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): Ahmad Al Harthy • Alma Mahler • Amilcare Ponchielli • Amrita Pritam • Andrei Medvedev (tennis) • Anita Moen • Anna Karnaukh • Blake Wheeler • Clive Lloyd • Daniel Schorr • David Ospina • Dee Bradley Baker • Leonid Ivashov • Otis G. Pike • Petros Kravaritis • Rudolf Schenker

Born in the same month (August 1914): Ferenc Fricsay • Grace Bates • Jack Delano • Julio Cortázar • Lucy Ozarin • Rose Heilbron • Ruth Lowe • Tove Jansson