Naunton Wayne

Born: 1901-06-22

Birthplace: Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

Naunton Wayne (22 June 1901 - 17 November 1970), was a British character actor, born in Llanwonno, South Wales. He was educated at Clifton College.

He became best known for his role as a supporting character, Caldicott, in the 1938 film version of The Lady Vanishes, a role he repeated in three further films, alongside Basil Radford as his equally cricket-obsessed friend, Charters. The two would go on to appear in other films together, often playing similar characters. Their other joint credits include Crook's Tour (1941), Millions Like Us (1943), Dead of Night (1945), It's Not Cricket (1948), Quartet (1948), Passport to Pimlico (1949), and Night Train to Munich (1940), a semi-sequel to The Lady Vanishes.

Wayne also appeared alone in other films including the Ealing comedy The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) and Obsession (1949).

Description above from the Wikipedia article Naunton Wayne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Lady Vanishes
Dead of Night
Night Train to Munich
Helter Skelter
The Rose Affair
Obsession
The Titfield Thunderbolt
Passport to Pimlico
The Next of Kin
Double Confession

Top Movie Credits

Dead of Night Larry Potter (Segment "The Golfing Story")
Helter Skelter Capt. Early (uncredited)
Obsession Supt. Finsbury
The Titfield Thunderbolt George Blakeworth
The Next of Kin Careless Talker on Train
Double Confession Inspector Tenby