Acting · Chester, England, UK · Born June 25, 1897
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.
MovieThe Galloping Major
1951
as Major Arthur Hill
MovieWhite Corridors
1951
as Retired Civil Servant
MovieHa'penny Breeze
1950
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
MovieChance of a Lifetime
1950
as Dickinson
MoviePassport to Pimlico
1949
as Gregg
MovieHelter Skelter
1949
as Maj. Bright (uncredited)
MovieWhisky Galore!
1949
as Captain Paul Waggett
MovieStop Press Girl
1949
as The Mechanical Type
MovieIt's Not Cricket
1949
as Maj. Bright
MovieQuartet
1948
as Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")
MovieThe Winslow Boy
1948
as Desmond Curry
MovieA Girl in a Million
1946
as Prendergast
MovieThe Captive Heart
1946
as Major Ossy Dalrymple
MovieDead of Night
1945
as George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
MovieThe Way to the Stars
1945
as 'Tiny' Williams
MovieTwilight Hour
1945
as Lord Chetwood
Dear Octopus
1943
as Kenneth
MovieMillions Like Us
1943
as Charters
London Scrapbook
1942
as Himself
MovieUnpublished Story
1942
as Lamb
MovieThe Next of Kin
1942
as Careless Talker on Train
MovieFlying Fortress
1942
as Captain Wilkinson
MovieRoom for Two
1940
as Robert Spencer
MovieThe Flying Squad
1940
as Sederman
MovieCrook's Tour
1940
as Hawtrey Charters
MovieNight Train to Munich
1940
as Charters
MovieGirl in the News
1940
as Doctor Threadgrove
Just William
1940
as Mr. Sidway
The Girl Who Forgot
1940
as Mr. Barradine
Secret Journey
1939
as John Richardson
MovieThe Four Just Men
1939
as (uncredited)
MovieJamaica Inn
1939
as Lord George
She Couldn't Say No
1939
as Lord Pilton
MovieSpies of the Air
1939
as Bill Madison
MovieLet's Be Famous
1939
as Watson
MovieTrouble Brewing
1939
as Guest at Madame Berdi's
MovieClimbing High
1938
as Reggie Baird
MovieThe Lady Vanishes
1938
as Charters
MovieConvict 99
1938
as Deputy Governor
Captain's Orders
1937
as Murdoch
MovieJump for Glory
1937
as Defending Counsel
MovieYoung and Innocent
1937
as Erica's Uncle Basil
MovieDishonour Bright
1936
as Henry Crane
MovieBroken Blossoms
1936
as Mr. Reed
Foreign Affaires
1935
as Basil Mallory (uncredited)
MovieA Southern Maid
1934
as Tom
Leave It to Smith
1933
as Sir John Moynton
MovieThere Goes the Bride
1932
as Rudolph (uncredited)
MovieSeven Days Leave
1930
as Corporal
MovieBarnum Was Right
1929
as Standish
