Harry Basch
{{Short description|American actor and author (1926–2020)}}
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| name = Harry Basch
| image = Press Photo Actor Harry Basch.jpg
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| caption = Basch {{circa}}1970
| birthname = Harry Leo Basch III
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|1|16|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|6|23|1926|1|16|mf=y}}
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| othername =
| occupation = Actor, writer
| yearsactive = 1963–1987
}}
Harry Leo Basch (January 16, 1926 – June 23, 2020){{cite web|url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/culver-city-ca/harry-basch-9236826|title=Harry Leo Basch|accessdate=July 10, 2020}} 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 attended Ithaca College, where he studied drama.{{cite news |title=Basch Directs Play |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/trenton-evening-times-harry-basch-1926/170123173/ |work=Trenton Evening Times |date=March 2, 1949 |location=Trenton, NJ |page=22 |access-date=April 12, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{cite news |title=Basch on Dean's List|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/trenton-evening-times-harry-basch-1926/170123006/ |work=Trenton Evening Times |date=May 1, 1949 |location=Trenton, NJ |page=20 |access-date=April 12, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/writers/harry-basch|title=Articles by Harry Basch|publisher=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2008-07-28}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He and his wife, actress Shirley Slater, also wrote several books on the subject including RV Vacations for Dummies.{{cite web|url=http://www.allbookstores.com/author/Harry_Basch.html|title=Books by Harry Basch|publisher=allbookstores.com|accessdate=2008-07-28}}
In the 1950s, Basch was married to actress Leesa Troy.{{cite news |title=Life for Stage Couple Is Just Like a Play |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27013503/democrat_and_chronicle/ |accessdate=9 January 2019 |work=Democrat and Chronicle |date=December 11, 1955 |location=New York, Rochester |page=F 1|via = Newspapers.com}}
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=
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- 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
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References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|id=0059650|name=Harry Basch}}
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Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Male actors from Trenton, New Jersey
Category:Writers from Trenton, New Jersey
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