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Basil Radford

Basil Radford

10 movies on Netflix

Biography

Basil Radford was an English actor who appeared in many British films during the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Chester, he studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and took to the stage in 1924. He became most associated with Naunton Wayne, with whom he played a pair of cricket-loving Englishmen in a run of pictures released between 1938 and 1949. They first played Charters and Caldicott in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938) and returned to the parts in Night Train to Munich (1940). Radford's other credits included Young and Innocent (1937), Jamaica Inn (1939), The Way to the Stars (1945), The Captive Heart (1946), The Winslow Boy (1948), Whisky Galore! (1949), Dead of Night (1945), and Passport to Pimlico (1949). On stage he appeared in Night Must Fall in 1935 and A Penny for a Song in 1951. He died in 1952.

55years old at death

  • Born Chester
  • Died London
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
  • Also credited as Arthur Basil Radford

Movie Career

Films
10
Career span
12 years1937 to 1949

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  1. Early training

    Basil Radford's training took place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and his first stage appearance came in July 1924.

  2. Big break

    Radford first played Charters alongside Naunton Wayne in Alfred Hitchcock's 1938 thriller The Lady Vanishes, and the pair were popular enough to reprise the roles in Night Train to Munich.

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Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Lady Vanishes1938 Mystery, Thrilleras Charters

    IMDb rating 7.762K votes

  2. Whisky Galore!1949 Comedy, Crimeas Captain Paul Waggett

    IMDb rating 7.17.4K votes

  3. Night Train to Munich1940as Charters

    IMDb rating 7.26.3K votes

  4. Young and Innocent1937as Erica's Uncle

    IMDb rating 6.812K votes

  5. The Winslow Boy1948as Desmond Curry

    IMDb rating 7.62.1K votes

  6. Jamaica Inn1939as Sir Humphrey's Friend

    IMDb rating 6.312K votes

  7. The Way to the Stars1945as 'Tiny' Williams

    IMDb rating 7.31.8K votes

  8. Dead of Night1945as George Parratt

    IMDb rating 7.516K votes

Most often with

Alfred Hitchcock directed three of these films, Anthony Asquith two. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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