Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart

August 31, 1914 · 112 years old

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 acclaim…

Known For

17 titles
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Being There

Being There

1979 · 2h 10m · Movie

After the death of his employer forces him out of the only home he's ever known, a simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics.

7.9
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La Strada

La Strada

1954 · 1h 48m · Movie

A care-free girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way.

8.0
3
Moby Dick

Moby Dick

1956 · 1h 56m · Movie

The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.

7.3
4
Titanic

Titanic

1953 · 1h 38m · Movie

An unhappily married couple struggle to deal with their problems while on board the luxurious, ill-fated RMS Titanic.

7.0
5
The Swindle

The Swindle

1955 · 1h 32m · Movie

A trio of con-men led by a lonesome swindler must deal with their job and family pressures.

7.5
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The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1977 · 1h 39m · Movie

A shipwrecked survivor discovers a remote island owned by a crazed scientist who is carrying out sinister experiments on the island's inhabitants.

5.9
7
He Walked by Night

He Walked by Night

1949 · 1h 19m · Movie

This film-noir piece, told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a resourceful criminal who shoots and kills a cop.

7.0
8
The Satan Bug

The Satan Bug

1965 · 1h 54m · Movie

A germ that could destroy life on Earth is stolen from a biological warfare lab and the thief threatens to release it into the open prompting world-wide manhunt.

6.1
9
Decision Before Dawn

Decision Before Dawn

1951 · 1h 59m · Movie

As the US Army approaches Nazi Germany, they recruit German prisoners of war to spy behind German lines.

7.2
10
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004 · 2h 49m · Movie

A documentary on how Los Angeles has been used and depicted in the movies.

7.8
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Kings of the Sun

Kings of the Sun

1963 · 1h 48m · Movie

On the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, the Native American tribe of chief Black Eagle clashes with the Mayan tribe of king Balam.

6.1
12
Fixed Bayonets!

Fixed Bayonets!

1951 · 1h 32m · Movie

The story of a platoon during the Korean War. One by one Corporal Denno's superiors are killed until it comes to the point where he must try to take command responsibility.

6.8
13
Reign of Terror

Reign of Terror

1949 · 1h 29m · Movie

Robespierrre, a powerful figure in the French revolution, is desperately looking for his black book, a death list of those marked for the guillotine.

6.9
14
Sole Survivor

Sole Survivor

1970 · 1h 40m · Movie

This story is loosely based on the discovery of the B-24 "Liberator" bomber the "Lady Be Good" that was found in the Libyan desert after the crew got lost on their 1st bombing mission to Italy.

7.3
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Los jueves, milagro

Los jueves, milagro

1957 · 1h 24m · Movie

In the village of Fuentecilla is a medicinal spa which was very popular in the past but has now been forgotten by the public. To bring back the tourists, the "prominent men" of the village organize a fake miracle: the apparition o...

7.2
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Time Travelers

Time Travelers

1976 · 1h 18m · Movie

During an outbreak of a contagious disease in 1976, two scientists are sent back in time to 1871, when a Chicago doctor apparently had the cure for it.

5.9
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Outside the Wall

Outside the Wall

1950 · 1h 20m · Movie

A paroled convict's infatuation with a gold-digger nurse working at a sanitarium leads him to crime.

6.7