• BIRTH 06/09/1909
  • DEATH 18/01/1968
  • Country United States
  • MOVIES 25
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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.

John Ridgely
Movies

Movies (25)

The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
Assistant Manager
1952
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
Officer Saunders
1944
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
Eddie Mars
1946
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun
Coroner
1951
Air Force
Air Force
Pilot
1943
Room for One More
Room for One More
Harry Foreman
1952
You Can't Get Away with Murder
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Gas Station Proprietor
1939
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Radio Man
1942
Nora Prentiss
Nora Prentiss
Walter Bailey
1947
Saturday's Children
Saturday's Children
Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)
1940
Border Incident
Border Incident
Mr. Neley
1949
Danger Signal
Danger Signal
Thomas Turner
1945
They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal
Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)
1939
Northern Pursuit
Northern Pursuit
Jim Austen
1943
The Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain
1948
Sealed Verdict
Sealed Verdict
Lance Nissen
1948
Off Limits
Off Limits
Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
1953
Possessed
Possessed
Harker
1947
Quiet, Please
Quiet, Please
Sears' Assistant (uncredited)
1939
Destination Tokyo
Destination Tokyo
Reserve Officer Raymond
1943
The Return of Doctor X
The Return of Doctor X
Rodgers
1939
The Big Shot
The Big Shot
Tim
1942
Knockout
Knockout
Pat Martin
1941
Backfire
Backfire
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1950
The Great Mr. Nobody
The Great Mr. Nobody
Eddie Williams
1941

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