
John Ridgely
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.
146 acting credits
Acting · 146

The Big Sleep
1946

Arsenic and Old Lace
1944

A Place in the Sun
1951

The Greatest Show on Earth
1952

The Roaring Twenties
1939

The Letter
1940

The Fighting 69th
1940

Air Force
1943

Room for One More
1952

They Died with Their Boots On
1941

Dark Victory
1939

The Man I Love
1946

Border Incident
1949

Backfire
1950

Nora Prentiss
1947

Command Decision
1948

Possessed
1947

They Drive by Night
1940

The Blue Veil
1951

The Return of Doctor X
1939

My Reputation
1946

You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939

Task Force
1949

High Wall
1947

Destination Tokyo
1943

Steel Against the Sky
1941

Castle on the Hudson
1940

Bullet Scars
1942

Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951

Invisible Stripes
1939

The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941

The Last Outpost
1951

Hollywood Canteen
1944

Brother Orchid
1940

Torrid Zone
1940

Pride of the Marines
1945

The Wagons Roll at Night
1941

Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939

King of the Underworld
1939

Northern Pursuit
1943

Racket Busters
1938

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939

God Is My Co-Pilot
1945

Teddy the Rough Rider
1940

My Bill
1938

Strange Alibi
1941

Here Comes Happiness
1941

Saddle Tramp
1950

Highway West
1941

Secret Service of the Air
1939

Naughty But Nice
1939

Million Dollar Baby
1941

Fort Osage
1952

The Cowboy Quarterback
1939

Angels Wash Their Faces
1939

Garden of the Moon
1938

That's My Man
1947

Dangerously They Live
1941

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939

The Lost Volcano
1950

Cry Wolf
1947

The Patient in Room 18
1938

The Iron Curtain
1948

Going Places
1938

Off Limits
1952

The Doughgirls
1944

The Spy Ring
1938

Women in the Wind
1939

No Time for Comedy
1940

The Big Shot
1942

Each Dawn I Die
1939

Kid Nightingale
1939

Luxury Liner
1948

Father Is A Prince
1940

Edge of Doom
1950

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941

River's End
1940

Half Angel
1951

Lady with Red Hair
1940

Danger Signal
1945

South Sea Sinner
1950

Smashing the Money Ring
1939

Indianapolis Speedway
1939

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939

Blondes at Work
1938

Torchy Gets Her Man
1938

Torchy Blane in Panama
1938

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939

Money and the Woman
1940

They Made Me a Criminal
1939

'Til We Meet Again
1940

Streamline Express
1935

Alice in Movieland
1940

Secret Enemies
1942

The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940

Navy Blues
1941

Private Detective
1939

Knockout
1941

The Petty Girl
1950

Sealed Verdict
1948

At the Stroke of Twelve
1941

A Child is Born
1939

Wings of the Navy
1939

Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946

Once More, My Darling
1949

Western Trails
1938

Missing Witnesses
1937

On Dress Parade
1939

Wings for the Eagle
1942

Saturday's Children
1940

Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939

Nancy Drew… Detective
1938

March On, Marines
1940

Boy Meets Girl
1938

On Trial
1939

Tucson
1949

Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938

The Adventures of Jane Arden
1939

The Bill of Rights
1939

Hard to Get
1938

Quiet, Please
1939

Service with the Colors
1940

He Couldn't Say No
1938

The Great Mr. Nobody
1941

Slapsie Maxie's
1939

As You Were
1951

When the Redskins Rode
1951

Night Wind
1948

White Banners
1938

Thunder in God's Country
1951

Little Miss Thoroughbred
1938

Beauty on Parade
1950

Forbidden Valley
1938

That Way with Women
1947

Flight Angels
1940

The Man Without a Country
1937
Proceed and Report
1943
Mountain Fighters
1943

Trouble Makers
1948

Everybody's Hobby
1939

Rookie Fireman
1950
The Congregation
1952
Spills for Thrills
1940

Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
1941

Pal, Canine Detective
1950
Pal's Gallant Journey
1951