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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 ...
Actor: Dad's Army. Young Arnold Ridley was forced to give up a budding acting career and turn to writing. He hit the jackpot with 'The Ghost Train' which was a great West End success, and has been filmed several times. This was followed by a number of other plays during the 1920s and 1930s.
Feb 5, 2016 · As a film version of Dad's Army is released, BBC News looks at the life of Arnold Ridley, the only actor in the original television series to serve in both World War One and Two.
Arnold Ridley. Actor: Dad's Army. Young Arnold Ridley was forced to give up a budding acting career and turn to writing. He hit the jackpot with 'The Ghost Train' which was a great West End success, and has been filmed several times. This was followed by a number of other plays during the 1920s and 1930s.
William Arnold Ridley, OBE (7 January 1896 – 12 March 1984) was an English playwright and actor. He is known for his play The Ghost Train and for playing the elderly Private Charles Godfrey in the British sitcom Dad's Army (1968–77). Ridley was born on 7 January 1896 in Bath, Somerset, England.
Arnold Ridley, OBE (1896-1984), the British playwright and actor, is probably best remembered as author of the play The Ghost Train, and for his roles of Private Godfrey in Dad's Army and Doughy Hood in the radio soap The Archers.
Arnold Ridley AKA Private Godfrey. Arnold Ridley, born 7 January 1896 in Bath, Somerset, initially aspired to become a school teacher but briefly joined a theatre company in 1914.
