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Arnold Ridley

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English playwright and actor (1896-1984)

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William Arnold Ridley was an English playwright and actor, known early in his career for writing the 1925 play The Ghost Train and later in life for the British television sitcom Dad's Army (1968-1977), in which he played the elderly, bumbling Private Godfrey.

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William Arnold Ridley was an English playwright and actor, known early in his career for writing the 1925 play The Ghost Train and later in life for the British television sitcom Dad's Army (1968-1977), in which he played the elderly, bumbling Private Godfrey. He also appeared in such Dad's Army spin-offs as the feature film version and the stage production.

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United Kingdom
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Writers
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Writer / Author
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deceased
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Lived 1896 to 1984 · aged 88
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