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John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Born: 1909-09-06 • Chicago, Illinois, USA

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John Ridgely (born John Huntington Rea, September 6, 1909 – January 18, 1968) was an American film character actor with over 175 film credits.

He appeared in the 1946 Humphrey Bogart film The Big Sleep as blackmailing gangster Eddie Mars and had a memorable role as a suffering heart patient in the film noir Nora Prentiss (1947). He appeared in a large number of other Warner Bros. films in the 1930s and 1940s.

Freelancing after 1948, John Ridgely continued to essay general-purpose parts until he left films in 1953. Thereafter, he worked in summer-theater productions and television until his death from a heart attack at the age of 58 in 1968.

Filmography
Off Limits poster
Off Limits
1952 • Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
The Greatest Show on Earth poster
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 • Assistant Manager
Fort Osage poster
Fort Osage
1952 • Henry Travers
Room for One More poster
Room for One More
1952 • Harry Foreman
No Image
The Congregation
1952
The Blue Veil poster
The Blue Veil
1951 • Doctor (Uncredited)
As You Were poster
As You Were
1951 • Captain
A Place in the Sun poster
A Place in the Sun
1951 • Coroner
When the Redskins Rode poster
When the Redskins Rode
1951 • Christopher Gist
Half Angel poster
Half Angel
1951 • Tim McCarey
Thunder in God's Country poster
Thunder in God's Country
1951 • Bill Stafford
The Last Outpost poster
The Last Outpost
1951 • Sam McQuade
Al Jennings of Oklahoma poster
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951 • Railroad Detective Dan Hanes
Saddle Tramp poster
Saddle Tramp
1950 • Slim
Pal, Canine Detective poster
Pal, Canine Detective
1950 • Gary's Father
South Sea Sinner poster
South Sea Sinner
1950 • Don Williams
The Petty Girl poster
The Petty Girl
1950 • Patrolman
Edge of Doom poster
Edge of Doom
1950 • Detective #1
The Lost Volcano poster
The Lost Volcano
1950 • Fred Barton
Beauty on Parade poster
Beauty on Parade
1950 • Jeffrey Woodstock
Backfire poster
Backfire
1950 • Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Border Incident poster
Border Incident
1949 • Mr. Neley
Once More, My Darling poster
Once More, My Darling
1949 • Burke
Task Force poster
Task Force
1949 • Dixie Rankin
Tucson poster
Tucson
1949 • Ben
Command Decision poster
Command Decision
1948 • James Carwood
Trouble Makers poster
Trouble Makers
1948 • 'Silky' Thomas
Luxury Liner poster
Luxury Liner
1948 • Chief Officer Carver
Sealed Verdict poster
Sealed Verdict
1948 • Lance Nissen
Night Wind poster
Night Wind
1948 • Walters
High Wall poster
High Wall
1947 • Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
Cry Wolf poster
Cry Wolf
1947 • Jackson Laidell
That's My Man poster
That's My Man
1947 • Ramsey
Possessed poster
Possessed
1947 • Harker
Nora Prentiss poster
Nora Prentiss
1947 • Walter Bailey
That Way with Women poster
That Way with Women
1947 • Sam
The Man I Love poster
The Man I Love
1946 • Roy Otis
The Big Sleep poster
The Big Sleep
1946 • Eddie Mars
Two Guys from Milwaukee poster
Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946 • Mike Collins
My Reputation poster
My Reputation
1946 • Cary Abbott
Danger Signal poster
Danger Signal
1945 • Thomas Turner
Pride of the Marines poster
Pride of the Marines
1945 • Jim Merchant
God Is My Co-Pilot poster
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945 • David 'Tex' Hill
Hollywood Canteen poster
Hollywood Canteen
1944 • Self
The Doughgirls poster
The Doughgirls
1944 • Julian Cadman
Arsenic and Old Lace poster
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 • Officer Saunders
Destination Tokyo poster
Destination Tokyo
1943 • Reserve Officer Raymond
Northern Pursuit poster
Northern Pursuit
1943 • Jim Austen
No Image
Proceed and Report
1943 • Murphy's pal
No Image
Mountain Fighters
1943 • Lt. Evers
Air Force poster
Air Force
1943 • Pilot
Secret Enemies poster
Secret Enemies
1942 • John Trent
Wings for the Eagle poster
Wings for the Eagle
1942 • Alec Johnson
The Big Shot poster
The Big Shot
1942 • Tim
Bullet Scars poster
Bullet Scars
1942 • Hank O'Connor
The Man Who Came to Dinner poster
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941 • Radio Man
Dangerously They Live poster
Dangerously They Live
1941 • John, Nazi Henchman
Steel Against the Sky poster
Steel Against the Sky
1941 • Joe (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On poster
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 • 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
At the Stroke of Twelve poster
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941 • Reporter
Nine Lives Are Not Enough poster
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941 • Garage Mechanic (uncredited)
Navy Blues poster
Navy Blues
1941 • 'Jersey'
Highway West poster
Highway West
1941 • Alex, Armored Car Guard
Million Dollar Baby poster
Million Dollar Baby
1941 • Ollie Ward
The Wagons Roll at Night poster
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941 • Arch
Strange Alibi poster
Strange Alibi
1941 • Tex Alexander (prisoner)
Knockout poster
Knockout
1941 • Pat Martin
Here Comes Happiness poster
Here Comes Happiness
1941 • Jim
The Great Mr. Nobody poster
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941 • Eddie Williams
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra poster
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
1941 • Assistant (uncredited)
March On, Marines poster
March On, Marines
1940 • Hap
Lady with Red Hair poster
Lady with Red Hair
1940 • Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)
The Letter poster
The Letter
1940 • Driver (uncredited)
Father Is A Prince poster
Father Is A Prince
1940 • Salesman
No Time for Comedy poster
No Time for Comedy
1940 • Cashier (uncredited)
Service with the Colors poster
Service with the Colors
1940 • Army Lieutenant (uncredited)
Money and the Woman poster
Money and the Woman
1940 • Doctor (uncredited)
River's End poster
River's End
1940 • Jeffers
They Drive by Night poster
They Drive by Night
1940 • Hank Dawson (uncredited)
The Man Who Talked Too Much poster
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940 • Brooks
Brother Orchid poster
Brother Orchid
1940 • Texas Pearson
Flight Angels poster
Flight Angels
1940 • Lt. Parsons
Torrid Zone poster
Torrid Zone
1940 • Gardner
Saturday's Children poster
Saturday's Children
1940 • Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)
'Til We Meet Again poster
'Til We Meet Again
1940 • Junior Officer (uncredited)
Alice in Movieland poster
Alice in Movieland
1940 • Bill (uncredited)
Teddy the Rough Rider poster
Teddy the Rough Rider
1940 • Reporter
Castle on the Hudson poster
Castle on the Hudson
1940 • Intake Guard (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th poster
The Fighting 69th
1940 • Moran (uncredited)
No Image
Spills for Thrills
1940 • Movie Director (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes poster
Invisible Stripes
1939 • Employment Clerk (uncredited)
Private Detective poster
Private Detective
1939 • Donald Norton
A Child is Born poster
A Child is Born
1939 • Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
The Return of Doctor X poster
The Return of Doctor X
1939 • Rodgers
On Dress Parade poster
On Dress Parade
1939 • Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)
Kid Nightingale poster
Kid Nightingale
1939 • Whitey
The Roaring Twenties poster
The Roaring Twenties
1939 • Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring poster
Smashing the Money Ring
1939 • Policeman (uncredited)
Slapsie Maxie's poster
Slapsie Maxie's
1939 • Reporter (uncredited)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase poster
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939 • Reporter