Emory Bass (September 25, 1931-March 4, 2015) is an American actor who played Mr. Best and a minister on Dark Shadows.
Along with fellow Dark Shadows alumni Virginia Vestoff, Daniel Keyes, and David Ford, Bass can be seen in the 1972 Columbia Pictures film 1776 [1] as Pennsylvania representative Judge James Wilson [2] -- a small but pivotal role both in the film and in American history.