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