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
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Murdock
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Hannibal Applewood
- Knight Rider (1982) as Wilton Knight
- Ironside (1967) as Noel Seymour
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Adam Cook
- Rawhide (1959) as Tod Stone
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Philip Townsend
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as David Manning
- Studio One (1948) as Matt Donovan
- Combat! (1962) as Capt. Steiner
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Captain Aron Sligo
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Slade
- Naked City (1958) as Lester Bergson
- Route 66 (1960) Cast
- 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
- National Geographic Specials (1965) as Narrator (voice)
- Dan August (1970) as Prof. Theodore Rye
- Mr. Merlin (1981) Cast
- Joe Forrester (1975) Cast
- Moby Dick (1956) as Ishmael
- Masada (1981) as Modern-Day Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- Medical Story (1975) as Dr. Charles Galpin
- Chato's Land (1972) as Nye Buell
- La Strada (1954) as Il 'Matto'
- Titanic (1953) as George S. Headley
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Conway
- Being There (1979) as Vladimir Skrapinov
- Valley Forge (1975) as Gen. Washington
- The Brothers Karamazov (1958) as Ivan Karamazov
- The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) as Sayer of the Law
- The Rebels (1979) as Duke of Kentland
- Fourteen Hours (1951) as Robert Cosick
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Most-watched Richard Basehart films currently: Moby Dick (1956), Chato's Land (1972), La Strada (1954), Titanic (1953), Being There (1979).
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Selected TV credits: Columbo (1971), The Love Boat (1977), Hawaii Five-O (1968), Little House on the Prairie (1974), Knight Rider (1982).
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