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Basil Radford

Actor

Basil Radford

Born June 25, 1897 in Chester, England, UKDied October 20, 195249 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.

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The Lady Vanishes posterFirst watchThe Lady Vanishes19387.4as ChartersOn a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Dead of Night poster7.2Dead of Night1945Young and Innocent poster6.5Young and Innocent1937Whisky Galore! poster6.8Whisky Galore!1949Jamaica Inn poster6.1Jamaica Inn1939Night Train to Munich poster7.2Night Train to Munich1940Passport to Pimlico poster6.9Passport to Pimlico1949

Filmography

49 films as actor
  1. 1951The Galloping MajorMajor Arthur Hill
  2. 1951White CorridorsRetired Civil Servant
  3. 1950Ha'penny BreezeShopkeeper (uncredited)
  4. 1950Chance of a LifetimeDickinson
  5. 1949Passport to PimlicoGregg
  6. 1949Helter SkelterMaj. Bright (uncredited)
  7. 1949Whisky Galore!Captain Paul Waggett
  8. 1949Stop Press GirlThe Mechanical Type
  9. 1949It's Not CricketMaj. Bright
  10. 1948QuartetHenry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")
  11. 1948The Winslow BoyDesmond Curry
  12. 1946A Girl in a MillionPrendergast
  13. 1946The Captive HeartMajor Ossy Dalrymple
  14. 1945Dead of NightGeorge Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
  15. 1945The Way to the Stars'Tiny' Williams
  16. 1945Twilight HourLord Chetwood
  17. 1943Dear OctopusKenneth
  18. 1943Millions Like UsCharters
  19. 1942Unpublished StoryLamb
  20. 1942The Next of KinCareless Talker on Train
  21. 1942Flying FortressCaptain Wilkinson
  22. 1940Room for TwoRobert Spencer
  23. 1940The Flying SquadSederman
  24. 1940Crook's TourHawtrey Charters
  25. 1940Night Train to MunichCharters
  26. 1940Girl in the NewsDoctor Threadgrove
  27. 1940Just WilliamMr. Sidway
  28. 1940The Girl Who ForgotMr. Barradine
  29. 1939Secret JourneyJohn Richardson
  30. 1939The Four Just Men(uncredited)
  31. 1939Jamaica InnLord George
  32. 1939She Couldn't Say NoLord Pilton
  33. 1939Spies of the AirBill Madison
  34. 1939Let's Be FamousWatson
  35. 1939Trouble BrewingGuest at Madame Berdi's
  36. 1938Climbing HighReggie Baird
  37. 1938The Lady VanishesCharters
  38. 1938Convict 99Deputy Governor
  39. 1937Captain's OrdersMurdoch
  40. 1937Jump for GloryDefending Counsel
  41. 1937Young and InnocentErica's Uncle Basil
  42. 1936Dishonour BrightHenry Crane
  43. 1936Broken BlossomsMr. Reed
  44. 1935Foreign AffairesBasil Mallory (uncredited)
  45. 1934A Southern MaidTom
  46. 1933Leave It to SmithSir John Moynton
  47. 1932There Goes the BrideRudolph (uncredited)
  48. 1930Seven Days LeaveCorporal
  49. 1929Barnum Was RightStandish