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Arnold Ridley was an English playwright and actor, best known for writing The Ghost Train and playing Private Godfrey in Dad's Army. He served in both World Wars, was wounded several times and received the OBE for his services.
Learn about the life and career of Arnold Ridley, a British playwright and actor best known for his comedy role in Dad's Army. Find out his birth and death dates, family, trivia, quotes and more on IMDb.
- January 7, 1896
- March 12, 1984
Arnold Ridley (1896-1984) was a British playwright, director and actor, best known for his role as Private Godfrey in Dad's Army. He also wrote The Ghost Train, a popular thriller that has been adapted several times for stage and screen.
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Feb 5, 2016 · Arnold Ridley, who played Private Godfrey in the classic comedy series, served in both World War One and Two. He was wounded in the trenches, discharged for self-inflicted wounds, and later joined the Home Guard.
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The Ghost Train is a 1923 comedy-thriller by the English actor and playwright Arnold Ridley. It tells the story of a group of passengers stranded at a remote station and threatened by a spectral train, and features a twist of a spy plot.
Aug 15, 2023 · The Ghost Train (Revised) is a new version of Arnold Ridley’s genre-defining The Ghost Train by Jocelyn and Nicolas Ridley. Written in 1923, the play enjoyed an unprecedented, sold-out West End run from November 1925 to March 1927.
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Arnold Ridley was an English playwright and actor, best known for his play The Ghost Train and his role in Dad's Army. He was born in 1896 in Bath, Somerset, and died in 1984 in London from a fall.
