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Actor
Basil Radford
- Born June 25, 1897 in Chester, England, UK
- Died October 20, 1952
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 Vanishes1938
Dead of Night1945
Young and Innocent1937
Jamaica Inn1939
Whisky Galore!1949
Passport to Pimlico1949
Night Train to Munich1940
The Way to the Stars1945
Filmography
- 1951The Galloping MajorFilmMajor Arthur Hill, Idea
- 1951White CorridorsFilmRetired Civil Servant
- 1950Chance of a LifetimeFilmDickinson
- 1950Ha'penny BreezeFilmShopkeeper (uncredited)
- 1949Whisky Galore!FilmCaptain Paul Waggett
- 1949Passport to PimlicoFilmGregg
- 1949Stop Press GirlFilmThe Mechanical Type
- 1949It's Not CricketFilmMaj. Bright
- 1949Helter SkelterFilmMaj. Bright (uncredited)
- 1948The Winslow BoyFilmDesmond Curry
- 1948QuartetFilmHenry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")
- 1946The Captive HeartFilmMajor Ossy Dalrymple
- 1946A Girl in a MillionFilmPrendergast
- 1945Dead of NightFilmGeorge Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
- 1945The Way to the StarsFilm'Tiny' Williams
- 1945Twilight HourFilmLord Chetwood
- 1943Millions Like UsFilmCharters
- 1943Dear OctopusFilmKenneth
- 1942The Next of KinFilmCareless Talker on Train
- 1942Unpublished StoryFilmLamb
- 1942Flying FortressFilmCaptain Wilkinson
- 1942London ScrapbookFilmHimself
- 1940Night Train to MunichFilmCharters
- 1940Crook's TourFilmHawtrey Charters
- 1940Girl in the NewsFilmDoctor Threadgrove
- 1940The Flying SquadFilmSederman
- 1940The Girl Who ForgotFilmMr. Barradine
- 1940Just WilliamFilmMr. Sidway
- 1940Room for TwoFilmRobert Spencer
- 1939Jamaica InnFilmLord George
- 1939Trouble BrewingFilmGuest at Madame Berdi's
- 1939The Four Just MenFilm(uncredited)
- 1939Let's Be FamousFilmWatson
- 1939Spies of the AirFilmBill Madison
- 1939She Couldn't Say NoFilmLord Pilton
- 1939Secret JourneyFilmJohn Richardson
- 1938The Lady VanishesFilmCharters
- 1938Convict 99FilmDeputy Governor
- 1938Climbing HighFilmReggie Baird
- 1937Young and InnocentFilmErica's Uncle Basil
- 1937Jump for GloryFilmDefending Counsel
- 1937Captain's OrdersFilmMurdoch
- 1936Broken BlossomsFilmMr. Reed
- 1936Dishonour BrightFilmHenry Crane
- 1935Foreign AffairesFilmBasil Mallory (uncredited)
- 1934A Southern MaidFilmTom
- 1933Leave It to SmithFilmSir John Moynton
- 1932There Goes the BrideFilmRudolph (uncredited)
- 1930Seven Days LeaveFilmCorporal
- 1929Barnum Was RightFilmStandish