Richard Basehart (1914–1984)

Actor | Director | Additional Crew

Despite many a powerful performance, this actor's actor never quite achieved the stardom he ...

Born: August 31, 1914
Died: September 17, 1984 (age 70)

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Filmography

Known For

Moby Dick Ishmael (1956)
La Strada The Fool (1954)
Fourteen Hours Robert Cosick (1951)
Known For

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Adm. Harriman Nelson / Admiral Nelson / Adm. Nelson / Admiral Harriman Nelson / Adm. Nelson puppet / Capt. Seamus O'Hara Nelson (1964-1968)
Actor

Knight Rider Narrator - Opening Titles (1982-1986)
The Crowded Life Narrator (1983)
Tales of the Unexpected Slade (1983)
Mr. Merlin Herbert Montrose (1981)
The Love Boat Stan Ellis (1981)
Masada Narrator, Modern Day Scene (1981)
Vega$ J. Terrance Wainwright (1981)
Marilyn: The Untold Story Johnny Hyde (1980)
The Christmas Songs (1979)
Being There Vladimir Skrapinov (1979)
Greatest Heroes of the Bible Johtan (1979)
The Rebels Duke of Kentland (1979)
W.E.B. Gus Dunlap (1978)
The Critical List Matt Kinsella (1978)
Once Upon a Classic King Arthur (1978)
How the West Was Won Colonel Flint (1978)
The Great Bank Hoax Manny Benchly (1977)
The Island of Dr. Moreau Sayer of the Law (1977)
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? Elliott Osborn (1977)
Flood John Cutler (1976)
21 Hours at Munich Chancellor Willy Brandt (1976)
Mansion of the Doomed Dr. Leonard Chaney (1976)
Time Travelers Dr. Joshua Henderson (1871) (1976)
Little House on the Prairie Hannibal Applewood (1976)
The Streets of San Francisco Bishop Tim Farrow (1976)
Valley Forge Gen. George Washington (1975)
Joe Forrester Al Morgan (1975)
Medical Story Dr. Charles Galpin (1975)
The American Parade Lambdin Milligan (1975)
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley George Latimer (1975)
Marcus Welby, M.D. Reece Sutton (1974)
The First Woman President Woodrow Wilson (1974)
Maneater Carl Brenner (1973)
...And Millions Die! Dr. Douglas Pruitt (1973)
Hawaii Five-O Murdock (1973)
Columbo Nicholas Frame (1972)
Rage Dr. Roy Caldwell (1972)
The Bounty Man Angus Keough (1972)
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Dr. Stephen McLayne (1972)
Chato's Land Nye Buell (1972)
Assignment: Munich Maj. Barney Caldwell (1972)
The Death of Me Yet Robert Barnes (1971)
The Birdmen Schiller (1971)
They've Killed President Lincoln! Host / Narrator (1971)
City Beneath the Sea the President (1971)
Gunsmoke Captain Aron Sligo (1971)
Dan August Prof. Theodore Rye (1970)
Ironside Noel Seymour (1970)
The Andersonville Trial Henry Wirz (1970)
Sole Survivor Brig. Gen. Russell Hamner (1970)
Hans Brinker Dr. Boekman (1969)
Love Is a Funny Thing Acteur - cameo appearance (1969)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Adm. Harriman Nelson (1964-1968)
Lost in Space Shakespeare-Reading Tape Recorder Voice (1965)
The Satan Bug Dr. Gregor Hoffman (1965)
Kings of the Sun Ah Min (1963)
The Twilight Zone Adam Cook (1963)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Miles Crawford (1962-1963)
Arrest and Trial Alexander Stafford (1963)
Ben Casey Mark Cassidy (1963)
Combat! Capt. Steiner (1963)
The Dick Powell Theatre Judge Zachary (1963)
Route 66 Julian Roebuck (1963)
Naked City Lester Bergson (1962)
The Savage Guns Steve Fallon (1962)
The DuPont Show of the Week Narrator (1962)
Hitler Adolf Hitler (1962)
Theatre '62 Anthony Keane (1962)
The Paradine Case Anthony Keane (1962)
Rawhide Tod Stone (1961)
The Light That Failed Dick Heldar (1961)
Play of the Week Stranger (1961)
Passport to China Don Benton (1960)
Shangri-La Hugh Conway (1960)
The DuPont Show of the Month Dr. George Ferguson (1960)
For the Love of Mike Father Francis Phelan (1960)
Portrait in Black Howard Mason (1960)
Playhouse 90 Martin Lambert (1957-1960)
5 Branded Women Capt. Eric Reinhardt (1960)
Jons und Erdme Wittkuhn, der Schmied (1959)
The Restless and the Damned George Rancourt (1959)
Zane Grey Theater David Manning (1958)
Love and Troubles Paolo Martelli (1958)
The Brothers Karamazov Ivan Karamazov (1958)
Time Limit Maj. Harry Cargill (1957)
Studio One in Hollywood Matt Donovan (1957)
Miracles of Thursday Martino (1957)
Finger of Guilt Reggie Wilson (1956)
Moby Dick Ishmael (1956)
The Extra Day Joe Blake (1956)
Il Bidone Raul detto Picasso (1955)
Cartouche Il conte Jacques de Maudy (1955)
La vena d'oro Ing. Stefano Manfredi (1955)
Canyon Crossroads Larry Kendall (1955)
Jailbirds Dottor Stefano Luprandi (1954)
La Strada The Fool (1954)
The Good Die Young Joe (1954)
Angels of Darkness Bit Part (1954)
The Stranger's Hand Joe Hamstringer (1954)
Titanic George Healey (1953)
Decision Before Dawn Lt. Dick Rennick (1951)
Fixed Bayonets! Cpl. Denno (1951)
The House on Telegraph Hill Alan Spender (1951)
Fourteen Hours Robert Cosick (1951)
Side Street Bank Teller (1950)
Outside the Wall Larry Nelson (1950)
Tension Warren Quimby (1949)
Roseanna McCoy Mounts Hatfield (1949)
Reign of Terror Maximilian Robespierre (1949)
He Walked by Night Roy Martin / Roy Morgan (1948)
Cry Wolf James Demarest (1947)
Actor

Repeat Performance William Williams (1947)
Director

Treasure Galleons (1973)
Archive footage

Fellini degli spiriti (2020)
The Making of the President: The 1960s (2011)
Knight Rider: Under the Hood - 'Knight Rider' Season 1 DVD (2004)
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002)
The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (1995)
Archive footage

Knight Rider 2000 (1991)
V.I.P.-Schaukel (1976)
Additional Crew

The Turning Point (1977)

Videos

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award.

Another 3 wins.

Did You Know

Was understandably distraught, when his second wife, Italian actress Valentina Cortese, left him and moved back to Italy with their young son, Jackie Basehart. Close friend Warren Stevens, concerned for Basehart's well-being, got him an apartment ...