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.
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Movies (50)
Off Limits
as Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
1952
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Assistant Manager
1952
Fort Osage
as Henry Travers
1952
Room for One More
as Harry Foreman
1952
The Congregation
1952
The Blue Veil
as Doctor (Uncredited)
1951
As You Were
as Captain
1951
A Place in the Sun
as Coroner
1951
When the Redskins Rode
as Christopher Gist
1951
Half Angel
as Tim McCarey
1951
Thunder in God's Country
as Bill Stafford
1951
The Last Outpost
as Sam McQuade
1951
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
as Railroad Detective Dan Hanes
1951
Saddle Tramp
as Slim
1950
Pal, Canine Detective
as Gary's Father
1950
South Sea Sinner
as Don Williams
1950
The Petty Girl
as Patrolman
1950
Edge of Doom
as Detective #1
1950
The Lost Volcano
as Fred Barton
1950
Beauty on Parade
as Jeffrey Woodstock
1950
Backfire
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1950
Border Incident
as Mr. Neley
1949
Once More, My Darling
as Burke
1949
Task Force
as Dixie Rankin
1949
Tucson
as Ben
1949
Command Decision
as James Carwood
1948
Trouble Makers
as 'Silky' Thomas
1948
Luxury Liner
as Chief Officer Carver
1948
Sealed Verdict
as Lance Nissen
1948
Night Wind
as Walters
1948
High Wall
as Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
1947
Cry Wolf
as Jackson Laidell
1947
That's My Man
as Ramsey
1947
Possessed
as Harker
1947
Nora Prentiss
as Walter Bailey
1947
That Way with Women
as Sam
1947
The Man I Love
as Roy Otis
1946
The Big Sleep
as Eddie Mars
1946
Two Guys from Milwaukee
as Mike Collins
1946
My Reputation
as Cary Abbott
1946
Danger Signal
as Thomas Turner
1945
Pride of the Marines
as Jim Merchant
1945
God Is My Co-Pilot
as David 'Tex' Hill
1945
Hollywood Canteen
as Self
1944
The Doughgirls
as Julian Cadman
1944
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Officer Saunders
1944
Destination Tokyo
as Reserve Officer Raymond
1943
Northern Pursuit
as Jim Austen
1943
Proceed and Report
as Murphy's pal
1943
Mountain Fighters
as Lt. Evers
1943