Det. Judd Ridley — The Slender Thread Character Profile

About Det. Judd Ridley

Off-duty police detective who joins the search for the suicidal woman after her call is traced. Locates her abandoned car and successfully finds her hiding in an airport hotel room.

Character Facts

Played by

Ed Asner

Appears in

The Slender Thread (1965)

Role

Supporting

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