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Basil Radford

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

The Galloping Major
The Galloping Major
1951 • Major Arthur Hill
White Corridors
White Corridors
1951 • Retired Civil Servant
Ha'penny Breeze
Ha'penny Breeze
1950 • Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Chance of a Lifetime
Chance of a Lifetime
1950 • Dickinson
Passport to Pimlico
Passport to Pimlico
1949 • Gregg
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter
1949 • Maj. Bright (uncredited)
Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore!
1949 • Captain Paul Waggett
Stop Press Girl
Stop Press Girl
1949 • The Mechanical Type

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The Galloping Major
The Galloping Major
1951 • Major Arthur Hill
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White Corridors
White Corridors
1951 • Retired Civil Servant
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Ha'penny Breeze
Ha'penny Breeze
1950 • Shopkeeper (uncredited)
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Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter
1949 • Maj. Bright (uncredited)
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Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore!
1949 • Captain Paul Waggett
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Stop Press Girl
Stop Press Girl
1949 • The Mechanical Type
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It's Not Cricket
It's Not Cricket
1949 • Maj. Bright
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Quartet
Quartet
1948 • Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")
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The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy
1948 • Desmond Curry
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A Girl in a Million
A Girl in a Million
1946 • Prendergast
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The Captive Heart
The Captive Heart
1946 • Major Ossy Dalrymple
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Dead of Night
Dead of Night
1945 • George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
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The Way to the Stars
The Way to the Stars
1945 • 'Tiny' Williams
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Twilight Hour
Twilight Hour
1945 • Lord Chetwood
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Dear Octopus
1943 • Kenneth
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The Next of Kin
The Next of Kin
1942 • Careless Talker on Train
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Flying Fortress
Flying Fortress
1942 • Captain Wilkinson
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Room for Two
Room for Two
1940 • Robert Spencer
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Crook's Tour
Crook's Tour
1940 • Hawtrey Charters
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Girl in the News
Girl in the News
1940 • Doctor Threadgrove
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Just William
1940 • Mr. Sidway
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The Girl Who Forgot
1940 • Mr. Barradine
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Secret Journey
1939 • John Richardson
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The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men
1939 • (uncredited)
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Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn
1939 • Lord George
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She Couldn't Say No
1939 • Lord Pilton
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Spies of the Air
Spies of the Air
1939 • Bill Madison
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Trouble Brewing
Trouble Brewing
1939 • Guest at Madame Berdi's
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Climbing High
Climbing High
1938 • Reggie Baird
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Convict 99
Convict 99
1938 • Deputy Governor
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Jump for Glory
Jump for Glory
1937 • Defending Counsel
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Young and Innocent
Young and Innocent
1937 • Erica's Uncle Basil
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Dishonour Bright
Dishonour Bright
1936 • Henry Crane
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Broken Blossoms
Broken Blossoms
1936 • Mr. Reed
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Foreign Affaires
1935 • Basil Mallory (uncredited)
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Leave It to Smith
1933 • Sir John Moynton
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There Goes the Bride
There Goes the Bride
1932 • Rudolph (uncredited)
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Basil Radford – Biography, Known For & Filmography