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Basil Radford

Basil Radford

Birthday: 1897-06-25 | Place of Birth: Chester, England, UK

Arthur Basil Radford 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1951
The Galloping Major

as    Major Arthur Hill

1950
The Winslow Boy

as    Desmond Curry

1950
Chance of a Lifetime

as    Dickinson

1949
Whisky Galore!

as    Captain Paul Waggett

1949
It's Not Cricket

as    Maj. Bright

1948
Quartet

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

1946
A Girl in a Million

as    Prendergast

1945
The Way to the Stars

as    'Tiny' Williams

1943
Millions Like Us

as    Charters

1942
Flying Fortress

as    Captain Wilkinson

1942
Unpublished Story

as    Lamb

1940
Night Train to Munich

as    Charters

1940
Girl in the News

as    Doctor Threadgrove

1940
Crook's Tour

as    Hawtrey Charters

1940
Just William

as    Mr. Sidway

1940
The Flying Squad

as    Sederman

1939
Let's Be Famous

as    Watson

1938
The Lady Vanishes

as    Charters

1938
Convict 99

as    Deputy Governor

1938
Young and Innocent

as    Erica's Uncle Basil

1937
When Thief Meets Thief

as    Defending Counsel

1937
Captain's Orders

as    Murdoch

1936
Broken Blossoms

as    Mr. Reed

1934
A Southern Maid

as    Tom