John Ridgely
Acting1909Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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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
Eddie Mars
Arsenic and Old Lace
Officer Saunders
A Place in the Sun
Coroner
The Greatest Show on Earth
Assistant Manager
The Roaring Twenties
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
The Letter
Driver (uncredited)
Dark Victory
Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
Hank Dawson (uncredited)
Acting History
1952
Room for One More
as Harry Foreman
Off Limits
as Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Assistant Manager
Fort Osage
as Henry Travers
1951
The Last Outpost
as Sam McQuade
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
as Railroad Detective Dan Hanes
The Blue Veil
as Doctor (Uncredited)
Half Angel
as Tim McCarey
As You Were
as Captain
Thunder in God's Country
as Bill Stafford
When the Redskins Rode
as Christopher Gist
A Place in the Sun
as Coroner
1950
The Lost Volcano
as Fred Barton
Backfire
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Saddle Tramp
as Slim
South Sea Sinner
as Don Williams
Pal, Canine Detective
as Gary's Father
The Petty Girl
as Patrolman
Beauty on Parade
as Jeffrey Woodstock
Edge of Doom
as Detective #1
1949
1948
Command Decision
as James Carwood
Night Wind
as Walters
Trouble Makers
as 'Silky' Thomas
Luxury Liner
as Chief Officer Carver
Sealed Verdict
as Lance Nissen
1947
Possessed
as Harker
Cry Wolf
as Jackson Laidell
Nora Prentiss
as Walter Bailey
High Wall
as Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
That Way with Women
as Sam
That's My Man
as Ramsey
1946
The Man I Love
as Roy Otis
Two Guys from Milwaukee
as Mike Collins
The Big Sleep
as Eddie Mars
My Reputation
as Cary Abbott
1945
God Is My Co-Pilot
as David 'Tex' Hill
Danger Signal
as Thomas Turner
Pride of the Marines
as Jim Merchant
1944
1943
Air Force
as Pilot
Destination Tokyo
as Reserve Officer Raymond
Northern Pursuit
as Jim Austen
Proceed and Report
as Murphy's pal
Mountain Fighters
as Lt. Evers
1942
Bullet Scars
as Hank O'Connor
The Big Shot
as Tim
Wings for the Eagle
as Alec Johnson
Secret Enemies
as John Trent
1941
The Great Mr. Nobody
as Eddie Williams
They Died with Their Boots On
as 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness
as Jim
Navy Blues
as 'Jersey'
Highway West
as Alex, Armored Car Guard
Strange Alibi
as Tex Alexander (prisoner)
Dangerously They Live
as John, Nazi Henchman
Million Dollar Baby
as Ollie Ward
The Wagons Roll at Night
as Arch
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Garage Mechanic (uncredited)
Steel Against the Sky
as Joe (uncredited)
Knockout
as Pat Martin
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Radio Man
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
as Assistant (uncredited)
At the Stroke of Twelve
as Reporter
1940
The Letter
as Driver (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
as Texas Pearson
Alice in Movieland
as Bill (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
as Intake Guard (uncredited)
Saturday's Children
as Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)
Money and the Woman
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
as Moran (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
as Hank Dawson (uncredited)
Torrid Zone
as Gardner
Flight Angels
as Lt. Parsons
The Man Who Talked Too Much
as Brooks
Lady with Red Hair
as Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
as Cashier (uncredited)
Father Is A Prince
as Salesman
'Til We Meet Again
as Junior Officer (uncredited)
River's End
as Jeffers
Service with the Colors
as Army Lieutenant (uncredited)
Teddy the Rough Rider
as Reporter
March On, Marines
as Hap
Spills for Thrills
as Movie Director (uncredited)
1939
A Child is Born
as Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
as Reporter at Match
Dark Victory
as Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Return of Doctor X
as Rodgers
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Reporter at Pillory (uncredited)
Kid Nightingale
as Whitey
Invisible Stripes
as Employment Clerk (uncredited)
Indianapolis Speedway
as Ted Horn
They Made Me a Criminal
as Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)
Secret Service of the Air
as Joe LeRoy
Each Dawn I Die
as Reporter (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring
as Policeman (uncredited)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
as Reporter
King of the Underworld
as Jerry
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Officer (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Gas Station Proprietor
The Cowboy Quarterback
as Mr. Walters
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
as Dan Morrison
Quiet, Please
as Sears' Assistant (uncredited)
Private Detective
as Donald Norton
On Dress Parade
as Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)
On Trial
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
as Salesman (uncredited)
The Adventures of Jane Arden
as Reporter
Everybody's Hobby
as Ranger Mike Morgan
Naughty But Nice
as Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)
Slapsie Maxie's
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Bill of Rights
as Massachusetts Congressman
1938
Little Miss Thoroughbred
as Jim (aka Slug)
Blondes at Work
as Regan
Torchy Gets Her Man
as Henchman Bugs
Torchy Blane in Panama
as Sparks (as John Ridgeley)
Nancy Drew… Detective
as Radio Station Technician (uncredited)
Western Trails
as Ben McClure
White Banners
as Charles Ellis
Going Places
as Desk Clerk
The Patient in Room 18
as Jim Warren
Racket Busters
as Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)
Forbidden Valley
as Duke Lafferty
Boy Meets Girl
as Simmons - Friday's Film Cutter
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Beacon Reporter
He Couldn't Say No
as Man-On-The-Street Reporter
Garden of the Moon
as Sound Control Engineer (uncredited)
Hard to Get
as Burke
My Bill
as Mr. Martin, Florist
The Spy Ring
as Spy Ring Member (uncredited)
1937
Missing Witnesses
as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
The Man Without a Country
as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
1935
Streamline Express
as Train Steward (uncredited)