Richard Basehart: Who? Me? Go down in a real submarine? Never. My God, I get claustrophobia.
In 1962, Basehart married his last wife, Diana Lotery. Their first daughter, Jenna, was born in 1964 and their second daughter, Gayla, was born in 1969.
Basehart lived in Europe for most of the 1950s.
Basehart married Stephanie Klein January 14, 1940. Tragically, she died ten years later of a brain tumor. They had no children together.
As a young man, he lost his job as a reporter for his dad's newspaper after punching a detective in the face.
Broke his right foot in three places after jumping seventeen feet off of the ship during the filming of Moby Dick.
Favorite color: white
Richard owned a dog named Harriman, after his role as Admiral Harriman Nelson in Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea.
Favorite food: steak tartare
Also had a sister named Elizabeth.
Had three brothers Robert, Hubert and Harry.
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