William Bassett

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.

Cast

House of 1000 Corpses

Sheriff Frank Huston

The Bastard

British Officer

Wild Roomies

Mr. Seeley

Creator

Dr. Sutter

Return from Witch Mountain

Operations Officer

Black Eagle

Dean Rickert

Demon Hunter

Cardinal White

Crazy As Hell

Mr. Brennan

Fast Girl

Willy

The Grasshopper

Aaron

Keefer

The Sergeant

The Lie

Army Major

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

Dr. Watts

Sam's Son

Mr. Turner

Black Dynamite

Captain Yancy

Never Con a Killer

Huff Hufaker

The New Love Boat

Josh

Moonlight

Tappan Zee Man

Never Forget

Lewis Brandon

Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel

Aaron

The Naked Cage

Jordan

Another Part of the Forest

Bagtry

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

Narrator

Thornwell

C.I.C. Agent

Old Boyfriends

David Brinks

The Journey of the Fifth Horse

Rubin / Narvinsky

The Hollywood Detective

Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)

Invaders from Mars

NASA Scientist

The Towering Inferno

Leading Agent

The Karate Kid

Mr. Mills

The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer

Unknown

Her Costly Affair

Ed Baines

Lucky Lady

Charley

The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

Smitty

Welcome To September

Mr. Taskey

Perfect Gentlemen

Southern Man

The Tempest

Ferdinand

A Time for Dying

The Southerner

Spring Awakening

Ulf Anderson

Unwed Father

Principal

My Father's House

Airplane Captain

The Kids Who Knew Too Much

Policeman

Richard II

Lord Marshal