Person
John Ridgely
Acting · 1909–1968 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Eddie Mars
Arsenic and Old Lace
Officer Saunders
The Letter
Driver (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
Coroner
Tucson
Ben
The Congregation
1952
Half Angel
Tim McCarey
They Drive by Night
Hank Dawson (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
My Reputation
Cary Abbott
Filmography
- 1952Off LimitsLt. Cmdr. Parnell
- 1952The Greatest Show on EarthAssistant Manager
- 1952Fort OsageHenry Travers
- 1952Room for One MoreHarry Foreman
- 1952The Congregation
- 1951The Blue VeilDoctor (Uncredited)
- 1951As You WereCaptain
- 1951A Place in the SunCoroner
- 1951When the Redskins RodeChristopher Gist
- 1951Half AngelTim McCarey
- 1951Thunder in God's CountryBill Stafford
- 1951The Last OutpostSam McQuade
- 1951Pal's Gallant JourneyGary's father
- 1951Al Jennings of OklahomaRailroad Detective Dan Hanes
- 1950Saddle TrampSlim
- 1950Pal, Canine DetectiveGary's Father
- 1950Rookie FiremanHarry Williams
- 1950South Sea SinnerDon Williams
- 1950The Petty GirlPatrolman
- 1950Edge of DoomDetective #1
- 1950The Lost VolcanoFred Barton
- 1950Beauty on ParadeJeffrey Woodstock
- 1950BackfirePlainclothesman (uncredited)
- 1949Border IncidentMr. Neley
- 1949Once More, My DarlingBurke
- 1949Task ForceDixie Rankin
- 1949TucsonBen
- 1948Command DecisionJames Carwood
- 1948Trouble Makers'Silky' Thomas
- 1948Luxury LinerChief Officer Carver
- 1948Sealed VerdictLance Nissen
- 1948Night WindWalters
- 1948The Iron Curtain
- 1947High WallAssistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
- 1947Cry WolfJackson Laidell
- 1947That's My ManRamsey
- 1947PossessedHarker
- 1947Nora PrentissWalter Bailey
- 1947That Way with WomenSam
- 1946The Man I LoveRoy Otis
- 1946The Big SleepEddie Mars
- 1946Two Guys from MilwaukeeMike Collins
- 1946My ReputationCary Abbott
- 1945Danger SignalThomas Turner
- 1945Pride of the MarinesJim Merchant
- 1945God Is My Co-PilotDavid 'Tex' Hill
- 1944Hollywood CanteenSelf
- 1944The DoughgirlsJulian Cadman
- 1944Arsenic and Old LaceOfficer Saunders
- 1943Destination TokyoReserve Officer Raymond
- 1943Northern PursuitJim Austen
- 1943Proceed and ReportMurphy's pal
- 1943Mountain FightersLt. Evers
- 1943Air ForcePilot
- 1942Secret EnemiesJohn Trent
- 1942Wings for the EagleAlec Johnson
- 1942The Big ShotTim
- 1942Bullet ScarsHank O'Connor
- 1941The Man Who Came to DinnerRadio Man
- 1941Dangerously They LiveJohn, Nazi Henchman
- 1941Steel Against the SkyJoe (uncredited)
- 1941They Died with Their Boots On2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
- 1941At the Stroke of TwelveReporter
- 1941Nine Lives Are Not EnoughGarage Mechanic (uncredited)
- 1941Navy Blues'Jersey'
- 1941Highway WestAlex, Armored Car Guard
- 1941Million Dollar BabyOllie Ward
- 1941The Wagons Roll at NightArch
- 1941Strange AlibiTex Alexander (prisoner)
- 1941KnockoutPat Martin
- 1941Here Comes HappinessJim
- 1941The Great Mr. NobodyEddie Williams
- 1941Skinnay Ennis and His OrchestraAssistant (uncredited)
- 1940March On, MarinesHap
- 1940Lady with Red HairActor Playing Paul (uncredited)
- 1940The LetterDriver (uncredited)
- 1940Father Is A PrinceSalesman
- 1940No Time for ComedyCashier (uncredited)
- 1940Service with the ColorsArmy Lieutenant (uncredited)
- 1940Money and the WomanDoctor (uncredited)
