Bayshart, Richard

Richard Beyshart (birth name - John Richard Beyshart ) was born in the family of journalist Harry Beyshart and was one of five children (he had a sister and three brothers, one of whom, Robert, died at nine months old) ^[1] . His mother died during childbirth, so the father had to send the children to the shelter because of the inability to simultaneously engage in their education and work ^[1] . At age 12, Richard decided to follow in the footsteps of his father, who then worked as the editor of the Sunday newspaper THE ZANESVILLE OHIO TIMES SIGNAL , and became a newspaper reporter and broadcaster on the radio. He worked with his older brother in a drainage company. He also participated in the campaign of his uncle for mayor of Zanesville , who eventually won the election ^[1] . After graduating from high school, working in a newspaper, he learned about fraud in the city hall, which caused a major scandal that caused him to be fired (he hit the detective conducting the investigation) ^[1] .

In 1938, Richard Bayshart joined the troupe of the Philadelphia Theater Hedgerow Theater , where he performed until 1942 ^[2] . He later lands on Broadway . After a series of performances, she receives an invitation to play the role of a true Scotsman in a play based on the play Hot Heart . His play was highly praised by New York theater critics, who later awarded him the prize as the best aspiring actor of 1945 ^[1] . Soon, Beyshart made his film debut with the tape " False alarm " (1947), soon concluding a contract with 20th Century Fox . He starred in the films " Rosanna McCoy ", which tells about the hatred of the Huttfields and McCoy , " Tension " (both - 1949), " Fourteen Hours " ( US National Film Critics Award for Best Actor ), "Decision Before Dawn" and " House on Telegraph hill ”(all three - 1951). On the set of the latter, he met the Italian actress Valentina Cortese , whom he married the same year. Nine years later they divorced. In marriage, a son was born - actor Jackie Bayshart ^[3] .

His most famous role is considered to be Matto in the film Federico Fellini's " Road " (1954). The director asked Richard why he was chosen for this role, he replied: “If you did what you did at Fourteen , you can do anything” ^[4] . He played in the next tape Fellini " Fraudsters " (1955).

Among his next roles are Ishmael in Moby Dick (1956, National Critics Board of the USA Award for Best Supporting Actor ), Major Harry Cargill in Time Limit (1957, BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actor among Foreigners ) Ivan Karamazov in The Brothers Karamazov (1958), the German Fuhrer in Hitler (1962), the Indian Ak-Min in King of the Sun (1963), the Herald of the Law in Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) and Vladimir Skrapinov in " Being There " (1979).

Beyshart was successful in the series. He played the main role, Admiral Nelson, in " Journey to the bottom of the ocean " and the head of the Foundation for Law and Order "Wilton Knight in" The Knight of the Roads "(also his voice sounds in the series screensaver). He also participated in Haze from the Trunk , Twilight Zone , Hawaii 5-O , Bene Casey and some others. In the episode " Colombo, " titled For the Love of Art , Honor Blackman and a couple of theater actors are playing, killing the director of the play. He starred in a number of television films. In addition, due to his deep and strong voice, he often acted as a narrator for film and television projects. He was an announcer at the 1984 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.

Richard Beyshart died after several strokes at the age of 70 in Los Angeles ^[2] .

In total, Bayshart was married three times. The year after the death of his first wife, Stefania Klein, he married Italian actress Valentina Cortese . After their divorce in 1960 , he married Diane Lottery, with whom he organized the Actors and Others for Animals charitable foundation for animal welfare in 1971 ^[2] . In the third marriage, the actor had two daughters: Jenna and Gale ^[1] .