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Richard Basehart

Biography

Richard Basehart

Actor

Born
August 31, 1914
Age at death
70 years old
Place of birth
Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Years active
1947 – 2002
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77

Credits

44

Movies

33

TV series

56

Years active

7.0

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Richard Basehart

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Career timeline

  1. 1914 · Born

    Born in Zanesville, Ohio, USA

  2. 1947 · Screen debut

    Repeat Performance (Movie)

  3. 1969 · Breakthrough

    Hawaii Five-O (TV)

  4. 1984 · Died

    September 17, 1984

  5. 2002 · Latest release

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama57
  • Crime19
  • Thriller15
  • Mystery10
  • Tv Movie10
  • Action & Adventure8
Highest-rated title The Twilight Zone 1959 8.5 Most popular title Columbo 1971 8.1

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Richard Basehart in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2002 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller as Cpl. Denno (archive footage) (uncredited) Movie
  2. 1982 Knight Rider as Wilton Knight TV
  3. 1981 Mr. Merlin TV
  4. 1981 Masada as Modern-Day Narrator (voice, uncredited) TV
  5. 1980 Marilyn: The Untold Story as Johnny Hyde Movie
  6. 1979 Being There as Vladimir Skrapinov Movie
  7. 1979 The Rebels as Duke of Kentland TV
  8. 1979 Tales of the Unexpected as Slade TV
  9. 1978 Vega$ TV
  10. 1978 W.E.B. TV
  11. 1978 The Critical List as Matt Kinsella TV
  12. 1977 The Love Boat as Stan Ellis TV
  13. 1977 The Island of Dr. Moreau as Sayer of the Law Movie
  14. 1977 Flood! as John Cutler Movie
  15. 1977 How the West Was Won as Colonel Flint TV
  16. 1976 21 Hours at Munich as Willy Brandt Movie
  17. 1976 Mansion of the Doomed as Dr. Leonard Chaney Movie
  18. 1976 Time Travelers as Dr. Joshua Henderson (1871) Movie
  19. 1975 Joe Forrester TV
  20. 1975 Medical Story as Dr. Charles Galpin TV
  21. 1975 Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley as George Latimer Movie
  22. 1974 Little House on the Prairie as Hannibal Applewood TV
  23. 1973 ...and millions will die! as Dr Douglas Pruitt Movie
  24. 1972 Rage as Dr. Roy Caldwell Movie
  25. 1972 The Streets of San Francisco as Bishop Tim Farrow TV
  26. 1972 Chato's Land as Nye Buell Movie
  27. 1971 The Death of Me Yet as Robert Barnes Movie
  28. 1971 Columbo as Nicholas Framer TV
  29. 1971 City Beneath the Sea as The President Movie
  30. 1970 Dan August as Prof. Theodore Rye TV
  31. 1970 The Andersonville Trial as Henry Wirz Movie
  32. 1970 Sole Survivor as Brig. Gen. Russell Hamner Movie
  33. 1969 Love Is a Funny Thing as Acteur Movie
  34. 1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. as Professor Andrew Kirkcastle TV
  35. 1969 Hawaii Five-O as Murdock TV
  36. 1967 Ironside as Noel Seymour TV
  37. 1967 Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls Movie
  38. 1965 National Geographic Specials as Narrator (voice) TV
  39. 1965 The Satan Bug as Dr. Gregor Hoffman Movie
  40. 1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Adm. Harriman Nelson TV
  41. 1963 Kings of the Sun as Ah Min Movie
  42. 1963 Arrest and Trial TV
  43. 1962 Combat! as Capt. Steiner TV
  44. 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Philip Townsend TV
  45. 1962 Hitler as Adolf Hitler Movie
  46. 1961 The Savage Guns as Steve Fallon Movie
  47. 1961 Ben Casey TV
  48. 1960 Route 66 TV
  49. 1960 Portrait in Black as Howard Mason Movie
  50. 1960 Five Branded Women as Eric Reinhardt Movie
  51. 1959 The Twilight Zone as Adam Cook TV
  52. 1959 Rawhide as Tod Stone TV
  53. 1958 Naked City as Lester Bergson TV
  54. 1958 The Brothers Karamazov as Ivan Karamazov Movie
  55. 1957 Time Limit as Maj. Harry Cargill Movie
  56. 1957 Miracles of Thursday as Martino Movie
  57. 1957 So Soon to Die as Lionel Amblin Movie
  58. 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as David Manning TV
  59. 1956 Moby Dick as Ishmael Movie
  60. 1955 The Swindle as Carlo Movie
  61. 1955 The Golden Vein as Ing. Stefano Manfredi Movie
  62. 1955 Gunsmoke as Captain Aron Sligo TV
  63. 1954 La Strada as Matto Movie
  64. 1954 The Good Die Young as Joe Halsey Movie
  65. 1953 Titanic as George S. Headley Movie
  66. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Conway TV
  67. 1951 Decision Before Dawn as Lt. Dick Rennick Movie
  68. 1951 Fixed Bayonets! as Cpl. Denno Movie
  69. 1951 The House on Telegraph Hill as Alan Spender Movie
  70. 1951 Fourteen Hours as Robert Cosick Movie
  71. 1950 Outside the Wall as Larry Nelson Movie
  72. 1949 Tension as Warren Quimby Movie
  73. 1949 Reign of Terror as Maximilian Robespierre Movie
  74. 1949 He Walked by Night as Roy Martin / Roy Morgan Movie
  75. 1948 Studio One as Matt Donovan TV
  76. 1947 Cry Wolf as James Caldwell Demarest Movie
  77. 1947 Repeat Performance as William Williams Movie

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Quick facts

When did Richard Basehart die?

Richard Basehart died on September 17, 1984 at the age of 70.

Where was Richard Basehart born?

Richard Basehart was born in Zanesville, Ohio, USA.

What was Richard Basehart’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Richard Basehart is Repeat Performance (1947).

How many movies and series has Richard Basehart made?

Our catalogue lists 77 titles for Richard Basehart: 44 movies and 33 TV series.

What is Richard Basehart’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, The Twilight Zone has the highest audience rating, with 8.5/10 on TMDB.

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