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Time Limit -- An American army major faces a court-martial for collaborating with the enemy while he was a POW in Korea.
Twilight Zone: Season 5: Episode 9 -- Colonel Cook stranded on another planet with no hope for rescue meets a woman who is the sole survivor from another planet.
The House on Telegraph Hill -- Trailer for this film about a house of secrets and scandal
21 Hours at Munich -- Chilling account of events that shocked the world at the twentieth Olympics in Munich, West Germany, when a group of terrorists killed two Israeli team members and took nine others hostage, ending up in a bloody shootout at the airport.
Knight Rider: Season 1: Episode 17 -- Michael pursues an elusive counterfeiter in a supposedly crime-free community, but is thwarted in his efforts by local authorities.

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Date of Birth:
31 August 1914, Zanesville, Ohio, USA See more »
Date of Death:
17 September 1984, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »
Mini Biography:
Richard Basehart came to Hollywood in 1947, after beginning an acting... See more »
Trivia:
During the filming of Fourteen Hours (1951), Basehart's wife Stephanie was taken... See more »
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins See more »
NewsDesk:
(24 articles)
Contest: Win Titanic (1953) on Blu-ray
 (From MovieWeb. 16 January 2013, 7:26 AM, PST)
Trailers From Hell: DeCoteau on Grisly Grindhouse Film 'Mansion of the Doomed'
 (From Thompson on Hollywood. 19 December 2012, 11:25 AM, PST)
Movie Poster of the Week: “Assignment - Paris” and the Anselmo Ballester Posters of Märta Torén
 (From MUBI. 13 April 2012, 7:51 AM, PDT)

Filmography

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Actor - TV:
  1. "Knight Rider" .... Narrator - Opening Titles / ... (83 episodes, 1982-1986)
        - Voo Doo Knight (1986) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator - Opening Titles
        - Knight of the Rising Sun (1986) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator - Opening Titles
        - Fright Knight (1986) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator - Opening Titles
        - Knight Flight to Freedom (1986) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator - Opening Titles
        - Hills of Fire (1986) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator - Opening Titles
          (78 more)
  2. The Crowded Life (1983) (TV) .... Narrator
    ... aka "Eric Hoffer: The Crowded Life" - USA (long title)
  3. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Slade (1 episode, 1983)
        - The Turn of the Tide (1983) TV episode .... Slade
  4. "Mr. Merlin" .... Herbert Montrose (1 episode, 1981)
        - A Moment in Camelot (1981) TV episode .... Herbert Montrose
  5. "The Love Boat" .... Stan Ellis (1 episode, 1981)
        - Chef's Special/Beginning Anew/Kleinschmidt (1981) TV episode .... Stan Ellis
  6. "Masada" .... Narrator, Modern Day Scene (2 episodes, 1981)
        - Part IV (1981) TV episode (uncredited) .... Narrator, Modern Day Scene
        - Part I (1981) TV episode (uncredited) .... Narrator, Modern Day Scene
  7. "Vega$" .... J. Terrance Wainwright (1 episode, 1981)
        - Set Up (1981) TV episode .... J. Terrance Wainwright
  8. Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980) (TV) .... Johnny Hyde

