Portrait of John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Acting

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.

Born: September 6, 1909

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Filmography

1952
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

1951
The Blue Veil

as Doctor (Uncredited)

1951
As You Were

as Captain

1951
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

1950
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)

1949
Border Incident

as Mr. Neley

1949
Task Force

as Dixie Rankin

1949
Tucson

as Ben

1948
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

1947
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

1946
The Man I Love

as Roy Otis

1946
The Big Sleep

as Eddie Mars

1946
1946
My Reputation

as Cary Abbott

1945
Danger Signal

as Thomas Turner

1945
Pride of the Marines

as Jim Merchant

1945
God Is My Co-Pilot

as David 'Tex' Hill

1944
The Doughgirls

as Julian Cadman

1944
Arsenic and Old Lace

as Officer Saunders

1943
Destination Tokyo

as Reserve Officer Raymond

1943
Northern Pursuit

as Jim Austen

1943
Air Force

as Pilot

1942
Secret Enemies

as John Trent

1942
Wings for the Eagle

as Alec Johnson

1942
1942
Bullet Scars

as Hank O'Connor

1941
Dangerously They Live

as John, Nazi Henchman

1941
Steel Against the Sky

as Joe (uncredited)

1941
They Died with Their Boots On

as 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)

1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough

as Garage Mechanic (uncredited)

1941
Navy Blues

as 'Jersey'

1941
Highway West

as Alex, Armored Car Guard

1941
Million Dollar Baby

as Ollie Ward

1941
Strange Alibi

as Tex Alexander (prisoner)

1941
Knockout

as Pat Martin

1941
The Great Mr. Nobody

as Eddie Williams

1941
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra

as Assistant (uncredited)

1940
Lady with Red Hair

as Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)

1940
The Letter

as Driver (uncredited)

1940
1940
No Time for Comedy

as Cashier (uncredited)

1940
Service with the Colors

as Army Lieutenant (uncredited)

1940
Money and the Woman

as Doctor (uncredited)

1940
River's End

as Jeffers

1940
They Drive by Night

as Hank Dawson (uncredited)

1940
Brother Orchid

as Texas Pearson

1940
Torrid Zone

as Gardner

1940
Flight Angels

as Lt. Parsons

1940
Saturday's Children

as Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)

1940
'Til We Meet Again

as Junior Officer (uncredited)

1940
Alice in Movieland

as Bill (uncredited)

1940
1940
Castle on the Hudson

as Intake Guard (uncredited)

1940
The Fighting 69th

as Moran (uncredited)

1939
Invisible Stripes

as Employment Clerk (uncredited)

1939
Private Detective

as Donald Norton

1939
A Child Is Born

as Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)

1939
On Dress Parade

as Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)

1939
1939
The Roaring Twenties

as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

1939
Smashing the Money Ring

as Policeman (uncredited)

1939
Slapsie Maxie's

as Reporter (uncredited)

1939
Angels Wash Their Faces

as Reporter at Pillory (uncredited)

1939
Everybody's Hobby

as Ranger Mike Morgan

1939
Each Dawn I Die

as Reporter (uncredited)

1939
The Bill of Rights

as Massachusetts Congressman

1939
1939
1939
Quiet, Please

as Sears' Assistant (uncredited)

1939
Naughty But Nice

as Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)

1939
Torchy Runs for Mayor

as Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)

1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy

as Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)

1939
Dark Victory

as Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)

1939
Women in the Wind

as Salesman (uncredited)

1939
On Trial

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder

as Gas Station Proprietor

1939
Nancy Drew... Reporter

as Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1939
Wings of the Navy

as Dan Morrison

1939
Torchy Blane in Chinatown

as Officer (uncredited)

1939
They Made Me a Criminal

as Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)

1938
Going Places

as Desk Clerk

1938
Nancy Drew… Detective

as Radio Station Technician (uncredited)

1938
Torchy Gets Her Man

as Henchman Bugs

1938
Hard to Get

as Burke

1938
Garden of the Moon

as Sound Control Engineer (uncredited)

1938
Boy Meets Girl

as Simmons - Friday's Film Cutter

1938
Racket Busters

as Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)

1938
Cowboy from Brooklyn

as Beacon Reporter

1938
My Bill

as Mr. Martin, Florist

1938
White Banners

as Charles Ellis

1938
Little Miss Thoroughbred

as Jim (aka Slug)

1938
Western Trails

as Ben McClure

1938
Torchy Blane in Panama

as Sparks (as John Ridgeley)

1938
He Couldn't Say No

as Man-On-The-Street Reporter

1938
Forbidden Valley

as Duke Lafferty

1938
1938
1938
The Spy Ring

as Spy Ring Member (uncredited)

1937
Missing Witnesses

as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

1937
The Man Without a Country

as Ship's Officer (uncredited)

1935
Streamline Express

as Train Steward (uncredited)