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William Arnold Ridley was born in Walcot, Bath, Somerset, England, the son of Rosa Caroline (née Morrish, 1870–1956) and William Robert Ridley (1871–1931). [4] His father was a gymnastics instructor and ran a boot and shoe shop. He attended the Clarendon School and the Bath City Secondary School where he was a keen sportsman.
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.
Peril at End House is a 1940 play based on the 1932 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie.The play is by Arnold Ridley, who much later played Private Godfrey in Dad's Army.
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The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The film is a remake, with up-to-date dialogue, of Arnold Ridley's famous play, and is extremely well directed and produced. The photography is most effective, and of course, since Arthur Askey plays the part of Tommy Gander, comedian, the fun is fast and furious in spite of the increasing tension as the plot ...
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.
Easy Money is a 1948 British satirical film directed by Bernard Knowles and starring Greta Gynt, Dennis Price and Jack Warner. [4] It was written by Muriel and Sydney Box, based on the 1948 play of the same title by Arnold Ridley.
In the episode's plot, Private Godfrey (played by Arnold Ridley) admits that he was a conscientious objector during the Great War. On a night of programmes devoted to Dad's Army, Jimmy Perry named it his favourite episode. [1] "When we told Arnold that we'd written a part especially for him, he was absolutely delighted.