Arnold Ridley

English
Actor and writer

Arnold Ridley was an English actor and writer.

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Year	Production	Role
2025	Dad's Army At The BBC	Self (Archive Material)
2023	Dad's Army: The Animations View episodes E1 - The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Walker E2 - Under Fire E3 - A Stripe For Frazer E4 - The Animated Christmas Specials	Private Godfrey (Voice)
2020	We Love... E3 - We Love Dad's Army	Self (Archive Material)
2016	Dad's Army: A Stripe For Frazer	Private Godfrey
1977	Dad's Army - Series 9 View episodes E1 - Wake-Up Walmington E2 - The Making Of Private Pike E3 - Knights Of Madness E4 - The Miser's Hoard E5 - Number Engaged E6 - Never Too Old	Private Godfrey
1976	Dad's Army - The Love Of Three Oranges	Private Godfrey
1976	Dad's Army - Series 3 View episodes E1 - A Man Of Action E2 - The Honourable Man E3 - The Godiva Affair E4 - Keep Young And Beautiful E5 - Absent Friends E6 - Round And Round Went The Great Big Wheel E7 - The Great White Hunter E8 - The Deadly Attachment E9 - Things That Go Bump In The Night E10 - My British Buddy E11 - Big Guns E12 - The Big Parade E13 - Asleep In The Deep E14 - We Know Our Onions E15 - The Royal Train E16 - A Question Of Reference E17 - High Finance E18 - The Recruit E19 - A Jumbo Sized Problem E20 - The Cricket Match E21 - Time On My Hands E22 - Turkey Dinner E23 - The Captain's Car E24 - The Two And A Half Feathers E25 - Is There Honey Still For Tea? E26 - Ten Seconds From Now	Private Godfrey
1976	Tu-Whit, Tu-Whoo!	Billy
1975	The Amorous Milkman	Actor
1975	Dad's Army - Series 8 View episodes E1 - Ring Dem Bells E2 - When You've Got To Go E3 - Is There Honey Still For Tea? E4 - Come In, Your Time Is Up E5 - High Finance E6 - The Face On The Poster Special - My Brother And I	Private Godfrey
1975	Dad's Army - Series 2 View episodes E1 - Don't Forget The Diver E2 - If The Cap Fits... E3 - Put That Light Out! E4 - Boots, Boots, Boots E5 - Sergeant Save My Boy E6 - Branded E7 - Uninvited Guests E8 - A Brush With The Law E9 - A Soldier's Farewell E10 - Brain Versus Brawn E11 - War Dance E12 - Mum's Army E13 - Getting The Bird E14 - Don't Fence Me In E15 - The King Was In His Counting House E16 - When Did You Last See Your Money? E17 - Fallen Idol E18 - A. Wilson (Manager)? E19 - All Is Safely Gathered In E20 - The Day The Balloon Went Up	Private Godfrey
1974	Dad's Army - Series 7 View episodes E1 - Everybody's Trucking E2 - A Man Of Action E3 - Gorilla Warfare E4 - The Godiva Affair E5 - The Captain's Car E6 - Turkey Dinner	Private Godfrey
1974	Dad's Army - Series 1 View episodes E1 - The Man And The Hour E4 - The Enemy Within The Gates E5 - The Battle Of Godfrey's Cottage E7 - Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret E9 - Operation Kilt E10 - Battle School E11 - Under Fire E13 - The Showing Up Of Corporal Jones E14 - The Loneliness Of The Long-Distance Walker E16 - The Bullet Is Not For Firing E17 - Room At The Bottom E19 - No Spring For Frazer E20 - Sons Of The Sea Special - Present Arms	Private Godfrey
1973	Dad's Army - Series 6 View episodes E1 - The Deadly Attachment E2 - My British Buddy E3 - The Royal Train E4 - We Know Our Onions E5 - The Honourable Man E6 - Things That Go Bump In The Night E7 - The Recruit	Private Godfrey
1973	Carry On Girls	Alderman Pratt
1972	Dad's Army - Series 5 View episodes E1 - Asleep In The Deep E2 - Keep Young And Beautiful E3 - A Soldier's Farewell E4 - Getting The Bird E5 - The Desperate Drive Of Corporal Jones E6 - If The Cap Fits.... E7 - The King Was In His Counting House E8 - All Is Safety Gathered In E9 - When Did You Last See Your Money? E10 - Brain Versus Brawn E11 - A Brush With The Law E12 - Round And Round Went The Great Big Wheel Special - Broadcast To Empire E13 - Time On My Hands	Private Godfrey
1971	Dad's Army - Battle Of The Giants!	Private Godfrey
1971	The Morecambe & Wise Show - Series 5 E2 - Episode Two	Guest
1971	Dad's Army	Pte. Godfrey
1970	Dad's Army - Series 4 View episodes E1 - The Big Parade E2 - Don't Forget The Diver E3 - Boots, Boots, Boots E4 - Sgt - Save My Boy! E5 - Don't Fence Me In E6 - Absent Friends E7 - Put That Light Out! E8 - The Two And A Half Feathers E9 - Mum's Army E10 - The Test E11 - A. Wilson (Manager)? E12 - Uninvited Guests E13 - Fallen Idol Special - The Cornish Floral Dance	Private Godfrey
1970	As Good Cooks Go - Series 1 E5 - Tummy Troubles	Mr. Chalmers
1969	Dad's Army - Series 3 View episodes E1 - The Armoured Might Of Lance Corporal Jones E2 - Battle School E3 - The Lion Has 'Phones E4 - The Bullet Is Not For Firing E5 - Something Nasty In The Vault E6 - Room At The Bottom E7 - Big Guns E8 - The Day The Balloon Went Up E9 - War Dance E10 - Menace From The Deep E11 - Branded E12 - Man Hunt E13 - No Spring For Frazer E14 - Sons Of The Sea Special - Resisting The Aggressor Down The Ages	Private Godfrey
1969	Dad's Army - Series 2 View episodes E1 - Operation Kilt E2 - The Battle Of Godfrey's Cottage E3 - The Loneliness Of The Long-Distance Walker E4 - Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret E5 - A Stripe For Frazer E6 - Under Fire	Private Godfrey
1968	Dad's Army - Series 1 View episodes E1 - The Man And The Hour E2 - Museum Piece E3 - Command Decision E4 - The Enemy Within The Gates E5 - The Showing Up Of Corporal Jones E6 - Shooting Pains Special - Present Arms	Private Godfrey
1967	Beggar My Neighbour - Series 2 (as Arnold Riddley) E4 - Laying Down The Law	The Male Juror
1967	Beggar My Neighbour - Series 1 E1 - Have Car - Won't Travel	Stately Home Owner
1966	Hugh And I - Series 5 E7 - With A Pinch Of Salt	Actor
1965	Hugh And I - Series 4 E12 - The Suit	Actor
1964	Crooks In Cloisters	Newsagent
1948	Easy Money	Story for Episode 1
1941	The Ghost Train	Creator

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Arnold Ridley on IMDb

Born: Tuesday 7th January 1896
Died: Monday 12th March 1984 (aged 88)
Nationality: English

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