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
(1938)
Charters
Jamaica Inn
(1939)
Lord George
Young and Innocent
(1937)
Erica's Uncle Basil
Dead of Night
(1945)
George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
Whisky Galore!
(1949)
Captain Paul Waggett
Full Filmography
Acting
Barnum Was Right
(1929)
Standish
Seven Days Leave
(1930)
Corporal
There Goes the Bride
(1932)
Rudolph (uncredited)
Leave It to Smith
(1933)
Sir John Moynton
A Southern Maid
(1934)
Tom
Foreign Affaires
(1935)
Basil Mallory
Broken Blossoms
(1936)
Mr. Reed
Dishonour Bright
(1936)
Henry Crane
Young and Innocent
(1937)
Erica's Uncle Basil
When Thief Meets Thief
(1937)
Defending Counsel
The Lady Vanishes
(1938)
Charters
Climbing High
(1938)
Reggie Baird
Convict 99
(1938)
Deputy Governor
She Couldn't Say No
(1939)
Lord Pilton
Trouble Brewing
(1939)
Guest at Madame Berdi's
Jamaica Inn
(1939)
Lord George
Spies of the Air
(1939)
Bill Madison
The Four Just Men
(1939)
(uncredited)
Let's Be Famous
(1939)
Watson
Girl in the News
(1940)
Doctor Threadgrove
The Flying Squad
(1940)
Sederman
Night Train to Munich
(1940)
Charters
Just William
(1940)
Mr. Sidway
The Girl Who Forgot
(1940)
Mr. Barradine
Crook's Tour
(1940)
Hawtrey Charters
Unpublished Story
(1942)
Lamb
Flying Fortress
(1942)
Captain Wilkinson
The Next of Kin
(1942)
Careless Talker on Train
London Scrapbook
(1942)
Himself
Dear Octopus
(1943)
Kenneth
Millions Like Us
(1943)
Charters
The Way to the Stars
(1945)
'Tiny' Williams
Dead of Night
(1945)
George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
A Girl in a Million
(1946)
The Captive Heart
(1946)
Major Ossy Dalrymple
Quartet
(1948)
Henry Garnet
The Winslow Boy
(1948)
Desmond Curry
Stop Press Girl
(1949)
The Mechanical Type
Whisky Galore!
(1949)
Captain Paul Waggett
Passport to Pimlico
(1949)
Gregg
It's Not Cricket
(1949)
Maj. Bright
Helter Skelter
(1949)
Maj. Bright
Ha'penny Breeze
(1950)
Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Chance of a Lifetime
(1950)
Dickinson
The Galloping Major
(1951)
Major Arthur Hill
Writing