Basil Radford
- Birthday
- Jun 25, 1897
- Birthplace
- Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
Bio: Actor Basil Radford was on the British stage from 1922 in twittish, tweedy comedy roles. His first film appearance was in 1929's Barnum Was Right. International fame came Radford's way when he and Naunton Wayne originated the roles of cricket-obsessed Charters and Caldicott in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938). Radford and Wayne continued to play these… More Bio: Actor Basil Radford was on the British stage from 1922 in twittish, tweedy comedy roles. His first film appearance was in 1929's Barnum Was Right. International fame came Radford's way when he and Naunton Wayne originated the roles of cricket-obsessed Charters and Caldicott in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938). Radford and Wayne continued to play these roles (or facsimiles thereof) in such films as Night Train (1940), Crooks Tour (1941), Next of Kin (1942), Millions Like Us (1945), and Dead of Night (1945). They were supposed to revive Charters and Caldicott once more for Sir Carol Reed's The Third Man (1949), but their roles were streamlined into a solo part for Wilfred Hyde-White. The best of Radford's later roles included the blindsided British bureaucrat in Tight Little Island (1948). Basil Radford died of a heart attack at age 55, shortly after co-starring in White Corridors (1951). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Filmography
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The Galloping Major (1951)
- Maj. Arthur Hill
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White Corridors (1951)
- Civil Servant
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Chance of a Lifetime (1950)
- Dickinson
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Passport to Pimlico (1949)
- Gregg
- 91%
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Whisky Galore! (Tight Little Island) (1949)
- Capt. Paul Waggett
- 100%
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