Deceased

How Did Richard Basehart Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 70

Also known asJohn Richard BasehartGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn31/08/1914Born inZanesville, Ohio, USADied17/09/1984 (aged 70)Died inLos AngelesCausestrokeWikidataQ963593 ↗Buried atWestwood Village Memorial Park CemeteryTMDb#5403 ↗

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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Filmography86 titles

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
1982	Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him YetMovie	Self	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
1978	The Great Bank HoaxMovie	Manny Benchly	64
1978	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtMovie	King Arthur	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
1977	Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?Movie	Elliott Osborn	63
1976	Time TravelersMovie	Dr. Joshua Henderson (1871)	62
1976	21 Hours at MunichMovie	Willy Brandt	62
1976	Mansion of the DoomedMovie	Dr. Leonard Chaney	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
1973	ManeaterMovie	Carl Brenner	59
1973	The BirdmenMovie	Schiller	59
1972	The Streets of San FranciscoSeries	Bishop Tim Farrow	58
1972	Chato's LandMovie	Nye Buell	58
1972	RageMovie	Dr. Roy Caldwell	58
1972	The Bounty ManMovie	Angus Keough	58
1971	ColumboSeries	Nicholas Framer	57
1971	They've Killed President Lincoln!Movie	Host / Narrator	57
1970	Sole SurvivorMovie	Brig. Gen. Russell Hamner	56
1970	Dan AugustSeries	Prof. Theodore Rye	56
1970	The Andersonville TrialMovie	Henry Wirz	56
1969	Marcus Welby, M.D.Series	Professor Andrew Kirkcastle	55
1969	Hans BrinkerMovie	Dr. Boeker	55
1969	Love Is a Funny ThingMovie	Acteur	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
1964	Four Days In NovemberMovie	Narrator (voice)	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
1960	Visa to CantonMovie	Don Benton	46
1960	For the Love of MikeMovie	Father Phelan	46
1959	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Adam Cook	45
1959	RawhideSeries	Tod Stone	45
1959	The Ambitious OneMovie	George Rancourt	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
1956	The Intimate StrangerMovie	Reginald 'Reggie' Wilson	42
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Captain Aron Sligo	41
1955	Canyon CrossroadsMovie	Larry Kendall	41
1954	The Good Die YoungMovie	Joe Halsey	40
1954	The Stranger's HandMovie	Joe Hamstringer	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
1947	Cry WolfMovie	James Caldwell Demarest	33