William Bassett (actor)

William H. Bassett (born December 28, 1935 in Evanston, Illinois, USA) is an American actor of film and television. He has appeared in more than 100 films and television programs since the 1960s.

Bassett was known for his role in ads for Whataburger. He has appeared in films such as Lucky Lady, Return from Witch Mountain, The Karate Kid, Black Eagle, House of 1000 Corpses, Demon Hunter and Black Dynamite and such television shows as Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, Bonanza, The Feather and Father Gang, The Love Boat, Days of Our Lives, Quincy M.E., Lou Grant, Dallas, The Young and the Restless, Newhart, General Hospital, Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Scrubs and Arrested Development. Bassett's work as a voice actor includes the video games Metal Gear Solid, Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, Fallout 3, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Final Fantasy Type-0 HD and World of Final Fantasy, along with being the narrator for the documentary Inside: Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.

Filmography

 * A Time for Dying (1969) - The Southerner
 * The Grasshopper (1970) - Aaron
 * 1776 (1972) - Thomas Heyward, Jr. (SC) (uncredited)
 * The Towering Inferno (1974) - Leasing Agent
 * Lucky Lady (1975) - Charley
 * Return from Witch Mountain (1978) - Operations Officer
 * Old Boyfriends (1979) - David Brinks
 * The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) - Counterfeiter (Manga Video dub) / Whispering Councilman (Manga Video dub) (English version, voice)
 * Richard II (1982) - Lord Marshal
 * The Karate Kid (1984) - Mr. Mills
 * Sam's Son (1984) - Mr. Turner
 * Creator (1985) - Dr. Sutter
 * The Naked Cage (1986) - Jordan
 * Invaders from Mars (1986) - NASA Scientist
 * Black Eagle (1988) - Dean Rickert
 * Akira (1988) - Additional Voices (2001 Pioneer dub) (English version, voice)
 * Angel Town (1990) - Graduate Dean
 * Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel (1993) - Aaron
 * Catnapped! (1995) - Magician (English version, voice)
 * Ah! My Goddess: The Movie (2000) - (voice)
 * Soulkeeper (2001) - Old Bum
 * Night Class (2001) - Holden
 * Crazy as Hell (2002) - Mr. Brennan
 * House of 1000 Corpses (2003) - Sheriff Frank Huston
 * Appleseed (2004) - Elder (English version, voice)
 * Wild Roomies (2004) - Mr. Seeley
 * Welcome to September (2005) - Mr. Taskey
 * Demon Hunter (2005) - Cardinal White
 * Fast Girl (2008) - Willy
 * Black Dynamite (2009) - Captain Yancy
 * Super Athlete (2013) - Hockey God