John Ridgely
Acting
Born September 6, 1909 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died January 18, 1968
Also known as John Huntington Rea · John Ridgeley · John Ridgley
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.
Filmography48 titles
The Big Sleep
Arsenic and Old Lace
The Roaring Twenties
A Place in the Sun
My Reputation
Hollywood Canteen
The Letter
God Is My Co-Pilot
Border Incident
Task Force
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Castle on the Hudson
Torrid Zone
Possessed
Destination Tokyo
They Drive by Night
Dark Victory
Each Dawn I Die
They Died with Their Boots On
Command Decision
Brother Orchid
Room for One More
Saddle Tramp
Air Force
The Wagons Roll at Night
King of the Underworld
The Greatest Show on Earth
High Wall
'Til We Meet Again
Everybody's Hobby
They Made Me a Criminal
Nora Prentiss
Northern Pursuit
Invisible Stripes
The Last Outpost
Edge of Doom
Cry Wolf
The Man I Love
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
The Return of Doctor X
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Streamline Express
Backfire
The Fighting 69th
You Can't Get Away with Murder
The Lost Volcano
Racket Busters
Flight Angels