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Richard Basehart

Actor | * 08/13/1914 († 70, 09/17/1984) | Zanesville, Ohio (United States of America (USA))
John Richard Basehart (August 31, 1914 – September 17, 1984) was an American actor. He starred as Admiral Harriman Nelson in the television science-fiction drama Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–68). He also portrayed Wilton Knight in the pilot episode of the TV series Knight Rider (1982), and provided the narration that was heard during the opening credits throughout the entire series. Basehart was equally active in cinema, receiving National Board of Review Awards for his performances in Fourteen Hours (1951) and Moby Dick (1956). He was further nominated for a BAFTA Award for his role in Time Limit (1957), the only film directed by Karl Malden. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Crime

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Movies with Richard Basehart as Actor(72)

as Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)2004 Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Cpl. Denno (archive footage) (uncredited)2002 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as Narrator (Self)1982 Egypt: Quest for Eternity
as Johnny Hyde1980 Marilyn: The Untold Story
as himself1979 Land of Celtic Ghosts
as Duke of Kentland1979 The Rebels
as Vladimir Skrapinov1979 Being There
as Manny Benchly1978 The Great Bank Hoax
as John Cutler1977 Flood!
as Sayer of the Law1977 The Island of Dr. Moreau
as Dr. Joshua Henderson (1871)1976 Time Travelers
as Willy Brandt1976 21 Hours at Munich
as Dr. Leonard Chaney1976 Mansion of the Doomed
as Schiller1973 The Birdmen
as Carl Brenner1973 Maneater
as Dr Douglas Pruitt1973 ...And Millions Die!
as Angus Keough1972 The Bounty Man
as Maj. Barney Caldwell1972 Assignment: Munich
as Nye Buell1972 Chato's Land
as Dr. Roy Caldwell1972 Rage
as The President1971 City Beneath the Sea
as Robert Barnes1971 The Death of Me Yet
as Henry Wirz1970 The Andersonville Trial
as Brig. Gen. Russell Hamner1970 Sole Survivor
as Dr. Boeker1969 Hans Brinker
as Acteur1969 Love Is a Funny Thing
as Dr. Gregor Hoffman1965 The Satan Bug
as Narrator1964 Trial at Nuremberg
as Narrator (voice)1964 Four Days In November
as Ah Min1963 Kings of the Sun
as Steve Fallon1962 The Savage Guns
as Adolf Hitler1962 Hitler
as Eric Reinhardt1960 Five Branded Women
as Father Phelan1960 For the Love of Mike
as Don Benton1960 Visa to Canton
as Howard Mason1960 Portrait in Black
as Wittkuhn1959 Jons und Erdme
as George Rancourt1959 The Ambitious One
as Ivan Karamazov1958 The Brothers Karamazov
as Maj. Harry Cargill1957 Time Limit
as Martino1957 Miracles of Thursday
as Joe Blake1956 The Extra Day
as Ishmael1956 Moby Dick
as Reginald 'Reggie' Wilson1956 The Intimate Stranger
as Larry Kendall1955 Canyon Crossroads
as Il conte Jacques de Maudy1955 Cartouche
as Ing. Stefano Manfredi1955 La vena d'oro
as Picasso1955 The Swindle
as Joe Halsey1954 The Good Die Young
as Dottor Stefano Luprandi1954 Jailbirds
as Il 'Matto'1954 La Strada
as Joe Hamstringer1954 The Stranger's Hand
as George S. Headley1953 Titanic
as Alan Spender1951 The House on Telegraph Hill
as Cpl. Denno1951 Fixed Bayonets!
as Robert Cosick1951 Fourteen Hours
as Lt. Dick Rennick1951 Decision Before Dawn
as Larry Nelson1950 Outside the Wall
as Warren Quimby1949 Tension
as Roy Martin / Roy Morgan1949 He Walked by Night
as Maximilian Robespierre1949 Reign of Terror
as Mounts Hatfield1949 Roseanna McCoy
as James Caldwell Demarest1947 Cry Wolf
as William Williams1947 Repeat Performance

TV Shows/Series with Richard Basehart as Actor(31)

as Wilton Knight1982 Knight Rider
as Narrator1981 Masada
as Matt Kinsella1978 The Critical List
1978 W.E.B.
1978 Vega$
as Stan Ellis1977 The Love Boat
as Nicholas Framer1971 Columbo
as Professor Andrew Kirkcastle1969 Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Murdock1968 Hawaii Five-O
as Adm. Harriman Nelson1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Capt. Steiner1962 Combat!
as Philip Townsend1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Miles Crawford1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Tod Stone1959 Rawhide
as Lester Bergson1958 Naked City
as David Manning1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Captain Aron Sligo1955 Gunsmoke
as Conway1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as General Washington1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Matt Donovan1948 Studio One

Full Name: Richard Basehart
Born: Thursday, 08/13 1914 (August) in Zanesville, Ohio (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 09/17 1984 (September) in Los Angeles (aged: 70)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Bishop Rosecrans High School
Spouses (current/former): Valentina Cortese
Children: Jackie Basehart
Other names for Richard Basehart (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ричард Бейсхарт"
"Ричард Бэйзхарт"
"John Richard Basehart"
Richard Basehart frequently works together with these people:
John Larch (32x, Actor)
Nehemiah Persoff (29x, Actor)
John Anderson (29x, Actor)
Claude Akins (28x, Actor)
John Dehner (26x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (26x, Actor)
Leslie Nielsen (25x, Actor)
Harry Townes (25x, Actor)
Royal Dano (24x, Actor)
Milton Selzer (24x, Actor)
Harry Lauter (24x, Actor)
Federico Fellini (6x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:4006, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2024