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William Bassett

Cast & creator

William Bassett

1935-12-28 (died at 89) Evanston, Illinois, USAIMDb

Best known for Scrubs, MacGyver, Knots Landing

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.

Also known as: William H. Bassett, William Henry Bassett , Frederick Bloggs

Movies

44

film credits

Series

26

television credits

Career

70

1960–2009 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Scrubs

Scrubs

Patient · 2001

MacGyver

MacGyver

Iain M'Iver (uncredited) · 1985

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

Emissary · 1979

Dallas

Dallas

Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett) · 1978

Dallas

Dallas

Gurney (as William H. Bassett) · 1978

Across film & television

Filmography (70)

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Scrubs

Scrubs

Patient

MacGyver

MacGyver

Iain M'Iver (uncredited)

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

Emissary

Dallas

Dallas

Attorney Gurney (as William H. Bassett)

Dallas

Dallas

Gurney (as William H. Bassett)

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Roy

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

Spelling Bee Judge

3rd Rock from the Sun

3rd Rock from the Sun

Bernard

Arrested Development

Arrested Development

Cab Driver

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

Mr. Miller

The Division

The Division

Older Man

Reno 911!

Reno 911!

Mover

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

Clem

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

Sam Farrow

Newhart

Newhart

First Male Guest to Leave

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Huu (voice)

Hunter

Hunter

Park Beach Bum

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Alexander (segment "The Burial")

Power Rangers

Power Rangers

Ghost Commander

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants

Ranger Jack

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

Bartender

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

Benjamin Scarborough

The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

Mr. Mills

The Second Hundred Years

The Second Hundred Years

Sergei

The Chevy Mystery Show

The Chevy Mystery Show

Dr. Roger Waring

House of 1000 Corpses

House of 1000 Corpses

Sheriff Frank Huston

The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno

Leading Agent

The Bastard

The Bastard

British Officer

Nancy

Secret Service Agent Turner

Invaders from Mars

Invaders from Mars

NASA Scientist

Black Eagle

Black Eagle

Dean Rickert

Return from Witch Mountain

Return from Witch Mountain

Operations Officer

Creator

Creator

Dr. Sutter

Black Dynamite

Black Dynamite

Captain Yancy

Lucky Lady

Lucky Lady

Charley

Her Costly Affair

Her Costly Affair

Ed Baines

The Naked Cage

The Naked Cage

Jordan

My Father's House

My Father's House

Airplane Captain

Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel

Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel

Aaron

Old Boyfriends

Old Boyfriends

David Brinks

A Time for Dying

A Time for Dying

The Southerner

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

Dr. Watts

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

Smitty

The Kids Who Knew Too Much

The Kids Who Knew Too Much

Policeman

Demon Hunter

Demon Hunter

Cardinal White

A Match Made in Heaven

A Match Made in Heaven

Sam Landay

The Grasshopper

The Grasshopper

Aaron

Never Con a Killer

Never Con a Killer

Huff Hufaker

Crazy As Hell

Crazy As Hell

Mr. Brennan

Wild Roomies

Wild Roomies

Mr. Seeley

Richard II

Richard II

Lord Marshal

Another Part of the Forest

Another Part of the Forest

Bagtry

The Lie

The Lie

Army Major

The New Love Boat

The New Love Boat

Josh

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

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

Narrator

Moonlight

Moonlight

Tappan Zee Man

The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

Narrator (voice) (as William H. Bassett)

Unwed Father

Unwed Father

Principal

Never Forget

Never Forget

Lewis Brandon

Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening

Ulf Anderson

The Journey of the Fifth Horse

The Journey of the Fifth Horse

Rubin / Narvinsky

The Hollywood Detective

The Hollywood Detective

Jerry Brazil (as William H. Bassett)

Sam's Son

Sam's Son

Mr. Turner

The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer

The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer

Fast Girl

Fast Girl

Willy

Keefer

Keefer

The Sergeant

Thornwell

Thornwell

C.I.C. Agent

The Tempest

The Tempest

Ferdinand

Welcome To September

Welcome To September

Mr. Taskey

Perfect Gentlemen

Perfect Gentlemen

Southern Man