With a career that lasted more than half a century, he is considered one of the most prolific performers of that country.

His specialty were the roles of suave aristocratic villains, especially in historic films dealing with World War II, but he is best remembered for the role of Mr. Fulir in 1970 cult comedy Tko pjeva zlo ne misli.

A few months later, in the elections for upper house of the Croatian Parliament, he won the seat representing the City of Zagreb.

[citation needed] In 1995, President Tuđman awarded him with the Order of Danica Hrvatska.

[4] Several years before his death, Bašić suffered a femur fracture which restrained his mobility.