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Richard Basehart

1914 - 1984

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John Richard Basehart (August 31, 1914 – September 17, 1984) was an American actor. Known for his "deep, resonant baritone voice and craggy good looks," he was active in film, theatre and television from 1947 until 1983. He won two National Board of Review Awards, for his performances in Fourteen Hours (1951) and Moby Dick (1956), and was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Time Limit (1957). Basehart was known to television viewers for starring as Admiral Harriman Nelson on the television science-fiction drama Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–68). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Basehart is the 1,884th most popular actor (down from 1,201st in 2019), the 3,427th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,079th in 2019) and the 921st most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Basehart ranks 1,884 out of 13,578. Before him are Alan Bates, Joanne Whalley, Rachel Ward, Vidya Balan, Randy Quaid, and Rosanna Schiaffino. After him are Kristen Stewart, Hyun Bin, Henry Silva, Jennifer O'Neill, Mariangela Melato, and Toni Collette.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Richard Basehart ranks 136. Before him are Sisowath Sirik Matak, Unity Mitford, Edward Schillebeeckx, E. G. Marshall, Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., and Vladimir Chelomey. After him are Infante Gonzalo of Spain, Hans Hellmut Kirst, Yahya Khan, Sarla Thakral, Felice Borel, and Andrzej Panufnik. Among people deceased in 1984, Richard Basehart ranks 89. Before him are Jean Prouvé, Christa Schroeder, Aurelio Peccei, Richard Brautigan, William Powell, and Vladimir Chelomey. After him are Lee Krasner, Andy Kaufman, Karl-August Fagerholm, Edith Massey, Roland Penrose, and Peter Lawford.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Basehart ranks 3,427 out of 20,380. Before him are Florence Harding (1860), Babushka Lady (1930), James Bond (1900), Charlie Wilson (1933), James Taylor (1948), and William Heard Kilpatrick (1871). After him are Annie Proulx (1935), Kristen Stewart (1990), Henry Silva (1928), Allen Newell (1927), John Ritter (1948), and Drew Barrymore (1975).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Richard Basehart ranks 921. Before him are Stefanie Powers (1942), Al Freeman Jr. (1934), Stanley Kamel (1943), Lauren Holly (1963), Susan Flannery (1939), and Randy Quaid (1950). After him are Kristen Stewart (1990), Henry Silva (1928), Drew Barrymore (1975), Don Cheadle (1964), Sylvia Sidney (1910), and Paul Guilfoyle (1949).

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