Basil Radford

Basil Radford

Acting
June 25, 1897October 20, 1952 (age 55)
Chester, England, UK

Also Known As

Arthur Basil Radford, Бэзил Рэдфорд, Бейзил Редфорд, Бэйзил Редфорд

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.

Movies

(50 total)
Dead of Night

Dead of Night

19457.2

as George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")

Young and Innocent

Young and Innocent

19376.6

as Erica's Uncle Basil

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

19396.1

as Lord George

Whisky Galore!

Whisky Galore!

19496.8

as Captain Paul Waggett

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

19486.9

as Desmond Curry

The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars

19456.0

as 'Tiny' Williams

The Captive Heart

The Captive Heart

19466.2

as Major Ossy Dalrymple

Quartet

Quartet

19486.2

as Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")

Crook's Tour

Crook's Tour

19405.7

as Hawtrey Charters

Convict 99

Convict 99

19386.8

as Deputy Governor

The Galloping Major

The Galloping Major

19516.0

as Major Arthur Hill

Trouble Brewing

Trouble Brewing

19396.8

as Guest at Madame Berdi's

The Next of Kin

The Next of Kin

19425.1

as Careless Talker on Train

Stop Press Girl

Stop Press Girl

19495.6

as The Mechanical Type