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Richard Basehart‌

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Birthday

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Popularity

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Richard Basehart

Zanesville, Ohio, USA

Richard Basehart

Zanesville, Ohio, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1914-08-13

Popularity

star6.9

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Richard Basehart (August 31, 1914 – September 17, 1984) was an American actor. He starred in the 1960s television science fiction drama Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, in the role of Admiral Harriman Nelson. One of his most notable film roles was the acrobat known as "the Fool" in the acclaimed Italian film La strada directed by Federico Fellini. He also appeared as the killer in the film noir classic He Walked by Night (1948), as a psychotic member of the Hatfield clan in Roseanna McCoy (1949), as Ishmael in Moby Dick (1956), and in the drama Decision Before Dawn (1951). He was married to Italian Academy Award-nominated actress Valentina Cortese, with whom he had one son before their divorce in 1960. Cortese and Basehart also costarred in Robert Wise's The House on Telegraph Hill (1951). Basehart was also noted for his deep, distinctive voice and was prolific as a narrator of many television and movie projects ranging from features to documentaries. In 1980, Basehart narrated the mini-series written by Peter Arnett called Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War that covered Vietnam and its battles from the Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945 to the final American embassy evacuation on April 30, 1975. He appeared in the pilot episode of the television series Knight Rider as billionaire Wilton Knight. He is the narrator at the beginning of the show's credits. In 1971, Basehart played "Captain Sligo", a comical Irishman with a pet buffalo who negotiates a flawed but legal cattle purchase and unconventionally courts a widow with two children, played by Salome Jens, in CBS's western series, Gunsmoke, with James Arness. Basehart appeared in an episode of The Twilight Zone, Hawaii Five-O, and as Hannibal Applewood, an abusive schoolteacher in Little House on the Prairie in 1976. In 1972, he appeared in the Columbo episode Dagger of the Mind in which he and Honor Blackman played a husband-and-wife theatrical team who were loose parodies of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. In the feature realm, he played a supporting role as a doctor in Rage (1972), a theatrical feature starring and directed by George C. Scott. He made a few TV movies including Sole Survivor (1970) and The Birdmen (1971). Both were based on true stories during World War II. He died at age 70 following a series of strokes. One month before his death, Basehart was an announcer for the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Basehart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

La Strada

La Strada‌
star7.9
calendar 1954

Being There

Being There‌
star7.6
calendar 1979

Moby Dick

Moby Dick‌
star7.0
calendar 1956

Decision Before Dawn

Decision Before Dawn‌
star6.7
calendar 1951

He Walked by Night

He Walked by Night‌
star6.7
calendar 1949

The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau‌
star5.5
calendar 1977

Tension

Tension‌
star6.8
calendar 1949

Reign of Terror

Reign of Terror‌
star6.9
calendar 1949

The Satan Bug

The Satan Bug‌
star6.1
calendar 1965

They've Killed President Lincoln!

They've Killed President Lincoln!‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

Mansion of the Doomed

Mansion of the Doomed‌
star6.2
calendar 1976

The House on Telegraph Hill

The House on Telegraph Hill‌
star6.3
calendar 1951

The Swindle

The Swindle‌
star7.3
calendar 1955

Repeat Performance

Repeat Performance‌
star6.1
calendar 1947

The Brothers Karamazov

The Brothers Karamazov‌
star6.6
calendar 1958

Cry Wolf

Cry Wolf‌
star5.9
calendar 1947

Titanic

Titanic‌
star6.6
calendar 1953

Time Limit

Time Limit‌
star7.0
calendar 1957

The Good Die Young

The Good Die Young‌
star6.4
calendar 1954

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix‌
star5.5
calendar 1982

Portrait in Black

Portrait in Black‌
star5.7
calendar 1960

Fixed Bayonets!

Fixed Bayonets!‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

City Beneath the Sea

City Beneath the Sea‌
star4.1
calendar 1971

Kings of the Sun

Kings of the Sun‌
star6.1
calendar 1963

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself‌
star7.6
calendar 2004

21 Hours at Munich

21 Hours at Munich‌
star6.2
calendar 1976

Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours‌
star7.1
calendar 1951

Outside the Wall

Outside the Wall‌
star6.0
calendar 1950

Sole Survivor

Sole Survivor‌
star6.4
calendar 1970

Canyon Crossroads

Canyon Crossroads‌
star6.0
calendar 1955

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller‌
star5.8
calendar 2002

Finger of Guilt

Finger of Guilt‌
star5.8
calendar 1956

Miracles of Thursday

Miracles of Thursday‌
star6.8
calendar 1957

Rage

Rage‌
star6.7
calendar 1972

Hitler

Hitler‌
star5.4
calendar 1962

Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley

Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley‌
star6.0
calendar 1975

The Great Bank Hoax

The Great Bank Hoax‌
star4.2
calendar 1978

The Savage Guns

The Savage Guns‌
star3.3
calendar 1961

The Rebels

The Rebels‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Four Days In November

Four Days In November‌
star6.0
calendar 1964

Flood!

