Biography
Richard Basehart
Acting
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 cla…
Career works
111
Movies
78
Series
33
Career average
6.8/10
Birth date
08/31/1914
Place of birth
Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Date of death
09/17/1984
Filmography highlights
Movies
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002 · 5.8
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
1982 · 9.0
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
1982 · 5.0
Egypt: Quest for Eternity
1982 · 6.8
Marilyn: The Untold Story
1980 · 6.9
Being There
1979 · 7.6
Land of Celtic Ghosts
1979
Planet Mars
1979
The Great Bank Hoax
1978 · 5.1
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1978 · 7.0
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977 · 5.7
Flood!
1977 · 5.1
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
1977 · 9.0
21 Hours at Munich
1976 · 6.3
Mansion of the Doomed
1976 · 6.3
Series
Knight Rider
1982 · 7.5
Mr. Merlin
1981 · 5.3
Masada
1981 · 7.0
The Rebels
1979 · 10.0
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · 6.8
Vega$
1978 · 7.0
The Critical List
1978 · 9.0
The Love Boat
1977 · 6.3
How the West Was Won
1977 · 7.0
Joe Forrester
1975 · 7.0
Medical Story
1975 · 5.0
Little House on the Prairie
1974 · 7.9
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · 7.0
Columbo
1971 · 8.1
Dan August
1970 · 7.2