Portrait of Basil Radford

Acting

Basil Radford

Career

Active from 1929 to 1951, busiest in 1940 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Basil Radford Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Propaganda 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Family Conflict 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • British Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

4 titles ยท average score 65
The Galloping Major
The Galloping Major (1951)
GoodWatch score 61

as Major Arthur Hill

White Corridors
White Corridors (1951)
GoodWatch score 69

as Retired Civil Servant

Chance of a Lifetime
Chance of a Lifetime (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dickinson

Ha'penny Breeze
Ha'penny Breeze (1950)

as Shopkeeper (uncredited)

1940s

24 titles ยท average score 68
Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore! (1949)
GoodWatch score 85

as Captain Paul Waggett

It's Not Cricket
It's Not Cricket (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

as Maj. Bright

Stop Press Girl
Stop Press Girl (1949)

as The Mechanical Type

Quartet
Quartet (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

as Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")

The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy (1948)
GoodWatch score 73

as Desmond Curry

A Girl in a Million
A Girl in a Million (1946)

as Prendergast

The Way to the Stars
The Way to the Stars (1945)
GoodWatch score 69

as 'Tiny' Williams

Unpublished Story
Unpublished Story (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lamb

Crook's Tour
Crook's Tour (1940)
GoodWatch score 41

as Hawtrey Charters

Night Train to Munich
Night Train to Munich (1940)
GoodWatch score 80

as Charters

Just William
Just William (1940)

as Mr. Sidway

Girl in the News
Girl in the News (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

as Doctor Threadgrove

1930s

19 titles ยท average score 66
Let's Be Famous
Let's Be Famous (1939)

as Watson

Spies of the Air
Spies of the Air (1939)

as Bill Madison

Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn (1939)
GoodWatch score 46

as Lord George

Secret Journey
Secret Journey (1939)

as John Richardson

The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as (uncredited)

The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
GoodWatch score 88

as Charters

Convict 99
Convict 99 (1938)
GoodWatch score 68

as Deputy Governor

Climbing High
Climbing High (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

as Reggie Baird

Young and Innocent
Young and Innocent (1937)
GoodWatch score 68

as Erica's Uncle Basil

Jump for Glory
Jump for Glory (1937)

as Defending Counsel

Broken Blossoms
Broken Blossoms (1936)

as Mr. Reed

There Goes the Bride
There Goes the Bride (1932)
GoodWatch score 66

as Rudolph (uncredited)

1920s

1 title
Barnum Was Right
Barnum Was Right (1929)

as Standish