Acting
Basil Radford
EN cinema · 50 credits
Born
25 June 1897
Died
20 October 1952 (aged 55)
Birthplace
Chester, England, UK
Also known as Arthur Basil Radford · Бэзил Рэдфорд · Бейзил Редфорд · Бэйзил Редфорд
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
Filmography
The Galloping Major
as Major Arthur Hill, Idea
White Corridors
as Retired Civil Servant
Chance of a Lifetime
as Dickinson
Ha'penny Breeze
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Whisky Galore!
as Captain Paul Waggett
It's Not Cricket
as Maj. Bright
Stop Press Girl
as The Mechanical Type
Passport to Pimlico
as Gregg
Helter Skelter
as Maj. Bright (uncredited)
The Winslow Boy
as Desmond Curry
Quartet
as Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")
A Girl in a Million
as Prendergast
The Captive Heart
as Major Ossy Dalrymple
Dead of Night
as George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
The Way to the Stars
as 'Tiny' Williams
Twilight Hour
as Lord Chetwood
Millions Like Us
as Charters
Dear Octopus
1943
Dear Octopus
as Kenneth
Flying Fortress
as Captain Wilkinson
The Next of Kin
as Careless Talker on Train
Night Train to Munich
as Charters
Crook's Tour
as Hawtrey Charters
Girl in the News
as Doctor Threadgrove
The Flying Squad
as Sederman
Just William
1940
Just William
as Mr. Sidway
The Girl Who Forgot
1940
The Girl Who Forgot
as Mr. Barradine
Room for Two
as Robert Spencer
Jamaica Inn
as Lord George
Let's Be Famous
as Watson
The Four Just Men
as (uncredited)
Trouble Brewing
as Guest at Madame Berdi's
She Couldn't Say No
1939
She Couldn't Say No
as Lord Pilton
Spies of the Air
as Bill Madison
Secret Journey
1939
Secret Journey
as John Richardson
The Lady Vanishes
as Charters
Convict 99
as Deputy Governor
Climbing High
as Reggie Baird
Young and Innocent
as Erica's Uncle Basil
Jump for Glory
as Defending Counsel
Dishonour Bright
as Henry Crane
Broken Blossoms
as Mr. Reed
Foreign Affaires
1935
Foreign Affaires
as Basil Mallory (uncredited)
Just Smith
1933
Leave It to Smith
as Sir John Moynton
There Goes the Bride
as Rudolph (uncredited)
Seven Days Leave
as Corporal
Barnum Was Right
as Standish