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Naunton Wayne Born 22 June 1901
Llanwonno, WalesDied 17 November 1970 (aged 69)
London, EnglandNaunton 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 (1949), 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).
Filmography
- The First Mrs. Fraser (1932)
- Going Gay (1933)
- For Love of You (1933)
- Something Always Happens (1934)
- The Lady Vanishes (1938)
- A Girl Must Live (1939)
- Night Train to Munich (1940)
- Crook's Tour (1941)
- The Next of Kin (1942)
- Millions Like Us (1943)
- Dead of Night (1945)
- A Girl in a Million (1946)
- Quartet (1948)
- Passport to Pimlico (1949)
- It's Not Cricket (1949)
- Stop Press Girl (1949)
- Helter Skelter (1949)
- Obsession (1949)
- Double Confession (1950)
- Trio (1950)
- Highly Dangerous (1950)
- Circle of Danger (1951)
- The Happy Family (1952)
- The Tall Headlines (1952)
- Treasure Hunt (1952)
- The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
- You Know What Sailors Are (1954)
- Operation Bullshine (1959)
- Double Bunk (1961)
- Nothing Barred (1961)
External links
Categories:- Old Cliftonians
- 1901 births
- 1970 deaths
- British actors
- British film actors
- Welsh actors
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