
Basil Radford
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Born
- 1897-06-25
- Died
- 1952-10-20
- Place of birth
- Chester, England, UK
- Also known as
- Arthur Basil Radford · Бэзил Рэдфорд · Бейзил Редфорд · Бэйзил Редфорд
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
Movies (50)

Jamaica Inn
1939
as Lord George

The Lady Vanishes
1938
as Charters

Young and Innocent
1937
as Erica's Uncle Basil
The Girl Who Forgot
1940
as Mr. Barradine

Whisky Galore!
1949
as Captain Paul Waggett

Dead of Night
1945
as George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")

Quartet
1948
as Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")

Millions Like Us
1943
as Charters

Night Train to Munich
1940
as Charters

Helter Skelter
1949
as Maj. Bright (uncredited)

Passport to Pimlico
1949
as Gregg

Crook's Tour
1940
as Hawtrey Charters

The Way to the Stars
1945
as 'Tiny' Williams

Jump for Glory
1937
as Defending Counsel

The Galloping Major
1951
as Major Arthur Hill

Seven Days Leave
1930
as Corporal
Dear Octopus
1943
as Kenneth

The Winslow Boy
1948
as Desmond Curry

The Next of Kin
1942
as Careless Talker on Train

Broken Blossoms
1936
as Mr. Reed

Climbing High
1938
as Reggie Baird

Convict 99
1938
as Deputy Governor

There Goes the Bride
1932
as Rudolph (uncredited)

The Captive Heart
1946
as Major Ossy Dalrymple

Girl in the News
1940
as Doctor Threadgrove

It's Not Cricket
1949
as Maj. Bright

Unpublished Story
1942
as Lamb

Dishonour Bright
1936
as Henry Crane

White Corridors
1951
as Retired Civil Servant

Chance of a Lifetime
1950
as Dickinson

Trouble Brewing
1939
as Guest at Madame Berdi's
Just William
1940
as Mr. Sidway

Flying Fortress
1942
as Captain Wilkinson

A Girl in a Million
1946
as Prendergast
Secret Journey
1939
as John Richardson
London Scrapbook
1942
as Himself

The Four Just Men
1939
as (uncredited)
Foreign Affaires
1935
as Basil Mallory (uncredited)

Spies of the Air
1939
as Bill Madison

Let's Be Famous
1939
as Watson

Barnum Was Right
1929
as Standish

A Southern Maid
1934
as Tom
Leave It to Smith
1933
as Sir John Moynton
Captain's Orders
1937
as Murdoch

The Flying Squad
1940
as Sederman

Twilight Hour
1945
as Lord Chetwood

Ha'penny Breeze
1950
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Room for Two
1940
as Robert Spencer

Stop Press Girl
1949
as The Mechanical Type
She Couldn't Say No
1939
as Lord Pilton
About Basil Radford
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. With 50 credits spanning from 1929 to 1951, Basil Radford has appeared in 50 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Basil Radford Movies
- Jamaica Inn (1939) — as Lord George
- The Lady Vanishes (1938) — as Charters
- Young and Innocent (1937) — as Erica's Uncle Basil
- The Girl Who Forgot (1940) — as Mr. Barradine
- Whisky Galore! (1949) — as Captain Paul Waggett
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