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Time Limit (1957) -- An American army major faces a court-martial for collaborating with the enemy while he was a POW in Korea.
"National Geographic Specials" (1964): : -- Trace the deadly path of the world's most precious stones.
Being There (1979) -- MattTrailer.com - Trailer (Flash)
21 Hours at Munich (1976) -- Chilling account of events that shocked the world at the twentieth Olympics in Munich, West Germany, when a group of terrorists killed two Israeli team members and took nine others hostage, ending up in a bloody shootout at the airport.
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) -- In this remake of 1933's 'Island of Lost Souls', a demented doctor spends years on a desolate tropical island working on a drug that will effectively alter animals into humans. Based on the novel by H.G. Wells.
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Date of Birth:

31 August 1914, Zanesville, Ohio, USA more

Date of Death:

17 September 1984, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Richard Basehart came to Hollywood in 1947, after beginning an acting... more

Trivia:

Father of Make-Up Artist Gayla Basehart. more

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Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins more

NewsDesk:
(3 articles)

Mad Men Review: Giant Asteroid Destroys Ant Farm
 (From Vanity Fair. 6 September 2009, 7:56 PM, PDT)
Del Monroe Of "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea" Series Dead At Age 73
 (From CinemaRetro. 14 June 2009, 9:29 PM, PDT)

