Person
Basil Radford
Acting · 1897–1952 · Chester, England, UK
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.
Known for
The Lady Vanishes
Charters
Jamaica Inn
Lord George
Dead of Night
George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
Helter Skelter
Maj. Bright (uncredited)
Young and Innocent
Erica's Uncle Basil
Night Train to Munich
Charters
Passport to Pimlico
Gregg
The Flying Squad
Sederman
Girl in the News
Doctor Threadgrove
Jump for Glory
Defending Counsel
Filmography
- 1951The Galloping MajorMajor Arthur Hill
- 1951White CorridorsRetired Civil Servant
- 1950Ha'penny BreezeShopkeeper (uncredited)
- 1950Chance of a LifetimeDickinson
- 1949Passport to PimlicoGregg
- 1949Helter SkelterMaj. Bright (uncredited)
- 1949Whisky Galore!Captain Paul Waggett
- 1949Stop Press GirlThe Mechanical Type
- 1949It's Not CricketMaj. Bright
- 1948QuartetHenry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")
- 1948The Winslow BoyDesmond Curry
- 1946A Girl in a MillionPrendergast
- 1946The Captive HeartMajor Ossy Dalrymple
- 1945Dead of NightGeorge Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
- 1945The Way to the Stars'Tiny' Williams
- 1945Twilight HourLord Chetwood
- 1943Dear OctopusKenneth
- 1943Millions Like UsCharters
- 1942London ScrapbookHimself
- 1942Unpublished StoryLamb
- 1942The Next of KinCareless Talker on Train
- 1942Flying FortressCaptain Wilkinson
- 1940Room for TwoRobert Spencer
- 1940The Flying SquadSederman
- 1940Crook's TourHawtrey Charters
- 1940Night Train to MunichCharters
- 1940Girl in the NewsDoctor Threadgrove
- 1940Just WilliamMr. Sidway
- 1940The Girl Who ForgotMr. Barradine
- 1939Secret JourneyJohn Richardson
- 1939The Four Just Men(uncredited)
- 1939Jamaica InnLord George
- 1939She Couldn't Say NoLord Pilton
- 1939Spies of the AirBill Madison
- 1939Let's Be FamousWatson
- 1939Trouble BrewingGuest at Madame Berdi's
- 1938Climbing HighReggie Baird
- 1938The Lady VanishesCharters
- 1938Convict 99Deputy Governor
- 1937Captain's OrdersMurdoch
- 1937Jump for GloryDefending Counsel
- 1937Young and InnocentErica's Uncle Basil
- 1936Dishonour BrightHenry Crane
- 1936Broken BlossomsMr. Reed
- 1935Foreign AffairesBasil Mallory (uncredited)
- 1934A Southern MaidTom
- 1933Leave It to SmithSir John Moynton
- 1932There Goes the BrideRudolph (uncredited)
- 1930Seven Days LeaveCorporal
- 1929Barnum Was RightStandish
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