Richard Basehart

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 clan in Roseanna McCoy (1949), as Ishmael in Moby Dick (1956), and in the drama Decision Before Dawn (1951). He was…

Filmography

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The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller ★ 5.8 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller 2002 Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet ★ 9.0 Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet 1982 Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix ★ 5.0 Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix 1982 Knight Rider ★ 7.5 Knight Rider 1982 Egypt: Quest for Eternity ★ 6.8 Egypt: Quest for Eternity 1982 Mr. Merlin ★ 5.3 Mr. Merlin 1981 Masada ★ 7.0 Masada 1981 Marilyn: The Untold Story ★ 6.9 Marilyn: The Untold Story 1980 Being There ★ 7.6 Being There 1979 Land of Celtic Ghosts Land of Celtic Ghosts 1979 The Rebels ★ 10.0 The Rebels 1979 Tales of the Unexpected ★ 6.8 Tales of the Unexpected 1979 Planet Mars Planet Mars 1979 The Great Bank Hoax ★ 5.1 The Great Bank Hoax 1978 Vega$ ★ 7.0 Vega$ 1978 W.E.B. ★ 6.0 W.E.B. 1978 The Critical List ★ 9.0 The Critical List 1978 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court ★ 7.0 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 1978 The Love Boat ★ 6.3 The Love Boat 1977 The Island of Dr. Moreau ★ 5.7 The Island of Dr. Moreau 1977 Flood! ★ 5.1 Flood! 1977 How the West Was Won ★ 7.0 How the West Was Won 1977 Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? ★ 9.0 Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? 1977 21 Hours at Munich ★ 6.3 21 Hours at Munich 1976 Mansion of the Doomed ★ 6.3 Mansion of the Doomed 1976 Time Travelers ★ 6.3 Time Travelers 1976 Valley Forge ★ 7.0 Valley Forge 1975 Joe Forrester ★ 7.0 Joe Forrester 1975 Medical Story ★ 5.0 Medical Story 1975 Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley ★ 5.3 Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley 1975 Little House on the Prairie ★ 7.9 Little House on the Prairie 1974 The First Woman President The First Woman President 1974 Maneater ★ 7.0 Maneater 1973 The Birdmen ★ 7.7 The Birdmen 1973 ...and millions will die! ★ 5.2 ...and millions will die! 1973 Rage ★ 6.7 Rage 1972 The Bounty Man ★ 6.3 The Bounty Man 1972 The Streets of San Francisco ★ 7.0 The Streets of San Francisco 1972 Chato's Land ★ 6.5 Chato's Land 1972 Assignment: Munich ★ 8.0 Assignment: Munich 1972 The Death of Me Yet ★ 7.5 The Death of Me Yet 1971 Columbo ★ 8.1 Columbo 1971 City Beneath the Sea ★ 4.5 City Beneath the Sea 1971 They've Killed President Lincoln! They've Killed President Lincoln! 1971 Dan August ★ 7.2 Dan August 1970 The Andersonville Trial ★ 7.2 The Andersonville Trial 1970 Sole Survivor ★ 6.5 Sole Survivor 1970 Hans Brinker ★ 6.9 Hans Brinker 1969 Love Is a Funny Thing ★ 6.3 Love Is a Funny Thing 1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. ★ 6.6 Marcus Welby, M.D. 1969 Hawaii Five-O ★ 7.2 Hawaii Five-O 1968 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich ★ 9.0 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich 1968 Ironside ★ 6.9 Ironside 1967 Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls ★ 8.0 Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls 1967 National Geographic Specials ★ 7.1 National Geographic Specials 1965 The Satan Bug ★ 6.1 The Satan Bug 1965 Let My People Go: The Story of Israel Let My People Go: The Story of Israel 1965 Trial at Nuremberg ★ 7.0 Trial at Nuremberg 1964 Four Days In November ★ 6.4 Four Days In November 1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ★ 7.8 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1964 Kings of the Sun ★ 6.1 Kings of the Sun 1963 The Yanks Are Coming ★ 10.0 The Yanks Are Coming 1963 Arrest and Trial ★ 8.3 Arrest and Trial 1963 Combat! ★ 7.8 Combat! 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ★ 7.8 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1962 Hitler ★ 5.8 Hitler 1962 The Savage Guns ★ 5.0 The Savage Guns 1961 Ben Casey ★ 5.9 Ben Casey 1961 Visa to Canton ★ 5.0 Visa to Canton 1960 Route 66 ★ 6.7 Route 66 1960 For the Love of Mike ★ 6.0 For the Love of Mike 1960 Portrait in Black ★ 5.7 Portrait in Black 1960 Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place 1960 Five Branded Women ★ 6.1 Five Branded Women 1960 The Ambitious One ★ 7.8 The Ambitious One 1959 The Twilight Zone ★ 8.5 The Twilight Zone 1959 Jons und Erdme ★ 9.0 Jons und Erdme 1959 Rawhide ★ 7.2 Rawhide 1959 Love and Troubles ★ 6.3 Love and Troubles 1958 Naked City ★ 5.7 Naked City 1958