Basil Radford

Person

Basil Radford

Born 25 June 1897 Died 20 October 1952, aged 55 Chester, England, UK TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
32age in their first credit on record (1929)
22years on screen and counting
7credits in 1940, their busiest year
48dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Galloping Major poster Age: 53

The Galloping Major

1951
as Major Arthur Hill
White Corridors poster Age: 53

White Corridors

1951
as Retired Civil Servant
Ha'penny Breeze poster Age: 53

Ha'penny Breeze

1950
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Chance of a Lifetime poster Age: 52

Chance of a Lifetime

1950
as Dickinson
Passport to Pimlico poster Age: 52

Passport to Pimlico

1949
as Gregg
Helter Skelter poster Age: 52

Helter Skelter

1949
as Maj. Bright (uncredited)
Whisky Galore! poster Age: 51

Whisky Galore!

1949
as Captain Paul Waggett
Stop Press Girl poster Age: 51

Stop Press Girl

1949
as The Mechanical Type
It's Not Cricket poster Age: 51

It's Not Cricket

1949
as Maj. Bright
Quartet poster Age: 51

Quartet

1948
as Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")
The Winslow Boy poster Age: 51

The Winslow Boy

1948
as Desmond Curry
A Girl in a Million poster Age: 49

A Girl in a Million

1946
as Prendergast
The Captive Heart poster Age: 48

The Captive Heart

1946
as Major Ossy Dalrymple
Dead of Night poster Age: 48

Dead of Night

1945
as George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
The Way to the Stars poster Age: 47

The Way to the Stars

1945
as 'Tiny' Williams
Twilight Hour poster Age: 47

Twilight Hour

1945
as Lord Chetwood
No poster
Age: 46

Dear Octopus

1943
as Kenneth
Millions Like Us poster Age: 45

Millions Like Us

1943
as Charters
Unpublished Story poster Age: 45

Unpublished Story

1942
as Lamb
The Next of Kin poster Age: 44

The Next of Kin

1942
as Careless Talker on Train
Flying Fortress poster Age: 44

Flying Fortress

1942
as Captain Wilkinson
Room for Two poster Age: 43

Room for Two

1940
as Robert Spencer
The Flying Squad poster Age: 43

The Flying Squad

1940
as Sederman
Crook's Tour poster Age: 43

Crook's Tour

1940
as Hawtrey Charters
Night Train to Munich poster Age: 43

Night Train to Munich

1940
as Charters
Girl in the News poster Age: 43

Girl in the News

1940
as Doctor Threadgrove
No poster
Age: 43

Just William

1940
as Mr. Sidway
No poster
Age: 42

The Girl Who Forgot

1940
as Mr. Barradine
No poster
Age: 42

Secret Journey

1939
as John Richardson
Jamaica Inn poster Age: 41

Jamaica Inn

1939
as Lord George
No poster
Age: 41

She Couldn't Say No

1939
as Lord Pilton
Spies of the Air poster Age: 41

Spies of the Air

1939
as Bill Madison
Let's Be Famous poster Age: 41

Let's Be Famous

1939
as Watson
Trouble Brewing poster Age: 41

Trouble Brewing

1939
as Guest at Madame Berdi's
Climbing High poster Age: 41

Climbing High

1938
as Reggie Baird
The Lady Vanishes poster Age: 41

The Lady Vanishes

1938
as Charters
Convict 99 poster Age: 41

Convict 99

1938
as Deputy Governor
No poster
Age: 40

Captain's Orders

1937
as Murdoch
Jump for Glory poster Age: 39

Jump for Glory

1937
as Defending Counsel
Young and Innocent poster Age: 39

Young and Innocent

1937
as Erica's Uncle Basil
Dishonour Bright poster Age: 39

Dishonour Bright

1936
as Henry Crane
Broken Blossoms poster Age: 38

Broken Blossoms

1936
as Mr. Reed
No poster
Age: 38

Foreign Affaires

1935
as Basil Mallory (uncredited)
A Southern Maid poster Age: 36

A Southern Maid

1934
as Tom
No poster
Age: 36

Leave It to Smith

1933
as Sir John Moynton
There Goes the Bride poster Age: 35

There Goes the Bride

1932
as Rudolph (uncredited)
Seven Days Leave poster Age: 32

Seven Days Leave

1930
as Corporal
Barnum Was Right poster Age: 32

Barnum Was Right

1929
as Standish
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