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name: "Basil Radford"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 June 1897"
died: "20 October 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:42:50.768927+00:00"
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# Basil Radford

Actor. Born 25 June 1897 in Chester, England, UK. Died 20 October 1952.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 June 1897, Chester, England, UK
- **Died:** 20 October 1952
- **Also known as:** Arthur Basil Radford, Бэзил Рэдфорд, Бейзил Редфорд, Бэйзил Редфорд

## Biography

Arthur Basil Radford (25 June 1897 – 20 October 1952) was an English character actor. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his first stage appearance in July 1924.

He is best remembered for his partnership with Naunton Wayne as Charters and Caldicott, two cricket-obsessed Englishmen. The characters first appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's *The Lady Vanishes* (1938) and were reprised in *Night Train to Munich* (1940), *Dead of Night* (1945), *Passport to Pimlico* (1949) and other films.

Radford's other notable roles include *Young and Innocent* (1937), *Jamaica Inn* (1939) and *Whisky Galore!* (1949), in which he played Captain Paul Waggett.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, the.hitchcock.zone, screenonline.org.uk, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Lady Vanishes* (1938), Fi1m 88, as Charters — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lady-vanishes.md)

## Also known for

- *Dead of Night* (1945), George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
- *Young and Innocent* (1937), Erica's Uncle Basil
- *Jamaica Inn* (1939), Lord George
- *Whisky Galore!* (1949), Captain Paul Waggett
- *Passport to Pimlico* (1949), Gregg
- *Night Train to Munich* (1940), Charters

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