Background
Bassett, William Henry was born on December 28, 1935 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Mark Seymour and Elly Christine (Elisius) Bassett.
Bassett, William Henry was born on December 28, 1935 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Mark Seymour and Elly Christine (Elisius) Bassett.
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 Mechanical Engineering, Lou Grant, Dallas, The Young and the Restless, Newhart, General Hospital, Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Scrubs and Arrested Development.
He has appeared in more than 100 films and television programs since the 1960s. Bassett was known for his role in ads for Whataburger. 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, and Final Fantasy Type-0 HD along with being the narrator for the documentary Inside: Doctor Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
Member Los Angeles Repertory Company, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of television and Radio Artists, AEA.
Married Patricia Anne Dorsey, August 13, 1962 (divorced May 1982). Children: Wendy Irene Bassett Crislip, Katherine Tudor.