Acting

Basil Radford

Acting · Born 1897-06-25 · 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.

Credits · 49

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The Galloping Major
1951 · Major Arthur Hill
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White Corridors
1951 · Retired Civil Servant
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Ha'penny Breeze
1950 · Shopkeeper (uncredited)
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Chance of a Lifetime
1950 · Dickinson
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Passport to Pimlico
1949 · Gregg
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Helter Skelter
1949 · Maj. Bright (uncredited)
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Whisky Galore!
1949 · Captain Paul Waggett
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Stop Press Girl
1949 · The Mechanical Type
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It's Not Cricket
1949 · Maj. Bright
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Quartet
1948 · Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")
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The Winslow Boy
1948 · Desmond Curry
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A Girl in a Million
1946 · Prendergast
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The Captive Heart
1946 · Major Ossy Dalrymple
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Dead of Night
1945 · George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
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The Way to the Stars
1945 · 'Tiny' Williams
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Twilight Hour
1945 · Lord Chetwood
Dear Octopus
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Dear Octopus
1943 · Kenneth
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Millions Like Us
1943 · Charters
London Scrapbook
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London Scrapbook
1942 · Himself
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Unpublished Story
1942 · Lamb
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The Next of Kin
1942 · Careless Talker on Train
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Flying Fortress
1942 · Captain Wilkinson
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Room for Two
1940 · Robert Spencer
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The Flying Squad
1940 · Sederman
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Crook's Tour
1940 · Hawtrey Charters
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Night Train to Munich
1940 · Charters
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Girl in the News
1940 · Doctor Threadgrove
Just William
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Just William
1940 · Mr. Sidway
The Girl Who Forgot
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The Girl Who Forgot
1940 · Mr. Barradine
Secret Journey
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Secret Journey
1939 · John Richardson
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The Four Just Men
1939 · (uncredited)
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Jamaica Inn
1939 · Lord George
She Couldn't Say No
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She Couldn't Say No
1939 · Lord Pilton
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Spies of the Air
1939 · Bill Madison
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Let's Be Famous
1939 · Watson
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Trouble Brewing
1939 · Guest at Madame Berdi's
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Climbing High
1938 · Reggie Baird
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The Lady Vanishes
1938 · Charters
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Convict 99
1938 · Deputy Governor
Captain's Orders
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Captain's Orders
1937 · Murdoch
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Jump for Glory
1937 · Defending Counsel
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Young and Innocent
1937 · Erica's Uncle Basil
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Dishonour Bright
1936 · Henry Crane
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Broken Blossoms
1936 · Mr. Reed
Foreign Affaires
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Foreign Affaires
1935 · Basil Mallory (uncredited)
Leave It to Smith
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Leave It to Smith
1933 · Sir John Moynton
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There Goes the Bride
1932 · Rudolph (uncredited)
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Seven Days Leave
1930 · Corporal
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Barnum Was Right
1929 · Standish
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