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Naunton Wayne

Acting Born Jun 22, 1901 Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK 24 credits

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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).

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Known for

Film

The Lady Vanishes

as Caldicott

Full filmography

  • Theatre Night (1957) as Sir William Benedick-Barlow
  • The Lady Vanishes (1938) as Caldicott
  • Dead of Night (1945) as Larry Potter (Segment "The Golfing Story")
  • Obsession (1949) as Supt. Finsbury
  • Night Train to Munich (1940) as Caldicott
  • Quartet (1948) as Leslie (segment "The Facts of Life")
  • Double Bunk (1961) as 1st Thames Conservancy Officer
  • You Know What Sailors Are (1954)
  • The Next of Kin (1942) as Careless Talker on Train
  • Passport to Pimlico (1949) as Straker
  • The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) as George Blakeworth
  • Millions Like Us (1943) as Caldicott
  • Something Always Happens (1934) as Man Refusing to Help Peter
  • Highly Dangerous (1950) as Mr. Hedgerley
  • Helter Skelter (1949) as Capt. Early (uncredited)
  • Double Confession (1950) as Inspector Tenby
  • Trio (1950) as Mr. Ramsey
  • Circle of Danger (1951) as Reggie Sinclair
  • A Girl Must Live (1939) as Hugo Smythe
  • Treasure Hunt (1952) as Eustace Mills
  • The Happy Family (1952) as Mr. Filch
  • Tall Headlines (1952) as Police Inspector Saunders
  • Crook's Tour (1940) as Sinclair Caldicott
  • The Rose Affair (1961) as Shane