  9. "Greatest Heroes of the Bible" .... Johtan (1 episode, 1979)
        - The Tower of Babel (1979) TV episode .... Johtan
  10. The Rebels (1979) (TV) .... Duke of Kentland
    ... aka "The Rebels: Part 2 of the Kent Family Chronicles" - USA (video title)
  11. "W.E.B." .... Gus Dunlap (5 episodes, 1978)
        - The Great Clowns (1978) TV episode .... Gus Dunlap
        - Walk a Velvet Tightrope (1978) TV episode .... Gus Dunlap
        - To Angelica with Love (1978) TV episode .... Gus Dunlap
        - Pilot: Part 2 (1978) TV episode .... Gus Dunlap
        - Pilot: Part 1 (1978) TV episode .... Gus Dunlap
  12. The Critical List (1978) (TV) .... Matt Kinsella
  13. "Once Upon a Classic" .... King Arthur (1 episode, 1978)
        - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1978) TV episode .... King Arthur
  14. "How the West Was Won" (1978) TV mini-series .... Col. Jerrod Flint (unknown episodes)
  15. Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? (1977) (TV) .... Elliott Osborn
  16. Flood! (1976) (TV) .... John Cutler
  17. 21 Hours at Munich (1976) (TV) .... Chancellor Willy Brandt
  18. Time Travelers (1976) (TV) .... Dr. Joshua Henderson (1871)
  19. "Little House on the Prairie" .... Hannibal Applewood (1 episode, 1976)
    ... aka "L.H.O.T.P." - International (English title) (informal short title)
    ... aka "Little House: A New Beginning" - USA (last season title)
        - Troublemaker (1976) TV episode .... Hannibal Applewood
  20. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Bishop Tim Farrow (1 episode, 1976)
        - Requiem for Murder (1976) TV episode .... Bishop Tim Farrow
  21. Valley Forge (1975) (TV) .... Gen. George Washington
    ... aka "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Valley Forge (#25.2)" - USA (anthology series)
  22. "Joe Forrester" (1 episode, 1975)
        - No Probable Cause (1975) TV episode
  23. "Medical Story" .... Dr. Charles Galpin (1 episode, 1975)
        - The God Syndrome (1975) TV episode .... Dr. Charles Galpin
  24. Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley (1975) (TV) .... George Latimer
  25. "Marcus Welby, M.D." .... Professor Andrew Kirkcastle / ... (2 episodes, 1974)
    ... aka "Robert Young, Family Doctor" - USA (new syndication title)
        - The Last Rip-Off (1974) TV episode .... Reece Sutton
        - A Full Life (1974) TV episode .... Professor Andrew Kirkcastle
  26. The First Woman President (1974) (TV)
  27. Maneater (1973) (TV) .... Carl Brenner
  28. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Murdock (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka "McGarrett" - USA (rerun title)
        - The Odd Lot Caper (1973) TV episode .... Murdock
  29. ...And Millions Die! (1973) (TV) .... Dr. Douglas Pruitt
    ... aka "And Millions Will Die" - USA (alternative title)
  30. "Columbo" .... Nicholas Frame (1 episode, 1972)
        - Dagger of the Mind (1972) TV episode .... Nicholas Frame
  31. The Bounty Man (1972) (TV) .... Angus Keough
  32. "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" .... Dr. McLayne (1 episode, 1972)
        - Is This Operation Necessary? (1972) TV episode .... Dr. McLayne
  33. Assignment: Munich (1972) (TV) .... Maj. Barney Caldwell
  34. The Death of Me Yet (1971) (TV) .... Robert Barnes
  35. The Birdmen (1971) (TV) .... Schiller
    ... aka "Colditz: Escape of the Birdmen" - USA (DVD title)
    ... aka "Operation Braindrain - Codename: Chessboard" - Europe (English title) (video title)
  36. They've Killed President Lincoln! (1971) (TV) .... Host/Narrator
  37. City Beneath the Sea (1971) (TV) .... The President
  38. "Gunsmoke" .... Captain Aron Sligo (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka "Marshal Dillon" - USA (rerun title)
        - Captain Sligo (1971) TV episode .... Captain Aron Sligo
  39. "Dan August" (1 episode, 1970)
        - Quadrangle for Death (1970) TV episode
  40. "Ironside" .... Noel Seymour (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka "The Raymond Burr Show" - USA (syndication title)
        - Noel's Gonna Fly (1970) TV episode .... Noel Seymour
  41. The Andersonville Trial (1970) (TV) .... Henry Wirz
  42. Sole Survivor (1970) (TV) .... Brig. Gen. Russell Hamner

