Portrait of Basil Radford

Basil Radford

Acting

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.

Born: June 25, 1897

Place of Birth: Chester, England, UK

Filmography

1951
The Galloping Major

as Major Arthur Hill

1951
White Corridors

as Retired Civil Servant

1950
Ha'penny Breeze

as Shopkeeper (uncredited)

1950
1949
Helter Skelter

as Maj. Bright (uncredited)

1949
Whisky Galore!

as Captain Paul Waggett

1949
Stop Press Girl

as The Mechanical Type

1949
It's Not Cricket

as Maj. Bright

1948
Quartet

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

1948
The Winslow Boy

as Desmond Curry

1946
A Girl in a Million

as Prendergast

1946
The Captive Heart

as Major Ossy Dalrymple

1945
Dead of Night

as George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")

1945
The Way to the Stars

as 'Tiny' Williams

1945
Twilight Hour

as Lord Chetwood

1943
Millions Like Us

as Charters

1942
The Next of Kin

as Careless Talker on Train

1942
Flying Fortress

as Captain Wilkinson

1940
Room for Two

as Robert Spencer

1940
The Flying Squad

as Sederman

1940
Crook's Tour

as Hawtrey Charters

1940
1940
Girl in the News

as Doctor Threadgrove

1939
The Four Just Men

as (uncredited)

1939
Jamaica Inn

as Lord George

1939
Spies of the Air

as Bill Madison

1939
1939
Trouble Brewing

as Guest at Madame Berdi's

1938
Climbing High

as Reggie Baird

1938
1938
Convict 99

as Deputy Governor

1937
Young and Innocent

as Erica's Uncle Basil

1937
Jump for Glory

as Defending Counsel

1936
Dishonour Bright

as Henry Crane

1936
Broken Blossoms

as Mr. Reed

1934
1932
There Goes the Bride

as Rudolph (uncredited)

1930
Seven Days Leave

as Corporal

1929
Barnum Was Right

as Standish