Richard Basehart

Actor

Born: August 31, 1914
Died: September 17, 1984 (age 70)
From: Zanesville, Ohio, USA

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…

Filmography (78)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002)
Cpl. Denno (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet (1982)
Self
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix (1982)
Wilton Knight
Egypt: Quest for Eternity (1982)
Narrator (Self)
Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)
Johnny Hyde
Being There (1979)
Vladimir Skrapinov
Land of Celtic Ghosts (1979)
Himself
Planet Mars (1979)
Narrator
The Great Bank Hoax (1978)
Manny Benchly
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1978)
King Arthur
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
Sayer of the Law
Flood! (1977)
John Cutler
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? (1977)
Elliott Osborn
21 Hours at Munich (1976)
Willy Brandt
Mansion of the Doomed (1976)
Dr. Leonard Chaney
Time Travelers (1976)
Dr. Joshua Henderson (1871)
Valley Forge (1975)
Gen. Washington
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley (1975)
George Latimer
The First Woman President (1974)
Woodrow Wilson
Maneater (1973)
Carl Brenner
The Birdmen (1973)
Schiller
...and millions will die! (1973)
Dr Douglas Pruitt
Rage (1972)
Dr. Roy Caldwell
The Bounty Man (1972)
Angus Keough
Chato's Land (1972)
Nye Buell
Assignment: Munich (1972)
Maj. Barney Caldwell
The Death of Me Yet (1971)
Robert Barnes
City Beneath the Sea (1971)
The President
They've Killed President Lincoln! (1971)
Host / Narrator
The Andersonville Trial (1970)
Henry Wirz