Richard Basehart
Actor
- Born
- August 31, 1914, Zanesville, Ohio, USA
- Died
- September 17, 1984
- Age
- 70 years old
- Zodiac
- Virgo
- Total works
- 78 movies, 33 TV shows
- Latest work
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002)
- Genres
- Comedy,Drama
Richard Basehart is an American actor who starred as Admiral Harriman Nelson in the television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. He gained recognition for his role as 'the Fool' in Federico Fellini's Italian film La strada. Basehart's film career includes notable performances in He Walked by Night (1948), Roseanna McCoy (1949), Moby Dick (1956), and Decision Before Dawn (1951). He was also a prolific narrator, lending his distinctive voice to various projects, including the mini-series Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War (1980). Basehart appeared in the pilot episode of Knight Rider as billionaire Wilton Knight. He was married to actress Valentina Cortese, with whom he co-starred in The House on Telegraph Hill (1951).
