Basil Radford
Acting
Born June 25, 1897 · Chester, England, UK
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.
Known For · 40 titles
Dead of Night
Jamaica Inn
The Lady Vanishes
Young and Innocent
Night Train to Munich
Helter Skelter
Whisky Galore!
The Captive Heart
The Way to the Stars
Room for Two
Millions Like Us
The Winslow Boy
Let's Be Famous
Passport to Pimlico
Unpublished Story
The Galloping Major
Girl in the News
The Next of Kin
Trouble Brewing
Chance of a Lifetime
Quartet
The Girl Who Forgot
White Corridors
Broken Blossoms
There Goes the Bride
The Four Just Men
Dishonour Bright
Seven Days Leave
Jump for Glory
Secret Journey
Stop Press Girl
A Girl in a Million
Leave It to Smith
Foreign Affaires
Spies of the Air
It's Not Cricket
Crook's Tour
The Flying Squad
Flying Fortress
Climbing High