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Basil Radford 1897 - 1952
M. Shirley Deuchars

Served in the First World War.
Basil trained at RADA. His first stage appearance was in 1922.
Best remembered for the cricket loving englishman, along with Naunton Wayne, in the Lady Vanishes. (If you haven't seen the film, it's highly recommended!). Appeared with Naunton Wayne in other films also.
Radio: 1952 Rogues Gallery

Year Theatre Play Character TV Character Film Character
1922 Gaiety Theatre, Hastings Bulldog Drummond Peter Darrell .. ..... .. ..
1924 Ambassador Theatre Collusion Wing Commander Ridgewell .. ..... .. ..
1925 Tour The Wishing Well Ferdinand .. ..... .. ..
1925 Tour A Girl For Sale Christopher Quinton .. ..... .. ..
1925 Q Theatre The Little Companion Dick .. ..... .. ..
1925 Criterion Theatre Mixed Doubles ..... .. ..... .. ..
1927 - 1928 Tour Australia / New Zealand The Ghost Train Teddy Deakin .. ..... .. ..
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1929 San Francisco / Los Angeles The Wishing Well Ferdinand .. ..... Barnum Was Right Standish
1930 .. .. ..... .. ..... Seven Days' Leave Corporal
1929 - 1931 Vancouver .. ..... .. ..... .. ..
1932 Strand The Love Pirate Carlos .. ..... There Goes the Bride Rudolph
1933 Tour A Night of Nights Carey Maxon .. ..... A Southern Maid Tom
1933 Queens Theatre Spendlove Hall Algernon Lacy .. ..... Leave It to Smith Sir John Moynton
1933 Royalty Theatre Up In The Air Col Ballantyne .. ..... .. ..
1933 Embassy Theatre Aladdin Grand Vizier .. ..... .. ..
1934 Gate Theatre The Outskirts Barbroke .. ..... .. ..
1934 Westminster Theatre Private Room Charles Ampleforth .. ..... .. ..
1934 Shaftesbury Theatre The Dark Tower William Curtis .. ..... .. ..
1934 New Theatre A Man's House Salathiel .. ..... .. ..
1934 Duke of York Theatre It Happened to Adam Bruce Campbell .. ..... .. ..
1934 Westminster Theatre Three For Luck Charles Hobbs .. ..... .. ..
1935 Westminster Theatre Chase the Ace George Rankin .. ..... .... ....
1935 Duchess Theatre Night Must Fall Hubert Laurie .. ..... Foreign Affaires Basil Mallory
1936 New Theatre Mutiny ..... .. ..... Dishonour Bright Henry Crane
1936 Duchess Theatre Spring Tide Wrotherington .. ..... Broken Blossoms Mr. Reed
1936 Duke of York Theatre The Astonished Ostrich Arthur Waring .. ..... .. ..
1937 Haymarket Theatre To Have and To Hold Robert de Winter .. ..... .. ..
1937 Globe Theatre Blondie White Major mason .. ..... .. ..
1938 St. James Theatre The Innocent Party Julius Cornfeldt .. ..... The Lady Vanishes Charters
1938 Richmond Theatre Counter Attractions George Barrasford .. ..... Young and Innocent Erica's Uncle Basil
1938 Richmond Theatre Guests at Random Arthur .. ..... Convict 99 Deputy Governor
1938 .. .. ..... .. ..... Jump for Glory Defending Counsel
1938 .. .. ..... .. ..... Captain's Orders Murdoch
1938 .. .. ..... .. ..... Climbing High Reggie
1939 St. Martins Theatre Give the Bride Away George .. ..... The Royal Family of Broadway Gilbert Marshall
1939 .. .. ..... .. ..... Trouble Brewing Guest
1939 .. .. ..... .. ..... Let's Be Famous Watson
1939 .. .. ..... .. ..... Jamaica Inn Sir Humphrey's friend
1939 .. .. ..... .. ..... Shall We Join the Ladies? Mr. Preen
1939 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Four Just Men ..
1940 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Girl Who Forgot Mr. Barradine
1940 .. .. ..... .. ..... She Couldn't Say No Lord Pilton
1940 .. .. ..... .. ..... Spies of the Air Madison
1940 .. .. ..... .. ..... Just William Mr. Sidway
1940 .. .. ..... .. ..... Girl in the News Doctor Threadgrove
1940 .. .. ..... .. ..... Night Train to Munich Charters
1940 .. .. ..... .. ..... Room for Two Robert Spencer
1940 .. .. ..... .. ..... Secret Journey John Richardson
1940 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Flying Squad Sederman
1941 Garrick Theatre Warn That Man Visitor .. ..... Crook's Tour Charters
1942 .. .. ..... .. ..... Flying Fortress Captain Wilkinson
1942 .. .. ..... .. ..... Next of Kin Careless talker on train
1942 .. .. ..... .. ..... Unpublished Story Lamb
1943 Garrick Theatre She Follows Me About Charlie .. ..... Millions Like Us Charters
1943 .. .. ..... .. ..... Dear Octopus Kenneth
1945 Palace Theatre 1066 and All That ..... .. ..... Twilight Hour Lord Chetwood
1945 .. .. ..... .. ..... Dead of Night George Parratt
1945 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Way to the Stars Tiny Williams
1946 St. James Theatre The Astonished Ostrich Arthur Waring .. ..... The Captive Heart Maj. 'Ossy' Dalrymple
1946 Wyndham's Theatre Clutterbuck Arthur Pomfret .. ..... A Girl in a Million Prendergast
1947 Apollo Theatre The Blind Goddess Sir John Dering .. ..... .. ..
1948 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Winslow Boy Desmond Curry
1948 .. .. ..... .. ..... Quartet Henry Garnet
1949 Ambassador's Theatre Taking Things Quietly ..... .. ..... Stop Press Girl The Mechanical Type
1949 .. .. ..... .. ..... Passport to Pimlico Gregg
1949 .. .. ..... .. ..... It's Not Cricket Maj. Bright
1949 .. .. ..... .. ..... Whisky Galore! Captain Paul Waggett
1949 .. .. ..... .. ..... Helter Skelter ..
1950 Tour The White Falcon Henry VIII .. ..... The Blue Lamp ..
1950 .. Reluctant Heroes ..... .. ..... Chance of a Lifetime Dickinson
1951 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Galloping Major Major Arthur Hill
1951 .. .. ..... .. ..... White Corridors Retired Civil Servant
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