Robert Ridgely was an American actor, known for both on-camera roles and extensive voice-over work.
11 Facts About Robert Ridgely
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Robert Ridgely served as a talk show host with Woody Woodbury.
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Robert Ridgely guest starred in TV series such as Sea Hunt and the Warner Bros.
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Robert Ridgely landed a regular role as Lieutenant Kimbro in the short-lived World War II series The Gallant Men.
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Robert Ridgely appeared in various films, including two productions directed by Robert Altman early in his career, Nightmare in Chicago and Countdown.
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Robert Ridgely appeared in several Mel Brooks productions, including Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety, Life Stinks and Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
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Robert Ridgely put his strong voice to use in voice-over roles in films like Down and Dirty Duck and television specials such as Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz.
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Robert Ridgely did a great deal of voice work in animated series as well, including the titular heroes in Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, The New Adventures of Flash Gordon, and Thundarr the Barbarian.
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From 1985 to 1996, Robert Ridgely was one of ABC's main primetime promo announcers.
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Robert Ridgely voiced the Peculiar Purple Pieman in the 1980s Strawberry Shortcake specials, Rex Charger in The Centurions, Thunderbolt Ross in The Incredible Hulk, Finch in Daisy-Head Mayzie, and Commander Chief in Dexter's Laboratory.
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Robert Ridgely died of cancer on February 8,1997, at his home in the Toluca Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles.