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Richard Basehart (1914–1984)

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Richard Basehart came to Hollywood in 1947, after beginning an acting career on Broadway. He made his mark in the gritty film-noir classic He Walked by Night, among others, and proved his versatility in several international productions, most notably in Federico Fellini's poignant masterpiece La Strada. See full bio »

Born:

John Richard Basehart
in Zanesville, Ohio, USA

Died:

(age 70) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Richard Basehart in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Still of Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart and Friedrich von Ledebur in Moby Dick Still of Richard Basehart in Moby Dick
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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)
See all 83 episodes »
 
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/Kleinschmidt/New Beginnings (1981) … Stan Ellis
 
1981 Masada (TV mini-series)
Narrator
 
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 Love Is a Funny Thing
Acteur - cameo appearance
 
1969 Hans Brinker (TV movie)
Dr. Boekman
 
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 DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Narrator
– D-Day (1962) … Narrator
 
1962 Hitler
Adolf Hitler
 
1962 The Paradine Case (TV movie)
Anthony Keane
 
1961 The Savage Guns
Steve Fallon
 
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)
Conway
– Men in White (1960) … Conway
 
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
Capt. 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 Canyon Crossroads
Larry Kendall
 
1956 The Extra Day
Joe Blake
 
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
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1973 Treasure Galleons (TV movie)
 
Show ShowSelf (28 titles)
1984 The Challenge of Change (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1975-1982 National Geographic Specials (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Egypt: Quest for Eternity (1982) … Narrator
– This Britain: Heritage of the Sea (1975) … Narrator
 
1981 Bix: 'Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet' (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1980 The Ten Thousand Day War (TV mini-series documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1979 National Geographic: The Invisible World (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1978 Where Jesus Walked (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1969 The Natural History of Our World: The Time of Man (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1968 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1967 A Nation of Immigrants (TV documentary)
(narrator)
 
1965 Korea: The 38th Parallel (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1965 France: Conquest to Liberation (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1965 Japan: A New Dawn Over Asia - Japan in the 20th Century (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1965 Prelude to War: Beginning of World War II (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1965 Let My People Go: The Story of Israel (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1964 Specials for United Artists: Trial at Nuremberg (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1964 A Thousand Days: A Tribute to John Fitzgerald Kennedy (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1964 Four Days in November (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1964 Specials for United Artists: The Battle of Britain (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1964 Specials for United Artists: Berlin - Kaiser to Khrushchev (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1964 Specials for United Artists: The Rise and Fall of American Communism (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1963 Specials for United Artists: The American Woman in the 20th Century (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1963 Specials for United Artists: Ten Seconds That Shook the World (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1963 Specials for United Artists: The Yanks Are Coming (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1963 Specials for United Artists: December 7th - The Day of Infamy (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1963 Escape to Freedom (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1962 D-Day June 6, 1944 (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1961 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 October 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
1953 What's My Line (TV series)
Himself - Celebrity Challenger
– Episode dated 1 November 1953 (1953) … Himself - Celebrity Challenger
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2002 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (TV documentary)
Cpl. Denno (uncredited)
 
1995 The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Knight Rider 2000 (TV movie)
Wilton Knight - Flashback sequence (uncredited)
 

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Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Nothing irritates me more than actors who take all the money and then complain about how terribly limited TV is. That kind of talk only reflects on them. See more »

Trivia:

When he heard that that director Bretaigne Windust wanted an authentic Scotsman for the lead role in the Broadway production "The Hasty Heart", Basehart managed to effect a very convincing burr and won the part. For his portrayal of Cpl. MacLachlan, Basehart also went on to win the 1945 New York Critic's Award as the most promising actor of the year. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo