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Richard Basehart

Bio: 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
Born: Thu, Aug 13 1914
Birthplace: Zanesville, Ohio, USA

Death: Mon, Sep 17 1984
Richard Basehart is 70 years old
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Poster of Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Richard Basehart would have been no older than
70 in Los Angeles Plays Itself
as 'Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)'.
Wed, Jul 28 2004
Poster of The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
Richard Basehart would have been no older than
70 in The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as 'Cpl. Denno (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Tue, Jul 02 2002
Poster of Knight Rider: Halloween Knight
Knight Rider: Halloween Knight
Richard Basehart would have been no older than
70 in Knight Rider: Halloween Knight
as 'Narrator'.
Sun, Jul 14 1985
Poster of Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
Richard Basehart was
68 in Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
as 'Self'.
Sat, Dec 25 1982
Poster of Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
Richard Basehart was
68 in Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
as 'Wilton Knight'.
Sun, Sep 26 1982
Poster of Egypt: Quest for Eternity
Egypt: Quest for Eternity
Richard Basehart was
67 in Egypt: Quest for Eternity
as 'Narrator (Self)'.
Sat, Mar 06 1982
Poster of Marilyn: The Untold Story
Marilyn: The Untold Story
Richard Basehart was
66 in Marilyn: The Untold Story
as 'Johnny Hyde'.
Mon, Nov 10 1980
Poster of Being There
Being There
Richard Basehart was
65 in Being There
as 'Vladimir Skrapinov'.
Wed, Dec 19 1979
Poster of Land of Celtic Ghosts
Land of Celtic Ghosts
Richard Basehart was
65 in Land of Celtic Ghosts
as 'Himself'.
Mon, Oct 15 1979
Poster of The Rebels
The Rebels
Richard Basehart was
64 in The Rebels
as 'Duke of Kentland'.
Mon, May 14 1979
Poster of Planet Mars
Planet Mars
Richard Basehart was
64 in Planet Mars
as 'Narrator'.
Mon, Jan 01 1979
Poster of The Great Bank Hoax
The Great Bank Hoax
Richard Basehart was
64 in The Great Bank Hoax
as 'Manny Benchly'.
Wed, Nov 01 1978
Poster of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Richard Basehart was
63 in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as 'King Arthur'.
Tue, May 23 1978
Poster of The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Richard Basehart was
62 in The Island of Dr. Moreau
as 'Sayer of the Law'.
Wed, Jul 13 1977
Poster of Flood!
Flood!
Richard Basehart was
62 in Flood!
as 'John Cutler'.
Sun, Jun 05 1977
Poster of Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
Richard Basehart was
62 in Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
as 'Elliott Osborn'.
Sun, Jan 16 1977
Poster of 21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich
Richard Basehart was
62 in 21 Hours at Munich
as 'Willy Brandt'.
Sat, Dec 25 1976
Poster of Mansion of the Doomed
Mansion of the Doomed
Richard Basehart was
62 in Mansion of the Doomed
as 'Dr. Leonard Chaney'.
Fri, Oct 01 1976
Poster of Time Travelers
Time Travelers
Richard Basehart was
61 in Time Travelers
as 'Dr. Joshua Henderson (1871)'.
Fri, Mar 19 1976
Poster of Valley Forge
Valley Forge
Richard Basehart was
61 in Valley Forge
Wed, Dec 03 1975
Poster of Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
Richard Basehart was
60 in Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
as 'George Latimer'.
Sun, Jan 12 1975
Poster of Maneater
Maneater
Richard Basehart was
59 in Maneater
as 'Carl Brenner'.
Sun, Dec 09 1973
Poster of The Birdmen
The Birdmen
Richard Basehart was
59 in The Birdmen
as 'Schiller'.
Thu, Nov 08 1973
Poster of ...And Millions Die!
...And Millions Die!
Richard Basehart was
58 in ...And Millions Die!
as 'Dr Douglas Pruitt'.
Mon, Jan 01 1973
Poster of Rage
Rage
Richard Basehart was
58 in Rage
as 'Dr. Roy Caldwell'.
Wed, Nov 22 1972
Poster of The Bounty Man
The Bounty Man
Richard Basehart was
58 in The Bounty Man
as 'Angus Keough'.
Tue, Oct 31 1972
Poster of Chato's Land
Chato's Land
Richard Basehart was
57 in Chato's Land
as 'Nye Buell'.
Thu, May 25 1972
Poster of Assignment: Munich
Assignment: Munich
Richard Basehart was
57 in Assignment: Munich
as 'Maj. Barney Caldwell'.
Sun, Apr 30 1972
Poster of The Death of Me Yet
The Death of Me Yet
Richard Basehart was
57 in The Death of Me Yet
as 'Robert Barnes'.
Tue, Oct 26 1971
Poster of City Beneath the Sea
City Beneath the Sea
Richard Basehart was
56 in City Beneath the Sea
as 'The President'.
Fri, Jul 16 1971
Poster of They've Killed President Lincoln!
They've Killed President Lincoln!
Richard Basehart was
56 in They've Killed President Lincoln!
as 'Host / Narrator'.
Fri, Feb 12 1971
Poster of The Andersonville Trial
The Andersonville Trial
Richard Basehart was
55 in The Andersonville Trial
as 'Henry Wirz'.
Sun, May 17 1970
Poster of Sole Survivor
Sole Survivor
Richard Basehart was
55 in Sole Survivor
as 'Brig. Gen. Russell Hamner'.
Fri, Jan 09 1970
Poster of Hans Brinker
Hans Brinker
Richard Basehart was
55 in Hans Brinker
as 'Dr. Boeker'.
Sun, Dec 14 1969
Poster of Love Is a Funny Thing
Love Is a Funny Thing
Richard Basehart was
55 in Love Is a Funny Thing
as 'Acteur'.
Fri, Dec 12 1969
Poster of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
Richard Basehart was
53 in The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
as 'Narrator'.
Wed, Mar 06 1968
Poster of The Satan Bug
The Satan Bug
Richard Basehart was
50 in The Satan Bug
as 'Dr. Gregor Hoffman'.
Fri, Mar 26 1965
Poster of Let My People Go: The Story of Israel
Let My People Go: The Story of Israel
Richard Basehart was
50 in Let My People Go: The Story of Israel
as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Fri, Jan 01 1965
Poster of Trial at Nuremberg
Trial at Nuremberg
Richard Basehart was
50 in Trial at Nuremberg
as 'Narrator'.
Wed, Dec 09 1964
Poster of Four Days In November
Four Days In November
Richard Basehart was
50 in Four Days In November
as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Wed, Oct 07 1964
Poster of Kings of the Sun
Kings of the Sun
Richard Basehart was
49 in Kings of the Sun
as 'Ah Min'.
Wed, Dec 18 1963
Poster of The Yanks Are Coming
The Yanks Are Coming
Richard Basehart was
49 in The Yanks Are Coming
as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Mon, Nov 04 1963
Poster of Hitler
Hitler
Richard Basehart was
47 in Hitler
as 'Adolf Hitler'.
Wed, Mar 21 1962
Poster of The Savage Guns
The Savage Guns
Richard Basehart was
47 in The Savage Guns
as 'Steve Fallon'.
Wed, Nov 01 1961
Poster of Visa to Canton
Visa to Canton
Richard Basehart was
46 in Visa to Canton
as 'Don Benton'.
Mon, Dec 26 1960
Poster of For the Love of Mike
For the Love of Mike
Richard Basehart was
46 in For the Love of Mike
as 'Father Phelan'.
Sun, Aug 28 1960
Poster of Portrait in Black
Portrait in Black
Richard Basehart was
45 in Portrait in Black
as 'Howard Mason'.
Wed, Jul 27 1960
Poster of Five Branded Women
Five Branded Women
Richard Basehart was
45 in Five Branded Women
as 'Eric Reinhardt'.
Tue, Mar 15 1960
Poster of The Ambitious One
The Ambitious One
Richard Basehart was
45 in The Ambitious One
as 'George Rancourt'.
Wed, Oct 14 1959
Poster of Jons und Erdme
Jons und Erdme
Richard Basehart was
44 in Jons und Erdme
as 'Wittkuhn'.
Wed, Mar 04 1959
Poster of Love and Troubles
Love and Troubles
Richard Basehart was
44 in Love and Troubles
as 'Paolo Martelli'.
Fri, Dec 19 1958
Poster of The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov
Richard Basehart was
43 in The Brothers Karamazov
as 'Ivan Karamazov'.
Thu, Feb 20 1958
Poster of Time Limit
Time Limit
Richard Basehart was
43 in Time Limit
as 'Maj. Harry Cargill'.
Wed, Oct 23 1957
Poster of Miracles of Thursday
Miracles of Thursday
Richard Basehart was
43 in Miracles of Thursday
as 'Martino'.
Thu, Aug 22 1957
Poster of Moby Dick
Moby Dick
Richard Basehart was
41 in Moby Dick
as 'Ishmael'.
Wed, Jun 27 1956
Poster of Finger of Guilt
Finger of Guilt
Richard Basehart was
41 in Finger of Guilt
as 'Reginald 'Reggie' Wilson'.
Fri, Jun 01 1956
Poster of The Extra Day
The Extra Day
Richard Basehart was
41 in The Extra Day
as 'Joe Blake'.
Sun, Jan 01 1956
Poster of The Swindle
The Swindle
Richard Basehart was
41 in The Swindle
as 'Picasso'.
Fri, Oct 07 1955
Poster of The Golden Vein
The Golden Vein
Richard Basehart was
41 in The Golden Vein
as 'Ing. Stefano Manfredi'.
Fri, Sep 30 1955
Poster of Cartouche
Cartouche
Richard Basehart was
40 in Cartouche
as 'Il conte Jacques de Maudy'.
Fri, Jul 01 1955
Poster of Canyon Crossroads
Canyon Crossroads
Richard Basehart was
40 in Canyon Crossroads
as 'Larry Kendall'.
Sat, Jan 01 1955
Poster of La Strada
La Strada
Richard Basehart was
40 in La Strada
as 'Il 'Matto''.
Thu, Sep 23 1954
Poster of Jailbirds
Jailbirds
Richard Basehart was
40 in Jailbirds
as 'Doctor Stefano Luprandi'.
Sat, Sep 18 1954
Poster of The Good Die Young
The Good Die Young
Richard Basehart was
39 in The Good Die Young
as 'Joe Halsey'.
Tue, Mar 02 1954
Poster of The Stranger's Hand
The Stranger's Hand
Richard Basehart was
39 in The Stranger's Hand
as 'Joe Hamstringer'.
Wed, Jan 20 1954
Poster of Titanic
Titanic
Richard Basehart was
38 in Titanic
as 'George S. Headley'.
Sat, Apr 11 1953
Poster of Decision Before Dawn
Decision Before Dawn
Richard Basehart was
37 in Decision Before Dawn
as 'Lt. Dick Rennick'.
Fri, Dec 21 1951
Poster of Fixed Bayonets!
Fixed Bayonets!
Richard Basehart was
37 in Fixed Bayonets!
as 'Cpl. Denno'.
Wed, Nov 21 1951
Poster of The House on Telegraph Hill
The House on Telegraph Hill
Richard Basehart was
36 in The House on Telegraph Hill
as 'Alan Spender'.
Sat, May 12 1951
Poster of Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours
Richard Basehart was
36 in Fourteen Hours
as 'Robert Cosick'.
Sun, Apr 01 1951
Poster of Outside the Wall
Outside the Wall
Richard Basehart was
35 in Outside the Wall
as 'Larry Nelson'.
Wed, Feb 08 1950
Poster of Tension
Tension
Richard Basehart was
35 in Tension
as 'Warren Quimby'.
Fri, Nov 25 1949
Poster of Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror
Richard Basehart was
35 in Reign of Terror
as 'Maximilian Robespierre'.
Sat, Oct 15 1949
Poster of Roseanna McCoy
Roseanna McCoy
Richard Basehart was
35 in Roseanna McCoy
as 'Mounts Hatfield'.
Wed, Oct 12 1949
Poster of He Walked by Night
He Walked by Night
Richard Basehart was
34 in He Walked by Night
as 'Roy Martin / Roy Morgan'.