Flood!‌
star4.9
calendar 1977

Cartouche

Cartouche‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

Hans Brinker

Hans Brinker‌
star6.5
calendar 1969

Visa to Canton

Visa to Canton‌
star4.7
calendar 1960

The Birdmen

The Birdmen‌
star7.5
calendar 1973

Roseanna McCoy

Roseanna McCoy‌
star6.1
calendar 1949

The Extra Day

The Extra Day‌
star6.6
calendar 1956

Let My People Go: The Story of Israel

Let My People Go: The Story of Israel‌
star0.0
calendar 1965

Marilyn: The Untold Story

Marilyn: The Untold Story‌
star8.2
calendar 1980

The Yanks Are Coming

The Yanks Are Coming‌
star0.0
calendar 1963

The Death of Me Yet

The Death of Me Yet‌
star7.0
calendar 1971

Maneater

Maneater‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

The Stranger's Hand

The Stranger's Hand‌
star6.8
calendar 1954

Jons und Erdme

Jons und Erdme‌
star0.0
calendar 1959

The Andersonville Trial

The Andersonville Trial‌
star6.7
calendar 1970

Five Branded Women

Five Branded Women‌
star6.0
calendar 1960

Jailbirds

Jailbirds‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

Love Is a Funny Thing

Love Is a Funny Thing‌
star6.4
calendar 1969

Land of Celtic Ghosts

Land of Celtic Ghosts‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Knight Rider: Halloween Knight

Knight Rider: Halloween Knight‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

The Golden Vein

The Golden Vein‌
star5.5
calendar 1955

Love and Troubles

Love and Troubles‌
star5.8
calendar 1958

Time Travelers

Time Travelers‌
star6.2
calendar 1976

Assignment: Munich

Assignment: Munich‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

The Ambitious One

The Ambitious One‌
star6.5
calendar 1959

...And Millions Die!

...And Millions Die!‌
star4.0
calendar 1973

For the Love of Mike

For the Love of Mike‌
star5.0
calendar 1960

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich‌
star8.0
calendar 1968

The Bounty Man

The Bounty Man‌
star5.5
calendar 1972

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

Chato's Land

Chato's Land‌
star6.5
calendar 1972

Valley Forge

Valley Forge‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

Trial at Nuremberg

Trial at Nuremberg‌
star7.0
calendar 1964

Planet Mars

Planet Mars‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?

Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet

Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Egypt: Quest for Eternity

Egypt: Quest for Eternity‌
star6.3
calendar 1982

Tv Credits

Columbo

Columbo‌
star8.1
calendar 1971

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea‌
star7.7
calendar 1964

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie‌
star8.0
calendar 1974

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O‌
star7.1
calendar 1968

Knight Rider

Knight Rider‌
star7.5
calendar 1982

Route 66

Route 66‌
star6.4
calendar 1960

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected‌
star6.7
calendar 1979

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco‌
star7.0
calendar 1972

Naked City

Naked City‌
star5.3
calendar 1958

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial‌
star5.0
calendar 1963

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Studio One

Studio One‌
star4.4
calendar 1948

Combat!

Combat!‌
star7.6
calendar 1962

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.8
calendar 1951

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

Vega$

Vega$‌
star7.0
calendar 1978

Mr. Merlin

Mr. Merlin‌
star4.7
calendar 1981

Ben Casey

Ben Casey‌
star5.7
calendar 1961

W.E.B.

W.E.B.‌
star5.0
calendar 1978

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

Medical Story

Medical Story‌
star5.0
calendar 1975

Joe Forrester

Joe Forrester‌
star7.0
calendar 1975

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone‌
star8.4
calendar 1959

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.8
calendar 1951

National Geographic Specials

National Geographic Specials‌
star5.2
calendar 1965

Ironside

Ironside‌
star6.9
calendar 1967

Masada

Masada‌
star7.2
calendar 1981

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.‌
star6.5
calendar 1969

The Critical List

The Critical List‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour‌
star7.8
calendar 1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour‌
star7.8
calendar 1962