Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1909-09-06 (59 years old)
Deathday
1968-01-18
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known As
John Huntington Rea
John Ridgeley
John Ridgley
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 ...
1944
as Officer Saunders
1946
as Eddie Mars
1947
as Chief investigator of drowning
1943
as Reserve Officer Raymond
1938
as Radio Station Technician (uncredited)
1941
as Radio Man
1939
as Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)
1947
as Walter Bailey
1940
as Texas Pearson
1946
as Roy Otis
1952
as Assistant Manager
1950
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1949
as Mr. Neley
1947
as Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
1945
as Thomas Turner
1950
as Detective #1
1947
as Jackson Laidell
1943
as Pilot
1944
as Self
1939
as Reporter
1941
as Alex, Armored Car Guard
1952
as Harry Foreman
1942
as Tim
1941
as John, Nazi Henchman
1941
as Tex Alexander (prisoner)
1945
as Jim Merchant
1943
as Jim Austen
1938
as Jim Warren
1940
as Bill (uncredited)
1941
as Ollie Ward
1944
as Julian Cadman
1942
as Alec Johnson
1948
as Chief Officer Carver
1945
as David 'Tex' Hill
1946
as Cary Abbott
1940
as Lt. Parsons
1952
as Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
1939
as Dan Morrison
1950
as Fred Barton
1939
as Sears' Assistant (uncredited)
1950
as Patrolman
1951
as Tim McCarey
1951
as Sam McQuade
1947
as Sam
1942
as John Trent
1938
as Regan
1939
as Reporter at Match
1938
as Henchman Bugs
1939
as Donald Norton
1941
as Pat Martin
1938
as Man-On-The-Street Reporter
1940
as Jeffers
1949
as Burke
1951
as Captain
1939
as Ranger Mike Morgan
1942
as Hank O'Connor
1939
as Ted Horn
1950
as Slim
1938
as Charles Ellis
1951
as Railroad Detective Dan Hanes
1947
as Ramsey
1941
as Garage Mechanic (uncredited)
1940
as Brooks
1938
as Desk Clerk
1952
as Henry Travers
1948
as Lance Nissen
1938
as Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)
1938
as Simmons - Friday's Film Cutter
1939
as Reporter at Pillory (uncredited)
1938
as Beacon Reporter
1948
as James Carwood
1938
as Sound Control Engineer (uncredited)
1938
as Mr. Martin, Florist
1939
as Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)
1939
as Joe LeRoy
1939
as Whitey
1939
as Policeman (uncredited)
1938
as Jim (aka Slug)
1935
as Train Steward (uncredited)
1939
as Jerry
1939
as Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1939
as Salesman (uncredited)
1939
as Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
1939
as Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)
1939
as Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
1939
as Rodgers
1939
as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
1940
as Army Lieutenant (uncredited)
1940
as Hap
1937
as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
1938
as Sparks (as John Ridgeley)
1950
as Gary's Father
1949
as Dixie Rankin
1940
as Moran (uncredited)
1939
as Officer (uncredited)
1939
as Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)
1948
as 'Silky' Thomas
1951
as Christopher Gist
1949
as Ben
1940
as Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)
1940
as Cashier (uncredited)
1940
as Driver (uncredited)
1940
as Intake Guard (uncredited)
1940
as Hank Dawson (uncredited)
1940
as Gardner
1940
as Junior Officer (uncredited)
1940
as Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)
1940
as Salesman
1941
as 'Jersey'
1941
as Reporter
1951
as Coroner
1951
as Bill Stafford
1938
as Duke Lafferty
1939
as Mr. Walters
1941
as 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
1950
as Jeffrey Woodstock
1938
as Spy Ring Member (uncredited)
1941
as Eddie Williams
1940
as Reporter
1941
as Joe (uncredited)
1946
as Mike Collins
1939
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1939
as Massachusetts Congressman
1948
as Walters
1939
as Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)
1937
as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
1938
as Burke
1941
as Jim
1939
as Reporter
1940
as Doctor (uncredited)
1941
as Assistant (uncredited)
1939
as Gas Station Proprietor
1939
as Employment Clerk (uncredited)
1951
as Doctor (Uncredited)
1940
as Movie Director (uncredited)
1941
as Arch
1938
as Ben McClure
1950
as Don Williams
1943
as Lt. Evers
1943
as Murphy's pal
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