Richard Basehart
Richard Basehart
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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 5.995
Birthday 1914-08-13
Place of Birth Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Also Known As Ричард Бейсхарт, Ричард Бэйзхарт, John Richard Basehart,
La Strada
1954

La Strada

Being There
1979

Being There

Moby Dick
1956

Moby Dick

Decision Before Dawn
1951

Decision Before Dawn

He Walked by Night
1949

He Walked by Night

The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977

The Island of Dr. Moreau

Tension
1949

Tension

Reign of Terror
1949

Reign of Terror

The Satan Bug
1965

The Satan Bug

They've Killed President Lincoln!
1971

They've Killed President Lincoln!

Mansion of the Doomed
1976

Mansion of the Doomed

The House on Telegraph Hill
1951

The House on Telegraph Hill

The Swindle
1955

The Swindle

Repeat Performance
1947

Repeat Performance

The Brothers Karamazov
1958

The Brothers Karamazov

Cry Wolf
1947

Cry Wolf

Titanic
1953

Titanic

Time Limit
1957

Time Limit

The Good Die Young
1954

The Good Die Young

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
1982

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

Portrait in Black
1960

Portrait in Black

Fixed Bayonets!
1951

Fixed Bayonets!

City Beneath the Sea
1971

City Beneath the Sea

Kings of the Sun
1963

Kings of the Sun

Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

21 Hours at Munich
1976

21 Hours at Munich

Fourteen Hours
1951

Fourteen Hours

Outside the Wall
1950

Outside the Wall

Sole Survivor
1970

Sole Survivor

Canyon Crossroads
1955

Canyon Crossroads

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

Finger of Guilt
1956

Finger of Guilt

Miracles of Thursday
1957

Miracles of Thursday

Rage
1972

Rage

Hitler
1962

Hitler

Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
1975

Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley

The Great Bank Hoax
1978

The Great Bank Hoax

The Savage Guns
1961

The Savage Guns

The Rebels
1979

The Rebels

Four Days In November
1964

Four Days In November

Flood!
1977

Flood!

Cartouche
1955

Cartouche

Hans Brinker
1969

Hans Brinker

Visa to Canton
1960

Visa to Canton

The Birdmen
1973

The Birdmen

Roseanna McCoy
1949

Roseanna McCoy

The Extra Day
1956

The Extra Day

Let My People Go: The Story of Israel
1965

Let My People Go: The Story of Israel

Marilyn: The Untold Story
1980

Marilyn: The Untold Story

The Yanks Are Coming
1963

The Yanks Are Coming

The Death of Me Yet
1971

The Death of Me Yet

Maneater
1973

Maneater

The Stranger's Hand
1954

The Stranger's Hand

Jons und Erdme
1959

Jons und Erdme

The Andersonville Trial
1970

The Andersonville Trial

Five Branded Women
1960

Five Branded Women

Jailbirds
1954

Jailbirds

Love Is a Funny Thing
1969

Love Is a Funny Thing

Land of Celtic Ghosts
1979

Land of Celtic Ghosts

Knight Rider: Halloween Knight
1985

Knight Rider: Halloween Knight

The Golden Vein
1955

The Golden Vein

Love and Troubles
1958

Love and Troubles

Time Travelers
1976

Time Travelers

Assignment: Munich
1972

Assignment: Munich

The Ambitious One
1959

The Ambitious One

...And Millions Die!
1973

...And Millions Die!

For the Love of Mike
1960

For the Love of Mike

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
1968

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

The Bounty Man
1972

The Bounty Man

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1978

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Chato's Land
1972

Chato's Land

Valley Forge
1975

Valley Forge

Trial at Nuremberg
1964

Trial at Nuremberg

Planet Mars
1979

Planet Mars

Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
1977

Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?

Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
1982

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

Egypt: Quest for Eternity
1982

Egypt: Quest for Eternity