RIP Harry Basch

Harry Leo Basch

Gates, Kingsley & Gates Smith Salsbury Mortuary

January 16, 1926 – June 23, 2020

Harry Leo Basch was born on January 16, 1926 and passed away on June 23, 2020 and is under the care of Gates, Kingsley & Gates Smith Salsbury Funeral Directors.

Harry Basch was an American actor and author. In 1951 he appeared in "Mr. Roberts" at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco. He’s possibly best known for his role as Vince Caproni in the 1980s television series Falcon Crest. He appeared in the series from 1982 to 1984. In addition to acting, Basch has written several articles for the Los Angeles Times about traveling. He and his late wife, Shirley Slater, also wrote several books on the subject including RV Vacations for Dummies.

BASCH, Harry (Harry Leo Basch III)

Born: 1/16/1926, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.A.

Died: 6/23/2020, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Harry Basch’s westerns – writer, actor:

Scalplock – 1966 (printer)

Iron Horse (TV) – 1966 (printer)

The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV) – 1967 [writer]

Gunsmoke (TV) – 1967 (Milt Agnew)

Daniel Boone (TV) – 1968 (Jesse Watts, stranger) [writer]

A Man Called Gannon – 1968 (Ben)

Bonanza (TV) – 1972 (prosecutor)