Richard Basehart
Amiral Harimann Nelson in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Birth name : John Richard Basehart
Birth date : 1914/08/31
Date of death : 1984/09/17 (70 years old)
Birth place : Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Height: 1.75 m
Biography for Richard Basehart
Richard Basehart came to Hollywood in 1947 after starting his acting career in Broadway.
He started in the cinema in black films like "He Walked by Night" and notably filmed in "La Strada" by Fellini.
He participated in various TV series like "Columbo", "Gunsmoke" or "Joe Forrester" and shared the show with David Hedison in the series "Voyage to the bottom of the seas" by Irwin Allen.
Richard Basehart was an American actor who played in many films and television series during his long career. He was born on August 17, 1914 in Zanesville in Ohio, and died on September 17, 1984 in Los Angeles, California.
Basehart began his acting career in the 1940s, playing in theater productions in New York. He then made his cinema debut in 1945 in the film "The House On 92nd Street". His performance was noticed by criticism, and he was quickly propelled to the rank of Hollywood star.
During his career, Basehart played in a variety of genres, ranging from adventure films to science fiction films through dramatic films. He was particularly noticed for his performances in the films "Le Faucon Maltais" (1941) by John Huston, "Les chained" (1946) by Alfred Hitchcock, and "Twenty thousand leagues under the seas" (1954) by Richard Fleischer .
Basehart was also very active in television series, especially in the 1950s and 1960s. He played in series such as "the fourth dimension", "the invaders" and "travel to the bottom of the seas". In this last series, he played the role of Commander Lee Crane, a character who earned him international recognition.
In addition to his acting career, Basehart was also a film producer. He produced several films during his career, including "the fourth dimension" and "travels to the bottom of the seas".
Despite his success in the film industry, Basehart had difficult times in his personal life. He suffered from a serious depression in the mid -1960s, which disrupted his career. He died in 1984 at the age of 70 of a heart attack.
In summary, Richard Basehart was an American actor known for his performances in many films and television series during his long career. His career was successful, but he has also gone through difficult times, especially due to mental health problems.
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Filmography
| Title | Role |
|---|---|
| Knight Rider | Narrator |
| The Crowded Life (1983) (TV) | Narrator |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Slade (1 episode, 1983) |
| Mr. Merlin | Herbert Montrose (1 episode, 1981) |
| The Love Boat | Stan Ellis (1 episode, 1981) |
| Masada (1981) TV mini-series | Narrator |
| Vega$ | J. Terrance Wainwright (1 episode, 1981) |
| Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980) (TV) | Johnny Hyde |
| Being There (1979) | Vladimir Skrapinov |
| Greatest Heroes of the Bible | Johtan (1 episode, 1979) |
| The Rebels (1979) (TV) | Duke of Kentland |
| The Great Bank Hoax (1978) | Emanuel Benchley |
| W.E.B. | Gus Dunlap (5 episodes, 1978) |
| The Critical List (1978) (TV) | Matt Kinsella |
| Once Upon a Classic | King Arthur (1 episode, 1978) |
| How the West Was Won (1978) TV mini-series | Col. Jerrod Flint |
| The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) | Sayer of the Law |
| Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? (1977) (TV) | Elliott Osborn |
| Flood! (1976) (TV) | John Cutler |
| 21 Hours at Munich (1976) (TV) | Chancellor Willy Brandt |
| Mansion of the Doomed (1976) | Dr. Leonard Chaney |
| Time Travelers (1976) (TV) | Dr. Joshua Henderson (1871) |
| Little House on the Prairie | Hannibal Applewood (1 episode, 1976) |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Bishop Tim Farrow (1 episode, 1976) |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Gen. George Washington / ... (2 episodes, 1975) |
| Joe Forrester (1 episode, 1975) | |
| Medical Story | Dr. Charles Galpin (1 episode, 1975) |
| Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley (1975) (TV) | George Latimer |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Mr. Sutton / ... (2 episodes, 1974) |
| The First Woman President (1974) (TV) | |
| Maneater (1973) (TV) | Carl Brenner |
| Hawaii Five-O | Donald Murdock, Sr. (1 episode, 1973) |
| ...And Millions Die! (1973) (TV) | Dr. Douglas Pruitt |
| Columbo | Nicholas Frame (1 episode, 1972) |
| Rage (1972) | Dr. Roy Caldwell |
| The Bounty Man (1972) (TV) | Angus Keough |
| The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Dr. McLayne (1 episode, 1972) |
| Chato's Land (1972) | Nye Buell |
| Assignment: Munich (1972) (TV) | Maj. Barney Caldwell |
| The Death of Me Yet (1971) (TV) | Robert Barnes |
| The Birdmen (1971) (TV) | Schiller |
| They've Killed President Lincoln (1971) (TV) | Host/Narrator |
| City Beneath the Sea (1971) (TV) | The President |
| Gunsmoke | Captain Aron Sligo (1 episode, 1971) |
| Dan August (1 episode, 1970) | |
| Ironside | Noel Seymour (1 episode, 1970) |
| The Andersonville Trial (1970) (TV) | Capt. Henry Wirz |
| Sole Survivor (1970) (TV) | Brig. Gen. Russell Hamner |
| Un homme qui me plaît (1969) (uncredited) | Actor |
| Hans Brinker (1969) (TV) | Dr. Boekman |
| Giotto (1969) (voice) | Narrator |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Admiral Nelson / ... (110 episodes, 1964-1968) |
| Lost in Space | Shakespeare-Reading Tape Recorder Voice (1 episode, 1965) |
| The Satan Bug (1965) | Dr. Gregor Hoffman |
| Kings of the Sun (1963) | Ah Min |
| The Twilight Zone | Adam Cook (1 episode, 1963) |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | David Webber / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963) |
| Arrest and Trial | Alexander Stafford (1 episode, 1963) |
| Ben Casey | Mark Cassidy (1 episode, 1963) |
| Combat! | Capt. Steiner (2 episodes, 1963) |
| The Dick Powell Show | Judge Zachary (1 episode, 1963) |
| Route 66 | Julian Roeback (1 episode, 1963) |
| Naked City | Ben (1 episode, 1962) |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Narrator (1 episode, 1962) |
| Hitler (1962) | Adolph Hitler |
| The Paradine Case (1962) (TV) | Anthony Keane |
| Tierra brutal (1961) | Steve Fallon |
| Rawhide | Tod Stone (1 episode, 1961) |
| Visa to Canton (1961) | Don Benton |
| The Light That Failed (1961) (TV) | Dick Heldar |
| Play of the Week (1 episode, 1961) | |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Conway (1 episode, 1960) |
| For the Love of Mike (1960) | Father Phelan |
| Portrait in Black (1960) | Howard Mason |
| Playhouse 90 | David Connelly / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1960) |
| 5 Branded Women (1960) | Capt. Reinhardt |
| Jons und Erdme (1959) | Wittkuhn, der Schmied |
| L'ambitieuse (1959) | George Rancourt |
| Zane Grey Theater | David Manning (1 episode, 1958) |
| The Brothers Karamazov (1958) | Ivan Karamazov |
| Amore e guai (1958) | Paolo Martelli |
| Time Limit (1957) | Maj. Harry Cargill |
| Studio One | Matt Donovan (2 episodes, 1957) |
| Los jueves, milagro (1957) | Martino |
| The Intimate Stranger (1956) | Reginald 'Reggie' Wilson |
| Moby Dick (1956) | Ishmael |
| The Extra Day (1956) | Joe Blake |
| Il bidone (1955) | Picasso |
| La vena d'oro (1955) | Ing. Stefano Manfredi |
| Canyon Crossroads (1955) | Larry Kendall |
| Avanzi di galera (1954) | Dottor Stefano Luprandi |
| La strada (1954) | Il Matto |
| The Good Die Young (1954) | Joe Halsey |
| Donne proibite (1954) | Bit Part |
| La mano dello straniero (1954) | Joe Hamstringer |
| Le avventure di Cartouche (1954) | Jacques de Maudy |
| Titanic (1953) | George Headley |
| Decision Before Dawn (1951) | Lt. Dick Rennick |
| Fixed Bayonets! (1951) | Cpl. Denno |
| The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) | Alan Spender |
| Fourteen Hours (1951) | Robert Cosick |
| Outside the Wall (1950) | Larry Nelson |
| Tension (1949) | Warren Quimby |
| Reign of Terror (1949) | Maximilian Robespierre |
| Roseanna McCoy (1949) | Mounts Hatfield |
| He Walked by Night (1948) | Roy Martin / Roy Morgan |
| Cry Wolf (1947) | James Caldwell Demarest |
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