Basil Radford

Acting

Basil Radford

Born June 25, 1897Chester, England, UK50 credits

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
1951The Galloping Major
as Major Arthur HillMovie
White Corridors
1951White Corridors
as Retired Civil ServantMovie
Ha'penny Breeze
1950Ha'penny Breeze
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)Movie
Chance of a Lifetime
1950Chance of a Lifetime
as DickinsonMovie
Helter Skelter
1949Helter Skelter
as Maj. Bright (uncredited)Movie
Whisky Galore!
1949Whisky Galore!
as Captain Paul WaggettMovie
Stop Press Girl
1949Stop Press Girl
as The Mechanical TypeMovie
It's Not Cricket
1949It's Not Cricket
as Maj. BrightMovie
Quartet
1948Quartet
as Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")Movie
The Winslow Boy
1948The Winslow Boy
as Desmond CurryMovie
A Girl in a Million
1946A Girl in a Million
as PrendergastMovie
The Captive Heart
1946The Captive Heart
as Major Ossy DalrympleMovie
Dead of Night
1945Dead of Night
as George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")Movie
The Way to the Stars
1945The Way to the Stars
as 'Tiny' WilliamsMovie
Twilight Hour
1945Twilight Hour
as Lord ChetwoodMovie
D
1943Dear Octopus
as KennethMovie
Millions Like Us
1943Millions Like Us
as ChartersMovie
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1942London Scrapbook
as HimselfMovie
The Next of Kin
1942The Next of Kin
as Careless Talker on TrainMovie
Flying Fortress
1942Flying Fortress
as Captain WilkinsonMovie
Room for Two
1940Room for Two
as Robert SpencerMovie
The Flying Squad
1940The Flying Squad
as SedermanMovie
Crook's Tour
1940Crook's Tour
as Hawtrey ChartersMovie
Girl in the News
1940Girl in the News
as Doctor ThreadgroveMovie
J
1940Just William
as Mr. SidwayMovie
T
1940The Girl Who Forgot
as Mr. BarradineMovie
S
1939Secret Journey
as John RichardsonMovie
The Four Just Men
1939The Four Just Men
as (uncredited)Movie
Jamaica Inn
1939Jamaica Inn
as Lord GeorgeMovie
S
1939She Couldn't Say No
as Lord PiltonMovie
Spies of the Air
1939Spies of the Air
as Bill MadisonMovie
Let's Be Famous
1939Let's Be Famous
as WatsonMovie
Trouble Brewing
1939Trouble Brewing
as Guest at Madame Berdi'sMovie
Climbing High
1938Climbing High
as Reggie BairdMovie
The Lady Vanishes
1938The Lady Vanishes
as ChartersMovie
Convict 99
1938Convict 99
as Deputy GovernorMovie
C
1937Captain's Orders
as MurdochMovie
Jump for Glory
1937Jump for Glory
as Defending CounselMovie
Young and Innocent
1937Young and Innocent
as Erica's Uncle BasilMovie
Dishonour Bright
1936Dishonour Bright
as Henry CraneMovie
Broken Blossoms
1936Broken Blossoms
as Mr. ReedMovie
F
1935Foreign Affaires
as Basil Mallory (uncredited)Movie
L
1933Leave It to Smith
as Sir John MoyntonMovie
There Goes the Bride
1932There Goes the Bride
as Rudolph (uncredited)Movie
Seven Days Leave
1930Seven Days Leave
as CorporalMovie
Barnum Was Right
1929Barnum Was Right
as StandishMovie