
Acting
John Richard Basehart (August 31, 1914 – September 17, 1984) was an American actor. He starred in the 1960s television science fiction drama Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, in the role of Admiral Harriman Nelson.
One of his most notable film roles was the acrobat known as "the Fool" in the acclaimed Italian film La strada directed by Federico Fellini. He also appeared as the killer in the film noir classic He Walked by Night (1948), as a psychotic member of the Hatfield clan in Roseanna McCoy (1949), as Ishmael in Moby Dick (1956), and in the drama Decision Before Dawn (1951). He was married…

Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as Cpl. Denno (archive footage) (uncredited)

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
as Wilton Knight

Egypt: Quest for Eternity
as Narrator (Self)

Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
as Self

Marilyn: The Untold Story
as Johnny Hyde

Being There
as Vladimir Skrapinov

Land of Celtic Ghosts
as Himself

Planet Mars
as Narrator

The Great Bank Hoax
as Manny Benchly

Knight Rider
as Wilton Knight · 1 ep.

Masada
as Modern-Day Narrator (voice, uncredited) · 2 ep.

Mr. Merlin
1 ep.

Tales of the Unexpected
as Slade · 1 ep.

The Rebels
as Duke of Kentland · 2 ep.

Vega$
1 ep.

The Critical List
as Matt Kinsella · 2 ep.
W.E.B.
8 ep.

The Love Boat
as Stan Ellis · 1 ep.

How the West Was Won
as Colonel Flint · 2 ep.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964