John Ridgely
Acting • Born 1909-09-06 – Died 1968-01-18
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.
Filmography
144 credits
Arsenic and Old Lace
Movie • 1944
Officer Saunders
The Big Sleep
Movie • 1946
Eddie Mars
Possessed
Movie • 1947
Harker
Destination Tokyo
Movie • 1943
Reserve Officer Raymond
Nancy Drew… Detective
Movie • 1938
Radio Station Technician (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Movie • 1941
Radio Man
They Made Me a Criminal
Movie • 1939
Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)
Nora Prentiss
Movie • 1947
Walter Bailey
Brother Orchid
Movie • 1940
Texas Pearson
The Man I Love
Movie • 1946
Roy Otis
The Greatest Show on Earth
Movie • 1952
Assistant Manager
Backfire
Movie • 1950
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Border Incident
Movie • 1949
Mr. Neley
High Wall
Movie • 1947
Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
Danger Signal
Movie • 1945
Thomas Turner
Edge of Doom
Movie • 1950
Detective #1
Cry Wolf
Movie • 1947
Jackson Laidell
Air Force
Movie • 1943
Pilot
Hollywood Canteen
Movie • 1944
Self
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Movie • 1939
Reporter
Highway West
Movie • 1941
Alex, Armored Car Guard
Room for One More
Movie • 1952
Harry Foreman
The Big Shot
Movie • 1942
Tim
Dangerously They Live
Movie • 1941
John, Nazi Henchman
Strange Alibi
Movie • 1941
Tex Alexander (prisoner)
Pride of the Marines
Movie • 1945
Jim Merchant
Northern Pursuit
Movie • 1943
Jim Austen
The Patient in Room 18
Movie • 1938
Jim Warren
Alice in Movieland
Movie • 1940
Bill (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby
Movie • 1941
Ollie Ward
The Doughgirls
Movie • 1944
Julian Cadman
Wings for the Eagle
Movie • 1942
Alec Johnson
God Is My Co-Pilot
Movie • 1945
David 'Tex' Hill
Luxury Liner
Movie • 1948
Chief Officer Carver
My Reputation
Movie • 1946
Cary Abbott
Flight Angels
Movie • 1940
Lt. Parsons
Wings of the Navy
Movie • 1939
Dan Morrison
Off Limits
Movie • 1952
Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
The Lost Volcano
Movie • 1950
Fred Barton
Quiet, Please
Movie • 1939
Sears' Assistant (uncredited)
The Petty Girl
Movie • 1950
Patrolman
Half Angel
Movie • 1951
Tim McCarey
The Last Outpost
Movie • 1951
Sam McQuade
That Way with Women
Movie • 1947
Sam
Secret Enemies
Movie • 1942
John Trent
Blondes at Work
Movie • 1938
Regan
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Movie • 1939
Reporter at Match
Private Detective
Movie • 1939
Donald Norton
Torchy Gets Her Man
Movie • 1938
Henchman Bugs
Knockout
Movie • 1941
Pat Martin
He Couldn't Say No
Movie • 1938
Man-On-The-Street Reporter
River's End
Movie • 1940
Jeffers
Once More, My Darling
Movie • 1949
Burke
As You Were
Movie • 1951
Captain
Everybody's Hobby
Movie • 1939
Ranger Mike Morgan
Bullet Scars
Movie • 1942
Hank O'Connor
Indianapolis Speedway
Movie • 1939
Ted Horn
Saddle Tramp
Movie • 1950
Slim
White Banners
Movie • 1938
Charles Ellis
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Movie • 1951
Railroad Detective Dan Hanes
That's My Man
Movie • 1947
Ramsey
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Movie • 1941
Garage Mechanic (uncredited)
The Man Who Talked Too Much
Movie • 1940
Brooks
Going Places
Movie • 1938
Desk Clerk
Fort Osage
Movie • 1952
Henry Travers
Sealed Verdict
Movie • 1948
Lance Nissen
Racket Busters
Movie • 1938
Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)
Boy Meets Girl
Movie • 1938
Simmons - Friday's Film Cutter
Angels Wash Their Faces
Movie • 1939
Reporter at Pillory (uncredited)
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Movie • 1938
Beacon Reporter
Command Decision
Movie • 1948
James Carwood
Garden of the Moon
Movie • 1938
Sound Control Engineer (uncredited)
My Bill
Movie • 1938
Mr. Martin, Florist
Naughty But Nice
Movie • 1939
Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)
Secret Service of the Air
Movie • 1939
Joe LeRoy
Kid Nightingale
Movie • 1939
Whitey
