Basil Radford

Basil Radford

🎂 25th June 1897 (128 yrs) 📍 Chester, England, UK

Known For

The Lady Vanishes

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.

Basil Radford

Movies Featuring Basil Radford

The Galloping Major

The Galloping Major (1951)

as Major Arthur Hill
White Corridors

White Corridors (1951)

as Retired Civil Servant
Ha'penny Breeze

Ha'penny Breeze (1950)

as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Chance of a Lifetime

Chance of a Lifetime (1950)

as Dickinson
Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico (1949)

as Gregg
Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter (1949)

as Maj. Bright (uncredited)
Whisky Galore!

Whisky Galore! (1949)

as Captain Paul Waggett
Stop Press Girl

Stop Press Girl (1949)

as The Mechanical Type
It's Not Cricket

It's Not Cricket (1949)

as Maj. Bright
Quartet

Quartet (1948)

as Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")
The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy (1948)

as Desmond Curry
A Girl in a Million

A Girl in a Million (1946)

as Prendergast
The Captive Heart

The Captive Heart (1946)

as Major Ossy Dalrymple
Dead of Night

Dead of Night (1945)

as George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars (1945)

as 'Tiny' Williams
Twilight Hour

Twilight Hour (1945)

as Lord Chetwood
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Dear Octopus (1943)

as Kenneth
Millions Like Us

Millions Like Us (1943)

as Charters
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London Scrapbook (1942)

as Himself
Unpublished Story

Unpublished Story (1942)

as Lamb
The Next of Kin

The Next of Kin (1942)

as Careless Talker on Train
Flying Fortress

Flying Fortress (1942)

as Captain Wilkinson
Room for Two

Room for Two (1940)

as Robert Spencer
The Flying Squad

The Flying Squad (1940)

as Sederman
Crook's Tour

Crook's Tour (1940)

as Hawtrey Charters
Night Train to Munich

Night Train to Munich (1940)

as Charters
Girl in the News

Girl in the News (1940)

as Doctor Threadgrove
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Just William (1940)

as Mr. Sidway
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The Girl Who Forgot (1940)

as Mr. Barradine
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Secret Journey (1939)

as John Richardson
The Four Just Men

The Four Just Men (1939)

as (uncredited)
Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn (1939)

as Lord George
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She Couldn't Say No (1939)

as Lord Pilton
Spies of the Air

Spies of the Air (1939)

as Bill Madison
Let's Be Famous

Let's Be Famous (1939)

as Watson
Trouble Brewing

Trouble Brewing (1939)

as Guest at Madame Berdi's
Climbing High

Climbing High (1938)

as Reggie Baird
The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

as Charters
Convict 99

Convict 99 (1938)

as Deputy Governor
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Captain's Orders (1937)

as Murdoch
Jump for Glory

Jump for Glory (1937)

as Defending Counsel
Young and Innocent

Young and Innocent (1937)

as Erica's Uncle Basil
Dishonour Bright

Dishonour Bright (1936)

as Henry Crane
Broken Blossoms

Broken Blossoms (1936)

as Mr. Reed
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Foreign Affaires (1935)

as Basil Mallory (uncredited)
A Southern Maid

A Southern Maid (1934)

as Tom
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Leave It to Smith (1933)

as Sir John Moynton
There Goes the Bride

There Goes the Bride (1932)

as Rudolph (uncredited)
Seven Days Leave

Seven Days Leave (1930)

as Corporal
Barnum Was Right

Barnum Was Right (1929)

as Standish