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Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart

Known for: Acting

Born: August 31, 1914

Died: September 17, 1984

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…

Known for

Decision Before Dawn
Decision Before Dawn
1951
He Walked by Night
He Walked by Night
1949
Tension
Tension
1949
They've Killed President Lincoln!
They've Killed President Lincoln!
1971
Mansion of the Doomed
Mansion of the Doomed
1976
The House on Telegraph Hill
The House on Telegraph Hill
1951
Fixed Bayonets!
Fixed Bayonets!
1951
Outside the Wall
Outside the Wall
1950
Canyon Crossroads
Canyon Crossroads
1955
The Intimate Stranger
The Intimate Stranger
1956
Miracles of Thursday
Miracles of Thursday
1957
Hitler
Hitler
1962
The Great Bank Hoax
The Great Bank Hoax
1978
The Savage Guns
The Savage Guns
1961
Four Days In November
Four Days In November
1964
Cartouche
Cartouche
1955
Visa to Canton
Visa to Canton
1960
The Extra Day
The Extra Day
1956
Let My People Go: The Story of Israel
Let My People Go: The Story of Israel
1965
The Yanks Are Coming
1963
Jailbirds
1954
Land of Celtic Ghosts
Land of Celtic Ghosts
1979
Assignment: Munich
Assignment: Munich
1972
...and millions will die!
...and millions will die!
1973
For the Love of Mike
For the Love of Mike
1960
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
1968
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1978
Valley Forge
Valley Forge
1975
Trial at Nuremberg
Trial at Nuremberg
1964
Planet Mars
Planet Mars
1979
Egypt: Quest for Eternity
Egypt: Quest for Eternity
1982
The First Woman President
The First Woman President
1974
So Soon to Die
So Soon to Die
1957
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
1956
Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror
1949
The Satan Bug
The Satan Bug
1965
Time Limit
Time Limit
1957
The Good Die Young
The Good Die Young
1954
Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours
1951
Sole Survivor
Sole Survivor
1970
Rage
Rage
1972
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
1975
Hans Brinker
Hans Brinker
1969
Marilyn: The Untold Story
Marilyn: The Untold Story
1980
The Golden Vein
The Golden Vein
1955
Love and Troubles
Love and Troubles
1958
The Ambitious One
The Ambitious One
1959
The Bounty Man
The Bounty Man
1972
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
1982
La Strada
La Strada
1954
The Swindle
The Swindle
1955
Portrait in Black
Portrait in Black
1960
The Birdmen
The Birdmen
1973
Maneater
Maneater
1973
Jons und Erdme
Jons und Erdme
1959
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
1960
Cry Wolf
Cry Wolf
1947
Kings of the Sun
Kings of the Sun
1963
Flood!
Flood!
1977
The Death of Me Yet
The Death of Me Yet
1971
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
1977
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977
Repeat Performance
Repeat Performance
1947
21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich
1976
The Stranger's Hand
The Stranger's Hand
1954
The Andersonville Trial
The Andersonville Trial
1970
Time Travelers
Time Travelers
1976
Being There
Being There
1979
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov
1958
Roseanna McCoy
Roseanna McCoy
1949
Titanic
Titanic
1953
Five Branded Women
Five Branded Women
1960
City Beneath the Sea
City Beneath the Sea
1971
Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls
Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls
1967
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
1982
Love Is a Funny Thing
Love Is a Funny Thing
1969
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002
Chato's Land
Chato's Land
1972
Columbo
Columbo
1971
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
1974
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
1977
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Knight Rider
Knight Rider
1982
Route 66
Route 66
1960
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Naked City
Naked City
1958
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial
1963
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
1955
Studio One
Studio One
1948
Combat!
Combat!
1962
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Rawhide
Rawhide
1959
Vega$
Vega$
1978
Mr. Merlin
Mr. Merlin
1981
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
1961
W.E.B.
1978
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Joe Forrester
Joe Forrester
1975
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
1959
National Geographic Specials
National Geographic Specials
1965
Ironside
Ironside
1967
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
The Critical List
The Critical List
1978
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
1977
Dan August
Dan August
1970
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Masada
Masada
1981
The Rebels
The Rebels
1979
Medical Story
Medical Story
1975