Filmography

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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Knight Rider" (1982)   Narrator - Opening Titles / 3 characters not shown (83 episodes, 1982-1986) 1986 - 7.0 (3,967)
83 TV episodes: 78 episodes not shown.
- 2. The Crowded Life (1983) (TV)   Narrator 1983 - -
AKAs:
  • Eric Hoffer: The Crowded Life (USA: long title)
- 3. "Tales of the Unexpected" (1979)   Slade (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - 7.7 (240)
AKAs:
  • Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
1 TV episode:
- 4. "Mr. Merlin" (1981)   Herbert Montrose (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 7.5 (61)
1 TV episode:
- 5. "The Love Boat" (1977)   Stan Ellis (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 5.6 (1,093)
1 TV episode:
- 6. "Masada" (1981)   Narrator 1981 - 8.0 (847)
AKAs:
  • The Antagonists (UK)
- 7. "Vega$" (1978)   J. Terrance Wainwright (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 7.1 (182)
1 TV episode:
  • Set Up (1981) J. Terrance Wainwright
- 8. Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980) (TV) Johnny Hyde 1980 - 7.1 (76)
- 9. Being There (1979)   Vladimir Skrapinov 1979 - 8.0 (22,871)
AKAs:
  • Chance
- 10. "Greatest Heroes of the Bible" (1978)   Johtan (1 episode, 1979) 1979 - 6.7 (54)
1 TV episode:
- 11. The Rebels (1979) (TV) Duke of Kentland 1979 - 7.5 (65)
- 12. The Great Bank Hoax (1978)   Emanuel Benchley 1978 - 4.8 (48)
AKAs:
  • Shenanigans (USA: alternative title)
  • The Great Georgia Bank Hoax
- 13. "W.E.B." (1978)   Gus Dunlap (5 episodes, 1978) 1978 - -
- 14. The Critical List (1978) (TV) Matt Kinsella 1978 - 5.6 (18)
- 15. "Once Upon a Classic" (1976)   King Arthur (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 6.3 (9)
- 16. "How the West Was Won" (1978) Col. Jerrod Flint 1978 - 8.2 (239)
- 17. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) Sayer of the Law 1977 - 5.6 (1,661)
- 18. Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? (1977) (TV) Elliott Osborn 1977 - 6.9 (10)
- 19. Flood! (1976) (TV) John Cutler 1976 - 4.4 (135)
- 20. 21 Hours at Munich (1976) (TV) Chancellor Willy Brandt 1976 - 6.3 (302)
- 21. Mansion of the Doomed (1976)   Dr. Leonard Chaney 1976 - 5.2 (187)
AKAs:
  • Eyes
  • Eyes of Dr. Chaney
  • Eyes of the Living Dead (Philippines: English title)
  • House of Blood
  • Massacre Mansion (UK: video title)
  • The Terror of Dr. Chaney (UK)
- 22. Time Travelers (1976) (TV) Dr. Joshua Henderson (1871) 1976 - 5.6 (148)
- 23. "Little House on the Prairie" (1974)   Hannibal Applewood (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 7.3 (2,296)
AKAs:
  • Little House: A New Beginning (USA: last season title)
1 TV episode:
- 24. "The Streets of San Francisco" (1972)   Bishop Tim Farrow (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 7.3 (616)
1 TV episode:
- 25. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)   Conway / Gen. George Washington (2 episodes, 1960-1975) 1975 - 8.6 (64)
AKAs:
  • Hallmark Television Playhouse
2 TV episodes:
- 26. "Joe Forrester" (1975)   (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 7.6 (10)
1 TV episode:
- 27. "Medical Story" (1975)   Dr. Charles Galpin (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - -
1 TV episode:
- 28. Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley (1975) (TV) George Latimer 1975 - 6.5 (45)
- 29. "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1969)   Mr. Sutton / Professor Andrew Kirkcastle (2 episodes, 1974) 1974 - 7.4 (189)
AKAs:
  • Robert Young, Family Doctor
2 TV episodes:
- 30. The First Woman President (1974) (TV) 1974 - -
- 31. Maneater (1973) (TV)   Carl Brenner 1973 - 5.2 (15)
AKAs:
  • Evasion (Australia: video title)
- 32. "Hawaii Five-O" (1968)   Donald Murdock, Sr. (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 7.7 (869)
AKAs:
  • McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 33. ...And Millions Die! (1973) (TV)   Dr. Douglas Pruitt 1973 - 3.7 (35)
AKAs:
  • And Millions Will Die (USA: alternative title)
- 34. "Columbo" (1971)   Nicholas Frame (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 8.6 (320)
1 TV episode:
- 35. Rage (1972) Dr. Roy Caldwell 1972 - 6.0 (230)
- 36. The Bounty Man (1972) (TV) Angus Keough 1972 - 6.3 (44)
- 37. "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" (1969)   Dr. McLayne (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.5 (13)
AKAs:
  • The New Doctors
1 TV episode:
- 38. Chato's Land (1972) Nye Buell 1972 - 6.3 (1,235)
- 39. Assignment: Munich (1972) (TV)   Maj. Barney Caldwell 1972 - 5.4 (57)
AKAs:
  • Munich-Assignment
- 40. The Death of Me Yet (1971) (TV) Robert Barnes 1971 - 6.9 (28)
- 41. The Birdmen (1971) (TV)   Schiller 1971 - 5.8 (121)
AKAs:
  • Escape of the Birdmen (UK)
  • Operation Braindrain - Codename: Chessboard (Europe: English title: video title)
- 42. They've Killed President Lincoln (1971) (TV) Host/Narrator 1971 - 7.6 (6)
- 43. City Beneath the Sea (1971) (TV)   The President 1971 - 4.8 (212)
