Richard Basehart

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins See more awards »

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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)

La Strada (1954)

Being There (1979)

Moby Dick (1956)

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Actor (110 titles)

1982-1986 Knight Rider (TV series)
Narrator - Opening Titles / Narrator / Wilton Knight

– Voo Doo Knight (1986) … Narrator - Opening Titles (voice) (uncredited)

– Knight of the Rising Sun (1986) … Narrator - Opening Titles (voice) (uncredited)

– Fright Knight (1986) … Narrator - Opening Titles (voice) (uncredited)

– Knight Flight to Freedom (1986) … Narrator - Opening Titles (voice) (uncredited)

– Hills of Fire (1986) … Narrator - Opening Titles (voice) (uncredited)

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1983 The Crowded Life (TV movie)
Narrator

1983 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Slade

– The Turn of the Tide (1983) … Slade

1981 Mr. Merlin (TV series)
Herbert Montrose

– A Moment in Camelot (1981) … Herbert Montrose

1981 The Love Boat (TV series)
Stan Ellis

– Chef's Special/Beginning Anew/Kleinschmidt (1981) … Stan Ellis

1981 Masada (TV mini-series)
Narrator, Modern Day Scene

– Part IV (1981) … Narrator, Modern Day Scene (uncredited)

– Part I (1981) … Narrator, Modern Day Scene (uncredited)

1981 Vega$ (TV series)
J. Terrance Wainwright

– Set Up (1981) … J. Terrance Wainwright

1980 Marilyn: The Untold Story (TV movie)
Johnny Hyde

1979 Being There
Vladimir Skrapinov

1979 Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV series)
Johtan

– The Tower of Babel (1979) … Johtan

1979 The Rebels (TV movie)
Duke of Kentland

1978 The Great Bank Hoax
Manny Benchly

1978 W.E.B. (TV series)
Gus Dunlap

– The Great Clowns (1978) … Gus Dunlap

– Walk a Velvet Tightrope (1978) … Gus Dunlap

– To Angelica with Love (1978) … Gus Dunlap

– Pilot: Part 2 (1978) … Gus Dunlap

– Pilot: Part 1 (1978) … Gus Dunlap

1978 The Critical List (TV movie)
Matt Kinsella

1978 Once Upon a Classic (TV series)
King Arthur

– A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1978) … King Arthur

1978 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)
Col. Jerrod Flint

1977 The Island of Dr. Moreau
Sayer of the Law

1977 Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? (TV movie)
Elliott Osborn

1976 Flood! (TV movie)
John Cutler

1976 21 Hours at Munich (TV movie)
Chancellor Willy Brandt

1976 Mansion of the Doomed
Dr. Leonard Chaney

1976 Time Travelers (TV movie)
Dr. Joshua Henderson (1871)

1976 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Hannibal Applewood

– Troublemaker (1976) … Hannibal Applewood

1976 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Bishop Tim Farrow

– Requiem for Murder (1976) … Bishop Tim Farrow

1975 Valley Forge (TV movie)
Gen. George Washington

1975 Joe Forrester (TV series)

– No Probable Cause (1975)

1975 Medical Story (TV series)
Dr. Charles Galpin

– The God Syndrome (1975) … Dr. Charles Galpin

1975 Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley (TV movie)
George Latimer

1974 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Professor Andrew Kirkcastle / Reece Sutton

– The Last Rip-Off (1974) … Reece Sutton

– A Full Life (1974) … Professor Andrew Kirkcastle

1974 The First Woman President (TV movie)

1973 Maneater (TV movie)
Carl Brenner

1973 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Murdock

– The Odd Lot Caper (1973) … Murdock

1973 ...And Millions Die! (TV movie)
Dr. Douglas Pruitt

1972 Columbo (TV series)
Nicholas Frame

– Dagger of the Mind (1972) … Nicholas Frame

1972 Rage
Dr. Roy Caldwell

1972 The Bounty Man (TV movie)
Angus Keough

1972 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
Dr. McLayne

– Is This Operation Necessary? (1972) … Dr. McLayne

1972 Chato's Land
Nye Buell

1972 Assignment: Munich (TV movie)
Maj. Barney Caldwell

1971 The Death of Me Yet (TV movie)
Robert Barnes

1971 The Birdmen (TV movie)
Schiller

1971 They've Killed President Lincoln! (TV movie)
Host/Narrator

1971 City Beneath the Sea (TV movie)
The President

1971 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Captain Aron Sligo

– Captain Sligo (1971) … Captain Aron Sligo

1970 Dan August (TV series)

– Quadrangle for Death (1970)

1970 Ironside (TV series)
Noel Seymour

– Noel's Gonna Fly (1970) … Noel Seymour

1970 The Andersonville Trial (TV movie)
Henry Wirz

1970 Sole Survivor (TV movie)
Brig. Gen. Russell Hamner

1969 Hans Brinker (TV movie)
Dr. Boekman

1969 Love Is a Funny Thing
Acteur - cameo appearance

1969 Giotto
Narrator (voice)

1964-1968 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Admiral Nelson / Adm. Harriman Nelson / Adm. Nelson / …

