Basil Radford
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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Early training
Basil Radford's training took place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and his first stage appearance came in July 1924.
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.
Basil Radford movies on Netflix
Passport to Pimlicoas Gregg
Whisky Galore!as Captain Paul Waggett
The Winslow Boyas Desmond Curry
The Captive Heartas Major Ossy Dalrymple
Dead of Nightas George Parratt
The Way to the Starsas 'Tiny' Williams
Night Train to Munichas Charters
Jamaica Innas Sir Humphrey's Friend
The Lady Vanishesas Charters
Young and Innocentas Erica's Uncle
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
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.









Films together
Michael Redgrave4 films together, 1938 to 1946
Michael Redgrave's page The Captive Heart1946IMDb rating 7.0Radford as Major Ossy DalrympleRedgrave as Capt. Karel Hasek
Dead of Night1945IMDb rating 7.5Radford as George ParrattRedgrave as Maxwell Frere (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
The Way to the Stars1945IMDb rating 7.3Radford as 'Tiny' WilliamsRedgrave as Flight Lt. David Archdale
The Lady Vanishes1938IMDb rating 7.7Radford as ChartersRedgrave as Gilbert Redman
Naunton Wayne4 films together, 1938 to 1949
Naunton Wayne's page Passport to Pimlico1949IMDb rating 7.1Radford as GreggWayne as Straker
Dead of Night1945IMDb rating 7.5Radford as George ParrattWayne as Larry Potter (Segment "The Golfing Story")
Night Train to Munich1940IMDb rating 7.2Radford as ChartersWayne as Caldicott
The Lady Vanishes1938IMDb rating 7.7Radford as ChartersWayne as Caldicott
Stanley Holloway3 films together, 1945 to 1949
Stanley Holloway's page Passport to Pimlico1949IMDb rating 7.1Radford as GreggHolloway as Arthur Pemberton
The Winslow Boy1948IMDb rating 7.6Radford as Desmond CurryHolloway as Comico
The Way to the Stars1945IMDb rating 7.3Radford as 'Tiny' WilliamsHolloway as Mr. Palmer
Mervyn Johns3 films together, 1939 to 1946
Mervyn Johns's page The Captive Heart1946IMDb rating 7.0Radford as Major Ossy DalrympleJohns as Pte. Evans
Dead of Night1945IMDb rating 7.5Radford as George ParrattJohns as Walter Craig
Jamaica Inn1939IMDb rating 6.3Radford as Sir Humphrey's FriendJohns as Thomas
Felix Aylmer2 films together, 1940 to 1945
Felix Aylmer's page The Way to the Stars1945IMDb rating 7.3Radford as 'Tiny' WilliamsAylmer as Rev. Charles Moss
Night Train to Munich1940IMDb rating 7.2Radford as ChartersAylmer as Dr. Fredericks
Roland Culver2 films together, 1940 to 1945
Roland Culver's page Dead of Night1945IMDb rating 7.5Radford as George ParrattCulver as Eliot Foley
Night Train to Munich1940IMDb rating 7.2Radford as ChartersCulver as Roberts
Alfred HitchcockDirector, 3 films, 1937 to 1939
All films by Alfred Hitchcock Jamaica Inn1939IMDb rating 6.3Radford as Sir Humphrey's Friend
The Lady Vanishes1938IMDb rating 7.7Radford as Charters
Young and Innocent1937IMDb rating 6.8Radford as Erica's Uncle
Anthony AsquithDirector, 2 films, 1945 to 1948
All films by Anthony Asquith The Winslow Boy1948IMDb rating 7.6Radford as Desmond Curry
The Way to the Stars1945IMDb rating 7.3Radford as 'Tiny' Williams
Also two films together12 more actors
- Raymond HuntleyPassport to Pimlico (1949) and Night Train to Munich (1940)
- Gordon JacksonWhisky Galore! (1949) and The Captive Heart (1946)
- Frederick PiperPassport to Pimlico (1949) and Jamaica Inn (1939)
- Catherine LaceyWhisky Galore! (1949) and The Lady Vanishes (1938)
- Mary ClareThe Lady Vanishes (1938) and Young and Innocent (1937)
- Googie WithersDead of Night (1945) and The Lady Vanishes (1938)
- Frederick ValkDead of Night (1945) and Night Train to Munich (1940)
- Margaret LockwoodNight Train to Munich (1940) and The Lady Vanishes (1938)
- Wylie WatsonWhisky Galore! (1949) and Jamaica Inn (1939)
- George CurzonJamaica Inn (1939) and Young and Innocent (1937)
- James HarcourtThe Captive Heart (1946) and Night Train to Munich (1940)
- Robert WyndhamThe Captive Heart (1946) and Dead of Night (1945)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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