Frank L. Ridley

Frank Lawrence Ridley (August 18, 1958 – June 3, 2025) 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.

Life and career His television career started when he was cast as Terry Mulligan in the Showtime network series Brotherhood. His other television work included roles on House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, Alpha House, Olive Kitteridge, The Night Of, The Leftovers, and 30 Rock.

Ridley also featured in a variety of films including Inside Llewyn Davis, Birdman, and The Judge.

Ridley died on June 3, 2025, at the age of 66.

Honest Gil Fulbright

Honest Gil Fulbright is a satirical political candidate portrayed by Frank Ridley. Fulbright originally "ran" for the U.S. Senate in 2014 as an "honest politician for Kentucky" on behalf of RepresentUs. His campaign message was "I'm only in this thing for the money, but at least I'm honest about it."

Ridley portrayed Fulbright on CNN, The Today Show, Fox & Friends, Al Jazeera, The Washington Post, and The Huffington Post.

Fulbright's campaign got a powerful boost when noted artist Shepard Fairey reimagined his iconic Barack Obama "Hope" poster as a Gil Fulbright "SOLD" poster to help raise funds for the finance-reform-minded satirical campaign.

Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 1998 Next Stop Wonderland Whale Watch Captain (voice) 1998 Bobby Loves Mangos Dwight Stevenson Short film 1999 Temps Himself 2003 Little Erin Merryweather Joe Havey 2005 Long Distance Sheriff 2007 Underdog Police Sergeant 2007 The Great Debaters Security Guard 2009 The Box Detective Starrs 2014 The Call to the Post RayShort film 2010 Edge of Darkness Automatic Weapons Cop 2011 Jimmy Boy BarneyShort film 2013 Inside Llewyn Davis Union Hall Man 1 2014Birdman Mr. Roth 2014 The Judge Jury Foreman 2017 Professor Marston and the Wonder Women Office Manager 2017 The Post New York Times Staffer 2019 Jungleland Burly Father 2021 Don't Look Up Flight Director Anderson 2022 Out of the Blue (2022_film) Frank 2022 Boston Strangler Ida's Super 2022 Mr. Harrigan's Phone Reverend Mooney 2023 Finestkind Salty TBA Martyr of Gowanus Laszlo Gaspari filming

Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 WaterfrontMaître d' Unproduced TV series 2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Coach Bloom Episode: "Offense" 2007 I'm Paige Wilson Oscar Tucson TV movie 2006–2008 Brotherhood Terry Mulligan 16 episodes 2009 Empire State Steve Marks TV movie 2009 30 Rock Traffic Cop 2009 Mercy Leo Kalinowski 2010 Boardwalk Empire Conductor 2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dispatcher 2014 Unforgettable Burly Man 2012 Nurse Jackie Patient on Gurney 2013 Clear History Detective TV movie 2014 Orange is the New Black Bob Shore 2014 The Leftovers Neighbor Paul 2014 Olive Kitteridge Mr. Thibodeau TV miniseries; 2 episodes 2014 Alpha House Agribusiness Guy #2 2015 House of Cards Harlan Traub 2016 The Night Of Jerry TV miniseries; 2 episodes 2016 Bull Judge Albert Darling 2017 Orange is the New Black Frank 2017 GLOW Marlo 2017–2018 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Sal 2 episodes 2018 Castle Rock Lieutenant Chesterton 2 episode 2018 BizaardvarkSanta Claus Episode: "Holiday Video Sketchtacular" 2020 Bull Detective Jacobson 2020 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Brian Gold 2021 At That Age ICU Doctor 2022 WeCrashed Skeptical Landlord 2022 FBI: Most Wanted Matthew Pitts 2023 The Gilded Age Mr. Whitmore 2023 The Blacklist Heinrich Wittelsbach

Video games Year Title Role 1999 Pharaoh Pharaoh 2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 Jim "Boy" Calloway

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Motive Result2015 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award Best EnsembleBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2015 San Diego Film Critics Society Award Best Performance by an EnsembleBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)