Harry Basch

Harry Leo Basch (January 16, 1926 – June 23, 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.

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. He and his wife, actress Shirley Slater, also wrote several books on the subject including RV Vacations for Dummies.

In the 1950s, Basch was married to actress Leesa Troy.

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