Acting
John Ridgely
Also Known As: John Huntington Rea, John Ridgeley, John Ridgley
Birth Date
September 6, 1909
Death Date
January 18, 1968
(passed away at 58)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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.
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The Big Sleep
Eddie Mars
1946
Arsenic and Old Lace
Officer Saunders
1944
A Place in the Sun
Coroner
1951
The Greatest Show on Earth
Assistant Manager
1952
Half Angel
Tim McCarey
1951
Dark Victory
Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
1939
Hollywood Canteen
Self
1944
On Dress Parade
Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)
1939
They Died with Their Boots On
2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
1941
Knockout
Pat Martin
1941
Destination Tokyo
Reserve Officer Raymond
1943
The Roaring Twenties
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
1939
The Congregation
1952
Backfire
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1950
My Reputation
Cary Abbott
1946
Forbidden Valley
Duke Lafferty
1938
Possessed
Harker
1947
They Drive by Night
Hank Dawson (uncredited)
1940
Border Incident
Mr. Neley
1949
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Radio Man
1941