Basil Radford

Basil Radford
Basil Radford (left) and Naunton Wayne
Born
Arthur Basil Radford

(1897-06-25)25 June 1897
Died20 October 1952(1952-10-20) (aged 55)
OccupationActor
Years active1929–1952
Spouse
Shirley Deuchars
(m. 1926)
Children1

Arthur Basil Radford[1] (25 June 1897 – 20 October 1952) was an English character actor who featured in many British films of the 1930s and 1940s.

He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his first stage appearance in July 1924. He is probably best remembered for his appearances alongside Naunton Wayne as two cricket-obsessed Englishmen in several films from 1938 to 1949.

  1. ^ Adam Greaves, "Radford, (Arthur) Basil (1897–1952)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, May 2014 available online. Retrieved 3 August 2020.