Richard Basehart
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About
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Birth Place
Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Born
August 31, 1914
Died
September 17, 1984
Cause of Death
Succession Of Strokes
Biography
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Entered film by way of Broadway in 1947, making his mark in the gritty "He Walked by Night" (1948) and proving his versatility in several international productions, notably Federico Fellini's poignant masterpiece "La Strada" (1954). He garnered secondary fame as the star of the Irwin Allen-produced "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (ABC, 1964-1968), playing a subamire captain. Basehart's...
Filmography
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Bix
(1981)
Narration
Marilyn: The Untold Story
(1980)
Johnny Hyde
Being There
(1979)
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
(1977)
Elliot Osborn
The Great Bank Hoax
(1977)
Emanuel
The Island Of Dr. Moreau
(1977)
Family & Companions
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Stephanie Klein
Wife
Married from 1940 until her death in 1950.
Valentina Cortese
Wife
Actor. Married in 1951; divorced in 1960.
Diana Basehart
Wife
Married from 1962 until his death.
Biography
Entered film by way of Broadway in 1947, making his mark in the gritty "He Walked by Night" (1948) and proving his versatility in several international productions, notably Federico Fellini's poignant masterpiece "La Strada" (1954). He garnered secondary fame as the star of the Irwin Allen-produced "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (ABC, 1964-1968), playing a subamire captain. Basehart's second wife was actress Valentina Cortese.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Bix
(1981)
Narration
Marilyn: The Untold Story
(1980)
Johnny Hyde
Being There
(1979)
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
(1977)
Elliot Osborn
The Great Bank Hoax
(1977)
Emanuel
The Island Of Dr. Moreau
(1977)
Flood!
(1976)
John Cutler
Time Travelers
(1976)
21 Hours At Munich
(1976)
Chancellor Willy Brandt
The Terror of Dr. Chancey
(1975)
Dr Leonard Chaney
Valley Forge
(1975)
General George Washington
...And Millions Will Die!
(1973)
Maneater
(1973)
Carl Brenner
Chato's Land
(1972)
Nye Buell
Rage
(1972)
Dr. [Roy] Cardwell
Columbo: Dagger of the Mind
(1972)
The Bounty Man
(1972)
Angus Keough
Assignment: Munich
(1972)
City Beneath The Sea
(1971)
The Birdmen
(1971)
The Death of Me Yet
(1971)
Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
(1968)
Narrator
The Satan Bug
(1965)
Dr. Hoffman/Ainsley
Four Days in November
(1964)
Narrator
Kings of the Sun
(1963)
Ah Min
Il bidone
(1962)
Picasso
Hitler
(1962)
Adolf Hitler
The Savage Guns
(1962)
Steve Fallon
Passport to China
(1961)
Don Benton
Five Branded Women
(1960)
Capt. Reinhardt
Portrait in Black
(1960)
Howard Mason
L' Ambitieuse
(1959)
The Brothers Karamazov
(1958)
Ivan Karamazov
Time Limit
(1957)
Maj. [Harry] Cargill
Moby Dick
(1956)
Ishmael
Finger Of Guilt
(1956)
Canyon Crossroads
(1955)
Larry Kandell
La Strada
(1954)
The Fool
The Good Die Young
(1954)
Joe
Titanic
(1953)
George Healey
La Mano dello Straniero
(1953)
Fourteen Hours
(1951)
Robert Cosick
The House on Telegraph Hill
(1951)
Alan Spender
Decision Before Dawn
(1951)
Lt. Dick Rennick
Outside the Wall
(1950)
Larry Nelson
Roseanna McCoy
(1949)
Mounts Hatfield
Tension
(1949)
Warren Quimby [also known as Paul Southern]
The Black Book
(1949)
Maximilien Robespierre
He Walked by Night
(1948)
Davis Morgan
Repeat Performance
(1947)
William Williams, the poet
Cry Wolf
(1947)
James Demarest
Cast (Special)
Egypt: Quest for Eternity
(1982)
Narrator
The Judge
(1963)
Judge Daniel Zachary
The Paradine Case
(1962)
Arthur Keane
For the Love of Mike
(1960)
Father [Francis] Phelan
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Masada
(1981)
Narrator
The Rebels
(1979)
The Critical List
(1978)
Matt Kinsella
Life Events
Photo Collections
8 Photos
The Black Book - Lobby Card Set
Here is a set of Lobby Cards from Walter Wanger's The Black Book (1949, aka Reign of Terror), starring Robert Cummings. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.
8 Photos
Tension - Lobby Card Set
Here is a set of Lobby Cards from MGM's Tension (1949), starring Audrey Totter, Richard Basehart, and Cyd Charisse. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.
Videos
Movie Clip
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Trailer
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Companions
Stephanie Klein
Wife
Married from 1940 until her death in 1950.
Valentina Cortese
Wife
Actor. Married in 1951; divorced in 1960.
Diana Basehart
Wife
Married from 1962 until his death.
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