Arnold Ridley
English playwright and actor (1896-1984) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 88
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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Clive Dunn Also in Dad's Army and Fallen Idol
John Le Mesurier Also in Dad's Army and Fallen Idol
Arthur Lowe Also in Dad's Army and Fallen Idol
John Laurie Also in Dad's Army and Fallen Idol- James Beck Also in Dad's Army and Fallen Idol
- Bill Pertwee Also in Dad's Army and Carry On Girls
Ian Lavender Also in Dad's Army and Fallen Idol
Ann Todd Arnold wrote Keepers of Youth (1931)- Terence Fisher Directed Stolen Face (1952)
Karel Lamač Directed The Ghost Train (1939)
Géza von Bolváry Directed The Wrecker (1929)
Benita Hume Also in The Wrecker and The Flying Fool
Maurice Elvey Directed Second Fiddle (1957)
Gerald Thomas Directed Carry On Girls (1973)
Arnold Pressburger Produced The Wrecker (1929)
Walter Forde Directed The Ghost Train (1941)- Anthony Pelissier Directed Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)
- Bernard Knowles Directed Easy Money (1948)
Jack Watling Also in Easy Money and Meet Mr. Lucifer- Raymond Huntley Also in The Ghost Train and Meet Mr. Lucifer
- Sydney Box Produced Easy Money (1948)
Walter Summers Directed The Flying Fool (1931)
Jack Raine Directed Easy Money (1948)
Lajos Lázár Directed The Ghost Train (1933)
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He also appeared in such Dad's Army spin-offs as the feature film version and the stage production.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1984 · aged 88
