John Ridgely
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
The Big Sleep
1946
Possessed
1947
Destination Tokyo
1943
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
Nora Prentiss
1947
Brother Orchid
1940
The Man I Love
1946
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
Backfire
1950
Border Incident
1949
High Wall
1947
Danger Signal
1945
Edge of Doom
1950
Cry Wolf
1947
Air Force
1943
Hollywood Canteen
1944
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
Highway West
1941
Room for One More
1952
The Big Shot
1942
Dangerously They Live
1941
Strange Alibi
1941
Pride of the Marines
1945
Northern Pursuit
1943
The Patient in Room 18
1938
Alice in Movieland
1940
Million Dollar Baby
1941
The Doughgirls
1944
Wings for the Eagle
1942
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945
Luxury Liner
1948
My Reputation
1946
Flight Angels
1940
Wings of the Navy
1939
Off Limits
1952
The Lost Volcano
1950
Quiet, Please
1939
The Petty Girl
1950
Half Angel
1951
The Last Outpost
1951
That Way with Women
1947
Secret Enemies
1942
Blondes at Work
1938
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
Private Detective
1939
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
Knockout
1941
He Couldn't Say No
1938
River's End
1940
Once More, My Darling
1949
As You Were
1951
Everybody's Hobby
1939
Bullet Scars
1942
Indianapolis Speedway
1939
Saddle Tramp
1950
White Banners
1938
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951
That's My Man
1947
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940
Going Places
1938
Fort Osage
1952
Sealed Verdict
1948
Racket Busters
1938
Boy Meets Girl
1938
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
Command Decision
1948
Garden of the Moon
1938
My Bill
1938
Naughty But Nice
1939
Secret Service of the Air
1939
Kid Nightingale
1939
Smashing the Money Ring
1939
Little Miss Thoroughbred
1938
Streamline Express
1935
King of the Underworld
1939
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
Women in the Wind
1939
Dark Victory
1939
A Child is Born
1939
Each Dawn I Die
1939
The Return of Doctor X
1939
The Roaring Twenties
1939
Service with the Colors
1940
March On, Marines
1940
Missing Witnesses
1937
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938
Pal, Canine Detective
1950
Task Force
1949
The Fighting 69th
1940
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939
Trouble Makers
1948
When the Redskins Rode
1951
Tucson
1949
Saturday's Children
1940
No Time for Comedy
1940
The Letter
1940
Castle on the Hudson
1940
Torrid Zone
1940
They Drive by Night
1940
'Til We Meet Again
1940
Lady with Red Hair
1940
Father Is A Prince
1940
Navy Blues
1941
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941
A Place in the Sun
1951
Thunder in God's Country
1951
Forbidden Valley
1938
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
Beauty on Parade
1950
The Spy Ring
1938
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941
Teddy the Rough Rider
1940
Steel Against the Sky
1941
Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946
On Trial
1939
The Bill of Rights
1939
Night Wind
1948
On Dress Parade
1939
The Man Without a Country
1937
Slapsie Maxie's
1939
Hard to Get
1938
Here Comes Happiness
1941
The Adventures of Jane Arden
1939
Money and the Woman
1940
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
1941
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
Invisible Stripes
1939
The Blue Veil
1951
Spills for Thrills
1940
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941
Western Trails
1938
South Sea Sinner
1950
Mountain Fighters
1943
Proceed and Report
1943
The Congregation
1952
Rookie Fireman
1950
Pal's Gallant Journey
1951
The Iron Curtain
1948