John Ridgely
Known for: Actor
Born: 6 September 1909, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 18 January 1968
Credits: 60+ titles
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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
Off Limits
The Greatest Show on Earth
Fort Osage
Room for One More
The Congregation
The Blue Veil
As You Were
A Place in the Sun
When the Redskins Rode
Half Angel
Thunder in God's Country
The Last Outpost
Pal's Gallant Journey
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Saddle Tramp
Pal, Canine Detective
Rookie Fireman
South Sea Sinner
The Petty Girl
Edge of Doom
The Lost Volcano
Beauty on Parade
Backfire
Border Incident
Once More, My Darling
Task Force
Tucson
Command Decision
Trouble Makers
Luxury Liner
Sealed Verdict
Night Wind
The Iron Curtain
High Wall
Cry Wolf
That's My Man
Possessed
Nora Prentiss
That Way with Women
The Man I Love
The Big Sleep
Two Guys from Milwaukee
My Reputation
Danger Signal
Pride of the Marines
God Is My Co-Pilot
The Doughgirls
Arsenic and Old Lace
Destination Tokyo
Northern Pursuit
Proceed and Report
Mountain Fighters
Air Force
Secret Enemies
Wings for the Eagle
The Big Shot
Bullet Scars
Dangerously They Live
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Steel Against the Sky