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Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart

Acting·1914–1984·76 films

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.

Filmography

La Strada
La Strada (1954)Il 'Matto'
Being There
Being There (1979)Vladimir Skrapinov
Moby Dick
Moby Dick (1956)Ishmael
The Swindle
The Swindle (1955)Carlo
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)Sayer of the Law
Chato's Land
Chato's Land (1972)Nye Buell
Titanic
Titanic (1953)George S. Headley
He Walked by Night
He Walked by Night (1949)Roy Martin / Roy Morgan
The House on Telegraph Hill
The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)Alan Spender
The Satan Bug
The Satan Bug (1965)Dr. Gregor Hoffman
Tension
Tension (1949)Warren Quimby
Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror (1949)Maximilian Robespierre
Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours (1951)Robert Cosick
Love Is a Funny Thing
Love Is a Funny Thing (1969)Acteur
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov (1958)Ivan Karamazov
Kings of the Sun
Kings of the Sun (1963)Ah Min
Decision Before Dawn
Decision Before Dawn (1951)Lt. Dick Rennick
Repeat Performance
Repeat Performance (1947)William Williams
Fixed Bayonets!
Fixed Bayonets! (1951)Cpl. Denno
The Good Die Young
The Good Die Young (1954)Joe Halsey
Mansion of the Doomed
Mansion of the Doomed (1976)Dr. Leonard Chaney
Miracles of Thursday
Miracles of Thursday (1957)Martino
Cry Wolf
Cry Wolf (1947)James Caldwell Demarest
Time Limit
Time Limit (1957)Maj. Harry Cargill
Portrait in Black
Portrait in Black (1960)Howard Mason
Rage
Rage (1972)Dr. Roy Caldwell
Sole Survivor
Sole Survivor (1970)Brig. Gen. Russell Hamner
21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich (1976)Willy Brandt
Five Branded Women
Five Branded Women (1960)Eric Reinhardt
Hitler
Hitler (1962)Adolf Hitler
City Beneath the Sea
City Beneath the Sea (1971)The President
Time Travelers
Time Travelers (1976)Dr. Joshua Henderson (1871)
Flood!
Flood! (1977)John Cutler
Outside the Wall
Outside the Wall (1950)Larry Nelson
Visa to Canton
Visa to Canton (1960)Don Benton
The Intimate Stranger
The Intimate Stranger (1956)Reginald 'Reggie' Wilson
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix (1982)Wilton Knight
The Birdmen
The Birdmen (1973)Schiller
Love and Troubles
Love and Troubles (1958)Paolo Martelli
Four Days In November
Four Days In November (1964)Narrator (voice)
Roseanna McCoy
Roseanna McCoy (1949)Mounts Hatfield
The Great Bank Hoax
The Great Bank Hoax (1978)Manny Benchly
Hans Brinker
Hans Brinker (1969)Dr. Boeker
The Andersonville Trial
The Andersonville Trial (1970)Henry Wirz
The Stranger's Hand
The Stranger's Hand (1954)Joe Hamstringer
The Extra Day
The Extra Day (1956)Joe Blake
Marilyn: The Untold Story
Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)Johnny Hyde
...and millions will die!
...and millions will die! (1973)Dr Douglas Pruitt
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley (1975)George Latimer
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002)Cpl. Denno (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Death of Me Yet
The Death of Me Yet (1971)Robert Barnes
The Savage Guns
The Savage Guns (1961)Steve Fallon
The Bounty Man
The Bounty Man (1972)Angus Keough
Egypt: Quest for Eternity
Egypt: Quest for Eternity (1982)Narrator (Self)
Cartouche
Cartouche (1955)Il conte Jacques de Maudy
Canyon Crossroads
Canyon Crossroads (1955)Larry Kendall
The Golden Vein
The Golden Vein (1955)Ing. Stefano Manfredi
The Ambitious One
The Ambitious One (1959)George Rancourt
For the Love of Mike
For the Love of Mike (1960)Father Phelan
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (1968)Narrator
Valley Forge
Valley Forge (1975)Gen. Washington
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? (1977)Elliott Osborn
Maneater
Maneater (1973)Carl Brenner
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1978)King Arthur
Trial at Nuremberg
Trial at Nuremberg (1964)Narrator
Jons und Erdme
Jons und Erdme (1959)Wittkuhn
Assignment: Munich
Assignment: Munich (1972)Maj. Barney Caldwell
Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls
Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet (1982)Self
So Soon to Die
So Soon to Die (1957)Lionel Amblin
The First Woman President
The First Woman President (1974)Woodrow Wilson
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place (1960)Martin Lambert
Planet Mars
Planet Mars (1979)Narrator
Land of Celtic Ghosts
Land of Celtic Ghosts (1979)Himself
Let My People Go: The Story of Israel
Let My People Go: The Story of Israel (1965)Narrator (voice)
They've Killed President Lincoln!
They've Killed President Lincoln! (1971)Host / Narrator