Basil Radford
Known for ActingBorn 1897-06-25 — died 1952-10-20Chester, 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.
Known for
The Lady Vanishes
1938 · as Charters
Dead of Night
1945 · as George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
Jamaica Inn
1939 · as Lord George
Young and Innocent
1937 · as Erica's Uncle Basil
Helter Skelter
1949 · as Maj. Bright (uncredited)
Night Train to Munich
1940 · as Charters
Passport to Pimlico
1949 · as Gregg
Whisky Galore!
1949 · as Captain Paul Waggett
The Winslow Boy
1948 · as Desmond Curry
Jump for Glory
1937 · as Defending Counsel
Millions Like Us
1943 · as Charters
The Way to the Stars
1945 · as 'Tiny' Williams
The Captive Heart
1946 · as Major Ossy Dalrymple
Girl in the News
1940 · as Doctor Threadgrove
The Four Just Men
1939 · as (uncredited)
Unpublished Story
1942 · as Lamb
Let's Be Famous
1939 · as Watson
Broken Blossoms
1936 · as Mr. Reed