Jackie Basehart obit

John Anthony Carmine Michael “Jackie” Basehart

 

He was not on the list.

Born in Santa Monica, California, Basehart was the son of actor Richard Basehart and actress Valentina Cortese, who had met while making a film together.

For a few years, between the mid-1970s and the early 1980s, he was among the most requested young actors in Italian cinema, appearing in many films, although mainly in supporting roles. At that time he was hailed for "genius and recklessness" because of his excesses, which were extensively discussed by Italian gossip columns.

Struck by a supranuclear palsy, which progressively involved difficulty in swallowing, obesity, several hospitalizations and operations, and gradual paralysis, Basehart died at his home in Milan on 16 May 2015, at age 63, predeceasing his mother.

 

Actor

Cher, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Lily Tomlin, and Joan Plowright in Tea with Mussolini (1999)

Tea with Mussolini

6.9

Count Bernardini (as Jack Basehart)

1999

 

The Return of Sandokan (1996)

The Return of Sandokan

6.4

TV Mini Series

1996

4 episodes

 

Festival (1996)

Festival

6.2

1996

 

La trappola

TV Movie

Andy (as Jack Basehart)

1989

 

Yesterday - vacanze al mare

5.1

TV Mini Series

Gigi (1985) (as Jack Basehart)

1985

 

Mai con le donne (1985)

Mai con le donne

5.9

Sonny

1985

 

Verdi (1982)

Verdi

8.1

TV Mini Series

Achilles De Tamberlic

1982

1 episode

 

Viuuulentemente mia (1982)

Viuuulentemente mia

5.7

Frank Lovejoy (as John Anthony Basehart)

1982

 

Laura Antonelli, Johnny Dorelli, and Gloria Guida in Sesso e volentieri (1982)

Sesso e volentieri

5.0

The Prince (as Jack Basehart)

1982

 

Ciao nemico (1982)

Ciao nemico

4.6

Pvt. Kirk Jones

1982

 

The Iron Hand of the Mafia (1980)

The Iron Hand of the Mafia

5.0

Tony

1980

 

The Inglorious Bastards (1978)

The Inglorious Bastards

6.5

Berle

1978

 

La granduchessa e i camerieri (1977)

La granduchessa e i camerieri

7.2

TV Movie

Mirko di Sans-Souci

1977

 

Paris-Cabourg

TV Movie

François

1977

 

Kabir Bedi in The Black Corsair (1976)

The Black Corsair

6.2

Corsaro Rosso

1976

 

Mimì Bluette... fiore del mio giardino (1976)

Mimì Bluette... fiore del mio giardino

5.7

David Ross

1976

 

La linea del fiume (1976)

La linea del fiume

5.9

Owen

1976

 

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

7.2

TV Series

Crewman Jackson (uncredited)

1967

1 episode