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.[1][2] 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, and Final Fantasy Type-0 HD 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 Grasshopper (1970)
- 1776 (1972)
- The Towering Inferno (1974)
- Lucky Lady (1975)
- Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
- Old Boyfriends (1979)
- Richard II (1982)
- The Karate Kid (1984)
- Sam's Son (1984)
- Creator (1985)
- The Naked Cage (1986)
- Invaders from Mars (1986)
- Black Eagle (1988)
- Angel Town (1990)
- Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel (1993)
- Soulkeeper (2001)
- Night Class (2001)
- Crazy as Hell (2002)
- House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
- Wild Roomies (2004)
- Welcome to September (2005)
- Demon Hunter (2005)
- Fast Girl (2008)
- Black Dynamite (2009)
- Super Athlete (2013)
References
- ↑ Janda, Greg (October 14, 2011). "Whataburger's New Ads Won't Be "Just Like You Like It"". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ↑ Pack, William (October 5, 2011). "Whataburger ads: Buh-bye Texas voice, hello documentaries". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved December 23, 2013.