William Bassett

Dec 28, 1935 - Feb 09, 2025 (89 years old) in 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.

Known For

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Dallas

Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett)

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Scrubs

Patient

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MacGyver

Iain M'Iver (uncredited)

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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Roy

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I Dream of Jeannie

Clem

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Strong Medicine

Spelling Bee Judge

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Arrested Development

Cab Driver

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3rd Rock from the Sun

Bernard

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The Karate Kid

Mr. Mills

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Knots Landing

Emissary

Credits

Black Dynamite 2009

Captain Yancy

★ 7.1
Fast Girl 2008

Willy

★ 5.6
Demon Hunter 2005

Cardinal White

★ 4.5
Welcome To September 2005

Mr. Taskey

★ NR
Avatar: The Last Airbender 2005

Huu (voice)

★ 8.8
Wild Roomies 2004

Mr. Seeley

★ 4.1
Arrested Development 2003

Cab Driver

★ 7.9
Reno 911! 2003

Mover

★ 7.2
House of 1000 Corpses 2003

Sheriff Frank Huston

★ 6.2
Crazy As Hell 2002

Mr. Brennan

★ 5.4
Scrubs 2001

Patient

★ 8
The Division 2001

Older Man

★ 7
Strong Medicine 2000

Spelling Bee Judge

★ 7.1
The Invisible Man 2000

Benjamin Scarborough

★ 7
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' 2000

Narrator

★ 5.6
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove 2000

Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)

★ 5.1
The Magnificent Seven 1998

Bartender

★ 6
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction 1997

Alexander (segment "The Burial")

★ 7.2
Her Costly Affair 1996

Ed Baines

★ 3.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 1996

Roy

★ 7.8
3rd Rock from the Sun 1996

Bernard

★ 7.5
Spring Awakening 1994

Ulf Anderson

★ 5
Power Rangers 1993

Ghost Commander

★ 7.1
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel 1993

Aaron

★ 4.5
Never Forget 1991

Lewis Brandon

★ 4.2
The Hollywood Detective 1989

Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)

★ 6
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers 1989

Dr. Watts

★ 6.2
Black Eagle 1988

Dean Rickert

★ 4.9
Invaders from Mars 1986

NASA Scientist

★ 5.5
The Naked Cage 1986

Jordan

★ 4.9
MacGyver 1985

Iain M'Iver (uncredited)

★ 7.7
Creator 1985

Dr. Sutter

★ 6.2
Hunter 1984

Park Beach Bum

★ 7.2
Sam's Son 1984

Mr. Turner

★ 5.9
The Karate Kid 1984

Mr. Mills

★ 7.2
Moonlight 1982

Tappan Zee Man

★ 6
T. J. Hooker 1982

Mr. Miller

★ 6.4
Thornwell 1981

C.I.C. Agent

★ 6
The Kids Who Knew Too Much 1980

Policeman

★ 7.3
Knots Landing 1979

Emissary

★ 6.7
Old Boyfriends 1979

David Brinks

★ 5
The Bastard 1978

British Officer

★ 5
Dallas 1978

Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett)

★ 6.8
Keefer 1978

The Sergeant

★ NR
Perfect Gentlemen 1978

Southern Man

★ 4
Return from Witch Mountain 1978

Operations Officer

★ 5.9
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful 1977

Smitty

★ 4.8
Never Con a Killer 1977

Huff Hufaker

★ NR
The New Love Boat 1977

Josh

★ 1
Lucky Lady 1975

Charley

★ 5.1
My Father's House 1975

Airplane Captain

★ NR
The Towering Inferno 1974

Leading Agent

★ 7
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer 1974

★ 6
Unwed Father 1974

Principal

★ 4
The Lie 1973

Army Major

★ 6
Another Part of the Forest 1972

Bagtry

★ NR
Nancy 1970

Secret Service Agent Turner

★ 5.5
The Grasshopper 1970

Aaron

★ 5.1
A Time for Dying 1969

The Southerner

★ 6.4
The Outcasts 1968

★ 5.3
Land of the Giants 1968

Ranger Jack

★ 6.7
The Journey of the Fifth Horse 1966

Rubin / Narvinsky

★ NR
I Dream of Jeannie 1965

Clem

★ 7.8
The Chevy Mystery Show 1960

Dr. Roger Waring

★ 6.3
The Tempest 1960

Ferdinand

★ 6