Richard Basehart Documentary - Hollywood Walk of Fame

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 . He also portrayed Wilton Knight in the pilot episode of the TV series Knight Rider , and provided the narration that was heard during the opening credits throughout the entire series.

Basehart was equally active in cinema, receiving National Board of Review Awards for his performances in Fourteen Hours  and Moby Dick . He was further nominated for a BAFTA Award for his role in Time Limit , the directorial debut of Karl Malden.
Career
One of his most notable film roles was the acrobat and clown 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 , as a psychotic member of the Hatfield clan in Roseanna McCoy , as a timid husband in Tension , as Ishmael in Moby Dick , in the drama Decision Before Dawn , and as Ivan in The Brothers Karamazov . He portrayed a high priest in Kings of the Sun . From 1964 to 1968, Basehart played the lead role, Admiral Harriman Nelson, on Irwin Allen's first foray into science-fiction television, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

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