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