Harry Basch

American actor and author (1926–2020)

Harry Basch
Born	Harry Leo Basch III (1926-01-16)January 16, 1926 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	June 23, 2020(2020-06-23) (aged 94)
Occupation(s)	Actor, writer
Years active	1963–1987

Harry Leo Basch (January 16, 1926 – June 23, 2020)^[1] was an American actor and author. In 1951 he appeared in "Mr. Roberts" at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco. He is possibly best known for his role as Vince Caproni in the 1980s television series Falcon Crest.

Basch appeared in Falcon Crest from 1982 to 1984. He also appeared as Dr. Brown in the Star Trek episode "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" in 1966.

In addition to acting, Basch wrote several articles for the Los Angeles Times about traveling.^[2] He and his wife, actress Shirley Slater, also wrote several books on the subject including RV Vacations for Dummies.^[3]

In the 1950s, Basch was married to actress Leesa Troy.^[4]

Filmography

Film

A Man Called Gannon (1968) – Ben
Winning (1969) – The Stranger (uncredited)
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971) – DeLauria
They Only Kill Their Masters (1972) – Mayor Wendell
The Stone Killer (1973) – Mossman
Swashbuckler (1976) – Banana Man
Rollercoaster (1977) – Owner #3
Coma (1978) – Second Doctor
F.I.S.T. (1978) – Network Announcer

Television

General Hospital (Unknown episodes, 1963) – Armistead (1983)
Dr. Kildare (1 episode, 1965) – Dr. Milton Bremner
Honey West (1 episode, 1965) – Mr. Flowers
Get Smart (3 episodes, 1965–1969) – Lucheck / Stromberg / Kaos Leader
Burke's Law (2 episodes, 1966) – Harlan O'Brien / O'Brien
Blue Light (1 episode, 1966) – Mueller
Star Trek: The Original Series (1966) – Dr. Brown in S1:E7, "What Are Little Girls Made Of?"
The F.B.I. (2 episodes, 1966) – Hotel Manager / Albertson
Mission: Impossible (2 episodes, 1966–1968) – Nicolai / Konya
Gunsmoke (1 episode, 1967) – Milt Agnew
Ironside (1967, TV Movie) – Man Finding Ironside (uncredited)
Daniel Boone (2 episodes, 1968) – Jesse Watts / The Stranger
The Mod Squad (4 episodes, 1968–1970) – Dr. Berger / Eddie / Dr. Brandon, Psychologist
Mannix (2 episodes, 1968–1974) – Sam Vincent / Gould
That Girl (3 episodes, 1969–1970) – Man in Elevator / Charlie / Driver
The Love War (1970, TV Movie) – Bal
Bonanza (1 episode, 1972) – Prosecutor
Sanford and Son (1 episode, 1974) – Dr. Jamison
Nakia (1 episode, 1974) – George Cook
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1 episode, 1976) – Clyde Muncie / Engineer
Holmes & Yo-Yo (1 episode, 1976) – Tony Papas
Carter Country (1 episode, 1977) – Harris
Quincy, M.E. (1 episode, 1979) – Judge
The Waltons (1 episode, 1980) – Arthur Harrington
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1 episode, 1980) – Molina
Falcon Crest (11 episodes, 1982–1984) – Vince Caproni
The Wizard (1 episode, 1987) – Mr. Perato

References

^ "Harry Leo Basch". Retrieved July 10, 2020.
^ "Articles by Harry Basch". articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
^ "Books by Harry Basch". allbookstores.com. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
^ "Life for Stage Couple Is Just Like a Play". Democrat and Chronicle. New York, Rochester. December 11, 1955. p. F 1. Retrieved 9 January 2019 – via Newspapers.com.