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Arnold Ridley

Playwright / Military Personnel / Actor | * 01/07/1896 († 88, 03/12/1984) | Bath, Somerset, England (United Kingdom (UK))
William Arnold Ridley, OBE (7 January 1896 – 12 March 1984) was an English playwright and actor, earlier in his career known for writing the play The Ghost Train and later in life in the British television sitcom Dad's Army (1968–1977) as the elderly bumbling Private Godfrey, as well as in spin-offs including the feature film version and the stage production. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Crime | Drama

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Royal Eagle

Certification unknown

1936 | 1.0/5 | 1h 9min
Crime
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This earliest surviving Romanian horror-thriller is distinctly un-Romanian in several ways: an adaptation of Arnold Ridley’s play of the same name (best known through its 1941 film version starring ...

Ghost Train

Certification unknown

1933 | 1.5/5 | 1h 14min
Horror, Thriller
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Introducing the Walmington-On-Sea home guard. During WW2, in a fictional British seaside town, a ragtag group of Home Guard local defense volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion. ...

Dad's Army

TV-PG

1968 | 3.6/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Arnold Ridley

Officer of The Order of The British Empire
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Movies with Arnold Ridley as Actor(8)

as Alderman Pratt1973 Carry On Girls
as Pte. Charles Godfrey1971 Dad's Army
as Innkeeper (uncredited)1966 A Man for All Seasons
as himself1964 Crooks in Cloisters
1963 Wings of Mystery
as Dr. Russell1952 Stolen Face
as Tom Cuffley1951 Green Grow the Rushes
as Mr. Saunders1949 The Interrupted Journey

TV Shows/Series with Arnold Ridley as Actor(6)

as 1st Old Man1973 Thriller
1971 The Persuaders!
as Private Charles Godfrey1968 Dad's Army
1966 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1965 A Slight Case Of...
as Elderly Gent1961 The Avengers

Movies with Arnold Ridley as Crew(15)

Writing/Theatre Play1966 Who Killed the Cat?
Writing/Writer1953 Meet Mr. Lucifer
Writing/Writer1941 The Ghost Train
Writing/Writer1939 The Ghost Train
Directing/Director1936 Royal Eagle
Writing/Story1936 Seven Sinners
Writing/Theatre Play1934 The Warren Case
Writing/Story1933 Ghost Train
Writing/Story1933 Kísértetek vonata
Writing/Writer1931 The Flying Fool
Writing/Theatre Play1931 The Ghost Train
Writing/Writer1931 The Ghost Train
Writing/Theatre Play1931 Keepers of Youth
Writing/Writer1929 The Wrecker
Writing/Theatre Play1927 Ghost Train

Full Name: William Arnold Ridley
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Tuesday, 01/07 1896 (January) in Bath, Somerset, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Monday, 03/12 1984 (March) in Hillingdon (aged: 88)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Bristol, Beechen Cliff School
Related to: Daisy Ridley
Other names for Arnold Ridley (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"William Arnold Ridley"
Arnold Ridley frequently works together with these people:
Brian Clemens (5x, Crew)
Terry Nation (5x, Crew)
Fulton Mackay (4x, Actor)
Terence Alexander (4x, Actor)
Peter J. Elliott (4x, Actor)
Peter Bowles (4x, Actor)
Garfield Morgan (4x, Actor)
Michael Balcon (4x, Crew)
Walter Summers (4x, Crew)
Patrick Newell (4x, Actor)
Gerald Sim (4x, Actor)
Jeremy Burnham (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:621766, Added: 10/21/2018, Last updated: 03/30/2024