John Ridgely
Acting
Born: September 6, 1909 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: January 18, 1968 (aged 58)
Highest Rated
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Known for
The Big Sleep
1946
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
A Place in the Sun
1951
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
The Roaring Twenties
1939
The Letter
1940
Dark Victory
1939
They Drive by Night
1940
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
Possessed
1947
Destination Tokyo
1943
Photos (4)
Movies (140)
The Big Sleep
Eddie Mars
Arsenic and Old Lace
Officer Saunders
The Greatest Show on Earth
Assistant Manager
A Place in the Sun
Coroner
They Died with Their Boots On
2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Dark Victory
Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
At the Stroke of Twelve
Reporter
They Made Me a Criminal
Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)
Smashing the Money Ring
Policeman (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
Hank Dawson (uncredited)
A Child is Born
Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Radio Man
Steel Against the Sky
Joe (uncredited)
Torchy Blane in Panama
Sparks (as John Ridgeley)
Secret Service of the Air
Joe LeRoy
Service with the Colors
Army Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Return of Doctor X
Rodgers
The Letter
Driver (uncredited)
Room for One More
Harry Foreman
Garden of the Moon
Sound Control Engineer (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
Salesman (uncredited)
The Wagons Roll at Night
Arch
Destination Tokyo
Reserve Officer Raymond
Missing Witnesses
Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
King of the Underworld
Jerry
Each Dawn I Die
Reporter (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
Dan Morrison
The Man I Love
Roy Otis
Border Incident
Mr. Neley
'Til We Meet Again
Junior Officer (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Gas Station Proprietor
The Last Outpost
Sam McQuade
My Reputation
Cary Abbott
God Is My Co-Pilot
David 'Tex' Hill
Invisible Stripes
Employment Clerk (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
Moran (uncredited)
Pride of the Marines
Jim Merchant
Backfire
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Father Is A Prince
Salesman
No Time for Comedy
Cashier (uncredited)
Command Decision
James Carwood
Half Angel
Tim McCarey
Air Force
Pilot
Lady with Red Hair
Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)
That's My Man
Ramsey
Sealed Verdict
Lance Nissen
Edge of Doom
Detective #1
High Wall
Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
He Couldn't Say No
Man-On-The-Street Reporter
Naughty but Nice
Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)
Angels Wash Their Faces
Reporter at Pillory (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Railroad Detective Dan Hanes
Northern Pursuit
Jim Austen
Nora Prentiss
Walter Bailey
Money and the Woman
Doctor (uncredited)
Once More, My Darling
Burke
The Blue Veil
Doctor (Uncredited)
Teddy the Rough Rider
Reporter
Torchy Gets Her Man
Henchman Bugs
Possessed
Harker
Going Places
Desk Clerk
Castle on the Hudson
Intake Guard (uncredited)
The Cowboy Quarterback
Mr. Walters
Torrid Zone
Gardner
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Officer (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
Texas Pearson
When the Redskins Rode
Christopher Gist
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Reporter at Match
The Great Mr. Nobody
Eddie Williams
Off Limits
Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Reporter
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Mike Collins
Thunder in God's Country
Bill Stafford
The Spy Ring
Spy Ring Member (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Garage Mechanic (uncredited)
Task Force
Dixie Rankin
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Reporter
Wings for the Eagle
Alec Johnson
Dangerously They Live
John, Nazi Henchman
The Man Who Talked Too Much
Brooks
Knockout
Pat Martin
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)
The Patient in Room 18
Jim Warren
Cry Wolf
Jackson Laidell
The Bill of Rights
Massachusetts Congressman
Hard to Get
Burke
Nancy Drew… Detective
Radio Station Technician (uncredited)
Fort Osage
Henry Travers
That Way with Women
Sam
The Man Without a Country
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Racket Busters
Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)
Tucson
Ben
Everybody's Hobby
Ranger Mike Morgan
The Doughgirls
Julian Cadman
The Iron Curtain
1948
Highway West
Alex, Armored Car Guard
Boy Meets Girl
Simmons - Friday's Film Cutter
Saddle Tramp
Slim
On Dress Parade
Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby
Ollie Ward
Forbidden Valley
Duke Lafferty
Danger Signal
Thomas Turner
Here Comes Happiness
Jim
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Beacon Reporter
The Big Shot
Tim
Private Detective
Donald Norton
The Lost Volcano
Fred Barton
South Sea Sinner
Don Williams
Navy Blues
'Jersey'
Saturday's Children
Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)
The Petty Girl
Patrolman
Luxury Liner
Chief Officer Carver
Bullet Scars
Hank O'Connor
Strange Alibi
Tex Alexander (prisoner)
Indianapolis Speedway
Ted Horn
Secret Enemies
John Trent
On Trial
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
White Banners
Charles Ellis
Kid Nightingale
Whitey
Night Wind
Walters
Blondes at Work
Regan
Slapsie Maxie's
Reporter (uncredited)
Streamline Express
Train Steward (uncredited)
Alice in Movieland
Bill (uncredited)
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
Assistant (uncredited)
Trouble Makers
'Silky' Thomas
Pal, Canine Detective
Gary's Father
Flight Angels
Lt. Parsons
Rookie Fireman
Harry Williams
Western Trails
Ben McClure
Beauty on Parade
Jeffrey Woodstock
River's End
Jeffers
My Bill
Mr. Martin, Florist
As You Were
Captain
Quiet, Please
Sears' Assistant (uncredited)
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Jim (aka Slug)
March On, Marines
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