John Ridgely
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1909-09-06 – 1968-01-18
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
1944Officer Saunders
The Big Sleep
1946Eddie Mars
Possessed
1947Harker
Destination Tokyo
1943Reserve Officer Raymond
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938Radio Station Technician (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941Radio Man
They Made Me a Criminal
1939Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)
Nora Prentiss
1947Walter Bailey
Brother Orchid
1940Texas Pearson
The Man I Love
1946Roy Otis
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952Assistant Manager
Backfire
1950Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Border Incident
1949Mr. Neley
High Wall
1947Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
Danger Signal
1945Thomas Turner
Edge of Doom
1950Detective #1
Cry Wolf
1947Jackson Laidell
Air Force
1943Pilot
Hollywood Canteen
1944Self