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Frank Ridley

Acting

Born August 18, 1958 · Michigan

Died June 3, 2025

Also known as Frank L. Ridley

Biography

Frank Lawrence Ridley was an American film and television actor. Born into a musical family in Michigan, he originally trained as an opera singer with Richard Conrad. After attending Boston Conservatory of Music, he started his career as a regular member of Sarah Caldwell's Opera Company of Boston.

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Filmography34 titles

The Night Of

2016as Jerry

House of Cards

2013as Harlan Traub

Boardwalk Empire

2010as Train Conductor

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Dispatcher

The Gilded Age

2022as Mr. Whitmore

The Leftovers

2014as Neighbor Paul

Mystic River

2003as Police Detective (uncredited)

FBI: Most Wanted

2020as Matthew Pitts

Orange Is the New Black

2013as Giant Drunk Guy Frank

The Blacklist

2013as Heinrich Wittelsbach

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001as Coach Bloom

30 Rock

2006as Traffic Cop

WeCrashed

2022as Skeptical Landlord #1

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

2014as Mr. Roth

GLOW

2017as Marlo

The Judge

2014as Jury Foreman

The Great Debaters

2007as Security Guard

Professor Marston & the Wonder Women

2017as Manager

Alpha House

2013as Agribusiness Guy

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013as Union Hall Man 1

Unforgettable

2011as Burly Man

Don't Look Up

2021as Flight Director

Bull

2016as Detective Jacobson

Nurse Jackie

2009as Patient on Gurney

The Post

2017as NY Times Staffer

Finestkind

2023as Old Salt

Brotherhood

2006as Terry Mulligan

Boston Strangler

2023as Ida's Super

Mr. Harrigan's Phone

2022as Reverend Mooney

Jungleland

2019as Burly Father

Edge of Darkness

2010as Automatic Weapons Cop

Out of the Blue

2022as Local Guy #1

The Box

2009as Detective Starrs

Underdog

2007as Police Sergeant