Where to watch Richard Basehart in the UK
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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 married…
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- Columbo (1971) as Nicholas Framer
- The Love Boat (1977) as Stan Ellis
- Ironside (1967) as Noel Seymour
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Murdock
- Knight Rider (1982) as Wilton Knight
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Hannibal Applewood
- Combat! (1962) as Capt. Steiner
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Adam Cook
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Philip Townsend
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as David Manning
- Naked City (1958) as Lester Bergson
- Studio One (1948) as Matt Donovan
- Rawhide (1959) as Tod Stone
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Slade
- Route 66 (1960) Cast
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Captain Aron Sligo
- Ben Casey (1961) Cast
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) as Professor Andrew Kirkcastle
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964) as Adm. Harriman Nelson
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972) as Bishop Tim Farrow
- Vega$ (1978) Cast
- Arrest and Trial (1963) Cast
- How the West Was Won (1977) as Colonel Flint
- Dan August (1970) as Prof. Theodore Rye
- Joe Forrester (1975) Cast
- Medical Story (1975) as Dr. Charles Galpin
- Mr. Merlin (1981) Cast
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Conway
- Masada (1981) as Modern-Day Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- Being There (1979) as Vladimir Skrapinov
- Moby Dick (1956) as Ishmael
- National Geographic Specials (1965) as Narrator (voice)
- Titanic (1953) as George S. Headley
- La Strada (1954) as Il 'Matto'
- Chato's Land (1972) as Nye Buell
- The Critical List (1978) as Matt Kinsella
- The Rebels (1979) as Duke of Kentland
- Reign of Terror (1949) as Maximilian Robespierre
- The Satan Bug (1965) as Dr. Gregor Hoffman
- City Beneath the Sea (1971) as The President
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Most-watched Richard Basehart films currently: Being There (1979), Moby Dick (1956), Titanic (1953), La Strada (1954), Chato's Land (1972).
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Selected TV credits: Columbo (1971), The Love Boat (1977), Ironside (1967), Hawaii Five-O (1968), Knight Rider (1982).
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