John Ridgely
Biography
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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
1952
as Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Assistant Manager
Fort Osage
1952
as Henry Travers
Room for One More
1952
as Harry Foreman
- No poster
The Congregation
1952
The Blue Veil
1951
as Doctor (Uncredited)
As You Were
1951
as Captain
A Place in the Sun
1951
as Coroner
When the Redskins Rode
1951
as Christopher Gist
Half Angel
1951
as Tim McCarey
Thunder in God's Country
1951
as Bill Stafford
The Last Outpost
1951
as Sam McQuade
- No poster
Pal's Gallant Journey
1951
as Gary's father
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951
as Railroad Detective Dan Hanes
Saddle Tramp
1950
as Slim
Pal, Canine Detective
1950
as Gary's Father
Rookie Fireman
1950
as Harry Williams
South Sea Sinner
1950
as Don Williams
The Petty Girl
1950
as Patrolman
Edge of Doom
1950
as Detective #1
The Lost Volcano
1950
as Fred Barton
Beauty on Parade
1950
as Jeffrey Woodstock
Backfire
1950
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Border Incident
1949
as Mr. Neley