Arnold Ridley
William Arnold Ridley , OBE ( 7 January 1896 – 12 March 1984 ) was an English playwright and actor , earlier in his career known for writing the play "The Ghost Train" and later in life for portraying the elderly Private Godfrey in the British sitcom "Dad's Army" ( 1968–1977 ) . 
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