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William Bassett
Born
Dec 28, 1935
Died: Feb 9, 2025
Lived 89 years
Place of Birth
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
44
Movies
24
TV Shows
Also Known As
William H. Bassett
William Henry Bassett
Frederick Bloggs
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William Bassett
Acting
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.
Movies
44
TV Shows
24
Black Dynamite
as
Captain Yancy
2009
Fast Girl
as
Willy
2008
Demon Hunter
as
Cardinal White
2005
Welcome To September
as
Mr. Taskey
2005
Wild Roomies
as
Mr. Seeley
2004
House of 1000 Corpses
as
Sheriff Frank Huston
2003
Crazy As Hell
as
Mr. Brennan
2002
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
as
Narrator
2000
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
as
Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)
2000
Her Costly Affair
as
Ed Baines
1996
Spring Awakening
as
Ulf Anderson
1994
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
as
Aaron
1993
Never Forget
as
Lewis Brandon
1991
The Hollywood Detective
as
Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)
1989
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
as
Dr. Watts
1989
Black Eagle
as
Dean Rickert
1988
Invaders from Mars
as
NASA Scientist
1986
The Naked Cage
as
Jordan
1986
Creator
as
Dr. Sutter
1985
Sam's Son
as
Mr. Turner
1984
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