William Arnold Ridley (7 January 1896 – 12 March 1984) [3] 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 (1968–77), in which he played the elderly, bumbling Private Godfrey.

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.

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).

Feb 1, 2023 · Private Charles Godfrey, played by Arnold Ridley, is an ageing and slightly doddery member of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon. His comrades are somewhat...

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.

The Ghost Train is a stage comedy-thriller, written in 1923 by the English actor and playwright Arnold Ridley. The story centres upon the social interaction of a group of railway passengers who have been stranded at a remote rural station overnight, and are increasingly threatened by a latent external force, with a denouement ending.

British Actor and Playwright. Most famous for his role as "Private Charles Godfrey" in the classic BBC comedy "Dad's Army," he also wrote the play "The Ghost Train." He was awarded an OBE in 1982 for his services to theatre. Ridley was cremated at Golders Green, the …

Private Charles Godfrey MM is a fictional Home Guard soldier, first portrayed by Arnold Ridley in the British television sitcom Dad's Army. [1] He is retired and was previously a tailor for the Civil Service Stores or the Army & Navy Stores.

Jan 26, 2016 · He was loved by millions as doddery Pte Godfrey in Dad’s Army but actor Arnold Ridley’s career was destroyed by the sacrifice he made in the First World War. He was the only member of the...

Arnold Ridley, OBE, born William Arnold Ridley, (7 January 1896 — 12 March 1984), was a British playwright/actor best known for playing Private Godfrey in Dad's Army. He studied in the Education Department at the University of Bristol.

William Arnold Ridley (7 January 1896 – 12 March 1984) 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 (1968–77), in which he played the elderly, bumbling Private Godfrey.

ARNOLD RIDLEY, OBE (7 January 1896 – 12 March 1984) Born in Bath – and always a proud West Countryman – Arnold Ridley is best known today for playing the part of Private Godfrey in Dad’s Army. This came at the end of a long and varied career in the theatre.

William Arnold Ridley (7 January 1896 - 12 March 1984) was an English playwright and character actor. He was best known for writing the hit comedy-thriller play The Ghost Train, and for starring in the beloved BBC sitcom Dad's Army in the role of Private Godrey.

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 for portraying the elderly Private Godfrey in the British sitcom Dad's Army (1968–1977).

Arnold Ridley, born 7 January 1896 in Bath, Somerset, initially aspired to become a school teacher but briefly joined a theatre company in 1914. As with so many others, Arnold Ridley’s plans were turned on their head by the advent of War; Arnold was involved in at least one pretty grim front line struggle and sustained a severe head injury ...

THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Arnold Ridley, actor, director and playwright, was surprised by - with the help of cast members of the BBC sitcom Dad's Army - at London's Marylebone Station, where he had been led to believe he was taking part in a film to promote the sitcom's new stage tour.

Arnold Ridley OBE (born 7th January 1896 in Bath, died 12th March 1984 in Northwood, London) appeared on Coronation Street in two roles: firstly in August 1967 as Tatton Park tour guide Herbert Whittle; and he returned to the programme in …

William Arnold Ridley, OBE (7th January 1896 – 12th March 1984) was an English playwright and actor. He was best known for portraying Private Charles Godfrey in the popular British sitcom Dad's Army from 1968 until 1977, and also as the author of the play The Ghost Train.