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