AKAs:
  • One Hour to Doomsday (UK: theatrical title)
- 44. "Gunsmoke" (1955)   Captain Aron Sligo (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 8.0 (686)
AKAs:
  • Gun Law (UK)
  • Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 45. "Dan August" (1970)   (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 7.6 (53)
1 TV episode:
- 46. "Ironside" (1967)   Noel Seymour (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 7.1 (312)
AKAs:
  • The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 47. The Andersonville Trial (1970) (TV) Capt. Henry Wirz 1970 - 7.9 (193)
- 48. Sole Survivor (1970) (TV) Brig. Gen. Russell Hamner 1970 - 7.7 (336)
- 49. Un homme qui me plaît (1969)   (uncredited) Actor 1969 - 6.5 (110)
AKAs:
  • A Man I Like (UK)
  • Love Is a Funny Thing (USA)
  • Un tipo che mi piace (Italy)
- 50. Hans Brinker (1969) (TV) Dr. Boekman 1969 - 6.4 (51)
- 51. Giotto (1969) (voice) Narrator 1969 - 6.2 (5)
- 52. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1964)   Adm. Harriman Nelson / 3 characters not shown (108 episodes, 1964-1968) 1968 - 7.5 (375)
- 53. "Lost in Space" (1965)   Shakespeare-Reading Tape Recorder Voice (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.1 (805)
1 TV episode:
  • The Derelict (1965) (voice) (uncredited) Shakespeare-Reading Tape Recorder Voice
- 54. The Satan Bug (1965) Dr. Gregor Hoffman 1965 - 6.0 (813)
- 55. Kings of the Sun (1963) Ah Min 1963 - 6.1 (390)
- 56. "The Twilight Zone" (1959)   Adam Cook (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 9.6 (5,897)
AKAs:
  • The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
  • Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 57. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962)   David Webber / 3 characters not shown (2 episodes, 1962-1963) 1963 - 8.6 (319)
2 TV episodes:
- 58. "Arrest and Trial" (1963)   Alexander Stafford (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 8.6 (23)
1 TV episode:
- 59. "Ben Casey" (1961)   Mark Cassidy (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.6 (107)
1 TV episode:
- 60. "Combat!" (1962)   Capt. Steiner (2 episodes, 1963) 1963 - 8.7 (462)
2 TV episodes:
- 61. "The Dick Powell Show" (1961)   Judge Zachary (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.3 (40)
AKAs:
  • The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 62. "Route 66" (1960)   Julian Roeback (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 8.0 (233)
1 TV episode:
- 63. "Naked City" (1958)   Ben (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 8.6 (170)
1 TV episode:
- 64. "The DuPont Show of the Week" (1961)   Narrator (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 8.2 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 65. Hitler (1962)   Adolph Hitler 1962 - 5.9 (64)
AKAs:
  • Women of Nazi Germany
- 66. The Paradine Case (1962) (TV) Anthony Keane 1962 - -
- 67. Tierra brutal (1961)   Steve Fallon 1961 - 4.6 (31)
AKAs:
  • The Savage Guns (USA)
- 68. "Rawhide" (1959)   Tod Stone (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.2 (408)
1 TV episode:
- 69. Visa to Canton (1961)   Don Benton 1961 - 4.3 (8)
AKAs:
  • Passport to China (USA)
- 70. The Light That Failed (1961) (TV) Dick Heldar 1961 - -
- 71. "Play of the Week" (1959)   (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 5.3 (14)
1 TV episode:
- 72. "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957)   Conway (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.3 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 73. For the Love of Mike (1960)   Father Phelan 1960 - 5.7 (8)
AKAs:
  • None But the Brave (UK)
- 74. Portrait in Black (1960) Howard Mason 1960 - 6.2 (302)
- 75. "Playhouse 90" (1956)   David Connelly / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1957-1960) 1960 - 8.5 (67)
3 TV episodes:
- 76. 5 Branded Women (1960)   Capt. Reinhardt 1960 - 6.3 (130)
AKAs:
  • Jovanka e le altre (Italy)
- 77. Shangri-La (1960) (TV) Hugh Conway 1960 - 5.6 (5)
- 78. Jons und Erdme (1959)   Wittkuhn, der Schmied 1959 - 8.1 (8)
AKAs:
  • Jons und Erdme - Die Frau des Anderen (West Germany)
  • La donna dell'altro (Italy)
- 79. L'ambitieuse (1959)   George Rancourt 1959 - 5.8 (6)
AKAs:
  • The Ambitious One (USA)
  • The Climbers (USA: TV title)
  • The Dispossessed (UK)
  • The Restless and the Damned (USA)
- 80. "Zane Grey Theater" (1956)   David Manning (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 6.8 (54)
AKAs:
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
  • The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 81. The Brothers Karamazov (1958)   Ivan Karamazov 1958 - 6.7 (867)
AKAs:
  • The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov
- 82. Amore e guai (1958)   Paolo Martelli 1958 - 4.9 (5)
AKAs:
  • Love and Troubles (International: English title)
- 83. Time Limit (1957) Maj. Harry Cargill 1957 - 7.1 (254)
- 84. "Studio One" (1948)   Matt Donovan (2 episodes, 1957) 1957 - 8.5 (51)
AKAs:
  • Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
  • Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
  • Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
2 TV episodes:
- 85. Los jueves, milagro (1957)   Martino 1957 - 7.1 (150)
AKAs:
  • Arrivederci Dimas (Italy)
  • Miracles of Thursday (International: English title)
- 86. The Intimate Stranger (1956)   Reginald 'Reggie' Wilson 1956 - 6.2 (73)
AKAs:
  • Finger of Guilt (USA)
- 87. Moby Dick (1956)   Ishmael 1956 - 7.4 (5,361)
AKAs:
  • Herman Melville's Moby Dick (USA: complete title)
- 88. The Extra Day (1956) Joe Blake 1956 - 6.1 (14)
- 89. Il bidone (1955)   Picasso 1955 - 7.6 (1,283)
AKAs:
  • The Swindle (USA)
  • The Swindlers (UK)
- 90. La vena d'oro (1955) Ing. Stefano Manfredi 1955 - 8.7 (6)
- 91. Canyon Crossroads (1955) Larry Kendall 1955 - 5.9 (32)
- 92. Avanzi di galera (1954)   Dottor Stefano Luprandi 1954 - -
AKAs:
  • Jailbirds (International: English title)
  • Repris de justice (France)
- 93. La strada (1954)   Il Matto 1954 - 8.2 (15,581)
AKAs:
  • The Road (USA: literal English title)
- 94. The Good Die Young (1954) Joe Halsey 1954 - 6.4 (239)
- 95. Donne proibite (1954)   Bit Part 1954 - 5.5 (7)
AKAs:
  • Angels of Darkness (USA)
- 96. La mano dello straniero (1954)   Joe Hamstringer 1954 - 6.0 (23)
AKAs:
  • La mano dello straniero (Italy)
  • The Stranger's Hand (UK)
- 97. Le avventure di Cartouche (1954)   Jacques de Maudy 1954 - 5.8 (14)
AKAs:
  • Cartouche (USA)
  • Un émule de Cartouche (France)
- 98. Titanic (1953) George Headley 1953 - 7.2 (2,632)
- 99. Decision Before Dawn (1951) Lt. Dick Rennick 1951 - 7.6 (702)
- 100. Fixed Bayonets! (1951) Cpl. Denno 1951 - 7.3 (533)
- 101. The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) Alan Spender 1951 - 7.0 (511)
- 102. Fourteen Hours (1951) Robert Cosick 1951 - 7.3 (638)
- 103. Outside the Wall (1950) Larry Nelson 1950 - 6.4 (17)
- 104. Tension (1949) Warren Quimby 1949 - 7.2 (590)
- 105. Reign of Terror (1949)   Maximilian Robespierre 1949 - 7.1 (309)
AKAs:
  • The Black Book (UK)
- 106. Roseanna McCoy (1949) Mounts Hatfield 1949 - 5.7 (74)
- 107. He Walked by Night (1948) Roy Martin / Roy Morgan 1948 - 7.4 (1,378)
- 108. Cry Wolf (1947) James Caldwell Demarest 1947 - 6.4 (307)
- 109. Repeat Performance (1947) William Williams, Poet 1947 - 7.4 (75)
Director
 Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Treasure Galleons (1973) (TV) 1973 - -
Self
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- 1. The Challenge of Change (1984) (voice) Narrator 1984 - 9.7 (6)
- 2. "National Geographic Specials" (1964)   Narrator (2 episodes, 1975-1982) 1982 - 8.8 (63)
2 TV episodes:
- 3. Bix: 'Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet' (1981) (voice) Narrator 1981 - 7.4 (13)
- 4. "The Ten Thousand Day War" (1980) (voice) Narrator 1980 - 8.2 (76)
- 5. National Geographic: The Invisible World (1979) (TV) Narrator 1979 - 8.0 (7)
- 6. Where Jesus Walked (1978) Narrator 1978 - 7.1 (5)
- 7. The Natural History of Our World: The Time of Man (1969) (TV) Narrator 1969 - -
- 8. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (1968) Narrator 1968 - 7.9 (88)
- 9. A Nation of Immigrants (1967) (TV) (narrator) 1967 - -
- 10. Korea: The 38th Parallel (1965) (TV) Narrator 1965 - -
- 11. France: Conquest to Liberation (1965) (TV) Narrator 1965 - -
- 12. Japan: A New Dawn Over Asia - Japan in the 20th Century (1965) (TV) Narrator 1965 - -
- 13. Prelude to War: Beginning of World War II (1965) (TV) Narrator 1965 - -
- 14. Let My People Go: The Story of Israel (1965) (TV)   Narrator 1965 - -
AKAs:
  • Let My People Go (USA: alternative title)
- 15. Specials for United Artists: Trial at Nuremberg (1964) (TV) Narrator 1964 - -
- 16. Four Days in November (1964) (voice) Narrator 1964 - 7.8 (129)
- 17. Specials for United Artists: The Battle of Britain (1964) (TV) Narrator 1964 - -
- 18. Specials for United Artists: Berlin - Kaiser to Khrushchev (1964) (TV) Narrator 1964 - -
- 19. Specials for United Artists: The Rise and Fall of American Communism (1964) (TV) Narrator 1964 - -
- 20. A Thousand Days: A Tribute to John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1964) (TV) Narrator 1964 - -
- 21. Specials for United Artists: The American Woman in the 20th Century (1963) (TV) Narrator 1963 - -
- 22. Specials for United Artists: Ten Seconds That Shook the World (1963) (TV) Narrator 1963 - -
- 23. Specials for United Artists: The Yanks Are Coming (1963) (TV) Narrator 1963 - -
- 24. Specials for United Artists: December 7th - The Day of Infamy (1963) (TV) Narrator 1963 - -
- 25. Escape to Freedom (1963) (TV) Narrator 1963 - -
- 26. D-Day June 6, 1944 (1962) (TV) Narrator 1962 - -
- 27. "Here's Hollywood" (1960)   Himself (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 7.6 (22)
1 TV episode:
Archive Footage
- 1. The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (1995) (TV) Himself
- 2. Knight Rider 2000 (1991) (TV) (uncredited) Wilton Knight - Flashback sequence

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