  43. Hans Brinker (1969) (TV) .... Dr. Boekman
  44. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" .... Admiral Nelson / ... (110 episodes, 1964-1968)
        - No Way Back (1968) TV episode .... Adm. Harriman Nelson
        - The Death Clock (1968) TV episode .... Adm. Harriman Nelson
        - Edge of Doom (1968) TV episode .... Adm. Harriman Nelson
        - Attack! (1968) TV episode .... Adm. Harriman Nelson
        - Flaming Ice (1968) TV episode .... Adm. Harriman Nelson
          (105 more)
  45. "Lost in Space" .... Shakespeare-Reading Tape Recorder Voice (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Derelict (1965) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Shakespeare-Reading Tape Recorder Voice
  46. "Twilight Zone" .... Adam Cook (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka "The Twilight Zone" - USA (original title)
        - Probe 7, Over and Out (1963) TV episode .... Adam Cook
  47. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Miles Crawford / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
    ... aka "Hitchcock Hour" - Japan (English title)
        - Starring the Defense (1963) TV episode .... Miles Crawford
        - The Black Curtain (1962) TV episode .... Phillip Townsend
  48. "Arrest and Trial" .... Alexander Stafford (1 episode, 1963)
        - Inquest Into a Bleeding Heart (1963) TV episode .... Alexander Stafford
  49. "Ben Casey" .... Mark Cassidy (1 episode, 1963)
        - Light Up the Dark Corners (1963) TV episode .... Mark Cassidy
  50. "Combat!" .... Capt. Steiner (2 episodes, 1963)
        - The Long Way Home: Part 2 (1963) TV episode .... Capt. Steiner
        - The Long Way Home: Part 1 (1963) TV episode .... Capt. Steiner
  51. "The Dick Powell Theatre" .... Judge Zachary (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka "The Dick Powell Show" - USA (original title)
        - The Judge (1963) TV episode .... Judge Zachary
  52. "Route 66" .... Julian Roeback (1 episode, 1963)
        - You Can't Pick Cotton in Tahiti (1963) TV episode .... Julian Roeback
  53. "Naked City" .... Lester Bergson (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka "The Naked City" - USA (first season title)
        - Dust Devil on a Quiet Street (1962) TV episode .... Lester Bergson
  54. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1962)
        - D-Day (1962) TV episode .... Narrator
  55. "Theatre '62" (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Paradine Case (1962) TV episode
  56. The Paradine Case (1962) (TV) .... Anthony Keane
  57. "Rawhide" .... Tod Stone (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Black Sheep (1961) TV episode .... Tod Stone
  58. The Light That Failed (1961) (TV) .... Dick Heldar
  59. "Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1961)
        - He Who Gets Slapped (1961) TV episode
  60. Shangri-La (1960) (TV) .... Hugh Conway
    ... aka "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Shangri-La (#10.1)" - USA (anthology series)
  61. "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Dr. George Ferguson (1 episode, 1960)
        - Men in White (1960) TV episode .... Dr. George Ferguson
  62. "Playhouse 90" .... David Connelly / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1960)
        - The Hiding Place (1960) TV episode .... Martin Lambert
        - A Dream of Treason (1960) TV episode .... David Connelly
        - So Soon to Die (1957) TV episode .... Lionel Amblin

  63. "Zane Grey Theater" .... David Manning (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater" - USA (complete title)
    ... aka "The Westerners" - USA (rerun title)
        - Medal for Valor (1958) TV episode .... David Manning
  64. "Studio One in Hollywood" .... Matt Donovan (2 episodes, 1957)
    ... aka "Studio One" - USA (original title)
    ... aka "Studio One Summer Theatre" - USA (summer title)
    ... aka "Summer Theatre" - USA (summer title)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Studio One" - USA (alternative title)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" - USA (summer title)
        - Mutiny on the Shark: Part 2 (1957) TV episode .... Matt Donovan
        - Mutiny on the Shark: Part 1 (1957) TV episode .... Matt Donovan
Actor:
  1. Being There (1979) .... Vladimir Skrapinov
  2. The Great Bank Hoax (1978) .... Manny Benchly
    ... aka "Shenanigans" - USA (alternative title)
  3. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) .... Sayer of the Law
  4. Mansion of the Doomed (1976) .... Dr. Leonard Chaney
    ... aka "Eyes of the Living Dead" - Philippines (English title)
  5. Rage (1972) .... Dr. Roy Caldwell
  6. Chato's Land (1972) .... Nye Buell

  7. Love Is a Funny Thing (1969) .... Acteur - cameo appearance
    ... aka "Un homme qui me plaît" - France (original title)
  8. Giotto (1969) (voice) .... Narrator
  9. The Satan Bug (1965) .... Dr. Gregor Hoffman
  10. Kings of the Sun (1963) .... Ah Min
  11. The Savage Guns (1962) .... Steve Fallon
    ... aka "Tierra brutal" - USA (original title)
  12. Hitler (1962) .... Adolf Hitler
    ... aka "Women of Nazi Germany" - USA (reissue title)
  13. Passport to China (1961) .... Don Benton
    ... aka "Visa to Canton" - UK (original title)
  14. For the Love of Mike (1960) .... Father Phelan
  15. Portrait in Black (1960) .... Howard Mason
  16. 5 Branded Women (1960) .... Captain Eric Reinhardt
    ... aka "Five Branded Women" - UK (dubbed version), USA (dubbed version)

