William Bassett(1935-2025)

Actor

A 1970s-set story of a man's mission to fight drugs, crime, and injustice from his city's streets, all the way to the Honky House.

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Black Dynamite (2009)

William Bassett was born on 28 December 1935 in Evanston, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Karate Kid (1984), Black Dynamite (2009) and House of 1000 Corpses (2003). He was married to Patricia Anne Dorsey. He died on 9 February 2025 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

The Karate Kid

7.3

Mr. Mills

1984

Black Dynamite

7.4

Captain Yancy

2009

House of 1000 Corpses

6.0

Sheriff Frank Huston(as William H. Bassett)

2003

Fred Astaire, William Holden, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely, and Jennifer Jones in The Towering Inferno (1974)

The Towering Inferno

7.0

Leasing Agent(as William H. Bassett)

1974

Credits

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Actor

Fallout 76
4.7
Video Game
- Settler Forager - Wastelanders DLC (voice)
- 2018
Blood Type
6.7
- Santa Soup Bum
- 2018
World of Final Fantasy
7.1
Video Game
- Ramuh (English version, voice, as William H. Bassett)
- 2016
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD
6.5
Video Game
- Khalia (English version, voice, as William H. Bassett)
- 2015
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
7.4
Video Game
- Archmage Antonidas
- Cairne Bloodhoof (voice)
- 2014
Star Wars: The Old Republic
8.5
Video Game
- Additional Voices (voice)
- 2011
Fallout 3: Broken Steel
7.6
Video Game
- Elder Owyn Lyons (voice)
- 2009
Black Dynamite
7.4
- Captain Yancy
- 2009
Fallout 3
9.0
Video Game
- Elder Owyn Lyons (voice)
- 2008
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel
8.3
Video
- Jim Houseman (English version, voice)
- 2008
Fast Girl
4.6
- Willy
- 2008
Avatar: The Last Airbender
9.3
TV Series
- Huu
- Swampmonster (voice, as William H. Basset)
- 2006–2007
Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth
6.8
Video Game
- Additional Voices (voice, as William H. Bassett)
- 2007
Arrested Development
8.6
TV Series
- Cab Driver (as William H. Bassett)
- 2005
Reno 911!
8.0
TV Series
- Mover (as William H. Bassett)
- 2005

Videos8

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Black Dynamite: Theatrical Trailer

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Black Dynamite -- "Dojo Scene"

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Black Dynamite -- "Dojo Scene"

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Black Dynamite: Teaser Trailer

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Welcome To September

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The Stanley Kubrick Collection

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Soulkeeper

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Official sites
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Alternative names
- Bill Basset
Height
- 6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
Born
- December 28, 1935
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
Died
- February 9, 2025
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouse
- Patricia Anne Dorsey1962 - May 19, 1982 (divorced, 2 children)
Children
Parents
Relatives
Other works
TV/radio commercials (voice-overs): Whataburger fast-food chain.

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Trivia
Auditioned for a small role in House of 1000 Corpses (2003), but director Rob Zombie liked him so much gave him a slightly bigger role as the sheriff.