Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart

Acting
🎂 1914-08-31 (70 years old at death)
✝️ 1984-09-17
📍 Zanesville, Ohio, USA
👤 Male
🎬 78 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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 McCo ...
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Filmography (78 movies)

Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002
as Cpl. Denno (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
1982
as Self
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
1982
as Wilton Knight
Egypt: Quest for Eternity
Egypt: Quest for Eternity
1982
as Narrator (Self)
Marilyn: The Untold Story
Marilyn: The Untold Story
1980
as Johnny Hyde
Being There
Being There
1979
as Vladimir Skrapinov
Land of Celtic Ghosts
Land of Celtic Ghosts
1979
as Himself
Planet Mars
Planet Mars
1979
as Narrator
The Great Bank Hoax
The Great Bank Hoax
1978
as Manny Benchly
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1978
as King Arthur
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977
as Sayer of the Law
Flood!
Flood!
1977
as John Cutler
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
1977
as Elliott Osborn
21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich
1976
as Willy Brandt
Mansion of the Doomed
Mansion of the Doomed
1976
as Dr. Leonard Chaney
Time Travelers
Time Travelers
1976
as Dr. Joshua Henderson (1871)
Valley Forge
Valley Forge
1975
 Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
1975
as George Latimer
The First Woman President
The First Woman President
1974
as Woodrow Wilson
Maneater
Maneater
1973
as Carl Brenner
The Birdmen
The Birdmen
1973
as Schiller
...And Millions Die!
...And Millions Die!
1973
as Dr Douglas Pruitt
Rage
Rage
1972
as Dr. Roy Caldwell
The Bounty Man
The Bounty Man
1972
as Angus Keough
Chato's Land
Chato's Land
1972
as Nye Buell
Assignment: Munich
Assignment: Munich
1972
as Maj. Barney Caldwell
The Death of Me Yet
The Death of Me Yet
1971
as Robert Barnes
City Beneath the Sea
City Beneath the Sea
1971
as The President
They've Killed President Lincoln!
They've Killed President Lincoln!
1971
as Host / Narrator
The Andersonville Trial
The Andersonville Trial
1970
as Henry Wirz
Sole Survivor
Sole Survivor
1970
as Brig. Gen. Russell Hamner
Hans Brinker
Hans Brinker
1969
as Dr. Boeker
Love Is a Funny Thing
Love Is a Funny Thing
1969
as Acteur
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
1968
as Narrator
Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls
Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls
1967
 The Satan Bug
The Satan Bug
1965
as Dr. Gregor Hoffman
Let My People Go: The Story of Israel
Let My People Go: The Story of Israel
1965
as Narrator (voice)
Trial at Nuremberg
Trial at Nuremberg
1964
as Narrator
Four Days In November
Four Days In November
1964
as Narrator (voice)
Kings of the Sun
Kings of the Sun
1963
as Ah Min
Hitler
Hitler
1962
as Adolf Hitler
The Savage Guns
The Savage Guns
1961
as Steve Fallon
Visa to Canton
Visa to Canton
1960
as Don Benton
For the Love of Mike
For the Love of Mike
1960
as Father Phelan
Portrait in Black
Portrait in Black
1960
as Howard Mason
The Hiding Place
The Hiding Place
1960
as Martin Lambert
Five Branded Women
Five Branded Women
1960
as Eric Reinhardt
The Ambitious One
The Ambitious One
1959
as George Rancourt
Jons und Erdme
Jons und Erdme
1959
as Wittkuhn
Love and Troubles
Love and Troubles
1958
as Paolo Martelli
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov
1958
as Ivan Karamazov
Time Limit
Time Limit
1957
as Maj. Harry Cargill
Miracles of Thursday
Miracles of Thursday
1957
as Martino
So Soon to Die
So Soon to Die
1957
as Lionel Amblin
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
1956
as Ishmael
The Intimate Stranger
The Intimate Stranger
1956
as Reginald 'Reggie' Wilson
The Extra Day
The Extra Day
1956
as Joe Blake
The Swindle
The Swindle
1955
as Carlo
The Golden Vein
The Golden Vein
1955
as Ing. Stefano Manfredi
Cartouche
Cartouche
1955
as Il conte Jacques de Maudy
Canyon Crossroads
Canyon Crossroads
1955
as Larry Kendall
La Strada
La Strada
1954
as Il 'Matto'
Jailbirds
Jailbirds
1954
as Doctor Stefano Luprandi
The Good Die Young
The Good Die Young
1954
as Joe Halsey
The Stranger's Hand
The Stranger's Hand
1954
as Joe Hamstringer
Titanic
Titanic
1953
as George S. Headley
Decision Before Dawn
Decision Before Dawn
1951
as Lt. Dick Rennick
Fixed Bayonets!
Fixed Bayonets!
1951
as Cpl. Denno
The House on Telegraph Hill
The House on Telegraph Hill
1951
as Alan Spender
Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours
1951
as Robert Cosick
Outside the Wall
Outside the Wall
1950
as Larry Nelson
Tension
Tension
1949
as Warren Quimby
Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror
1949
as Maximilian Robespierre
Roseanna McCoy
Roseanna McCoy
1949
as Mounts Hatfield
He Walked by Night
He Walked by Night
1949
as Roy Martin / Roy Morgan
Cry Wolf
Cry Wolf
1947
as James Caldwell Demarest
Repeat Performance
Repeat Performance
1947
as William Williams