Basil Radford was born on 25th June in 1897 in Chester.
He was one half of the comedy actor duo, Charters and Caldicott with Naunton Wayne famous for their roles of Charters and Caldicott in The Lady Vanishes (1938), Night Train To Munich (1940), Crook's Tour (1940) and Millions Like Us (1943). The comedy duo appeared as similar characters in other films including Dead of Night (1945), A Girl In A Million (1946), Quartet (1948), it's Not Cricket (1949), Passport To Pimlico (1949), Stop Press Girl (1949) and Helter Skelter (1949).
The duo also had a successful radio and stage career appearing as similar characters.
The British actor started his acting career in 1922; other films that he appeared in include Barnum Was Right (1929), Seven Days Leave (1930), A Southern Maid (1933), Jump For Glory (1937), Young and Innocent (1937), Trouble Brewing (1939), Jamaica Inn (1939), Unpublished Story (1942), The Way To The Stars (1945), The Winslow Boy (1948) and playing the role of Captain Waggett in Ealing Studios comedy Whisky Galore (1949), which has just been remade with Eddie Izzard playing the part made famous by Radford.
His health began seriously to fail during 1951, forcing him to take a long break from acting. He died at St George's Hospital, London, on 20th October 1952, from liver failure due to cirrhosis of the liver.
He was one half of the comedy actor duo, Charters and Caldicott with Naunton Wayne famous for their roles of Charters and Caldicott in The Lady Vanishes (1938), Night Train To Munich (1940), Crook's Tour (1940) and Millions Like Us (1943). The comedy duo appeared as similar characters in other films including Dead of Night (1945), A Girl In A Million (1946), Quartet (1948), it's Not Cricket (1949), Passport To Pimlico (1949), Stop Press Girl (1949) and Helter Skelter (1949).
The duo also had a successful radio and stage career appearing as similar characters.
The British actor started his acting career in 1922; other films that he appeared in include Barnum Was Right (1929), Seven Days Leave (1930), A Southern Maid (1933), Jump For Glory (1937), Young and Innocent (1937), Trouble Brewing (1939), Jamaica Inn (1939), Unpublished Story (1942), The Way To The Stars (1945), The Winslow Boy (1948) and playing the role of Captain Waggett in Ealing Studios comedy Whisky Galore (1949), which has just been remade with Eddie Izzard playing the part made famous by Radford.
His health began seriously to fail during 1951, forcing him to take a long break from acting. He died at St George's Hospital, London, on 20th October 1952, from liver failure due to cirrhosis of the liver.
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