Arnold Ridley

English playwright and actor (1896–1984)

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).

Arnold Ridley
Born
William Arnold Ridley

(1896-01-07)7 January 1896
Died12 March 1984(1984-03-12) (aged 88)
Hillingdon, London, England[2]
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Actor, playwright
Years active1923–84
Spouse
Althea Parker (m. 1945–1984)
(his death)

Ridley was born on 7 January 1896 in Bath, Somerset, England. He was married to Althea Parker from 1945 until his death in 1984. Ridley died on 12 March 1984 in Hillington, London, England from complications from a fall, aged 88.

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  1. GRO Register of Births: MAR 1896 5c 543 BATH – William Arnold Ridley
  2. GRO Register of Deaths: JUN 1984 13 934 HILLINGDON, MIDDLESEX – William Arnold Ridley, DoB = 7 Jan 1896 aged 88

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