Richard Basehart Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Wife, Affairs, Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
John Richard Basehart
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Monday
BIRTHPLACE
Ohio, United States
DIED AT AGE
70 Years 0 Months 17 Days
DEATHDATE
September 17, 1984
DEATHPLACE
Los Angeles, California, United States
CAUSE OF DEATH
Stroke
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
VIRGO
Physical Stats
CHEST
N/A
BICEPS
N/A
WAIST
N/A
HEIGHT
5'9''(feet & inches)
1.7526 meters
175.26 cm
WEIGHT
N/A
Richard Basehart Family Members
Richard Basehart Marriage, Affairs and Children
SPOUSE
Stephanie Klein (1940-1950)
Child(ren) of Richard Basehart and Stephanie Klein
Jackie Basehart (11 October, 1951) (Son) (Died on 16 May 2015 (Actor))
SPOUSE
Valentina Cortese (1951-1960)
SPOUSE
Diana Lotery (1962-1984)
Child(ren) of Richard Basehart and Diana Lotery
Gayla Basehart (6 August, 1969) (Daughter) (Makeup artist)
Fame & Address
SIGNATURE
DEBUT
Repeat Performance (Film 1947), Studio One (TV Series 1957)
FAMOUS FROM/AS
La Strada as The Fool (Film 1954)
Education, Net Worth & More
More Information
Career of Richard Basehart
Basehart started his acting career in 1942. The actor made his silver screen debut in a 1947 film called Repeat Performance. He is best recalled by the masses for his starring role as Admiral Nelson in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964). His first television gig was in 1957 in a film titled Studio One. He was noted for his work in Bottom of the Sea, from 1964 to 1968.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Richard Basehart
- Did Richard Basehart takes alcohol? NA.
- Was Richard Basehart in the habit of Smoking? NA.
- He offered the voice for the intro to the television show Knight Rider.
- The actor was occasionally mentioned during the host segments on the Comedy TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988). His name came up in the show as the object of Gypsy's obsession.
- He passed away one week before Canadian-American actor Walter Pidgeon, and from the same medical malady, stroke.
- He and his wife Diana were the creators of the organization, Actors, and Others for Animals, in 1971. An incident motivated them to start this foundation, where they were driving on a freeway and were greatly dismayed when someone threw a dog onto the freeway from a vehicle in front of them. Though it was too late for that dog, they pledged to make things different in the future for others.
- It was a devastating time for him, when his second wife Valentina Cortese, left him and moved back to Italy with their young son, Jackie Basehart. His close friend Warren Stevens got him a flat adjoining his own, out of concern for him. For months, the actor had a standing phone call to Italy, but Valentina never answered it. He finally filed for divorce after that and Stevens was on hand to serve as his witness.
- His last gig as an actor was performing the voice-over for the closing ceremonies of the 1984 LA Olympics. The very next day after he completed the recording, he suffered the first of a series of strokes, the last of which took his life.
- Director Bretaigne Windust originally wanted an authentic Scotsman to play the title role in the Broadway production of "The Hasty Heart" but the actor managed to effect a very convincing burr and won the part.
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