979Old BoyfriendsDavid Brinks

1978DallasGurney (as William H. Bassett)

1978KeeferThe Sergeant

1978Perfect GentlemenSouthern Man

1978Return from Witch MountainOperations Officer

1977The Night They Took Miss BeautifulSmitty

1977Never Con a KillerHuff Hufaker

1977The New Love BoatJosh

1975Lucky LadyCharley

1975My Father's HouseAirplane Captain

1974The Towering InfernoLeading Agent

1974The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer

1974Unwed FatherPrincipal

1973The LieArmy Major

1972Another Part of the ForestBagtry

1970NancySecret Service Agent Turner

1970The GrasshopperAaron

1969A Time for DyingThe Southerner

1968Land of the GiantsRanger Jack

1967The Second Hundred YearsSergei

1966The Journey of the Fifth HorseRubin / Narvinsky

1965I Dream of JeannieClem

1960The Chevy Mystery ShowDr. Roger Waring

1960The TempestFerdinand

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