Basil Radford

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.

Known For

The Lady Vanishes

as Charters

Dead of Night

as George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")

Young and Innocent

as Erica's Uncle Basil

Jamaica Inn

as Lord George

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Charters (archive footage) (uncredited)

Whisky Galore!

as Captain Paul Waggett

Passport to Pimlico

as Gregg

Night Train to Munich

as Charters

The Winslow Boy

as Desmond Curry

The Way to the Stars

as 'Tiny' Williams