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Arthur Ridley(1894-1978)

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Arthur Ridley was born on 19 February 1894 in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Operation Diplomat (1952), Little Women (1950) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died on 11 March 1978 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.
BornFebruary 19, 1894
DiedMarch 11, 1978(84)
BornFebruary 19, 1894
DiedMarch 11, 1978(84)
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Known for

Operation Diplomat
TV Series
  • Sir Oliver Peters
Barbara Everest in Little Women (1950)
Little Women
8.3
TV Series
  • Mr. March
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.0
TV Series
  • Marquis de Mirabeau
  • Thomas
  • Major Lestrade
  • Frith
  • Mr. Witherspoon
  • Duke of Wellington
Probation Officer (1959)
Probation Officer
6.3
TV Series
  • Judge

Credits

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Actor

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
    Thirty-Minute Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Old Man (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • The Wednesday Play (1964)
    The Wednesday Play
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Mayor
    • 1965
  • Ian Carmichael in The World of Wooster (1965)
    The World of Wooster
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Rev. Heppenstall
    • 1965
  • Z Cars (1962)
    Z Cars
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Senior Assistant
    • Passenger in Train
    • 1963–1965
  • Baxter On...
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Various Roles
    • 1964
  • Earl Cameron, Lee Grant, and Fred Sadoff in The Respectful Prostitute (1964)
    Festival
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Doctor
    • 1964
  • Rupert Davies in Maigret (1960)
    Maigret
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Hotel Clerk
    • 1963
  • John Gregson in First Night (1963)
    First Night
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Priest
    • 1963
  • Waveney Lee and Prunella Scales in The Marriage Lines (1961)
    The Marriage Lines
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Head Waiter
    • 1963
  • Six More Faces of Jim (1962)
    Six More Faces of Jim
    TV Series
    • 1962
  • Compact (1962)
    Compact
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Watkins
    • 1962
  • Richard Briers in Brothers in Law (1962)
    Brothers in Law
    TV Series
    • Mr. Merivale
    • 1962
  • Max Adrian and Bruce Prochnik in Oliver Twist (1962)
    Oliver Twist
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Judge
    • 1962
  • Louis Hayward in The Pursuers (1961)
    The Pursuers
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Hadley
    • 1961
  • Gilbert and Sullivan: The Immortal Jesters
    TV Series
    • 1961

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 19, 1894
    • Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 11, 1978
    • Chelsea, London, England, UK(undisclosed)

Did you know

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    Invalided out of the army in WW1 in 1917 after being hit by a German rifle butt.

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