Basil Radford

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.

Personal Info

Id

14303

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0

Gender

Male

Birthday

1897-06-25

Place of Birth

Chester, England, UK

Also Known As

  • Arthur Basil Radford
  • Бэзил Рэдфорд
  • Бейзил Редфорд
  • Бэйзил Редфорд
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    100

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    Known For

    The Lady Vanishes

    The Lady Van

    Young and Innocent

    Young and In

    Jamaica Inn

    Jamaica Inn

    Dead of Night

    Dead of Nigh

    Night Train to Munich

    Night Train

    A Southern Maid

    A Southern M

    Whisky Galore!

    Whisky Galor

    Millions Like Us

    Millions Lik

    Crook's Tour

    Crook's Tour

    Unpublished Story

    Unpublished

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    Convict 99

    The Winslow Boy

    The Winslow

    Quartet

    Quartet

    Girl in the News

    Girl in the

    It's Not Cricket

    It's Not Cri

    The Galloping Major

    The Gallopin

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    Let's Be Fam

    Stop Press Girl

    Stop Press G

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    Chance of a

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    A Girl in a

    When Thief Meets Thief

    When Thief M

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    The Flying S

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    Dishonour Br

    The Four Just Men

    The Four Jus

    Trouble Brewing

    Trouble Brew

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    Just William

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    Climbing Hig

    The Way to the Stars

    The Way to t

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    Flying Fortr

    Spies of the Air

    Spies of the

    Seven Days Leave

    Seven Days L

    Passport to Pimlico

    Passport to

    Broken Blossoms

    Broken Bloss

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    Barnum Was R

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    Ha'penny Bre

    Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelt

    The Next of Kin

    The Next of

    There Goes the Bride

    There Goes t

    The Captive Heart

    The Captive

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    White Corrid

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    1951

    The Galloping Major

    asMajor Arthur Hill

    1951

    White Corridors

    asRetired Civil Servant

    1950

    Ha'penny Breeze

    asShopkeeper (uncredited)

    1950

    Chance of a Lifetime

    asDickinson

    1949

    Passport to Pimlico

    asGregg

    1949

    Whisky Galore!

    asCaptain Paul Waggett

    1949

    Stop Press Girl

    asThe Mechanical Type

    1949

    It's Not Cricket

    asMaj. Bright

    1949

    Helter Skelter

    asMaj. Bright

    1948

    Quartet

    asHenry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")

    1948

    The Winslow Boy

    asDesmond Curry

    1946

    A Girl in a Million

    asPrendergast

    1946

    The Captive Heart

    asMajor Ossy Dalrymple

    1945

    Dead of Night

    asGeorge Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")

    1945

    The Way to the Stars

    as'Tiny' Williams

    1943

    Dear Octopus

    asKenneth

    1943

    Millions Like Us

    asCharters

    1942

    London Scrapbook

    asHimself

    1942

    Unpublished Story

    asLamb

    1942

    The Next of Kin

    asCareless Talker on Train

    1942

    Flying Fortress

    asCaptain Wilkinson

    1940

    The Flying Squad

    asSederman

    1940

    Crook's Tour

    asHawtrey Charters

    1940

    Night Train to Munich

    asCharters

    1940

    Girl in the News

    asDoctor Threadgrove

    1940

    Just William

    asMr. Sidway

    1940

    The Girl Who Forgot

    asMr. Barradine

    1939

    The Four Just Men

    as(uncredited)

    1939

    Jamaica Inn

    asLord George

    1939

    She Couldn't Say No

    asLord Pilton

    1939

    Spies of the Air

    asBill Madison

    1939

    Let's Be Famous

    asWatson

    1939

    Trouble Brewing

    asGuest at Madame Berdi's

    1938

    Climbing High

    asReggie Baird

    1938

    The Lady Vanishes

    asCharters

    1938

    Convict 99

    asDeputy Governor

    1937

    Captain's Orders

    asMurdoch

    1937

    Young and Innocent

    asErica's Uncle Basil

    1937

    When Thief Meets Thief

    asDefending Counsel

    1936

    Dishonour Bright

    asHenry Crane

    1936

    Broken Blossoms

    asMr. Reed

    1935

    Foreign Affaires

    asBasil Mallory

    1934

    A Southern Maid

    asTom

    1933

    Leave It to Smith

    asSir John Moynton

    1932

    There Goes the Bride

    asRudolph (uncredited)

    1930

    Seven Days Leave

    asCorporal

    1929

    Barnum Was Right

    asStandish

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asCharters (archive footage) (uncredited)