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Basil Radford

Basil Radford

Acting·1897–1952·41 films

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.

As Actor

The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes (1938)Charters
Dead of Night
Dead of Night (1945)George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
Young and Innocent
Young and Innocent (1937)Erica's Uncle Basil
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn (1939)Lord George
Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore! (1949)Captain Paul Waggett
Passport to Pimlico
Passport to Pimlico (1949)Gregg
Night Train to Munich
Night Train to Munich (1940)Charters
The Way to the Stars
The Way to the Stars (1945)'Tiny' Williams
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy (1948)Desmond Curry
The Captive Heart
The Captive Heart (1946)Major Ossy Dalrymple
Quartet
Quartet (1948)Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")
Millions Like Us
Millions Like Us (1943)Charters
Crook's Tour
Crook's Tour (1940)Hawtrey Charters
Convict 99
Convict 99 (1938)Deputy Governor
Trouble Brewing
Trouble Brewing (1939)Guest at Madame Berdi's
Chance of a Lifetime
Chance of a Lifetime (1950)Dickinson
The Galloping Major
The Galloping Major (1951)Major Arthur Hill
The Next of Kin
The Next of Kin (1942)Careless Talker on Train
Broken Blossoms
Broken Blossoms (1936)Mr. Reed
Stop Press Girl
Stop Press Girl (1949)The Mechanical Type
Girl in the News
Girl in the News (1940)Doctor Threadgrove
Unpublished Story
Unpublished Story (1942)Lamb
The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men (1939)(uncredited)
White Corridors
White Corridors (1951)Retired Civil Servant
There Goes the Bride
There Goes the Bride (1932)Rudolph (uncredited)
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter (1949)Maj. Bright (uncredited)
Seven Days Leave
Seven Days Leave (1930)Corporal
Climbing High
Climbing High (1938)Reggie Baird
The Flying Squad
The Flying Squad (1940)Sederman
Ha'penny Breeze
Ha'penny Breeze (1950)Shopkeeper (uncredited)
It's Not Cricket
It's Not Cricket (1949)Maj. Bright
Let's Be Famous
Let's Be Famous (1939)Watson
Spies of the Air
Spies of the Air (1939)Bill Madison
Jump for Glory
Jump for Glory (1937)Defending Counsel
Flying Fortress
Flying Fortress (1942)Captain Wilkinson
A Girl in a Million
A Girl in a Million (1946)Prendergast
Barnum Was Right
Barnum Was Right (1929)Standish
Dishonour Bright
Dishonour Bright (1936)Henry Crane
Room for Two
Room for Two (1940)Robert Spencer
Twilight Hour
Twilight Hour (1945)Lord Chetwood
A Southern Maid
A Southern Maid (1934)Tom

As Writer