Basil Radford

Basil Radford

1897-06-25 – 1952-10-20 (age 55) Chester, England, UK
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Biography

Arthur Basil Radford (25 June 1897 – 20 October 1952) was an English character actor who featured in many British films of the 1930s and 1940s. He is probably best remembered for his appearances alongside Naunton Wayne as one half of Charters and Caldicott, two cricket-obsessed Englishmen who appeared in several films from 1938 to 1949, most famously in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes.

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Known For

Dead of Night
Dead of Night

1945

as George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")

Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn

1939

as Lord George

The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes

1938

as Charters

Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore!

1949

as Captain Paul Waggett

Night Train to Munich
Night Train to Munich

1940

as Charters

Young and Innocent
Young and Innocent

1937

as Erica's Uncle Basil

Passport to Pimlico
Passport to Pimlico

1949

as Gregg

Let's Be Famous
Let's Be Famous

1939

as Watson

The Captive Heart
The Captive Heart

1946

as Major Ossy Dalrymple

Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter

1949

as Maj. Bright (uncredited)

The Next of Kin
The Next of Kin

1942

as Careless Talker on Train

Girl in the News
Girl in the News

1940

as Doctor Threadgrove

Unpublished Story
Unpublished Story

1942

as Lamb

Jump for Glory
Jump for Glory

1937

as Defending Counsel

The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men

1939

as (uncredited)

Convict 99
Convict 99

1938

as Deputy Governor

The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy

1948

as Desmond Curry

The Way to the Stars
The Way to the Stars

1945

as 'Tiny' Williams

Broken Blossoms
Broken Blossoms

1936

as Mr. Reed

The Galloping Major
The Galloping Major

1951

as Major Arthur Hill