Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart
Richard Basehart

John Richard Basehart was an American actor. He starred as Admiral Harriman Nelson in the television science-fiction drama Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–68). He also portrayed Wilton Knight in the pilot episode of the TV series Knight Rider (1982), and provided the narration that was heard during the opening credits throughout the entire series.

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Male
Date of Birth
August 31st, 1914
Age
111
Birth Place
United States of America, Ohio
Date of Death
September 17th, 1984
Died Aged
70
Star Sign
Virgo
Occupation
Actor
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Roles
The Fool in La Strada
Narrator - Opening Titles, Wilton Knight, Narrator in Knight Rider
Ishmael in Moby Dick
Adm. Harriman Nelson, Admiral Nelson, Adm. Nelson in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Alan Spender in The House on Telegraph Hill
Warren Quimby in Tension
Lt. Dick Rennick in Decision Before Dawn
Robert Cosick in Fourteen Hours
Ah Min in Kings of the Sun
Howard Mason in Portrait in Black
Martino in Los jueves, milagro
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