John Ridgely

Known for acting · Born 6 September 1909 · Died 18 January 1968 · aged 58 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

146 credits

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.

Known for

The Big Sleep

1946

Air Force

1943

Possessed

1947

Destination Tokyo

1943

Room for One More

1952

Cry Wolf

1947

Nora Prentiss

1947

Northern Pursuit

1943

Trouble Makers

1948

My Reputation

1946

Secret Enemies

1942

Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra

1941

Acting (146)

1952The Greatest Show on EarthAssistant ManagerFilm

1952Room for One MoreHarry ForemanFilm

1952Off LimitsLt. Cmdr. ParnellFilm

1952Fort OsageHenry TraversFilm

1952The CongregationFilm

1951A Place in the SunCoronerFilm

1951The Blue VeilDoctor (Uncredited)Film

1951The Last OutpostSam McQuadeFilm

1951Half AngelTim McCareyFilm

1951Al Jennings of OklahomaRailroad Detective Dan HanesFilm

1951When the Redskins RodeChristopher GistFilm

1951As You WereCaptainFilm

1951Thunder in God's CountryBill StaffordFilm

1951Pal's Gallant JourneyGary's fatherFilm

1950BackfirePlainclothesman (uncredited)Film

1950Edge of DoomDetective #1Film

1950Saddle TrampSlimFilm

1950The Lost VolcanoFred BartonFilm

1950The Petty GirlPatrolmanFilm

1950South Sea SinnerDon WilliamsFilm

1950Rookie FiremanHarry WilliamsFilm

1950Pal, Canine DetectiveGary's FatherFilm

1950Beauty on ParadeJeffrey WoodstockFilm

1949Border IncidentMr. NeleyFilm

1949Task ForceDixie RankinFilm

1949Once More, My DarlingBurkeFilm

1949TucsonBenFilm

1948The Iron CurtainFilm

1948Command DecisionJames CarwoodFilm

1948Trouble Makers'Silky' ThomasFilm

1948Luxury LinerChief Officer CarverFilm

1948Sealed VerdictLance NissenFilm

1948Night WindWaltersFilm

1947PossessedHarkerFilm

1947Cry WolfJackson LaidellFilm

1947High WallAssistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)Film

1947Nora PrentissWalter BaileyFilm

1947That Way with WomenSamFilm

1947That's My ManRamseyFilm

1946The Big SleepEddie MarsFilm

1946The Man I LoveRoy OtisFilm

1946My ReputationCary AbbottFilm

1946Two Guys from MilwaukeeMike CollinsFilm

1945Danger SignalThomas TurnerFilm

1945Pride of the MarinesJim MerchantFilm

1945God Is My Co-PilotDavid 'Tex' HillFilm

1944Arsenic and Old LaceOfficer SaundersFilm

1944Hollywood CanteenSelfFilm

1944The DoughgirlsJulian CadmanFilm

1943Destination TokyoReserve Officer RaymondFilm

1943Air ForcePilotFilm

1943Northern PursuitJim AustenFilm

1943Mountain FightersLt. EversFilm

1943Proceed and ReportMurphy's palFilm

1942The Big ShotTimFilm

1942Bullet ScarsHank O'ConnorFilm

1942Wings for the EagleAlec JohnsonFilm

1942Secret EnemiesJohn TrentFilm

1941They Died with Their Boots On2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)Film

1941The Man Who Came to DinnerRadio ManFilm

1941The Wagons Roll at NightArchFilm

1941Dangerously They LiveJohn, Nazi HenchmanFilm

1941KnockoutPat MartinFilm

1941Strange AlibiTex Alexander (prisoner)Film

1941Million Dollar BabyOllie WardFilm

1941Highway WestAlex, Armored Car GuardFilm

1941Nine Lives Are Not EnoughGarage Mechanic (uncredited)Film

1941The Great Mr. NobodyEddie WilliamsFilm

1941Steel Against the SkyJoe (uncredited)Film

1941Navy Blues'Jersey'Film

1941At the Stroke of TwelveReporterFilm

1941Skinnay Ennis and His OrchestraAssistant (uncredited)Film

1941Here Comes HappinessJimFilm

1940The LetterDriver (uncredited)Film

1940They Drive by NightHank Dawson (uncredited)Film

1940Brother OrchidTexas PearsonFilm

1940The Fighting 69thMoran (uncredited)Film

1940Castle on the HudsonIntake Guard (uncredited)Film

1940Teddy the Rough RiderReporterFilm

1940No Time for ComedyCashier (uncredited)Film

1940Torrid ZoneGardnerFilm

1940Saturday's ChildrenMr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)Film

