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Name
John Ridgely

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1909-09-06

Deathday
1968-01-18 (59 years old)

Place of Birth
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

Movies

Tv Shows

1944 Arsenic and Old Lace as Officer Saunders
1946 The Big Sleep as Eddie Mars
1947 Possessed as Harker
1943 Destination Tokyo as Reserve Officer Raymond
1938 Nancy Drew… Detective as Radio Station Technician (uncredited)
1941 The Man Who Came to Dinner as Radio Man
1939 They Made Me a Criminal as Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)
1947 Nora Prentiss as Walter Bailey
1940 Brother Orchid as Texas Pearson
1946 The Man I Love as Roy Otis
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth as Assistant Manager
1950 Backfire as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1949 Border Incident as Mr. Neley
1947 High Wall as Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
1945 Danger Signal as Thomas Turner
1950 Edge of Doom as Detective #1
1947 Cry Wolf as Jackson Laidell
1943 Air Force as Pilot
1944 Hollywood Canteen as Self
1939 Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase as Reporter
1941 Highway West as Alex, Armored Car Guard
1952 Room for One More as Harry Foreman
1942 The Big Shot as Tim
1941 Dangerously They Live as John, Nazi Henchman
1941 Strange Alibi as Tex Alexander (prisoner)
1945 Pride of the Marines as Jim Merchant
1943 Northern Pursuit as Jim Austen
1938 The Patient in Room 18 as Jim Warren
1940 Alice in Movieland as Bill (uncredited)
1941 Million Dollar Baby as Ollie Ward
1944 The Doughgirls as Julian Cadman
1942 Wings for the Eagle as Alec Johnson
1948 Luxury Liner as Chief Officer Carver
1945 God Is My Co-Pilot as David 'Tex' Hill
1946 My Reputation as Cary Abbott
1940 Flight Angels as Lt. Parsons
1952 Off Limits as Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
1939 Wings of the Navy as Dan Morrison
1950 The Lost Volcano as Fred Barton
1939 Quiet, Please as Sears' Assistant (uncredited)
1950 The Petty Girl as Patrolman
1951 Half Angel as Tim McCarey
1951 The Last Outpost as Sam McQuade
1947 That Way with Women as Sam
1942 Secret Enemies as John Trent
1938 Blondes at Work as Regan
1939 Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite as Reporter at Match
1938 Torchy Gets Her Man as Henchman Bugs
1939 Private Detective as Donald Norton
1941 Knockout as Pat Martin
1938 He Couldn't Say No as Man-On-The-Street Reporter
1940 River's End as Jeffers
1949 Once More, My Darling as Burke
1951 As You Were as Captain
1939 Everybody's Hobby as Ranger Mike Morgan
1942 Bullet Scars as Hank O'Connor
1939 Indianapolis Speedway as Ted Horn
1950 Saddle Tramp as Slim
1938 White Banners as Charles Ellis
1951 Al Jennings of Oklahoma as Railroad Detective Dan Hanes
1947 That's My Man as Ramsey
1941 Nine Lives Are Not Enough as Garage Mechanic (uncredited)
1940 The Man Who Talked Too Much as Brooks
1938 Going Places as Desk Clerk
1952 Fort Osage as Henry Travers
1948 Sealed Verdict as Lance Nissen
1938 Racket Busters as Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)
1938 Boy Meets Girl as Simmons - Friday's Film Cutter
1939 Angels Wash Their Faces as Reporter at Pillory (uncredited)
1938 Cowboy from Brooklyn as Beacon Reporter
1948 Command Decision as James Carwood
1938 Garden of the Moon as Sound Control Engineer (uncredited)
1938 My Bill as Mr. Martin, Florist
1939 Naughty but Nice as Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)
1939 Secret Service of the Air as Joe LeRoy
1939 Kid Nightingale as Whitey
1939 Smashing the Money Ring as Policeman (uncredited)
1938 Little Miss Thoroughbred as Jim (aka Slug)
1935 Streamline Express as Train Steward (uncredited)
1939 King of the Underworld as Jerry
1939 Nancy Drew... Reporter as Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1939 Women in the Wind as Salesman (uncredited)
1939 Dark Victory as Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
1939 Confessions of a Nazi Spy as Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)
1939 A Child is Born as Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
1939 Each Dawn I Die as Reporter (uncredited)
1939 The Return of Doctor X as Rodgers
1939 The Roaring Twenties as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
1940 Service with the Colors as Army Lieutenant (uncredited)
1940 March On, Marines as Hap
1937 Missing Witnesses as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
1938 Torchy Blane in Panama as Sparks (as John Ridgeley)
1950 Pal, Canine Detective as Gary's Father
1949 Task Force as Dixie Rankin
1940 The Fighting 69th as Moran (uncredited)
1939 Torchy Blane in Chinatown as Officer (uncredited)
1939 Torchy Runs for Mayor as Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)
1948 Trouble Makers as 'Silky' Thomas
1951 When the Redskins Rode as Christopher Gist
1949 Tucson as Ben
1940 Saturday's Children as Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)
1940 No Time for Comedy as Cashier (uncredited)
1940 The Letter as Driver (uncredited)
1940 Castle on the Hudson as Intake Guard (uncredited)
1940 They Drive by Night as Hank Dawson (uncredited)
1940 Torrid Zone as Gardner
1940 'Til We Meet Again as Junior Officer (uncredited)
1940 Lady with Red Hair as Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)
1940 Father Is A Prince as Salesman
1941 Navy Blues as 'Jersey'
1941 At the Stroke of Twelve as Reporter
1951 A Place in the Sun as Coroner
1951 Thunder in God's Country as Bill Stafford
1938 Forbidden Valley as Duke Lafferty
1939 The Cowboy Quarterback as Mr. Walters
1941 They Died with Their Boots On as 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
1950 Beauty on Parade as Jeffrey Woodstock
1938 The Spy Ring as Spy Ring Member (uncredited)
1941 The Great Mr. Nobody as Eddie Williams
1940 Teddy the Rough Rider as Reporter
1941 Steel Against the Sky as Joe (uncredited)
1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee as Mike Collins
1939 On Trial as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1939 The Bill of Rights as Massachusetts Congressman
1948 Night Wind as Walters
1939 On Dress Parade as Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)
1937 The Man Without a Country as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
1939 Slapsie Maxie's as Reporter (uncredited)
1938 Hard to Get as Burke
1941 Here Comes Happiness as Jim
1939 The Adventures of Jane Arden as Reporter
1940 Money and the Woman as Doctor (uncredited)
1941 Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra as Assistant (uncredited)
1939 You Can't Get Away with Murder as Gas Station Proprietor
1939 Invisible Stripes as Employment Clerk (uncredited)
1951 The Blue Veil as Doctor (Uncredited)
1940 Spills for Thrills as Movie Director (uncredited)
1941 The Wagons Roll at Night as Arch
1938 Western Trails as Ben McClure
1950 South Sea Sinner as Don Williams
1943 Mountain Fighters as Lt. Evers
1943 Proceed and Report as Murphy's pal
1952 The Congregation
1950 Rookie Fireman as Harry Williams
1951 Pal's Gallant Journey as Gary's father
1948 The Iron Curtain

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