William H. Bassett

 

William H. Bassett
Biographical information
Full name	William Henry Bassett
Born	December 28, 1935 Evanston, Illinois
Died	February 9, 2025
First credit	The Tempest (1960; TV movie)
Further information
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William Henry Bassett was an American actor and voice actor credited with providing the voice for Huu in two episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Avatar: The Last Airbender credits

Huu

Character information: Huu

• 204. "The Swamp"
• 310. "The Day of Black Sun, Part 1: The Invasion"

Selected other credits

Television work

3rd Rock from the Sun A Match Made in Heaven (TV movie) ABC Afterschool Specials Another Part of the Forest (TV movie) Arrested Development Bewitched Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Beyond Witch Mountain (TV movie) Bonanza Cade's County Carnivàle Cover Up Cowboy Bebop Dallas Days of our Lives Dharma & Greg Dynasty Flamingo Road Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (TV movie) General Hospital Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Hallmark Hall of Fame Harry O Hart to Hart Her Costly Affair (TV movie) Here Come the Brides Hotel Hunter I Dream of Jeanie Insight Jessie Keefer (TV movie) Kidô senshi Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory Knots Landing Land of the Giants Lou Grant Mancuso, FBI Mannix Mob Squad Moonlight (TV movie) My Father's House (TV movie) Nancy Never Con a Killer (TV movie) Never Forget (TV movie) Newhart Old Boyfriends (TV movie) Once an Eagle (TV mini-series) OP Center (TV movie) Perfect Gentlemen (TV movie) Police Story Power Rangers Lost Galaxy Quincy M.E. Reno 911! Rituals Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Scrubs Search Shazam! Spring Awakening (TV movie) Strong Medicine T.J. Hooker The Bastard (TV movie) The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (TV movie) The Chevy Mystery Show The Division The Fall Guy The Feather and Father Gang The Grasshopper (TV movie) The Hollywood Detective (TV movie) The Invisible Man The Journey of the Fifth Horse (TV movie) The Kids Who Knew Too Much (TV movie) The Love Boat The Love Boat (TV movie) The Magnificant Seven The Man of Destiny (TV movie) The Night They Took Miss Beautiful (TV movie) The Outcasts The Second Hundred Years The Streets of San Francisco The Tempest (TV movie) The Wild Wild West The Young and the Restless Thornwell (TV movie) Unwed Father (TV movie) Walt Disney's Magical World of Color Wonderbug

Filmography

Super Athlete (2013) Black Dynamite (2009) Fast Girl (2008) Demon Hunter (2005) Welcome to September (2005) Wild Roomies (2004) Appleseed (2004; English version) House of 1000 Corpses (2003) Crazy as Hell (2002) Night Class (2001) Soulkeeper (2001) The Man with No Eyes (2001; short) Akira (2001; English/Animaze version) Aa! Megamisama! The Movie (2000; English version) Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' (2000; video documentary - self) The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove (2000; short - self) Catnapped! The Movie (1995; English version) Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel (1993) Black Eagle (1988) Invaders from Mars (1986) The Naked Cage (1986) Creator (1985) Sam's Son (1984) The Karate Kid (1984) Richard II (1982; video) Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979; English version) Old Boyfriends (1979) Return from Witch Mountain (1978) Lucky Lady (1975) The Towering Inferno (1974) 1776 (1972 - uncredited) A Time for Dying (1969)

Other credits

• Diablo II (video game)
• Fallout 3 (video game)
• Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (video game)
• Metal Gear Solid (video game)
• Metal Gear Solid: Integral (video game)
• Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (video game)
• Operation Darkness (video game)
• WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos (video game)
• Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (video game)

Biographical information

Career

Bassett was educated at Northwestern University, Illinois. When he finished there, he honed his acting technique at the Lincoln Center Training Program in New York City. Ever since, he has done many voice actor roles in cartoons along with live-action roles in film, theater, commercials, and television.