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ARNOLD RIDLEY

Arnold Ridley was an English actor, play-writer and film director. He was born in 1896 at Bath, Somerset and died in 1984. He is best known for playing the role of 'Godfrey' in the television comedy series 'Dad's Army', though previously he had appeared in the soap opera 'Crossroads' in 1964 as 'the Reverend Guy Atkins'. In 1982 he was awarded the OBE for services to British theatre.
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