Basil Radford
Acting

Basil Radford

Born 1897-06-25 · Chester, England, UK · Died 1952-10-20

Arthur Basil Radford 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

Young and Innocent★ 6.6
Young and Innocent
1937
The Lady Vanishes★ 7.5
The Lady Vanishes
1938
Jamaica Inn★ 6
Jamaica Inn
1939
Whisky Galore!★ 6.8
Whisky Galore!
1949
Dead of Night★ 7.2
Dead of Night
1945
Passport to Pimlico★ 6.7
Passport to Pimlico
1949
The Winslow Boy★ 7
The Winslow Boy
1948
The Galloping Major★ 6
The Galloping Major
1951
Night Train to Munich★ 7.2
Night Train to Munich
1940
The Next of Kin★ 5.8
The Next of Kin
1942
Climbing High★ 6.5
Climbing High
1938
Chance of a Lifetime★ 6.3
Chance of a Lifetime
1950
Seven Days' Leave
Seven Days' Leave
1930
Millions Like Us★ 5.3
Millions Like Us
1943
Crook's Tour★ 5.6
Crook's Tour
1940
The Way to the Stars★ 5.4
The Way to the Stars
1945
Quartet★ 6.1
Quartet
1948
When Thief Meets Thief★ 5
When Thief Meets Thief
1937
There Goes the Bride★ 6.4
There Goes the Bride
1932
Let's Be Famous★ 5.8
Let's Be Famous
1939
Helter Skelter★ 6.2
Helter Skelter
1949
The Flying Squad★ 6
The Flying Squad
1940
The Captive Heart★ 6.6
The Captive Heart
1946
Flying Fortress★ 5
Flying Fortress
1942
The Four Just Men★ 6.3
The Four Just Men
1939
Girl in the News★ 6.6
Girl in the News
1940
Spies of the Air★ 7
Spies of the Air
1939
Ha'penny Breeze★ 5.7
Ha'penny Breeze
1950
Barnum Was Right★ 5
Barnum Was Right
1929
A Southern Maid
A Southern Maid
1933
Convict 99★ 6.8
Convict 99
1938
Broken Blossoms★ 6
Broken Blossoms
1936
Unpublished Story★ 6.3
Unpublished Story
1942
It's Not Cricket★ 5.8
It's Not Cricket
1949
Just William★ 6
Just William
1940
Trouble Brewing★ 6
Trouble Brewing
1939
Dishonour Bright
Dishonour Bright
1936
Stop Press Girl★ 5.6
Stop Press Girl
1949