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 a heart attack at the age of 58 in 1968.

Known For

Arsenic and Old Lace

The Big Sleep

Hollywood Canteen

My Reputation

The Roaring Twenties

The Letter

A Place in the Sun

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)

1941

The Man Who Came to Dinner

as

Radio Man

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

1944

Hollywood Canteen

as

Self

1939

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

as

Reporter

1941

Highway West

as

Alex, Armored Car Guard

1952

Room for One More

as

Harry Foreman

1942

The Big Shot

as

Tim

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

1940

Alice in Movieland

as

Bill (uncredited)

1938

The Patient in Room 18

as

Jim Warren

1941

Million Dollar Baby

as

Ollie Ward

1944

The Doughgirls

as

Julian Cadman

1942

Wings for the Eagle

as

Alec Johnson

1945

God Is My Co-Pilot

as

David 'Tex' Hill

1948

Luxury Liner

as

Chief Officer Carver

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

1947

That Way with Women

as

Sam

1942

Secret Enemies

as

John Trent

1938

Blondes at Work

as

Regan

1939

Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite

as

Reporter at Match

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

1949

Once More, My Darling

as

Burke

1951

As You Were

as

Captain

1939

Everybody's Hobby

as

Ranger Mike Morgan

1942

Bullet Scars

as

Hank O'Connor

1939

Indianapolis Speedway

as

Ted Horn

1950

Saddle Tramp

as

Slim

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)

1940

The Man Who Talked Too Much

as

Brooks

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

Secret Service of the Air

as

Joe LeRoy

1939

Kid Nightingale

as

Whitey

1939

Smashing the Money Ring

as

Policeman (uncredited)

1938

Little Miss Thoroughbred

as

Jim (aka Slug)

1935

Streamline Express

as

Train Steward (uncredited)

1939

King of the Underworld

as

Jerry

1939

Nancy Drew... Reporter

as

Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1939

Dark Victory

as

Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)

1939

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

as

Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)

1939

Women in the Wind

as

Salesman (uncredited)

1939

A Child Is Born

as

Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)

1939

Each Dawn I Die

as

Reporter (uncredited)

1939

The Return of Doctor X

as

Rodgers

1939

The Roaring Twenties

as

Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

1940

Service with the Colors

as

Army Lieutenant (uncredited)

1940

March On, Marines

as

Hap

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

The Letter

as

Driver (uncredited)

1940

No Time for Comedy

as

Cashier (uncredited)

1940

Castle on the Hudson

as

Intake Guard (uncredited)

1940

Torrid Zone

as

Gardner

1940

They Drive by Night

as

Hank Dawson (uncredited)

1940

'Til We Meet Again

as

Junior Officer (uncredited)

1940

Lady with Red Hair

as

Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)

1940

Father Is A Prince

as

Salesman

1941

Navy Blues

as

'Jersey'

1941

At the Stroke of Twelve

as

Reporter

1951

A Place in the Sun

as

Coroner

1951

Thunder in God's Country

as

Bill Stafford

1938

Forbidden Valley

as

Duke Lafferty

1939

The Cowboy Quarterback

as

Mr. Walters

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

Teddy the Rough Rider

as

Reporter

1941

Steel Against the Sky

as

Joe (uncredited)

1946

Two Guys from Milwaukee

as

Mike Collins

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

1941

Here Comes Happiness

as

Jim

1939

The Adventures of Jane Arden

as

Reporter

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)

1941

The Wagons Roll at Night

as

Arch

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

Production

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