John Ridgely

John Ridgely

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

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Known For

The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep

1946

as Eddie Mars

Half Angel
Half Angel

1951

as Tim McCarey

Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

as Officer Saunders

Saddle Tramp
Saddle Tramp

1950

as Slim

A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun

1951

as Coroner

The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth

1952

as Assistant Manager

The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties

1939

as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)

Tucson
Tucson

1949

as Ben

Knockout
Knockout

1941

as Pat Martin

God Is My Co-Pilot
God Is My Co-Pilot

1945

as David 'Tex' Hill

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939

as Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)

Destination Tokyo
Destination Tokyo

1943

as Reserve Officer Raymond

Nancy Drew… Detective
Nancy Drew… Detective

1938

as Radio Station Technician (uncredited)

Northern Pursuit
Northern Pursuit

1943

as Jim Austen

Command Decision
Command Decision

1948

as James Carwood

Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Al Jennings of Oklahoma

1951

as Railroad Detective Dan Hanes

The Letter
The Letter

1940

as Driver (uncredited)

They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night

1940

as Hank Dawson (uncredited)