William Bassett

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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.

Known For

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Huu (voice)

The Karate Kid

Mr. Mills

House of 1000 Corpses

Sheriff Frank Huston

Arrested Development

Cab Driver

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Roy

The Towering Inferno

Leading Agent

MacGyver

Iain M'Iver (uncredited)

Power Rangers

Ghost Commander

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2009	Black Dynamite MOVIE	Captain Yancy
2008	Fast Girl MOVIE	Willy
2005	Demon Hunter MOVIE	Cardinal White
2005	Welcome To September MOVIE	Mr. Taskey
2005	Avatar: The Last Airbender TV	Huu (voice)
2004	Wild Roomies MOVIE	Mr. Seeley
2003	Arrested Development TV	Cab Driver
2003	Reno 911! TV	Mover
2003	House of 1000 Corpses MOVIE	Sheriff Frank Huston
2002	Crazy As Hell MOVIE	Mr. Brennan
2001	Scrubs TV	Patient
2001	The Division TV	Older Man
2000	Strong Medicine TV	Spelling Bee Judge
2000	The Invisible Man TV	Benjamin Scarborough
2000	Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' MOVIE	Narrator
2000	The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove MOVIE	Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)
1998	The Magnificent Seven TV	Bartender
1997	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction TV	Alexander (segment "The Burial")
1996	Her Costly Affair MOVIE	Ed Baines
1996	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch TV	Roy
1996	3rd Rock from the Sun TV	Bernard
1994	Spring Awakening MOVIE	Ulf Anderson
1993	Power Rangers TV	Ghost Commander
1993	Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel MOVIE	Aaron
1991	Never Forget MOVIE	Lewis Brandon
1989	The Hollywood Detective MOVIE	Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)
1989	The Case of the Hillside Stranglers MOVIE	Dr. Watts
1988	Black Eagle MOVIE	Dean Rickert
1986	Invaders from Mars MOVIE	NASA Scientist
1986	The Naked Cage MOVIE	Jordan
1985	MacGyver TV	Iain M'Iver (uncredited)
1985	Creator MOVIE	Dr. Sutter
1984	Hunter TV	Park Beach Bum
1984	Sam's Son MOVIE	Mr. Turner
1984	The Karate Kid MOVIE	Mr. Mills
1982	Moonlight MOVIE	Tappan Zee Man
1982	Richard II MOVIE	Lord Marshal
1982	T. J. Hooker TV	Mr. Miller
1981	Thornwell MOVIE	C.I.C. Agent
1980	The Kids Who Knew Too Much MOVIE	Policeman
1979	Knots Landing TV	Emissary
1979	Old Boyfriends MOVIE	David Brinks
1978	Dallas TV	Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett)
1978	Dallas TV	Gurney (as William H. Bassett)
1978	Keefer MOVIE	The Sergeant
1978	Perfect Gentlemen MOVIE	Southern Man
1978	Return from Witch Mountain MOVIE	Operations Officer
1977	The Night They Took Miss Beautiful MOVIE	Smitty
1977	Never Con a Killer MOVIE	Huff Hufaker
1977	The New Love Boat MOVIE	Josh
1975	Lucky Lady MOVIE	Charley
1975	My Father's House MOVIE	Airplane Captain
1974	The Towering Inferno MOVIE	Leading Agent
1974	The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer MOVIE	Self
1974	Unwed Father MOVIE	Principal
1973	The Lie MOVIE	Army Major
1972	Another Part of the Forest MOVIE	Bagtry
1970	Nancy TV	Secret Service Agent Turner
1970	The Grasshopper MOVIE	Aaron
1969	A Time for Dying MOVIE	The Southerner
1968	Land of the Giants TV	Ranger Jack
1967	The Second Hundred Years TV	Sergei
1966	The Journey of the Fifth Horse MOVIE	Rubin / Narvinsky
1965	I Dream of Jeannie TV	Clem
1965	I Dream of Jeannie TV	Sam Farrow
1960	The Chevy Mystery Show TV	Dr. Roger Waring
1960	The Tempest MOVIE	Ferdinand

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