Robert Ridgely

Robert Ridgely

1931-12-24 Teaneck, New Jersey, USA 44 Credits

Biography

Robert Ridgely (December 24, 1931 – February 8, 1997) was an American actor, known for both on-camera roles and extensive voice-over work.

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A Boy's Journey

2011

Director, Producer, Director of Photography

Directing Producing

A story about a young boy who feels that he doesn't fit in. Born in Holland, he starts his quest meeting interesting people and experiencing different...

Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights

1997

as The Colonel James

7.6
Acting

Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his cra...

Fire Down Below

Fire Down Below

1997

as Simon

5.7
Acting

When an EPA representative is murdered in a small Appalachian community, EPA undercover agent Jack Taggart is sent in—posing as a handyman working wit...

That Thing You Do!

That Thing You Do!

1996

as Hollywood Showcase Announcer

6.9
Acting

A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager.

Multiplicity

Multiplicity

1996

as Laura's Father

5.8
Acting

Construction worker Doug Kinney finds that the pressures of his working life, combined with his duties to his wife Laura and daughter Jennifer leaves ...

Hard Eight

Hard Eight

1996

as Keno Bar Manager

6.9
Acting

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

Daisy-Head Mayzie

Daisy-Head Mayzie

1995

as Finch (voice)

5.0
Acting

Daisy-Head Mayzie wakes up one morning to find a daisy has sprouted from the top of her head. Facing her classmates' taunts and her parents' dismay, M...

The Ref

The Ref

1994

as Bob Burley

6.5
Acting

A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.

Philadelphia

Philadelphia

1993

as Walter Kenton

7.7
Acting

Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops their courage overcomes...

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

1993

as The Hangman

6.6
Acting

Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exile and that the despotic King John now rules Englan...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids

1991

as Herman the Horrible (voice)

6.4
Acting

The Ninja Turtles are going out of this world. Way out! Their arch villain Shredder has concocted two new mutants and a gigantic robot to destroy the ...

Life Stinks

Life Stinks

1991

as Fergueson

5.6
Acting

A rich businessman makes a bet he can survive on the streets of a rough Los Angeles neighborhood for 30 days completely penniless. During his stay he ...

Music Machine

Music Machine

1991

as Boogwart (voice)

Acting

While flying a kite on a hill, two children named Stevie and Nancy are swept away aloft by their kite in sci-fi fashion to a fantasy, wonderland-type ...

How I Got Into College

How I Got Into College

1989

as George Kailo

5.9
Acting

High school senior Marlon Bowne is smitten with overachieving classmate Jessica Kailo. But, if he wants to have a shot with her, he'll have to find a ...

Star Street: The Happy Birthday Movie

1989

Acting

Star Street is a Dutch children's cartoon that was popular both in Benelux and in the United Kingdom. The protagonists were pink big-nosed creatures c...

The Dirk Diggler Story

The Dirk Diggler Story

1988

as Jack Horner

5.2
Acting

The Dirk Diggler Story is a 1988 mockumentary short film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It follows the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler, a...

Beverly Hills Cop II

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987

as Mayor Egan

6.5
Acting

Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sg...

Something Wild

Something Wild

1986

as Richard Graves

6.6
Acting

A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-con husband shows up.

The History of White People in America

The History of White People in America

1985

6.2
Acting

In this parody of documentaries, host Martin Mull discusses the contributions that white people have made to the USA, visits the Institute of White St...

The Wild Life

The Wild Life

1984

as Craig Davis

6.1
Acting

Eighties teen romp involving Bill and his new apartment, Jim and his rebellious antics, Tom and his crazy self, and Anita with her older man David.

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1983

as Beast / Prince (voice)

5.5
Acting

In order to save the life of her father, Beauty agrees to stay forever in the Beast's castle, not realizing he is really a handsome prince who is unde...

Peter and the Magic Egg

Peter and the Magic Egg

1983

as (voice)

3.0
Acting

A boy named Peter must save Easter. An evil character named Tin Whiskers takes over the town and re-names everything including the streets to have tin...

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

1982

as Mort Weiner

Acting

The story of singer Rosemary Clooney's rise to fame, her marriage to Jose Ferrer, and her nervous breakdown.

Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All

Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All

1982

as Flash Gordon (voice)

6.0
Acting

Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov travel to the planet Mongo to fight the evil emperor Ming the Merciless.

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody

1982

as Mr. Nobody / Guard (voice)

6.8
Acting

The magic dragon teaches a boy to believe in his own creative abilities.

Who Am I This Time?

Who Am I This Time?

1982

as George Johnson

7.4
Acting

Harry is a shy hardware store employee. But whenever he takes a part in a local amateur theater production, he becomes the part completely--while on s...

Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City

Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City

1981

as Peculiar Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak (voice)

5.5
Acting

Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City chronicles Strawberry Shortcake's trip to Big Apple City, so she can compete in a baking contest at "the little...

Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz

Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz

1980

as Jack Pumpkinhead / Tyrone the Terrible Toy Tinkerer (voice)

5.3
Acting

Dorothy is carried back to Oz by a green turkey balloon on the final Thanksgiving she is to spend with her aunt and uncle, who are moving to a retirem...

Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard

1980

as Wally "Mr. Love" Williams

6.4
Acting

The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies

1979

as Baron Munchausen / Snake / Cowboy / Prosecuting Attorney (voice)

6.8
Acting

Sandy is a little girl with a penchant for whoppers. However, when her lies start go so far as to implicate the innocent for her own misdeeds, Puff de...

Puff, the Magic Dragon

Puff, the Magic Dragon

1978

as Pirate / Pieman / Sneeze (voice)

6.8
Acting

Jackie is a boy who is so trapped by his fears and doubts that he could not communicate with anyone. Then, a magic dragon named Puff comes to help Jac...

Eyes of Laura Mars

Eyes of Laura Mars

1978

as (uncredited)

5.9
Acting

A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer.

High Anxiety

High Anxiety

1977

as Flasher

6.5
Acting

A psychiatrist with intense acrophobia (fear of heights) goes to work for a mental institution run by doctors who appear to be crazier than their pati...

The Mouse and His Child

The Mouse and His Child

1977

as Jack-in-the-Box (voice)

6.2
Acting

A mouse and his child, the two parts of a single small wind-up toy, go on a quest to become "self-winding".

Sooper Goop

1976

as (voice)

Acting

A quick, unabashed look at the downside of "kids' cereals" and hard-sell marketing, through the fictional brand Sooper Goop; an overpriced, overproces...

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

1974

5.0
Acting

Fritz, now married and with a son, is desperate to escape from the domestic hell he now finds himself in. Lighting up a joint, he begins to dream abou...

The Great Lester Boggs

The Great Lester Boggs

1974

Acting

Malcolm's cross-country motorcycle odyssey - just for the experience - "boggs" down in Arkansas, where he acquires his sidekick, LeRoy; befriends moon...

Down and Dirty Duck

Down and Dirty Duck

1974

as Car Salesman / Man at Bus Stop / Negro Gentleman / Big Fag / Police Officer / Tank (voice)

4.8
Acting

Willard, a mild mannered insurance adjuster, teams up with a foul-mouthed fowl who takes Willard on a surreal quest to become less uptight - and possi...

Down and Dirty Duck

Down and Dirty Duck

1974

Additional Writing

4.8

Willard, a mild mannered insurance adjuster, teams up with a foul-mouthed fowl who takes Willard on a surreal quest to become less uptight - and possi...

Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles

1974

as Boris (uncredited)

7.2
Acting

A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his h...

A Day at the White House

1972

as Informant

1.0
Acting

he US President launches an all-out “war” on obscenity. Working with the director of the investigative bureau, under the code name “Operation Bow-Wow”...

Chrome and Hot Leather

Chrome and Hot Leather

1971

as Sergeant Mack

5.8
Acting

A Green Beret returns home from the Vietnam war to find that a gang of murderous bikers has killed his fiancee. He calls on several of his Green Beret...

Countdown

Countdown

1967

as Little Bob (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

Desperate to land a man on the moon before Russia does, NASA hastily preps a would-be spaceman for a mission that would leave him alone in a lunar she...

Nightmare in Chicago

Nightmare in Chicago

1964

as Dan McVeay

4.3
Acting

The story of a serial killer known as "Georgie Porgie." The Chicago turnpike is threatened over a three-day period as the police try to catch him by b...