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John Ridgely

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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 cont

Born

Sep 06, 1909

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

Jan 18, 1968

Known For

Acting

Movies

146 acting

0 crew

Popularity

2.3

movie

Known For

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

1946

as Eddie Mars
A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun

1951

as Coroner
The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952

as Assistant Manager
Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

as Officer Saunders
The Letter

The Letter

1940

as Driver (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

1939

as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Dark Victory

Dark Victory

1939

as Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

as Hank Dawson (uncredited)
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
1946 • as Eddie Mars
★ 7.6
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun
1951 • as Coroner
★ 7.3
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 • as Assistant Manager
★ 6.4
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 • as Officer Saunders
★ 7.6
The Letter
The Letter
1940 • as Driver (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Air Force
Air Force
1943 • as Pilot
★ 6.5
Highway West
Highway West
1941 • as Alex, Armored Car Guard
★ 6.6
Edge of Doom
Edge of Doom
1950 • as Detective #1
★ 6.1
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939 • as Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 • as Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.1
On Dress Parade
On Dress Parade
1939 • as Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
1939 • as Employment Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Possessed
Possessed
1947 • as Harker
★ 6.9
Rookie Fireman
Rookie Fireman
1950 • as Harry Williams
★ 7.5
Border Incident
Border Incident
1949 • as Mr. Neley
★ 6.9
Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die
1939 • as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Room for One More
Room for One More
1952 • as Harry Foreman
★ 6.6
High Wall
High Wall
1947 • as Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
★ 6.4
Command Decision
Command Decision
1948 • as James Carwood
★ 6.6
Knockout
Knockout
1941 • as Pat Martin
★ 5.1
He Couldn't Say No
He Couldn't Say No
1938 • as Man-On-The-Street Reporter
★ 6.5
The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th
1940 • as Moran (uncredited)
★ 5.8
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 • as 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen
1944 • as Self
★ 7.3
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties
1939 • as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
★ 7.5
The Man Without a Country
The Man Without a Country
1937 • as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Backfire
Backfire
1950 • as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
★ 5.9
No Time for Comedy
No Time for Comedy
1940 • as Cashier (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Hard to Get
Hard to Get
1938 • as Burke
★ 6.3
Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis Speedway
1939 • as Ted Horn
★ 5.6
Nora Prentiss
Nora Prentiss
1947 • as Walter Bailey
★ 6.2
My Reputation
My Reputation
1946 • as Cary Abbott
★ 7.3
Dark Victory
Dark Victory
1939 • as Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Destination Tokyo
Destination Tokyo
1943 • as Reserve Officer Raymond
★ 6.9
Everybody's Hobby
Everybody's Hobby
1939 • as Ranger Mike Morgan
★ 6.3
Tucson
Tucson
1949 • as Ben
★ 7.5
Going Places
Going Places
1938 • as Desk Clerk
★ 6.6
Quiet, Please
Quiet, Please
1939 • as Sears' Assistant (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Cry Wolf
Cry Wolf
1947 • as Jackson Laidell
★ 6.1
Sealed Verdict
Sealed Verdict
1948 • as Lance Nissen
★ 7.0
Strange Alibi
Strange Alibi
1941 • as Tex Alexander (prisoner)
★ 7.2
A Child is Born
A Child is Born
1939 • as Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Brother Orchid
Brother Orchid
1940 • as Texas Pearson
★ 6.6
Bullet Scars
Bullet Scars
1942 • as Hank O'Connor
★ 6.5
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
1940 • as Hank Dawson (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939 • as Reporter at Match
★ 6.8
The Return of Doctor X
The Return of Doctor X
1939 • as Rodgers
★ 6.0
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938 • as Beacon Reporter
★ 7.0
Father Is A Prince
Father Is A Prince
1940 • as Salesman
★ 6.5
The Blue Veil
The Blue Veil
1951 • as Doctor (Uncredited)
★ 6.8
That's My Man
That's My Man
1947 • as Ramsey
★ 6.7
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941 • as Radio Man
★ 7.1
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair
1940 • as Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Half Angel
Half Angel
1951 • as Tim McCarey
★ 6.2
Angels Wash Their Faces
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939 • as Reporter at Pillory (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Task Force
Task Force
1949 • as Dixie Rankin
★ 6.9
The Last Outpost
The Last Outpost
1951 • as Sam McQuade
★ 6.1
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939 • as Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Forbidden Valley
Forbidden Valley
1938 • as Duke Lafferty
★ 7.0
The Man I Love
The Man I Love
1946 • as Roy Otis
★ 6.1
Women in the Wind
Women in the Wind
1939 • as Salesman (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Dangerously They Live
Dangerously They Live
1941 • as John, Nazi Henchman
★ 6.3
'Til We Meet Again
'Til We Meet Again
1940 • as Junior Officer (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Saturday's Children
Saturday's Children
1940 • as Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.9
King of the Underworld
King of the Underworld
1939 • as Jerry
★ 6.4
Money and the Woman
Money and the Woman
1940 • as Doctor (uncredited)
★ 4.4
Fort Osage
Fort Osage
1952 • as Henry Travers
★ 6.5
The Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain
1948
★ 6.0
Kid Nightingale
Kid Nightingale
1939 • as Whitey
★ 6.4
Secret Service of the Air
