
Acting
Basil Radford
Chester, England, UKBorn 1897
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.
41
Films
0
TV Shows
Known For
41 Credits
The Lady Vanishes
as Charters
1938

Helter Skelter
as Maj. Bright (uncredited)
1949

Dead of Night
as George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
1945

Jamaica Inn
as Lord George
1939

Crook's Tour
as Hawtrey Charters
1940

Young and Innocent
as Erica's Uncle Basil
1937

Night Train to Munich
as Charters
1940

The Way to the Stars
as 'Tiny' Williams
1945

The Captive Heart
as Major Ossy Dalrymple
1946

Passport to Pimlico
as Gregg
1949

The Next of Kin
as Careless Talker on Train
1942

Whisky Galore!
as Captain Paul Waggett
1949