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Arnold Ridley

English playwright and actor

Died when: 88 years 65 days (1058 months)
Star Sign: Capricorn

 

Arnold Ridley

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 TV 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.

He is the great-uncle of actress Daisy Ridley.

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