Basil Radford

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.

Filmography

Erica's Uncle Basil
Lord George
George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
Captain Paul Waggett
Hawtrey Charters
Deputy Governor
Desmond Curry
Henry Garnet
Doctor Threadgrove
Maj. Bright
Major Arthur Hill
The Mechanical Type
Defending Counsel
Henry Crane
(uncredited)
Guest at Madame Berdi's
Mr. Sidway
Sir John Moynton
Reggie Baird
Basil Mallory
'Tiny' Williams
Captain Wilkinson
Bill Madison
Mr. Barradine
Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Maj. Bright
Careless Talker on Train
Rudolph (uncredited)
Major Ossy Dalrymple
Retired Civil Servant