John Ridgely

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-09-06 (59 years old)

Deathday

1968-01-18

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

John Ridgely

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 ...

Acting

1944

Arsenic and Old Lace

as Officer Saunders

1946

The Big Sleep

as Eddie Mars

1947

Possessed

as Chief investigator of drowning

1943

Destination Tokyo

as Reserve Officer Raymond

1938

Nancy Drew… Detective

as Radio Station Technician (uncredited)

1939

They Made Me a Criminal

as Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)

1947

Nora Prentiss

as Walter Bailey

1940

Brother Orchid

as Texas Pearson

1946

The Man I Love

as Roy Otis

1952

The Greatest Show on Earth

as Assistant Manager

1950

Backfire

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

1949

Border Incident

as Mr. Neley

1947

High Wall

as Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)

1945

Danger Signal

as Thomas Turner

1950

Edge of Doom

as Detective #1

1947

Cry Wolf

as Jackson Laidell

1943

Air Force

as Pilot

1941

Highway West

as Alex, Armored Car Guard

1952

Room for One More

as Harry Foreman

1942

1941

Dangerously They Live

as John, Nazi Henchman

1941

Strange Alibi

as Tex Alexander (prisoner)

1945

Pride of the Marines

as Jim Merchant

1943

Northern Pursuit

as Jim Austen

1938

1940

Alice in Movieland

as Bill (uncredited)

1941

Million Dollar Baby

as Ollie Ward

1944

The Doughgirls

as Julian Cadman

1942

Wings for the Eagle

as Alec Johnson

1948

Luxury Liner

as Chief Officer Carver

1945

God Is My Co-Pilot

as David 'Tex' Hill

1946

My Reputation

as Cary Abbott

1940

Flight Angels

as Lt. Parsons

1952

Off Limits

as Lt. Cmdr. Parnell

1939

Wings of the Navy

as Dan Morrison

1950

The Lost Volcano

as Fred Barton

1939

Quiet, Please

as Sears' Assistant (uncredited)

1950

The Petty Girl

as Patrolman

1951

Half Angel

as Tim McCarey

1951

The Last Outpost

as Sam McQuade

1942

Secret Enemies

as John Trent

1938

1939

1938

Torchy Gets Her Man

as Henchman Bugs

1939

Private Detective

as Donald Norton

1941

Knockout

as Pat Martin

1938

He Couldn't Say No

as Man-On-The-Street Reporter

1940

River's End

as Jeffers

1951

As You Were

as Captain

1939

Everybody's Hobby

as Ranger Mike Morgan

1942

Bullet Scars

as Hank O'Connor

1939

1950

1938

White Banners

as Charles Ellis

1951

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

as Railroad Detective Dan Hanes

1947

That's My Man

as Ramsey

1941

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

as Garage Mechanic (uncredited)

1938

Going Places

as Desk Clerk

1952

Fort Osage

as Henry Travers

1948

Sealed Verdict

as Lance Nissen

1938

Racket Busters

as Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)

1938

Boy Meets Girl

as Simmons - Friday's Film Cutter

1939

Angels Wash Their Faces

as Reporter at Pillory (uncredited)

1938

Cowboy from Brooklyn

as Beacon Reporter

1948

Command Decision

as James Carwood

1938

Garden of the Moon

as Sound Control Engineer (uncredited)

1938

My Bill

as Mr. Martin, Florist

1939

Naughty But Nice

as Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)

1939

1939

Smashing the Money Ring

as Policeman (uncredited)

1938

Little Miss Thoroughbred

as Jim (aka Slug)

1935

Streamline Express

as Train Steward (uncredited)

1939

Nancy Drew... Reporter

as Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1939

Women in the Wind

as Salesman (uncredited)

1939

Dark Victory

as Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)

1939

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

as Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)

1939

A Child Is Born

as Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)

1939

Each Dawn I Die

as Reporter (uncredited)

1939

The Roaring Twenties

as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

1940

Service with the Colors

as Army Lieutenant (uncredited)

1937

Missing Witnesses

as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

1938

Torchy Blane in Panama

as Sparks (as John Ridgeley)

1950

Pal, Canine Detective

as Gary's Father

1949

Task Force

as Dixie Rankin

1940

The Fighting 69th

as Moran (uncredited)

1939

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

as Officer (uncredited)

1939

Torchy Runs for Mayor

as Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)

1948

Trouble Makers

as 'Silky' Thomas

1951

When the Redskins Rode

as Christopher Gist

1949

Tucson

as Ben

1940

Saturday's Children

as Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)

1940

No Time for Comedy

as Cashier (uncredited)

1940

The Letter

as Driver (uncredited)

1940

Castle on the Hudson

as Intake Guard (uncredited)

1940

They Drive by Night

as Hank Dawson (uncredited)

1940

Torrid Zone

as Gardner

1940

'Til We Meet Again

as Junior Officer (uncredited)

1940

Lady with Red Hair

as Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)

1940

1941

Navy Blues

as 'Jersey'

1951

1951

Thunder in God's Country

as Bill Stafford

1938

Forbidden Valley

as Duke Lafferty

1939

1941

They Died with Their Boots On

as 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)

1950

Beauty on Parade

as Jeffrey Woodstock

1938

The Spy Ring

as Spy Ring Member (uncredited)

1941

The Great Mr. Nobody

as Eddie Williams

1940

1941

Steel Against the Sky

as Joe (uncredited)

1946

1939

On Trial

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

1939

The Bill of Rights

as Massachusetts Congressman

1948

Night Wind

as Walters

1939

On Dress Parade

as Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)

1937

The Man Without a Country

as Ship's Officer (uncredited)

1939

Slapsie Maxie's

as Reporter (uncredited)

1938

Hard to Get

as Burke

1940

Money and the Woman

as Doctor (uncredited)

1941

Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra

as Assistant (uncredited)

1939

You Can't Get Away with Murder

as Gas Station Proprietor

1939

Invisible Stripes

as Employment Clerk (uncredited)

1951

The Blue Veil

as Doctor (Uncredited)

1940

Spills for Thrills

as Movie Director (uncredited)

1938

Western Trails

as Ben McClure

1950

South Sea Sinner

as Don Williams

1943

Mountain Fighters

as Lt. Evers

1943

Proceed and Report

as Murphy's pal

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