Sun, Feb 06 1949
Poster of Cry Wolf
Cry Wolf
Richard Basehart was
33 in Cry Wolf
as 'James Caldwell Demarest'.
Tue, Aug 19 1947
Poster of Repeat Performance
Repeat Performance
Richard Basehart was
32 in Repeat Performance
as 'William Williams'.
Thu, May 22 1947

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages
Poster of Knight Rider
Knight Rider
Richard Basehart was
68+ in Knight Rider
as 'Wilton Knight'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 26 1982
Poster of Mr. Merlin
Mr. Merlin
Richard Basehart was
67+ in Mr. Merlin
First Air Date
Wed, Oct 07 1981
Poster of Masada
Masada
Richard Basehart was
66+ in Masada
as 'Narrator'.
First Air Date
Sun, Apr 05 1981
Poster of Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
Richard Basehart was
64+ in Tales of the Unexpected
as 'Slade'.
First Air Date
Sat, Mar 24 1979
Poster of Vega$
Vega$
Richard Basehart was
64+ in Vega$
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 20 1978
Poster of W.E.B.
W.E.B.
Richard Basehart was
64+ in W.E.B.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 13 1978
Poster of The Critical List
The Critical List
Richard Basehart was
64+ in The Critical List
as 'Matt Kinsella'.
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 11 1978
Poster of The Love Boat
The Love Boat
Richard Basehart was
63+ in The Love Boat
as 'Stan Ellis'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 24 1977
Poster of Joe Forrester
Joe Forrester
Richard Basehart was
61+ in Joe Forrester
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 09 1975
Poster of Medical Story
Medical Story
Richard Basehart was
61+ in Medical Story
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 04 1975
Poster of Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
Richard Basehart was
60+ in Little House on the Prairie
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 11 1974
Poster of The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
Richard Basehart was
58+ in The Streets of San Francisco
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 23 1972
Poster of Columbo
Columbo
Richard Basehart was
57+ in Columbo
as 'Nicholas Framer'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 15 1971
Poster of Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Richard Basehart was
55+ in Marcus Welby, M.D.
as 'Professor Andrew Kirkcastle'.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 23 1969
Poster of Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
Richard Basehart was
54+ in Hawaii Five-O
as 'Murdock'.
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1968
Poster of Ironside
Ironside
Richard Basehart was
52+ in Ironside
as 'Noel Seymour'.
First Air Date
Tue, Mar 28 1967
Poster of National Geographic Specials
National Geographic Specials
Richard Basehart was
51+ in National Geographic Specials
as 'Narrator (voice)'.
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 10 1965
Poster of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Richard Basehart was
50+ in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as 'Adm. Harriman Nelson'.
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 14 1964
Poster of Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial
Richard Basehart was
49+ in Arrest and Trial
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 15 1963
Poster of Combat!
Combat!
Richard Basehart was
48+ in Combat!
as 'Capt. Steiner'.
First Air Date
Tue, Oct 02 1962
Poster of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Richard Basehart was
48+ in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as 'Philip Townsend, Miles Crawford'.
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 20 1962
Poster of Ben Casey
Ben Casey
Richard Basehart was
47+ in Ben Casey
First Air Date
Mon, Oct 02 1961
Poster of Route 66
Route 66
Richard Basehart was
46+ in Route 66
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 07 1960
Poster of The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
Richard Basehart was
45+ in The Twilight Zone
as 'Adam Cook'.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1959
Poster of Rawhide
Rawhide
Richard Basehart was
44+ in Rawhide
as 'Tod Stone'.
First Air Date
Fri, Jan 09 1959
Poster of Naked City
Naked City
Richard Basehart was
44+ in Naked City
as 'Lester Bergson'.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 30 1958
Poster of Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Richard Basehart was
42+ in Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as 'David Manning'.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1956
Poster of Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Richard Basehart was
41+ in Gunsmoke
as 'Captain Aron Sligo'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1955
Poster of Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Richard Basehart was
37+ in Hallmark Hall of Fame
as 'Conway, General Washington'.
First Air Date
Mon, Dec 24 1951
Poster of Studio One
Studio One
Richard Basehart was
34+ in Studio One
as 'Matt Donovan'.
First Air Date
Sun, Nov 07 1948