Basil Radford
AKA: Arthur Basil Radford
Birthday: 1897-06-25
Died: 1952-10-20
Birthplace: Chester, England, UK
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
Character: Erica's Uncle Basil
Character: George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
Character: Captain Paul Waggett
Character: Hawtrey Charters
Character: Deputy Governor
Character: Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")
Character: Doctor Threadgrove
Character: Major Arthur Hill
Character: The Mechanical Type
Character: Defending Counsel
Character: Guest at Madame Berdi's
Character: Sir John Moynton
Character: 'Tiny' Williams
Character: Captain Wilkinson
Character: Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Character: Maj. Bright (uncredited)
Character: Careless Talker on Train
Character: Rudolph (uncredited)
Character: Major Ossy Dalrymple
Character: Retired Civil Servant