

Richard Basehart
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
31 Aug 1914
Age
112 Years
Born In
Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Total Projects
115
Years Active
57 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

movie
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)

movie
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as Cpl. Denno (archive footage) (uncredited)

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

movie
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
as Wilton Knight

tv
Knight Rider
Knight Rider
as Wilton Knight

movie
Egypt: Quest for Eternity
Egypt: Quest for Eternity
as Narrator (Self)

tv
Mr. Merlin
Mr. Merlin

tv
Masada
Masada
as Modern-Day Narrator (voice, uncredited)

movie
Marilyn: The Untold Story
Marilyn: The Untold Story
as Johnny Hyde

movie
Being There
Being There
as Vladimir Skrapinov

movie
Land of Celtic Ghosts
Land of Celtic Ghosts
as Himself

tv
The Rebels
The Rebels
as Duke of Kentland

tv
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Slade

movie
Planet Mars
Planet Mars
as Narrator

movie
The Great Bank Hoax
The Great Bank Hoax
as Manny Benchly

tv
Vega$
Vega$

tv
W.E.B.
W.E.B.

tv
The Critical List
The Critical List
as Matt Kinsella

movie
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as King Arthur

tv
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Stan Ellis

movie
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau
as Sayer of the Law

movie
Flood!
Flood!
as John Cutler

tv
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
as Colonel Flint

movie
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
as Elliott Osborn

movie
21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich
as Willy Brandt

movie
Mansion of the Doomed
Mansion of the Doomed
as Dr. Leonard Chaney

movie
Time Travelers
Time Travelers
as Dr. Joshua Henderson (1871)

movie
Valley Forge
Valley Forge

tv
Joe Forrester
Joe Forrester

tv
Medical Story
Medical Story
as Dr. Charles Galpin

movie
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
as George Latimer

tv
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
as Hannibal Applewood

movie
The First Woman President
The First Woman President
as Woodrow Wilson

movie
Maneater
Maneater
as Carl Brenner

movie
The Birdmen
The Birdmen
as Schiller

movie
...And Millions Die!
...And Millions Die!
as Dr Douglas Pruitt

movie
Rage
Rage
as Dr. Roy Caldwell

movie
The Bounty Man
The Bounty Man
as Angus Keough

tv
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
as Bishop Tim Farrow

movie
Chato's Land
Chato's Land
as Nye Buell

movie
Assignment: Munich
Assignment: Munich
as Maj. Barney Caldwell

movie
The Death of Me Yet
The Death of Me Yet
as Robert Barnes

tv
Columbo
Columbo
as Nicholas Framer

movie
City Beneath the Sea
City Beneath the Sea
as The President

movie
They've Killed President Lincoln!
They've Killed President Lincoln!
as Host / Narrator

tv
Dan August
Dan August
as Prof. Theodore Rye

movie
The Andersonville Trial
The Andersonville Trial
as Henry Wirz

movie
Sole Survivor
Sole Survivor
as Brig. Gen. Russell Hamner

movie
Hans Brinker
Hans Brinker
as Dr. Boeker

movie
Love Is a Funny Thing
Love Is a Funny Thing
as Acteur

tv
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Professor Andrew Kirkcastle

tv
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Reece Sutton

tv
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Murdock

movie
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
as Narrator

tv
Ironside
Ironside
as Noel Seymour

movie
Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls
Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls

tv
National Geographic Specials
National Geographic Specials
as Narrator (voice)

movie
The Satan Bug
The Satan Bug
as Dr. Gregor Hoffman

movie
Let My People Go: The Story of Israel
Let My People Go: The Story of Israel
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Trial at Nuremberg
Trial at Nuremberg
as Narrator

movie
Four Days In November
Four Days In November
as Narrator (voice)

tv
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Adm. Harriman Nelson

movie
Kings of the Sun
Kings of the Sun
as Ah Min

movie
The Yanks Are Coming
The Yanks Are Coming
as Narrator (voice)

tv
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial

tv
Combat!
Combat!
as Capt. Steiner

tv
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Philip Townsend

tv
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Miles Crawford

movie
Hitler
Hitler
as Adolf Hitler

movie
The Savage Guns
The Savage Guns
as Steve Fallon

tv
Ben Casey
Ben Casey

movie
Visa to Canton
Visa to Canton
as Don Benton

tv
Route 66
Route 66

movie
For the Love of Mike
For the Love of Mike
as Father Phelan

movie
Portrait in Black
Portrait in Black
as Howard Mason

movie
The Hiding Place
The Hiding Place
as Martin Lambert

movie
Five Branded Women
Five Branded Women
as Eric Reinhardt

movie
The Ambitious One
The Ambitious One
as George Rancourt

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Adam Cook

movie
Jons und Erdme
Jons und Erdme
as Wittkuhn

tv
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Tod Stone

movie
Love and Troubles
Love and Troubles
as Paolo Martelli

tv
Naked City
Naked City
as Lester Bergson

movie
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov
as Ivan Karamazov

movie
Time Limit
Time Limit
as Maj. Harry Cargill

movie
Miracles of Thursday
Miracles of Thursday
as Martino

movie
So Soon to Die
So Soon to Die
as Lionel Amblin

tv
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as David Manning

movie
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
as Ishmael

movie
The Intimate Stranger
The Intimate Stranger
as Reginald 'Reggie' Wilson

movie
The Extra Day
The Extra Day
as Joe Blake

movie
The Swindle
The Swindle
as Carlo

movie
The Golden Vein
The Golden Vein
as Ing. Stefano Manfredi

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Captain Aron Sligo

movie
Cartouche
Cartouche
as Il conte Jacques de Maudy

movie
Canyon Crossroads
Canyon Crossroads
as Larry Kendall

movie
La Strada
La Strada
as Il 'Matto'

movie
Jailbirds
Jailbirds
as Doctor Stefano Luprandi

movie
The Good Die Young
The Good Die Young
as Joe Halsey

movie
The Stranger's Hand
The Stranger's Hand
as Joe Hamstringer

movie
Titanic
Titanic
as George S. Headley

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Conway

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as General Washington

movie
Decision Before Dawn
Decision Before Dawn
as Lt. Dick Rennick

movie
Fixed Bayonets!
Fixed Bayonets!
as Cpl. Denno

movie
The House on Telegraph Hill
The House on Telegraph Hill
as Alan Spender

movie
Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours
as Robert Cosick

movie
Outside the Wall
Outside the Wall
as Larry Nelson

movie
Tension
Tension
as Warren Quimby

movie
Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror
as Maximilian Robespierre

movie
Roseanna McCoy
Roseanna McCoy
as Mounts Hatfield

movie
He Walked by Night
He Walked by Night
as Roy Martin / Roy Morgan

tv
Studio One
Studio One
as Matt Donovan

movie
Cry Wolf
Cry Wolf
as James Caldwell Demarest

movie
Repeat Performance
Repeat Performance
as William Williams