William Bassett
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 the 1960s through the 2010s.
Notable Appearances
Movies
The Karate Kid
House of 1000 Corpses
The Towering Inferno
Black Dynamite
Lucky Lady
Black Eagle
Return from Witch Mountain
Invaders from Mars
Creator
Old Boyfriends
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
Richard II
The Grasshopper
A Time for Dying
The Naked Cage
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
A Match Made in Heaven
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
TV Shows
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Strong Medicine
Arrested Development
3rd Rock from the Sun
Newhart
Avatar: The Last Airbender
I Dream of Jeannie
Reno 911!
T. J. Hooker
Power Rangers
The Division
Hunter
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Land of the Giants
The Invisible Man
The Magnificent Seven
The Chevy Mystery Show
The Second Hundred Years
The Bastard
More Movies
Demon Hunter
The Hollywood Detective
Wild Roomies
The Kids Who Knew Too Much
Another Part of the Forest
Crazy As Hell
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
My Father's House
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
Spring Awakening
The Tempest
Her Costly Affair
The Lie
Sam's Son
The New Love Boat
Thornwell
Never Forget
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
Moonlight
Never Con a Killer
Perfect Gentlemen
Unwed Father
Keefer
Welcome To September