Secret Service of the Air
1939 • as Joe LeRoy
★ 6.1
Navy Blues
Navy Blues
1941 • as 'Jersey'
★ 4.8
God Is My Co-Pilot
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945 • as David 'Tex' Hill
★ 7.1
The Doughgirls
The Doughgirls
1944 • as Julian Cadman
★ 7.6
Flight Angels
Flight Angels
1940 • as Lt. Parsons
★ 4.8
Teddy the Rough Rider
Teddy the Rough Rider
1940 • as Reporter
★ 6.8
Danger Signal
Danger Signal
1945 • as Thomas Turner
★ 6.0
Secret Enemies
Secret Enemies
1942 • as John Trent
★ 5.8
When the Redskins Rode
When the Redskins Rode
1951 • as Christopher Gist
★ 5.3
The Patient in Room 18
The Patient in Room 18
1938 • as Jim Warren
★ 5.1
Northern Pursuit
Northern Pursuit
1943 • as Jim Austen
★ 6.1
Torrid Zone
Torrid Zone
1940 • as Gardner
★ 7.0
Smashing the Money Ring
Smashing the Money Ring
1939 • as Policeman (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Naughty but Nice
Naughty but Nice
1939 • as Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Torchy Gets Her Man
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938 • as Henchman Bugs
★ 5.9
Steel Against the Sky
Steel Against the Sky
1941 • as Joe (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Wings of the Navy
Wings of the Navy
1939 • as Dan Morrison
★ 6.2
On Trial
On Trial
1939 • as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Saddle Tramp
Saddle Tramp
1950 • as Slim
★ 6.5
The Big Shot
The Big Shot
1942 • as Tim
★ 6.2
You Can't Get Away with Murder
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939 • as Gas Station Proprietor
★ 5.8
Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson
1940 • as Intake Guard (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Nancy Drew… Detective
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938 • as Radio Station Technician (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Alice in Movieland
Alice in Movieland
1940 • as Bill (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Here Comes Happiness
Here Comes Happiness
1941 • as Jim
★ 6.0
They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal
1939 • as Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)
★ 6.3
The Great Mr. Nobody
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941 • as Eddie Williams
★ 6.0
Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl
1938 • as Simmons - Friday's Film Cutter
★ 6.9
The Lost Volcano
The Lost Volcano
1950 • as Fred Barton
★ 5.6
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951 • as Railroad Detective Dan Hanes
★ 6.0
Pride of the Marines
Pride of the Marines
1945 • as Jim Merchant
★ 6.8
The Spy Ring
The Spy Ring
1938 • as Spy Ring Member (uncredited)
★ 5.6
As You Were
As You Were
1951 • as Captain
★ 7.5
Torchy Blane in Panama
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938 • as Sparks (as John Ridgeley)
★ 5.8
Luxury Liner
Luxury Liner
1948 • as Chief Officer Carver
★ 5.8
Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby
1941 • as Ollie Ward
★ 6.3
Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon
1938 • as Sound Control Engineer (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Service with the Colors
Service with the Colors
1940 • as Army Lieutenant (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Off Limits
Off Limits
1952 • as Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
★ 5.9
South Sea Sinner
South Sea Sinner
1950 • as Don Williams
★ 7.5
movie
Spills for Thrills
1940 • as Movie Director (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Thunder in God's Country
Thunder in God's Country
1951 • as Bill Stafford
★ 10.0
Missing Witnesses
Missing Witnesses
1937 • as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
★ 7.0
movie
The Congregation
1952
★ 9.0
Racket Busters
Racket Busters
1938 • as Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)
★ 5.6
The Petty Girl
The Petty Girl
1950 • as Patrolman
★ 4.3
My Bill
My Bill
1938 • as Mr. Martin, Florist
★ 6.6
Trouble Makers
Trouble Makers
1948 • as 'Silky' Thomas
★ 6.1
The Wagons Roll at Night
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941 • as Arch
★ 6.5
Slapsie Maxie's
Slapsie Maxie's
1939 • as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Private Detective
Private Detective
1939 • as Donald Norton
★ 6.8
movie
Proceed and Report
1943 • as Murphy's pal
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939 • as Officer (uncredited)
★ 6.8
White Banners
White Banners
1938 • as Charles Ellis
★ 6.1
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939 • as Reporter
★ 6.8
Blondes at Work
Blondes at Work
1938 • as Regan
★ 6.4
Once More, My Darling
Once More, My Darling
1949 • as Burke
★ 6.5
movie
Pal's Gallant Journey
1951 • as Gary's father
★ 7.0
The Adventures of Jane Arden
The Adventures of Jane Arden
1939 • as Reporter
★ 6.3
March On, Marines
March On, Marines
1940 • as Hap
★ 3.8
Beauty on Parade
Beauty on Parade
1950 • as Jeffrey Woodstock
★ 9.0
At the Stroke of Twelve
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941 • as Reporter
★ 6.0
River's End
River's End
1940 • as Jeffers
★ 6.6
Wings for the Eagle
Wings for the Eagle
1942 • as Alec Johnson
★ 6.1
That Way with Women
That Way with Women
1947 • as Sam
★ 6.7
Western Trails
Western Trails
1938 • as Ben McClure
★ 9.0
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941 • as Garage Mechanic (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Streamline Express
Streamline Express
1935 • as Train Steward (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Cowboy Quarterback
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939 • as Mr. Walters
★ 6.7
The Man Who Talked Too Much
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940 • as Brooks
★ 6.4
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946 • as Mike Collins
★ 4.9
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights
1939 • as Massachusetts Congressman
★ 6.5
Night Wind
Night Wind
1948 • as Walters
★ 9.0
Pal, Canine Detective
Pal, Canine Detective
1950 • as Gary's Father
★ 10.0
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Little Miss Thoroughbred
1938 • as Jim (aka Slug)
★ 4.8
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
1941 • as Assistant (uncredited)
★ 5.0
movie
Mountain Fighters
1943 • as Lt. Evers