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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 6, 1909
Place of Birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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John Ridgely
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth | Assistant Manager |
| 1952 | Room for One More | Harry Foreman |
| 1952 | Off Limits | Lt. Cmdr. Parnell |
| 1952 | Fort Osage | Henry Travers |
| 1951 | Half Angel | Tim McCarey |
| 1951 | The Last Outpost | Sam McQuade |
| 1951 | As You Were | Captain |
| 1951 | Al Jennings of Oklahoma | Railroad Detective Dan Hanes |
| 1951 | When the Redskins Rode | Christopher Gist |
| 1951 | A Place in the Sun | Coroner |
| 1951 | Thunder in God's Country | Bill Stafford |
| 1951 | The Blue Veil | Doctor (Uncredited) |
| 1950 | Backfire | Plainclothesman (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Edge of Doom | Detective #1 |
| 1950 | The Lost Volcano | Fred Barton |
| 1950 | The Petty Girl | Patrolman |
| 1950 | Saddle Tramp | Slim |
| 1950 | Pal, Canine Detective | Gary's Father |
| 1950 | Beauty on Parade | Jeffrey Woodstock |
| 1950 | South Sea Sinner | Don Williams |
| 1949 | Border Incident | Mr. Neley |
| 1949 | Once More, My Darling | Burke |
| 1949 | Task Force | Dixie Rankin |
| 1949 | Tucson | Ben |
| 1948 | Luxury Liner | Chief Officer Carver |
| 1948 | Sealed Verdict | Lance Nissen |
| 1948 | Command Decision | James Carwood |
| 1948 | Trouble Makers | 'Silky' Thomas |
| 1948 | Night Wind | Walters |
| 1947 | Possessed | Chief investigator of drowning |
| 1947 | Nora Prentiss | Walter Bailey |
| 1947 | High Wall | Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley) |
| 1947 | Cry Wolf | Jackson Laidell |
| 1947 | That Way with Women | Sam |
| 1947 | That's My Man | Ramsey |
| 1946 | The Big Sleep | Eddie Mars |
| 1946 | The Man I Love | Roy Otis |
| 1946 | My Reputation | Cary Abbott |
| 1946 | Two Guys from Milwaukee | Mike Collins |
| 1945 | Danger Signal | Thomas Turner |
| 1945 | Pride of the Marines | Jim Merchant |
| 1945 | God Is My Co-Pilot | David 'Tex' Hill |
| 1944 | Arsenic and Old Lace | Officer Saunders |
| 1944 | Hollywood Canteen | Self |
| 1944 | The Doughgirls | Julian Cadman |
| 1943 | Destination Tokyo | Reserve Officer Raymond |
| 1943 | Air Force | Pilot |
| 1943 | Northern Pursuit | Jim Austen |
| 1943 | Mountain Fighters | Lt. Evers |
| 1943 | Proceed and Report | Murphy's pal |
| 1942 | The Big Shot | Tim |
| 1942 | Wings for the Eagle | Alec Johnson |
| 1942 | Secret Enemies | John Trent |
| 1942 | Bullet Scars | Hank O'Connor |
| 1941 | The Man Who Came to Dinner | Radio Man |
| 1941 | Highway West | Alex, Armored Car Guard |
| 1941 | Dangerously They Live | John, Nazi Henchman |
| 1941 | Strange Alibi | Tex Alexander (prisoner) |
| 1941 | Million Dollar Baby | Ollie Ward |
| 1941 | Knockout | Pat Martin |
| 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Garage Mechanic (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Navy Blues | 'Jersey' |
| 1941 | At the Stroke of Twelve | Reporter |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Great Mr. Nobody | Eddie Williams |
| 1941 | Steel Against the Sky | Joe (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Here Comes Happiness | Jim |
| 1941 | Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra | Assistant (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Wagons Roll at Night | Arch |
| 1940 | Brother Orchid | Texas Pearson |
| 1940 | Alice in Movieland | Bill (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Flight Angels | Lt. Parsons |
| 1940 | River's End | Jeffers |
| 1940 | The Man Who Talked Too Much | Brooks |
| 1940 | Service with the Colors | Army Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| 1940 | March On, Marines | Hap |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th | Moran (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Saturday's Children | Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1940 | No Time for Comedy | Cashier (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Letter | Driver (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | Intake Guard (uncredited) |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | Hank Dawson (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Torrid Zone | Gardner |
| 1940 | 'Til We Meet Again | Junior Officer (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Lady with Red Hair | Actor Playing Paul (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Father Is A Prince | Salesman |
| 1940 | Teddy the Rough Rider | Reporter |
| 1940 | Money and the Woman | Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Spills for Thrills | Movie Director (uncredited) |
| 1939 | They Made Me a Criminal | Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter) |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Reporter |
| 1939 | Wings of the Navy | Dan Morrison |
| 1939 | Quiet, Please | Sears' Assistant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite | Reporter at Match |
| 1939 | Private Detective | Donald Norton |
| 1939 | Everybody's Hobby | Ranger Mike Morgan |
| 1939 | Indianapolis Speedway | Ted Horn |
| 1939 | Angels Wash Their Faces | Reporter at Pillory (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Naughty But Nice | Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Secret Service of the Air | Joe LeRoy |
| 1939 | Kid Nightingale | Whitey |
| 1939 | Smashing the Money Ring | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | King of the Underworld | Jerry |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew... Reporter | Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Women in the Wind | Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Dark Victory | Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1939 | A Child Is Born | Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Each Dawn I Die | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Return of Doctor X | Rodgers |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties | Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Officer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Torchy Runs for Mayor | Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Cowboy Quarterback | Mr. Walters |
| 1939 | On Trial | Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Bill of Rights | Massachusetts Congressman |
| 1939 | On Dress Parade | Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Slapsie Maxie's | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Jane Arden | Reporter |
| 1939 | You Can't Get Away with Murder | Gas Station Proprietor |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes | Employment Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Nancy Drew… Detective | Radio Station Technician (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Patient in Room 18 | Jim Warren |
| 1938 | Blondes at Work | Regan |
| 1938 | Torchy Gets Her Man | Henchman Bugs |
| 1938 | He Couldn't Say No | Man-On-The-Street Reporter |
| 1938 | White Banners | Charles Ellis |
| 1938 | Going Places | Desk Clerk |
| 1938 | Racket Busters | Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Boy Meets Girl | Simmons - Friday's Film Cutter |
| 1938 | Cowboy from Brooklyn | Beacon Reporter |
| 1938 | Garden of the Moon | Sound Control Engineer (uncredited) |
| 1938 | My Bill | Mr. Martin, Florist |
| 1938 | Little Miss Thoroughbred | Jim (aka Slug) |
| 1938 | Torchy Blane in Panama | Sparks (as John Ridgeley) |
| 1938 | Forbidden Valley | Duke Lafferty |
| 1938 | The Spy Ring | Spy Ring Member (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Hard to Get | Burke |
| 1938 | Western Trails | Ben McClure |
| 1937 | Missing Witnesses | Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Man Without a Country | Ship's Officer (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Streamline Express | Train Steward (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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