William Bast

Biography

Career Overview

William Bast has 32 screen credits in a career dating back to 1957. Signature works include The Betsy, The Valley of Gwangi, Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

32

Known For

• 

  The Betsy
• 

  The Valley of Gwangi
• 

  Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare
• 

  Secrets
• 

  The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
• 

  The Scarlet Pimpernel

Frequent Collaborators

• Laurence Olivier (1 collaborations)
• Tommy Lee Jones (1 collaborations)
• Robert Duvall (1 collaborations)
• Katharine Ross (1 collaborations)
• Jane Alexander (1 collaborations)
• Lesley-Anne Down (1 collaborations)
• Joseph Wiseman (1 collaborations)
• Kathleen Beller (1 collaborations)
• Edward Herrmann (1 collaborations)
• Inga Swenson (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (4 credits)

  • Final Days of an Icon: James Dean

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • East of Eden: Art in Search of Life

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Forever James Dean

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1988

• writing (23 credits)

  • Willie and Jimmy Dean

    novel

    writing
    2026
  • Power and Beauty

    story

    writing
    2002
  • The Fury Within

    writer

    writing
    1998
  • Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare

    writer

    writing
    1995
  • Secrets

    writer

    writing
    1992
  • The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

    writer

    writing
    1990
  • The Master of Ballantrae

    teleplay

    writing
    1984
  • The Scarlet Pimpernel

    teleplay

    writing
    1982
  • Mistress of Paradise

    writer

    writing
    1981
  • The Star Maker

    writer

    writing
    1981
  • The Betsy

    screenplay

    writing
    1978
  • The Man in the Iron Mask

    screenplay

    writing
    1977
  • James Dean

    writer

    writing
    1976
  • The Legend of Lizzie Borden

    writer

    writing
    1975
  • The Valley of Gwangi

    screenplay

    writing
    1969
  • Danger Has Two Faces

    writer

    writing
    1968
  • Hammerhead

    screenplay

    writing
    1968
  • Hawaii Five-O

    - A Hawaiian Nightmare (1974) ... writer writing

    - Anybody Can Build A Bomb (1973) ... writer writing
    1968
  • The Fugitive

    - All the Scared Rabbits (1965) ... writer writing
    1963
  • The Outer Limits

    - Moonstone (1964) ... writer writing
    1963
  • Combat!

    - Entombed (1967) ... writer writing

    - Just for the Record (1963) ... writer writing
    1962
  • Ben Casey

    - But Linda Only Smiled (1961) ... writer writing
    1961
  • Perry Mason

    - The Case of the Crafty Kidnapper (1966) ... writer writing

    - The Case of the Silent Six (1965) ... writer writing

    - The Case of the Impetuous Imp (1965) ... teleplay writing

    - The Case of the Fatal Fortune (1965) ... writer writing
    1957

• production (5 credits)

  • Power and Beauty

    producer

    production
    2002
  • The Fury Within

    executive producer

    production
    1998
  • Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare

    producer

    production
    1995
  • The Star Maker

    producer

    production
    1981
  • James Dean

    producer

    production
    1976