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
Whisky Galore!
1949
as Captain Paul Waggett
The Girl Who Forgot
1940
as Mr. Barradine
Night Train to Munich
1940
as Charters
Passport to Pimlico
1949
as Gregg
Helter Skelter
1949
as Maj. Bright (uncredited)
Dead of Night
1945
as George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
Jump for Glory
1937
as Defending Counsel
Millions Like Us
1943
as Charters
Quartet
1948
as Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")
White Corridors
1951
as Retired Civil Servant
The Captive Heart
1946
as Major Ossy Dalrymple
The Way to the Stars
1945
as 'Tiny' Williams
The Next of Kin
1942
as Careless Talker on Train
Broken Blossoms
1936
as Mr. Reed
The Galloping Major
1951
as Major Arthur Hill
Flying Fortress
1942
as Captain Wilkinson
The Winslow Boy
1948
as Desmond Curry
Climbing High
1938
as Reggie Baird
Girl in the News
1940
as Doctor Threadgrove
There Goes the Bride
1932
as Rudolph (uncredited)
Seven Days Leave
1930
as Corporal
Crook's Tour
1940
as Hawtrey Charters
Unpublished Story
1942
as Lamb
Convict 99
1938
as Deputy Governor
Dishonour Bright
1936
as Henry Crane
Trouble Brewing
1939
as Guest at Madame Berdi's
Just William
1940
as Mr. Sidway
Foreign Affaires
1935
as Basil Mallory (uncredited)
Dear Octopus
1943
as Kenneth
Chance of a Lifetime
1950
as Dickinson
Leave It to Smith
1933
as Sir John Moynton
Let's Be Famous
1939
as Watson
It's Not Cricket
1949
as Maj. Bright
The Flying Squad
1940
as Sederman
A Girl in a Million
1946
as Prendergast
The Four Just Men
1939
as (uncredited)
A Southern Maid
1934
as Tom
Ha'penny Breeze
1950
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Spies of the Air
1939
as Bill Madison
Stop Press Girl
1949
as The Mechanical Type
Secret Journey
1939
as John Richardson
Barnum Was Right
1929
as Standish
Room for Two
1940
as Robert Spencer
She Couldn't Say No
1939
as Lord Pilton
Twilight Hour
1945
as Lord Chetwood
Captain's Orders
1937
as Murdoch
London Scrapbook
1942
as Himself
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
- Whisky Galore! (1949) — as Captain Paul Waggett
- The Girl Who Forgot (1940) — as Mr. Barradine
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