John Ridgely
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Sep 6, 1909 (117 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
| 1952 | The Greatest Show on EarthAssistant Manager | |
| 1952 | Room for One MoreHarry Foreman | |
| 1952 | Off LimitsLt. Cmdr. Parnell | |
| 1952 | Fort OsageHenry Travers | |
| 1952 | The Congregation | |
| 1951 | Half AngelTim McCarey | |
| 1951 | The Last OutpostSam McQuade | |
| 1951 | As You WereCaptain | |
| 1951 | Al Jennings of OklahomaRailroad Detective Dan Hanes | |
| 1951 | When the Redskins RodeChristopher Gist | |
| 1951 | A Place in the SunCoroner | |
| 1951 | Thunder in God's CountryBill Stafford | |
| 1951 | The Blue VeilDoctor (Uncredited) | |
| 1951 | Pal's Gallant JourneyGary's father | |
| 1950 | BackfirePlainclothesman (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | Edge of DoomDetective #1 | |
| 1950 | The Lost VolcanoFred Barton | |
| 1950 | The Petty GirlPatrolman | |
| 1950 | Saddle TrampSlim | |
| 1950 | Pal, Canine DetectiveGary's Father | |
| 1950 | Beauty on ParadeJeffrey Woodstock | |
| 1950 | South Sea SinnerDon Williams | |
| 1950 | Rookie FiremanHarry Williams | |
| 1949 | Border IncidentMr. Neley | |
| 1949 | Once More, My DarlingBurke | |
| 1949 | Task ForceDixie Rankin | |
| 1949 | TucsonBen | |
| 1948 | Luxury LinerChief Officer Carver | |
| 1948 | Sealed VerdictLance Nissen | |
| 1948 | Command DecisionJames Carwood | |
| 1948 | Trouble Makers'Silky' Thomas | |
| 1948 | Night WindWalters | |
| 1948 | The Iron Curtain | |
| 1947 | PossessedHarker | |
| 1947 | Nora PrentissWalter Bailey | |
| 1947 | High WallAssistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley) | |
| 1947 | Cry WolfJackson Laidell | |
| 1947 | That Way with WomenSam | |
| 1947 | That's My ManRamsey | |
| 1946 | The Big SleepEddie Mars | |
| 1946 | The Man I LoveRoy Otis | |
| 1946 | My ReputationCary Abbott | |
| 1946 | Two Guys from MilwaukeeMike Collins | |
| 1945 | Danger SignalThomas Turner | |
| 1945 | Pride of the MarinesJim Merchant | |
| 1945 | God Is My Co-PilotDavid 'Tex' Hill | |
| 1944 | Arsenic and Old LaceOfficer Saunders | |
| 1944 | Hollywood CanteenSelf | |
| 1944 | The DoughgirlsJulian Cadman | |
| 1943 | Destination TokyoReserve Officer Raymond | |
| 1943 | Air ForcePilot | |
| 1943 | Northern PursuitJim Austen | |
| 1943 | Mountain FightersLt. Evers | |
| 1943 | Proceed and ReportMurphy's pal | |
| 1942 | The Big ShotTim | |
| 1942 | Wings for the EagleAlec Johnson | |
| 1942 | Secret EnemiesJohn Trent | |
| 1942 | Bullet ScarsHank O'Connor | |
| 1941 | The Man Who Came to DinnerRadio Man | |
| 1941 | Highway WestAlex, Armored Car Guard | |
| 1941 | Dangerously They LiveJohn, Nazi Henchman | |
| 1941 | Strange AlibiTex Alexander (prisoner) | |
| 1941 | Million Dollar BabyOllie Ward | |
| 1941 | KnockoutPat Martin | |
| 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not EnoughGarage Mechanic (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Navy Blues'Jersey' | |
| 1941 | At the Stroke of TwelveReporter | |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | The Great Mr. NobodyEddie Williams | |
| 1941 | Steel Against the SkyJoe (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Here Comes HappinessJim | |
| 1941 | Skinnay Ennis and His OrchestraAssistant (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | The Wagons Roll at NightArch | |
| 1940 | Brother OrchidTexas Pearson | |
| 1940 | Alice in MovielandBill (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Flight AngelsLt. Parsons | |
| 1940 | River's EndJeffers | |
| 1940 | The Man Who Talked Too MuchBrooks | |
| 1940 | Service with the ColorsArmy Lieutenant (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | March On, MarinesHap | |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69thMoran (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Saturday's ChildrenMr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | The LetterDriver (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | No Time for ComedyCashier (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Castle on the HudsonIntake Guard (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Torrid ZoneGardner | |
