John Richard Basehart was an American actor. Known for his "deep, resonant baritone voice and craggy good looks," he was active in film, theatre and television from 1947 until 1983. He won two National Board of Review Awards, for his performances in Fourteen Hours (1951) and Moby Dick (1956), and was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Time Limit (1957).
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Los Angeles Plays ItselfMovie | Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage) | 90 |
| 2002 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel FullerMovie | Cpl. Denno (archive footage) (uncredited) | 88 |
| 1982 | Knight RiderSeries | Wilton Knight | 68 |
| 1982 | Knight Rider: Knight of the PhoenixMovie | Wilton Knight | 68 |
| 1981 | Mr. MerlinSeries | — | 67 |
| 1981 | MasadaSeries | Modern-Day Narrator (voice, uncredited) | 67 |
| 1980 | Marilyn: The Untold StoryMovie | Johnny Hyde | 66 |
| 1979 | Being ThereMovie | Vladimir Skrapinov | 65 |
| 1979 | Tales of the UnexpectedSeries | Slade | 65 |
| 1979 | The RebelsSeries | Duke of Kentland | 65 |
| 1978 | Vega$Series | — | 64 |
| 1978 | W.E.B.Series | — | 64 |
| 1977 | How the West Was WonSeries | Colonel Flint | 63 |
| 1977 | The Love BoatSeries | Stan Ellis | 63 |
| 1977 | The Island of Dr. MoreauMovie | Sayer of the Law | 63 |
| 1977 | Flood!Movie | John Cutler | 63 |
| 1976 | Time TravelersMovie | Dr. Joshua Henderson (1871) | 62 |
| 1976 | 21 Hours at MunichMovie | Willy Brandt | 62 |
| 1975 | Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William CalleyMovie | George Latimer | 61 |
| 1975 | Medical StorySeries | Dr. Charles Galpin | 61 |
| 1975 | Joe ForresterSeries | — | 61 |
| 1974 | Little House on the PrairieSeries | Hannibal Applewood | 60 |
| 1974 | The First Woman PresidentMovie | Woodrow Wilson | 60 |
| 1973 | ...and millions will die!Movie | Dr Douglas Pruitt | 59 |
| 1972 | The Streets of San FranciscoSeries | Bishop Tim Farrow | 58 |
| 1972 | Chato's LandMovie | Nye Buell | 58 |
| 1972 | RageMovie | Dr. Roy Caldwell | 58 |
| 1971 | ColumboSeries | Nicholas Framer | 57 |
| 1970 | Sole SurvivorMovie | Brig. Gen. Russell Hamner | 56 |
| 1970 | Dan AugustSeries | Prof. Theodore Rye | 56 |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D.Series | Professor Andrew Kirkcastle | 55 |
| 1969 | Hans BrinkerMovie | Dr. Boeker | 55 |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-OSeries | Murdock | 54 |
| 1967 | IronsideSeries | Noel Seymour | 53 |
| 1967 | Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the DollsMovie | — | 53 |
| 1965 | National Geographic SpecialsSeries | Narrator (voice) | 51 |
| 1965 | The Satan BugMovie | Dr. Gregor Hoffman | 51 |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaSeries | Adm. Harriman Nelson | 50 |
| 1963 | Arrest and TrialSeries | — | 49 |
| 1963 | Kings of the SunMovie | Ah Min | 49 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries | Philip Townsend | 48 |
| 1962 | Combat!Series | Capt. Steiner | 48 |
| 1962 | HitlerMovie | Adolf Hitler | 48 |
| 1961 | Ben CaseySeries | — | 47 |
| 1960 | Route 66Series | — | 46 |
| 1960 | Playhouse 90: The Hiding PlaceMovie | Martin Lambert | 46 |
| 1960 | Five Branded WomenMovie | Eric Reinhardt | 46 |
| 1959 | The Twilight ZoneSeries | Adam Cook | 45 |
| 1959 | RawhideSeries | Tod Stone | 45 |
| 1959 | Jons und ErdmeMovie | Wittkuhn | 45 |
| 1958 | Naked CitySeries | Lester Bergson | 44 |
| 1958 | The Brothers KaramazovMovie | Ivan Karamazov | 44 |
| 1957 | Time LimitMovie | Maj. Harry Cargill | 43 |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries | David Manning | 42 |
| 1956 | Moby DickMovie | Ishmael | 42 |
| 1955 | GunsmokeSeries | Captain Aron Sligo | 41 |
| 1955 | Canyon CrossroadsMovie | Larry Kendall | 41 |
| 1954 | The Good Die YoungMovie | Joe Halsey | 40 |
| 1953 | TitanicMovie | George S. Headley | 39 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameSeries | General Washington | 37 |
| 1951 | Fourteen HoursMovie | Robert Cosick | 37 |
| 1951 | The House on Telegraph HillMovie | Alan Spender | 37 |
| 1951 | Decision Before DawnMovie | Lt. Dick Rennick | 37 |
| 1949 | He Walked by NightMovie | Roy Martin / Roy Morgan | 35 |
| 1949 | Reign of TerrorMovie | Maximilian Robespierre | 35 |
| 1949 | Roseanna McCoyMovie | Mounts Hatfield | 35 |
| 1949 | TensionMovie | Warren Quimby | 35 |
| 1948 | Studio OneSeries | Matt Donovan | 34 |