Smashing the Money Ring
Movie • 1939
Policeman (uncredited)
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Movie • 1938
Jim (aka Slug)
Streamline Express
Movie • 1935
Train Steward (uncredited)
King of the Underworld
Movie • 1939
Jerry
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Movie • 1939
Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Movie • 1939
Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
Movie • 1939
Salesman (uncredited)
Dark Victory
Movie • 1939
Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
A Child is Born
Movie • 1939
Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
Movie • 1939
Reporter (uncredited)
The Return of Doctor X
Movie • 1939
Rodgers
The Roaring Twenties
Movie • 1939
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Service with the Colors
Movie • 1940
Army Lieutenant (uncredited)
March On, Marines
Movie • 1940
Hap
Missing Witnesses
Movie • 1937
Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Torchy Blane in Panama
Movie • 1938
Sparks (as John Ridgeley)
Pal, Canine Detective
Movie • 1950
Gary's Father
Task Force
Movie • 1949
Dixie Rankin
The Fighting 69th
Movie • 1940
Moran (uncredited)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Movie • 1939
Officer (uncredited)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Movie • 1939
Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)
Trouble Makers
Movie • 1948
'Silky' Thomas
When the Redskins Rode
Movie • 1951
Christopher Gist
Tucson
Movie • 1949
Ben
Saturday's Children
Movie • 1940
Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
Movie • 1940
Cashier (uncredited)
The Letter
Movie • 1940
Driver (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
Movie • 1940
Intake Guard (uncredited)
Torrid Zone
Movie • 1940
Gardner
They Drive by Night
Movie • 1940
Hank Dawson (uncredited)
'Til We Meet Again
Movie • 1940
Junior Officer (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair
Movie • 1940
Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)
Father Is A Prince
Movie • 1940
Salesman
Navy Blues
Movie • 1941
'Jersey'
At the Stroke of Twelve
Movie • 1941
Reporter
A Place in the Sun
Movie • 1951
Coroner
Thunder in God's Country
Movie • 1951
Bill Stafford
Forbidden Valley
Movie • 1938
Duke Lafferty
The Cowboy Quarterback
Movie • 1939
Mr. Walters
They Died with Their Boots On
Movie • 1941
2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
Beauty on Parade
Movie • 1950
Jeffrey Woodstock
The Spy Ring
Movie • 1938
Spy Ring Member (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
Movie • 1941
Eddie Williams
Teddy the Rough Rider
Movie • 1940
Reporter
Steel Against the Sky
Movie • 1941
Joe (uncredited)
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Movie • 1946
Mike Collins
On Trial
Movie • 1939
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
The Bill of Rights
Movie • 1939
Massachusetts Congressman
Night Wind
Movie • 1948
Walters
On Dress Parade
Movie • 1939
Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)
The Man Without a Country
Movie • 1937
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Slapsie Maxie's
Movie • 1939
Reporter (uncredited)
Hard to Get
Movie • 1938
Burke
Here Comes Happiness
Movie • 1941
Jim
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Movie • 1939
Reporter
Money and the Woman
Movie • 1940
Doctor (uncredited)
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
Movie • 1941
Assistant (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Movie • 1939
Gas Station Proprietor
Invisible Stripes
Movie • 1939
Employment Clerk (uncredited)
The Blue Veil
Movie • 1951
Doctor (Uncredited)
Spills for Thrills
Movie • 1940
Movie Director (uncredited)
The Wagons Roll at Night
Movie • 1941
Arch
Western Trails
Movie • 1938
Ben McClure
South Sea Sinner
Movie • 1950
Don Williams
Mountain Fighters
Movie • 1943
Lt. Evers
Proceed and Report
Movie • 1943
Murphy's pal
The Congregation
Movie • 1952
Rookie Fireman
Movie • 1950
Harry Williams