Basil Radford

Basil Radford

b. 1897 — d. 1952 (aged 55) Chester, England, UK
Actor Writer

Arthur Basil Radford 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
🎞️
★ 7.7
The Lady Vanishes
1938
Crook's Tour
🎞️
★ 5.7
Crook's Tour
1940
Night Train to Munich
🎞️
★ 7.2
Night Train to Munich
1940
Whisky Galore!
🎞️
★ 7.1
Whisky Galore!
1949

Filmography

The Galloping Major
🎞️
★ 6.2
The Galloping Major
1951 Actor Writer
Major Arthur Hill
White Corridors
🎞️
★ 7.0
White Corridors
1951 Actor
Retired Civil Servant
Chance of a Lifetime
🎞️
★ 6.8
Chance of a Lifetime
1950 Actor
Dickinson
Whisky Galore!
🎞️
★ 7.1
Whisky Galore!
1949 Actor
Captain Paul Waggett
It's Not Cricket
🎞️
★ 5.9
It's Not Cricket
1949 Actor
Major Bright
Stop Press Girl
🎞️
★ 6.2
Stop Press Girl
1949 Actor
The Mechanical Type
The Winslow Boy
🎞️
★ 7.6
The Winslow Boy
1948 Actor
Desmond Curry
Quartet
🎞️
★ 7.3
Quartet
1948 Actor
Henry Garnet (segment: The Facts of Life)
A Girl in a Million
🎞️
★ 6.5
A Girl in a Million
1946 Actor
Prendergast
Johnny in the Clouds
🎞️
★ 7.3
Johnny in the Clouds
1945 Actor
Tiny Williams
Twilight Hour
🎞️
Twilight Hour
1944 Actor
Lord Chetwood
Millions Like Us
🎞️
★ 6.8
Millions Like Us
1943 Actor
Charters
Dear Octopus
🎞️
★ 5.2
Dear Octopus
1943 Actor
Kenneth
Unpublished Story
🎞️
★ 6.5
Unpublished Story
1942 Actor
Lamb
Flying Fortress
🎞️
★ 5.4
Flying Fortress
1942 Actor
Captain Wilkinson
London Scrapbook
🎞️
★ 6.3
London Scrapbook
1942 Self Actor
Night Train to Munich
🎞️
★ 7.2
Night Train to Munich
1940 Actor
Charters
Crook's Tour
🎞️
★ 5.7
Crook's Tour
1940 Actor
Charters
The Girl in the News
🎞️
★ 6.7
The Girl in the News
1940 Actor
Dr. Tredgrove
The Flying Squad
🎞️
★ 5.9
The Flying Squad
1940 Actor
Sedeman
Just William
🎞️
★ 5.9
Just William
1940 Actor
Mr. Sidway
The Girl Who Forgot
🎞️
★ 4.8
The Girl Who Forgot
1940 Actor
Mr. Barradine
🎬
🎞️
She Couldn't Say No
1940 Actor
Lord Pilton
Room for Two
🎞️
Room for Two
1940 Actor
Robert Spencer
Spies in the Air
🎞️
★ 5.9
Spies in the Air
1939 Actor
Bill Madison
Let's Be Famous
🎞️
★ 5.5
Let's Be Famous
1939 Actor
Watson
Among Human Wolves
🎞️
Among Human Wolves
1939 Actor
John Richardson
🎬
🎞️
Shall We Join the Ladies?
1939 Actor
Mr. Preen
The Lady Vanishes
🎞️
★ 7.7
The Lady Vanishes
1938 Actor
Charters
Convict 99
🎞️
★ 6.7
Convict 99
1938 Actor
Deputy Governor
Young and Innocent
🎞️
★ 6.8
Young and Innocent
1937 Actor
Erica's Uncle
When Thief Meets Thief
🎞️
★ 5.8
When Thief Meets Thief
1937 Actor
Defending Counsel
🎬
🎞️
Captain's Orders
1937 Actor
Murdoch
Broken Blossoms
🎞️
★ 5.3
Broken Blossoms
1936 Actor
Mr. Reed
🎬
🎞️
★ 7.2
A Southern Maid
1934 Actor
Tom
🎬
🎞️
★ 5.8
Leave It to Smith
1933 Actor
Sir John Moynton
Seven Days Leave
🎞️
★ 6.5
Seven Days Leave
1930 Actor
Corporal
Woman to Woman
🎞️
★ 5.9
Woman to Woman
1929 Actor
Officer in Street
Barnum Was Right
🎞️
★ 6.4
Barnum Was Right
1929 Actor
Standish
← Back