Richard Basehart
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 (1964–68). He also portrayed Wilton Knight in the pilot episode of the TV series Knight Rider (1982), and provided the narration that was heard during the opening credits throughout the entire series.
31 August 1914
Born on the same birth day (31 August): Alexei Mikhnov • Arzu Yanardağ • August Alle • Cédric Soares • Miguel Ángel Guerra • Ondřej Pavelec • Ryan Kelley • Stephen McKinley Henderson
Born in the same month (August 1914): Alan Moore (war artist) • Big Walter Price • Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. • Gerd Buchdahl • Herman Branson • J. Lee Thompson • Jack Dunphy • Lajos Baróti • Rose Heilbron • Ruth Lowe