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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.
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50 acting credits · Includes cameos and other appearances where listed.

Charters

George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")

Lord George

Erica's Uncle Basil

Charters

Retired Civil Servant

Gregg

Captain Paul Waggett

Doctor Threadgrove

(uncredited)

Desmond Curry

'Tiny' Williams

Watson

Maj. Bright (uncredited)

Bill Madison

Dickinson

Careless Talker on Train

Rudolph (uncredited)

Major Ossy Dalrymple

Charters

Mr. Reed

Prendergast
Mr. Barradine

Corporal

Robert Spencer

Hawtrey Charters

Maj. Bright

Defending Counsel
Lord Pilton

The Mechanical Type

Captain Wilkinson

Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")

Major Arthur Hill

Deputy Governor

Guest at Madame Berdi's

Sederman
Basil Mallory (uncredited)

Henry Crane
Mr. Sidway

Reggie Baird
Kenneth

Standish

Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Lord Chetwood
John Richardson