| Jackie Basehart | |
| Birth Name: | John Anthony Carmine Michael Basehart |
| Birth Date: | 11 October 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Milan, Italy |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1967-1999 |
| Spouse: | Tatiana Basehart[1] |
| Father: | Richard Basehart |
| Mother: | Valentina Cortese |
John Anthony Carmine Michael "Jackie" Basehart (11 October 1951 – 16 May 2015) was an American actor.
Born in Santa Monica, California, Basehart was the son of actor Richard Basehart and actress Valentina Cortese,[2] [3] 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.[3]
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.[4]