1940'Til We Meet AgainJunior Officer (uncredited)Film

1940Alice in MovielandBill (uncredited)Film

1940Service with the ColorsArmy Lieutenant (uncredited)Film

1940Lady with Red HairActor Playing Paul (uncredited)Film

1940Flight AngelsLt. ParsonsFilm

1940River's EndJeffersFilm

1940The Man Who Talked Too MuchBrooksFilm

1940March On, MarinesHapFilm

1940Money and the WomanDoctor (uncredited)Film

1940Father Is A PrinceSalesmanFilm

1940Spills for ThrillsMovie Director (uncredited)Film

1939The Roaring TwentiesCabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)Film

1939Dark VictoryMan Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)Film

1939Each Dawn I DieReporter (uncredited)Film

1939The Return of Doctor XRodgersFilm

1939They Made Me a CriminalCharles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)Film

1939Confessions of a Nazi SpyArmy Hospital Clerk (uncredited)Film

1939Nancy Drew... ReporterBeldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)Film

1939Invisible StripesEmployment Clerk (uncredited)Film

1939King of the UnderworldJerryFilm

1939You Can't Get Away with MurderGas Station ProprietorFilm

1939Nancy Drew and the Hidden StaircaseReporterFilm

1939Angels Wash Their FacesReporter at Pillory (uncredited)Film

1939Indianapolis SpeedwayTed HornFilm

1939Naughty but NiceHarry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)Film

1939Torchy Runs for MayorPhotographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)Film

1939Wings of the NavyDan MorrisonFilm

1939Secret Service of the AirJoe LeRoyFilm

1939Quiet, PleaseSears' Assistant (uncredited)Film

1939Torchy Blane... Playing with DynamiteReporter at MatchFilm

1939Women in the WindSalesman (uncredited)Film

1939On Dress ParadeFort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)Film

1939Private DetectiveDonald NortonFilm

1939Everybody's HobbyRanger Mike MorganFilm

1939Kid NightingaleWhiteyFilm

1939Smashing the Money RingPoliceman (uncredited)Film

1939A Child is BornIntern Going to See Operation (uncredited)Film

1939Torchy Blane in ChinatownOfficer (uncredited)Film

1939On TrialRadio Announcer (uncredited)Film

1939The Bill of RightsMassachusetts CongressmanFilm

1939The Adventures of Jane ArdenReporterFilm

1939The Cowboy QuarterbackMr. WaltersFilm

1939Slapsie Maxie'sReporter (uncredited)Film

1938Nancy Drew… DetectiveRadio Station Technician (uncredited)Film

1938Racket BustersYellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)Film

1938Blondes at WorkReganFilm

1938The Patient in Room 18Jim WarrenFilm

1938My BillMr. Martin, FloristFilm

1938Torchy Gets Her ManHenchman BugsFilm

1938Torchy Blane in PanamaSparks (as John Ridgeley)Film

1938White BannersCharles EllisFilm

1938Going PlacesDesk ClerkFilm

1938Boy Meets GirlSimmons - Friday's Film CutterFilm

1938Garden of the MoonSound Control Engineer (uncredited)Film

1938Hard to GetBurkeFilm

1938The Spy RingSpy Ring Member (uncredited)Film

1938He Couldn't Say NoMan-On-The-Street ReporterFilm

1938Little Miss ThoroughbredJim (aka Slug)Film

1938Cowboy from BrooklynBeacon ReporterFilm

1938Forbidden ValleyDuke LaffertyFilm

1938Western TrailsBen McClureFilm

1937The Man Without a CountryShip's Officer (uncredited)Film

1937Missing WitnessesTrain Ticket Clerk (uncredited)Film

1935Streamline ExpressTrain Steward (uncredited)Film