Bill Basset
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William Basset is the credited name for the American actor William Henry Bassett in his anime voice acting roles, most notably as Chief Cabinet Secretary Takakura in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG. Born on December 28, 1935, Bassett has enjoyed a lengthy and prolific career in film and television since the 1960s, with his voice acting work representing a significant facet of his professional activities, particularly in English-language dubs of Japanese anime and video games.
Bassett's entry into anime voice acting is characterized by his frequent use of pseudonyms, primarily Fred Bloggs and Frederick Bloggs, which were common in the industry for English dubs produced during the 1980s and 1990s. Under these names, he contributed to several landmark titles. Early work includes providing additional voices for the first English dub of Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro in 1979 and the Animaze dub of the seminal film Akira in 1988. His pseudonymous credits continued into the 1990s and 2000s with roles in the Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory OVA as Yuri Hussler, the Cowboy Bebop episode Mushroom Samba as the Old Frog, and the films Catnapped! The Movie and Appleseed.
In the early 2000s, Bassett began to be credited under his own name, or a shortened version of it, for his work on the critically acclaimed Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series. He first appeared in the initial Stand Alone Complex series, credited as Bill Bassett for the role of Old Man in one episode. His most prominent anime role came in the second season, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG, where he voiced the character of Chief Cabinet Secretary Takakura. The character, a key political figure within the series' coalition government, was voiced by Bassett in episodes 49 and 52, taking over from another actor in earlier episodes. He also provided the voice for a character named Uno in a separate episode of the same series.
Beyond anime, William Bassett's voice acting career is extensive in the realm of video games. He has lent his voice to numerous high-profile titles, often under his own name or the Frederick Bloggs pseudonym. His game credits include roles such as Jim Houseman in Metal Gear Solid and its subsequent versions, Cairne Bloodhoof and Antonidas in the Warcraft III series, Elder Owyn Lyons in Fallout 3, and characters in Diablo II, Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, and World of Final Fantasy. This body of work demonstrates a sustained and versatile career as a voice actor, complementing his extensive on-screen performances in live-action television and film.
Bassett's entry into anime voice acting is characterized by his frequent use of pseudonyms, primarily Fred Bloggs and Frederick Bloggs, which were common in the industry for English dubs produced during the 1980s and 1990s. Under these names, he contributed to several landmark titles. Early work includes providing additional voices for the first English dub of Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro in 1979 and the Animaze dub of the seminal film Akira in 1988. His pseudonymous credits continued into the 1990s and 2000s with roles in the Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory OVA as Yuri Hussler, the Cowboy Bebop episode Mushroom Samba as the Old Frog, and the films Catnapped! The Movie and Appleseed.
In the early 2000s, Bassett began to be credited under his own name, or a shortened version of it, for his work on the critically acclaimed Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series. He first appeared in the initial Stand Alone Complex series, credited as Bill Bassett for the role of Old Man in one episode. His most prominent anime role came in the second season, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG, where he voiced the character of Chief Cabinet Secretary Takakura. The character, a key political figure within the series' coalition government, was voiced by Bassett in episodes 49 and 52, taking over from another actor in earlier episodes. He also provided the voice for a character named Uno in a separate episode of the same series.
Beyond anime, William Bassett's voice acting career is extensive in the realm of video games. He has lent his voice to numerous high-profile titles, often under his own name or the Frederick Bloggs pseudonym. His game credits include roles such as Jim Houseman in Metal Gear Solid and its subsequent versions, Cairne Bloodhoof and Antonidas in the Warcraft III series, Elder Owyn Lyons in Fallout 3, and characters in Diablo II, Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, and World of Final Fantasy. This body of work demonstrates a sustained and versatile career as a voice actor, complementing his extensive on-screen performances in live-action television and film.
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