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): Aleksander Krupa • Amrita Pritam • Ann Coffey • Bob Welch (musician) • Craig Nicholls • Félix-Antoine Savard • Jerome Corsi • Jerry Allison • Masashi Tashiro • Milan Biševac • Ondřej Pavelec • Otis G. Pike • Raymond Williams • Sanford Meisner • Tadeja Majerič • Vali Ionescu • Vladimir Orlov (author)

Born in the same month (August 1914): Bill Downs • Carlos Menditeguy • Connie B. Gay • Ferenc Fricsay • Fumio Hayasaka • Félix Leclerc • Gordon Freeth • Herman Branson • Jack Delano • Jack Dunphy • Jeff Corey • Lajos Baróti • Parley Baer • Rose Heilbron • Ruth Lowe