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Basil Radford

Basil Radford

Known for: Acting

Born 25/06/1897
Died 1952-10-20
Place of birth Chester, England, UK

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.

Filmography

The Lady Vanishes Film ★ 7,4

The Lady Vanishes

Charters

1938

Dead of Night Film ★ 7,2

Dead of Night

George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")

1945

Jamaica Inn Film ★ 6,1

Jamaica Inn

Lord George

1939

Young and Innocent Film ★ 6,6

Young and Innocent

Erica's Uncle Basil

1937

Night Train to Munich Film ★ 7,3

Night Train to Munich

Charters

1940

Whisky Galore! Film ★ 6,8

Whisky Galore!

Captain Paul Waggett

1949

Passport to Pimlico Film ★ 6,9

Passport to Pimlico

Gregg

1949

Helter Skelter Film ★ 6,4

Helter Skelter

Maj. Bright (uncredited)

1949

The Winslow Boy Film ★ 7,0

The Winslow Boy

Desmond Curry

1948

Quartet Film ★ 6,3

Quartet

Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")

1948

Crook's Tour Film ★ 6,0

Crook's Tour

Hawtrey Charters

1940

Girl in the News Film ★ 6,5

Girl in the News

Doctor Threadgrove

1940

The Captive Heart Film ★ 6,4

The Captive Heart

Major Ossy Dalrymple

1946

The Next of Kin Film ★ 5,0

The Next of Kin

Careless Talker on Train

1942

The Way to the Stars Film ★ 6,0

The Way to the Stars

'Tiny' Williams

1945

Seven Days Leave Film ★ 6,8

Seven Days Leave

Corporal

1930

Flying Fortress Film ★ 6,3

Flying Fortress

Captain Wilkinson

1942

Let's Be Famous Film ★ 6,2

Let's Be Famous

Watson

1939

Unpublished Story Film ★ 6,5

Unpublished Story

Lamb

1942

Millions Like Us Film ★ 5,6

Millions Like Us

Charters

1943

Twilight Hour Film ★ 7,0

Twilight Hour

Lord Chetwood

1945

There Goes the Bride Film ★ 6,5

There Goes the Bride

Rudolph (uncredited)

1932

Chance of a Lifetime Film ★ 6,6

Chance of a Lifetime

Dickinson

1950

Jump for Glory Film ★ 5,7

Jump for Glory

Defending Counsel

1937

The Four Just Men Film ★ 6,7

The Four Just Men

(uncredited)

1939

The Galloping Major Film ★ 6,1

The Galloping Major

Major Arthur Hill

1951

Climbing High Film ★ 7,1

Climbing High

Reggie Baird

1938

White Corridors Film ★ 6,8

White Corridors

Retired Civil Servant

1951

Film ★ 7,0

Leave It to Smith

Sir John Moynton

1933

Stop Press Girl Film ★ 5,9

Stop Press Girl

The Mechanical Type

1949

It's Not Cricket Film ★ 6,1

It's Not Cricket

Maj. Bright

1949

Film ★ 6,0

The Girl Who Forgot

Mr. Barradine

1940

Convict 99 Film ★ 7,0

Convict 99

Deputy Governor

1938

A Girl in a Million Film ★ 6,3

A Girl in a Million

Prendergast

1946

Broken Blossoms Film ★ 6,1

Broken Blossoms

Mr. Reed

1936

Room for Two Film ★ 8,0

Room for Two

Robert Spencer

1940

Trouble Brewing Film ★ 6,9

Trouble Brewing

Guest at Madame Berdi's

1939

Film ★ 8,0

Secret Journey

John Richardson

1939

Ha'penny Breeze Film ★ 6,0

Ha'penny Breeze

Shopkeeper (uncredited)

1950

The Flying Squad Film ★ 6,2

The Flying Squad

Sederman

1940

Film ★ 7,0

Just William

Mr. Sidway

1940

Dishonour Bright Film ★ 6,5

Dishonour Bright

Henry Crane

1936

Film ★ 9,0

She Couldn't Say No

Lord Pilton

1939

Film ★ 8,0

Dear Octopus

Kenneth

1943

Spies of the Air Film ★ 6,7

Spies of the Air

Bill Madison

1939

Film ★ 10,0

Captain's Orders

Murdoch

1937

A Southern Maid Film

A Southern Maid

Tom

1934

Film ★ 9,0

Foreign Affaires

Basil Mallory (uncredited)

1935

Barnum Was Right Film ★ 7,5

Barnum Was Right

Standish

1929

Film ★ 6,5

London Scrapbook

Himself

1942