- 1940River's EndJeffers
- 1940They Drive by NightHank Dawson (uncredited)
- 1940The Man Who Talked Too MuchBrooks
- 1940Brother OrchidTexas Pearson
- 1940Flight AngelsLt. Parsons
- 1940Torrid ZoneGardner
- 1940Saturday's ChildrenMr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)
- 1940'Til We Meet AgainJunior Officer (uncredited)
- 1940Alice in MovielandBill (uncredited)
- 1940Teddy the Rough RiderReporter
- 1940Castle on the HudsonIntake Guard (uncredited)
- 1940The Fighting 69thMoran (uncredited)
- 1940Spills for ThrillsMovie Director (uncredited)
- 1939Invisible StripesEmployment Clerk (uncredited)
- 1939Private DetectiveDonald Norton
- 1939A Child is BornIntern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
- 1939The Return of Doctor XRodgers
- 1939On Dress ParadeFort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1939Kid NightingaleWhitey
- 1939The Roaring TwentiesCabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
- 1939Smashing the Money RingPoliceman (uncredited)
- 1939Slapsie Maxie'sReporter (uncredited)
- 1939Nancy Drew and the Hidden StaircaseReporter
- 1939Everybody's HobbyRanger Mike Morgan
- 1939Angels Wash Their FacesReporter at Pillory (uncredited)
- 1939Each Dawn I DieReporter (uncredited)
- 1939The Bill of RightsMassachusetts Congressman
- 1939Torchy Blane... Playing with DynamiteReporter at Match
- 1939Indianapolis SpeedwayTed Horn
- 1939The Cowboy QuarterbackMr. Walters
- 1939Quiet, PleaseSears' Assistant (uncredited)
- 1939Naughty but NiceHarry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)
- 1939Torchy Runs for MayorPhotographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)
- 1939Confessions of a Nazi SpyArmy Hospital Clerk (uncredited)
- 1939Dark VictoryMan Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
- 1939Women in the WindSalesman (uncredited)
- 1939On TrialRadio Announcer (uncredited)
- 1939You Can't Get Away with MurderGas Station Proprietor
- 1939The Adventures of Jane ArdenReporter
- 1939Secret Service of the AirJoe LeRoy
- 1939Nancy Drew... ReporterBeldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- 1939Wings of the NavyDan Morrison
- 1939Torchy Blane in ChinatownOfficer (uncredited)
- 1939They Made Me a CriminalCharles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)
- 1939King of the UnderworldJerry
- 1938Going PlacesDesk Clerk
- 1938Nancy Drew… DetectiveRadio Station Technician (uncredited)
- 1938Torchy Gets Her ManHenchman Bugs
- 1938Hard to GetBurke
- 1938Garden of the MoonSound Control Engineer (uncredited)
- 1938Boy Meets GirlSimmons - Friday's Film Cutter
- 1938Racket BustersYellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)
- 1938Cowboy from BrooklynBeacon Reporter
- 1938My BillMr. Martin, Florist
- 1938White BannersCharles Ellis
- 1938Little Miss ThoroughbredJim (aka Slug)
- 1938Western TrailsBen McClure
- 1938Torchy Blane in PanamaSparks (as John Ridgeley)
- 1938He Couldn't Say NoMan-On-The-Street Reporter
- 1938Forbidden ValleyDuke Lafferty
- 1938Blondes at WorkRegan
- 1938The Patient in Room 18Jim Warren
- 1938The Spy RingSpy Ring Member (uncredited)
- 1937Missing WitnessesTrain Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
- 1937The Man Without a CountryShip's Officer (uncredited)
- 1935Streamline ExpressTrain Steward (uncredited)
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