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Unpublished Story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