John Ridgely

John Ridgely

1909-09-06 – 1968-01-18 (age 58) Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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.

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Known For

The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep

1946

as Eddie Mars

The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth

1952

as Assistant Manager

The Letter
The Letter

1940

as Driver (uncredited)

Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

as Officer Saunders

A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun

1951

as Coroner

The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties

1939

as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

Task Force
Task Force

1949

as Dixie Rankin

Command Decision
Command Decision

1948

as James Carwood

Possessed
Possessed

1947

as Harker

High Wall
High Wall

1947

as Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)

Racket Busters
Racket Busters

1938

as Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)

Northern Pursuit
Northern Pursuit

1943

as Jim Austen

Border Incident
Border Incident

1949

as Mr. Neley

Destination Tokyo
Destination Tokyo

1943

as Reserve Officer Raymond

Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Al Jennings of Oklahoma

1951

as Railroad Detective Dan Hanes

Night Wind
Night Wind

1948

as Walters

Torchy Runs for Mayor
Torchy Runs for Mayor

1939

as Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)

Missing Witnesses
Missing Witnesses

1937

as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

Going Places
Going Places

1938

as Desk Clerk

Backfire
Backfire

1950

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)