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Basil Radford

Basil Radford

Acting

Born: June 25, 1897Chester, England, UK

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
Filmography
The Galloping Major

The Galloping Major

Major Arthur Hill

1951
White Corridors

White Corridors

Retired Civil Servant

1951
Ha'penny Breeze

Ha'penny Breeze

Shopkeeper (uncredited)

1950
Chance of a Lifetime

Chance of a Lifetime

Dickinson

1950
Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico

Gregg

1949
Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

Maj. Bright (uncredited)

1949
Whisky Galore!

Whisky Galore!

Captain Paul Waggett

1949
Stop Press Girl

Stop Press Girl

The Mechanical Type

1949
It's Not Cricket

It's Not Cricket

Maj. Bright

1949
Quartet

Quartet

Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")

1948
The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

Desmond Curry

1948
A Girl in a Million

A Girl in a Million

Prendergast

1946
The Captive Heart

The Captive Heart

Major Ossy Dalrymple

1946
Dead of Night

Dead of Night

George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")

1945
The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars

'Tiny' Williams

1945
Twilight Hour

Twilight Hour

Lord Chetwood

1945

Dear Octopus

Kenneth

1943
Millions Like Us

Millions Like Us

Charters

1943

London Scrapbook

Himself

1942
Unpublished Story

Unpublished Story

Lamb

1942
The Next of Kin

The Next of Kin

Careless Talker on Train

1942
Flying Fortress

Flying Fortress

Captain Wilkinson

1942
Room for Two

Room for Two

Robert Spencer

1940
The Flying Squad

The Flying Squad

Sederman

1940
Crook's Tour

Crook's Tour

Hawtrey Charters

1940
Night Train to Munich

Night Train to Munich

Charters

1940
Girl in the News

Girl in the News

Doctor Threadgrove

1940

Just William

Mr. Sidway

1940

The Girl Who Forgot

Mr. Barradine

1940

Secret Journey

John Richardson

1939
The Four Just Men

The Four Just Men

(uncredited)

1939
Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

Lord George

1939

She Couldn't Say No

Lord Pilton

1939
Spies of the Air

Spies of the Air

Bill Madison

1939
Let's Be Famous

Let's Be Famous

Watson

1939
Trouble Brewing

Trouble Brewing

Guest at Madame Berdi's

1939
Climbing High

Climbing High

Reggie Baird

1938
The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

Charters

1938
Convict 99

Convict 99

Deputy Governor

1938

Captain's Orders

Murdoch

1937
Jump for Glory

Jump for Glory

Defending Counsel

1937
Young and Innocent

Young and Innocent

Erica's Uncle Basil

1937
Dishonour Bright

Dishonour Bright

Henry Crane

1936
Broken Blossoms

Broken Blossoms

Mr. Reed

1936

Foreign Affaires

Basil Mallory (uncredited)

1935
A Southern Maid

A Southern Maid

Tom

1934

Leave It to Smith

Sir John Moynton

1933
There Goes the Bride

There Goes the Bride

Rudolph (uncredited)

1932
Seven Days Leave

Seven Days Leave

Corporal

1930
Barnum Was Right

Barnum Was Right

Standish

1929
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