– No Way Back (1968) … Adm. Harriman Nelson

– The Death Clock (1968) … Adm. Harriman Nelson

– Edge of Doom (1968) … Adm. Harriman Nelson

– Attack! (1968) … Adm. Harriman Nelson

– Flaming Ice (1968) … Adm. Harriman Nelson

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1965 Lost in Space (TV series)
Shakespeare-Reading Tape Recorder Voice

– The Derelict (1965) … Shakespeare-Reading Tape Recorder Voice (voice) (uncredited)

1965 The Satan Bug
Dr. Gregor Hoffman

1963 Kings of the Sun
Ah Min

1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Adam Cook

– Probe 7, Over and Out (1963) … Adam Cook

1962-1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Miles Crawford / Phillip Townsend

– Starring the Defense (1963) … Miles Crawford

– The Black Curtain (1962) … Phillip Townsend

1963 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Alexander Stafford

– Inquest Into a Bleeding Heart (1963) … Alexander Stafford

1963 Ben Casey (TV series)
Mark Cassidy

– Light Up the Dark Corners (1963) … Mark Cassidy

1963 Combat! (TV series)
Capt. Steiner

– The Long Way Home: Part 2 (1963) … Capt. Steiner

– The Long Way Home: Part 1 (1963) … Capt. Steiner

1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Judge Zachary

– The Judge (1963) … Judge Zachary

1963 Route 66 (TV series)
Julian Roeback

– You Can't Pick Cotton in Tahiti (1963) … Julian Roeback

1962 Naked City (TV series)
Lester Bergson

– Dust Devil on a Quiet Street (1962) … Lester Bergson

1962 The Savage Guns
Steve Fallon

1962 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Narrator

– D-Day (1962) … Narrator

1962 Hitler
Adolf Hitler

1962 Theatre '62 (TV series)

– The Paradine Case (1962)

1962 The Paradine Case (TV movie)
Anthony Keane

1961 Rawhide (TV series)
Tod Stone

– The Black Sheep (1961) … Tod Stone

1961 Passport to China
Don Benton

1961 The Light That Failed (TV movie)
Dick Heldar

1961 Play of the Week (TV series)

– He Who Gets Slapped (1961)

1960 Shangri-La (TV movie)
Hugh Conway

1960 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Dr. George Ferguson

– Men in White (1960) … Dr. George Ferguson

1960 For the Love of Mike
Father Phelan

1960 Portrait in Black
Howard Mason

1957-1960 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
David Connelly / Lionel Amblin / Martin Lambert

– The Hiding Place (1960) … Martin Lambert

– A Dream of Treason (1960) … David Connelly

– So Soon to Die (1957) … Lionel Amblin

1960 5 Branded Women
Captain Eric Reinhardt

1959 Jons und Erdme
Wittkuhn, der Schmied

1959 The Ambitious One
George Rancourt

1958 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
David Manning

– Medal for Valor (1958) … David Manning

1958 Love and Troubles
Paolo Martelli

1958 The Brothers Karamazov
Ivan Karamazov

1957 Time Limit
Maj. Harry Cargill

1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Matt Donovan

– Mutiny on the Shark: Part 2 (1957) … Matt Donovan

– Mutiny on the Shark: Part 1 (1957) … Matt Donovan

1957 Miracles of Thursday
Martino

1956 Finger of Guilt
Reginald 'Reggie' Wilson

1956 Moby Dick
Ishmael

1956 The Extra Day
Joe Blake

1956 Canyon Crossroads
Larry Kendall

1955 Il bidone
Picasso

1955 Cartouche
Jacques de Maudy

1955 La vena d'oro
Ing. Stefano Manfredi

1954 Jailbirds
Dottor Stefano Luprandi

1954 La Strada
Il Matto - The Fool

1954 The Good Die Young
Joe Halsey

1954 Angels of Darkness
Bit Part

1954 La mano dello straniero
Joe Hamstringer

1953 Titanic
George Healey

1951 Decision Before Dawn
Lt. Dick Rennick

1951 Fixed Bayonets!
Cpl. Denno

1951 The House on Telegraph Hill
Alan Spender

1951 Fourteen Hours
Robert Cosick

1950 Outside the Wall
Larry Nelson

1949 Tension
Warren Quimby

1949 Reign of Terror
Maximilian Robespierre

1949 Roseanna McCoy
Mounts Hatfield

1948 He Walked by Night
Roy Martin / Roy Morgan

1947 Cry Wolf
James Caldwell Demarest

1947 Repeat Performance
William Williams

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Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)

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[asked how "Hamlet" compared with Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea] With [William Shakespeare] there's more character than an actor can ever plumb. But there's no greater challenge than making something out of nothing. See more »

Trivia:

Basehart's last work as an actor was doing the voice-over for the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. The day after finishing the recording he suffered the first of a series of fatal strokes. See more »

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Virgo

Richard Basehart (1914–1984)

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