Basil Radford
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1897-06-25 · Chester, England, UK
- Died
- 1952-10-20
Known for
- The Lady Vanishes (1938) — Charters
- Dead of Night (1945) — George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
- Young and Innocent (1937) — Erica's Uncle Basil
- Jamaica Inn (1939) — Lord George
- Whisky Galore! (1949) — Captain Paul Waggett
- Passport to Pimlico (1949) — Gregg
- Night Train to Munich (1940) — Charters
- The Way to the Stars (1945) — 'Tiny' Williams
- The Winslow Boy (1948) — Desmond Curry
- The Captive Heart (1946) — Major Ossy Dalrymple
- Quartet (1948) — Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")
- Millions Like Us (1943) — Charters
- Crook's Tour (1940) — Hawtrey Charters
- Convict 99 (1938) — Deputy Governor
- Chance of a Lifetime (1950) — Dickinson
- Trouble Brewing (1939) — Guest at Madame Berdi's