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Frederick Gerrard Ridgeway (16 October 1953 – 12 November 2012)〔 was an Irish-born stage and television actor. He began his professional life pursuing a career as a money-broker, but at the age of 42, he decided to take up professional acting. He performed in a variety of stage productions across the UK, including several Richard Bean plays and a number of Royal Shakespeare Company productions. His final role was as Charlie Clench in ''One Man, Two Guvnors'', which toured the UK as well as appearing on Broadway. Prior to its Broadway run, Ridgeway was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, from which he died in November 2012. ==Early life and career== Fred Ridgeway was born into a Catholic family in Dublin, Ireland on 16 October 1953. He was the youngest son of railway worker Benjamin Ridgeway and Christine née McCormack. The family later moved to Peckham in south-east London, as his father worked at Peckham Rye station. Ridgeway's first serious experience of acting came when he was a student at St Thomas the Apostle College, Nunhead. Actively encouraged by his A Level English teacher, Terry O'Brien, he joined the National Youth Theatre.〔 Ridgeway did not immediately enter the acting profession, however; at the age of 18 he began a career in finance. After 25 years, he held the position of associate director at Exco. During his time working in finance in New York, Ridgeway attended theatre classes at the Actors' Playhouse in Greenwich Village.〔 When Ridgeway returned to England, living in Chislehurst, he was active in amateur dramatics, performing with the South London Theatre in West Norwood and the Geoffrey Whitworth Theatre in Crayford, Kent.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fred Ridgeway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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