  17. Jons und Erdme (1959) .... Wittkuhn, der Schmied
  18. The Ambitious One (1959) .... George Rancourt
    ... aka "L'ambitieuse" - France (original title)
    ... aka "The Climbers" - USA (TV title)
    ... aka "The Restless and the Damned" - USA
  19. Love and Troubles (1958) .... Paolo Martelli
    ... aka "Amore e guai" - Italy (original title)
  20. The Brothers Karamazov (1958) .... Ivan Karamazov
  21. Time Limit (1957) .... Maj. Harry Cargill
  22. Miracles of Thursday (1957) .... Martino
    ... aka "Los jueves, milagro" - Spain (original title)
  23. Finger of Guilt (1956) .... Reginald 'Reggie' Wilson
    ... aka "The Intimate Stranger" - UK (original title)
  24. Moby Dick (1956) .... Ishmael
    ... aka "Herman Melville's Moby Dick" - USA (complete title)
  25. The Extra Day (1956) .... Joe Blake
    ... aka "12 Desperate Hours" - USA (theatrical title)
  26. Canyon Crossroads (1956) .... Larry Kendall
  27. Il bidone (1955) .... Picasso
  28. Cartouche (1955) .... Jacques de Maudy
    ... aka "Le avventure di Cartouche" - Italy (original title)
  29. La vena d'oro (1955) .... Ing. Stefano Manfredi
    ... aka "Golden Vein" - International (English title) (informal literal title)
  30. Jailbirds (1954) .... Dottor Stefano Luprandi
    ... aka "Avanzi di galera" - Italy (original title)
  31. La Strada (1954) .... Il Matto - The Fool
    ... aka "La strada" - Italy (original title)
  32. The Good Die Young (1954) .... Joe Halsey
  33. Angels of Darkness (1954) .... Bit Part
    ... aka "Donne proibite" - Italy (original title)
  34. La mano dello straniero (1954) .... Joe Hamstringer
  35. Titanic (1953) .... George Healey
  36. Decision Before Dawn (1951) .... Lt. Dick Rennick
  37. Fixed Bayonets! (1951) .... Cpl. Denno
  38. The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) .... Alan Spender
  39. Fourteen Hours (1951) .... Robert Cosick
  40. Outside the Wall (1950) .... Larry Nelson

  41. Tension (1949) .... Warren Quimby
  42. Reign of Terror (1949) .... Maximilian Robespierre
    ... aka "The black book" - USA (subtitle)
  43. Roseanna McCoy (1949) .... Mounts Hatfield
  44. He Walked by Night (1948) .... Roy Martin / Roy Morgan
  45. Cry Wolf (1947) .... James Caldwell Demarest
  46. Repeat Performance (1947) .... William Williams
Director:
  1. Treasure Galleons (1973) (TV)
Self - TV:
  1. "National Geographic Specials" .... Narrator (2 episodes, 1975-1982)
        - Egypt: Quest for Eternity (1982) TV episode .... Narrator
        - This Britain: Heritage of the Sea (1975) TV episode .... Narrator
  2. "The Ten Thousand Day War" (1980) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator

  3. National Geographic: The Invisible World (1979) (TV) .... Narrator

  4. The Natural History of Our World: The Time of Man (1969) (TV) .... Narrator
  5. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (1968) (TV) .... Narrator
  6. A Nation of Immigrants (1967) (TV) .... (narrator)
  7. Korea: The 38th Parallel (1965) (TV) .... Narrator
  8. France: Conquest to Liberation (1965) (TV) .... Narrator
  9. Japan: A New Dawn Over Asia - Japan in the 20th Century (1965) (TV) .... Narrator
  10. Prelude to War: Beginning of World War II (1965) (TV) .... Narrator
  11. Let My People Go: The Story of Israel (1965) (TV) .... Narrator
    ... aka "Let My People Go" - USA (alternative title)
  12. Specials for United Artists: Trial at Nuremberg (1964) (TV) .... Narrator
  13. A Thousand Days: A Tribute to John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1964) (TV) .... Narrator
  14. Specials for United Artists: The Battle of Britain (1964) (TV) .... Narrator
  15. Specials for United Artists: Berlin - Kaiser to Khrushchev (1964) (TV) .... Narrator
  16. Specials for United Artists: The Rise and Fall of American Communism (1964) (TV) .... Narrator
  17. Specials for United Artists: The American Woman in the 20th Century (1963) (TV) .... Narrator
  18. Specials for United Artists: Ten Seconds That Shook the World (1963) (TV) .... Narrator
  19. Specials for United Artists: The Yanks Are Coming (1963) (TV) .... Narrator
  20. Specials for United Artists: December 7th - The Day of Infamy (1963) (TV) .... Narrator
  21. Escape to Freedom (1963) (TV) .... Narrator
  22. D-Day June 6, 1944 (1962) (TV) .... Narrator
  23. "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
        - Episode dated 13 October 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself

  24. "What's My Line" .... Himself - Celebrity Challenger (1 episode, 1953)
        - Episode dated 1 November 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - Celebrity Challenger
Self:
  1. The Challenge of Change (1984) (voice) .... Narrator
  2. Bix: 'Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet' (1981) (voice) .... Narrator

  3. Where Jesus Walked (1978) (voice) .... Narrator

  4. Four Days in November (1964) (voice) .... Narrator
  5. The Yanks Are Coming (1963) .... Himself - Narrator
Archive Footage:
  1. The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Cpl. Denno
  2. The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  3. Knight Rider 2000 (1991) (TV) (uncredited) .... Wilton Knight - Flashback sequence

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