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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Basil Radford

Basil Radford

Known For

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

1939

as Lord George

The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

1938

as Charters

Young and Innocent

Young and Innocent

1937

as Erica's Uncle Basil

The Girl Who Forgot

1940

as Mr. Barradine

Dead of Night

Dead of Night

1945

as George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")

Quartet

Quartet

1948

as Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")

Night Train to Munich

Night Train to Munich

1940

as Charters

Whisky Galore!

Whisky Galore!

1949

as Captain Paul Waggett

Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico

1949

as Gregg

The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars

1945

as 'Tiny' Williams

Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

1949

as Maj. Bright (uncredited)

Dear Octopus

1943

as Kenneth

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

1948

as Desmond Curry

Millions Like Us

Millions Like Us

1943

as Charters

Jump for Glory

Jump for Glory

1937

as Defending Counsel

The Galloping Major

The Galloping Major

1951

as Major Arthur Hill

The Captive Heart

The Captive Heart

1946

as Major Ossy Dalrymple

Convict 99

Convict 99

1938

as Deputy Governor

Seven Days Leave

Seven Days Leave

1930

as Corporal

Girl in the News

Girl in the News

1940

as Doctor Threadgrove