| 1940 | They Drive by NightHank Dawson (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | 'Til We Meet AgainJunior Officer (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Lady with Red HairActor Playing Paul (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Father Is A PrinceSalesman | |
| 1940 | Teddy the Rough RiderReporter | |
| 1940 | Money and the WomanDoctor (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Spills for ThrillsMovie Director (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | They Made Me a CriminalCharles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter) | |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew and the Hidden StaircaseReporter | |
| 1939 | Wings of the NavyDan Morrison | |
| 1939 | Quiet, PleaseSears' Assistant (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane... Playing with DynamiteReporter at Match | |
| 1939 | Private DetectiveDonald Norton | |
| 1939 | Everybody's HobbyRanger Mike Morgan | |
| 1939 | Indianapolis SpeedwayTed Horn | |
| 1939 | Angels Wash Their FacesReporter at Pillory (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Naughty But NiceHarry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Secret Service of the AirJoe LeRoy | |
| 1939 | Kid NightingaleWhitey | |
| 1939 | Smashing the Money RingPoliceman (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | King of the UnderworldJerry | |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew... ReporterBeldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Dark VictoryMan Making Crack About Judith (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi SpyArmy Hospital Clerk (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Women in the WindSalesman (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | A Child is BornIntern Going to See Operation (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Each Dawn I DieReporter (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | The Return of Doctor XRodgers | |
| 1939 | The Roaring TwentiesCabbie at Grand Central (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane in ChinatownOfficer (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Torchy Runs for MayorPhotographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | The Cowboy QuarterbackMr. Walters | |
| 1939 | On TrialRadio Announcer (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | The Bill of RightsMassachusetts Congressman | |
| 1939 | On Dress ParadeFort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Slapsie Maxie'sReporter (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Jane ArdenReporter | |
| 1939 | You Can't Get Away with MurderGas Station Proprietor | |
| 1939 | Invisible StripesEmployment Clerk (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Nancy Drew… DetectiveRadio Station Technician (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | The Patient in Room 18Jim Warren | |
| 1938 | Blondes at WorkRegan | |
| 1938 | Torchy Gets Her ManHenchman Bugs | |
| 1938 | He Couldn't Say NoMan-On-The-Street Reporter | |
| 1938 | White BannersCharles Ellis | |
| 1938 | Going PlacesDesk Clerk | |
| 1938 | Racket BustersYellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Boy Meets GirlSimmons - Friday's Film Cutter | |
| 1938 | Cowboy from BrooklynBeacon Reporter | |
| 1938 | Garden of the MoonSound Control Engineer (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | My BillMr. Martin, Florist | |
| 1938 | Little Miss ThoroughbredJim (aka Slug) | |
| 1938 | Torchy Blane in PanamaSparks (as John Ridgeley) | |
| 1938 | Forbidden ValleyDuke Lafferty | |
| 1938 | The Spy RingSpy Ring Member (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Hard to GetBurke | |
| 1938 | Western TrailsBen McClure | |
| 1937 | Missing WitnessesTrain Ticket Clerk (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | The Man Without a CountryShip's Officer (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Streamline ExpressTrain Steward (uncredited) |