English playwright Arnold Ridley portrayed the elderly Private Godfrey in the British sitcom Dad's Army. During its prime, the long-standing BBC show pulled in at least 20 million viewers and ...

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.

Arnold Ridley joined the Army in 1915 and went on to experience the horrors of trench warfare As the film version of Dad's Army is released at cinemas across the country, BBC News looks at the ...

TV; TV News; Arnold Ridley; Dad's Army's Private Godfrey was haunted by real horrors he endured in both World Wars While conscientious objector Pte Godfrey could not hurt a fly, Arnold Ridley ...

Arnold Ridley played Charles Godfrey in the hit BBC series before he died aged 88, eight years before the birth of his famous Hollywood niece.

City Theater in Biddeford has pulled out all the stops for its production of Arnold Ridley's 'The Ghost Train.' It is late at night and six travelers find themselves stranded in the waiting room ...

Arnold Ridley, who played bumbling Private Godfrey in Dad's Army, was a real-life hero. He fought in the trenches during the First World War and was wounded in the battle of the Somme.

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.