John Richard Basehart


 John Richard Basehart (August 31, 1914 – September 17, 1984)

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 series Knight Rider (1982–86). Basehart was equally active in cinema, receiving National Board of Review Awards for his performances in Fourteen Hours (1951) and Moby Dick (1956). He was further nominated for a BAFTA Award for his role in Time Limit (1957), the directorial debut of Karl Malden. Basehart also played a supporting role as a doctor in the feature film Rage (1972), a theatrical feature starring and directed by George C. Scott. Basehart made a few TV movies including Sole Survivor (1970) and The Birdmen (1971). Both were based on true stories during World War II. In 1979, he appeared as a Russian diplomat with Peter Sellers in Being There. He was married three times, and had one children with his second wife, actress Valentina Cortese. Basehart died in Los Angeles on September 17, 1984, following a series of strokes. He was cremated, and the ashes interred at Westwood Memorial Park. 

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