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.

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Known For

Dallas

1978 • as Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett)

Dallas

1978 • as Gurney (as William H. Bassett)

MacGyver

1985 • as Iain M'Iver (uncredited)

Strong Medicine

2000 • as Spelling Bee Judge

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996 • as Roy

Arrested Development

2003 • as Cab Driver

Filmography

2009

Black Dynamite

as Captain Yancy

Movie - Released: 10/16/2009

2008

Fast Girl

as Willy

Movie - Released: 1/24/2008

2005

Demon Hunter

as Cardinal White

Movie - Released: 6/1/2005

Welcome To September

as Mr. Taskey

Movie - Released: 3/24/2005

Avatar: The Last Airbender

as Huu (voice)

TV - Released: 2/21/2005

2004

Wild Roomies

as Mr. Seeley

Movie - Released: 1/1/2004

2003

House of 1000 Corpses

as Sheriff Frank Huston

Movie - Released: 4/11/2003

Arrested Development

as Cab Driver

TV - Released: 11/2/2003

Reno 911!

as Mover

TV - Released: 7/23/2003

2002

Crazy As Hell

as Mr. Brennan

Movie - Released: 9/27/2002

2001

Scrubs

as Patient

TV - Released: 10/2/2001

The Division

as Older Man

TV - Released: 1/7/2001

2000

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

as Narrator

Movie - Released: 5/5/2000

The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

as Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)

Movie - Released: 4/10/2000

The Invisible Man

as Benjamin Scarborough

TV - Released: 6/9/2000

Strong Medicine

as Spelling Bee Judge

TV - Released: 7/23/2000

1998

The Magnificent Seven

as Bartender

TV - Released: 1/3/1998

1997

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Alexander (segment "The Burial")

TV - Released: 5/25/1997

1996

Her Costly Affair

as Ed Baines

Movie - Released: 10/28/1996

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Roy

TV - Released: 9/27/1996

3rd Rock from the Sun

as Bernard

TV - Released: 1/9/1996

1994

Spring Awakening

as Ulf Anderson

Movie - Released: 11/6/1994

1993

Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel

as Aaron

Movie - Released: 3/17/1993

Power Rangers

as Ghost Commander

TV - Released: 8/28/1993

1991

Never Forget

as Lewis Brandon

Movie - Released: 4/8/1991

1989

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

as Dr. Watts

Movie - Released: 4/2/1989

The Hollywood Detective

as Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)

Movie - Released: 10/25/1989

1988

Black Eagle

as Dean Rickert

Movie - Released: 5/1/1988

1986

The Naked Cage

as Jordan

Movie - Released: 3/1/1986

Invaders from Mars

as NASA Scientist

Movie - Released: 6/6/1986

1985

Creator

as Dr. Sutter

Movie - Released: 9/20/1985

MacGyver

as Iain M'Iver (uncredited)

TV - Released: 9/29/1985

1984

Sam's Son

as Mr. Turner

Movie - Released: 8/17/1984

The Karate Kid

as Mr. Mills

Movie - Released: 6/22/1984

Hunter

as Park Beach Bum

TV - Released: 9/18/1984

1982

Moonlight

as Tappan Zee Man

Movie - Released: 9/14/1982

T. J. Hooker

as Mr. Miller

TV - Released: 3/13/1982

1981

Thornwell

as C.I.C. Agent

Movie - Released: 1/28/1981

1980

The Kids Who Knew Too Much

as Policeman

Movie - Released: 4/29/1980

1979

Old Boyfriends

as David Brinks

Movie - Released: 3/22/1979

Knots Landing

as Emissary

TV - Released: 12/27/1979

1978

The Bastard

as British Officer

Movie - Released: 5/22/1978

Return from Witch Mountain

as Operations Officer

Movie - Released: 3/10/1978

Keefer

as The Sergeant

Movie - Released: 3/16/1978

Perfect Gentlemen

as Southern Man

Movie - Released: 3/14/1978

Dallas

as Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett)

TV - Released: 4/2/1978

Dallas

as Gurney (as William H. Bassett)

TV - Released: 4/2/1978

1977

Never Con a Killer

as Huff Hufaker

Movie - Released: 5/13/1977

The New Love Boat

as Josh

Movie - Released: 5/5/1977

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

as Smitty

Movie - Released: 10/24/1977

1975

Lucky Lady

as Charley

Movie - Released: 12/25/1975

My Father's House

as Airplane Captain

Movie - Released: 6/1/1975

1974

The Towering Inferno

as Leading Agent

Movie - Released: 12/14/1974

The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer

Movie - Released: 11/1/1974

Unwed Father

as Principal

Movie - Released: 2/27/1974

1973

The Lie

as Army Major

Movie - Released: 4/24/1973

1972

Another Part of the Forest

as Bagtry

Movie - Released: 10/2/1972

1970

The Grasshopper

as Aaron

Movie - Released: 5/27/1970

Nancy

as Secret Service Agent Turner

TV - Released: 9/17/1970

1969

A Time for Dying

as The Southerner

Movie - Released: 9/15/1969

1968

The Outcasts

TV - Released: 9/23/1968

Land of the Giants

as Ranger Jack

TV - Released: 9/22/1968

1966

The Journey of the Fifth Horse

as Rubin / Narvinsky

Movie - Released: 10/14/1966

1965

I Dream of Jeannie

as Clem

TV - Released: 9/18/1965

I Dream of Jeannie

as Sam Farrow

TV - Released: 9/18/1965

1960

The Tempest

as Ferdinand

Movie - Released: 2/13/1960

The Chevy Mystery Show

as Dr. Roger Waring

TV - Released: 5/29/1960