John Ridgely

John Ridgely

1909-09-06 – 1968-01-18 (age 58) Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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.

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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

Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

as Officer Saunders

The Man I Love
The Man I Love

1946

as Roy Otis

The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth

1952

as Assistant Manager

Possessed
Possessed

1947

as Harker

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)

Air Force
Air Force

1943

as Pilot

God Is My Co-Pilot
God Is My Co-Pilot

1945

as David 'Tex' Hill

Destination Tokyo
Destination Tokyo

1943

as Reserve Officer Raymond

My Reputation
My Reputation

1946

as Cary Abbott

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Nine Lives Are Not Enough

1941

as Garage Mechanic (uncredited)

The Return of Doctor X
The Return of Doctor X

1939

as Rodgers

Cry Wolf
Cry Wolf

1947

as Jackson Laidell

They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night

1940

as Hank Dawson (uncredited)

Dark Victory
Dark Victory

1939

as Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)

Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die

1939

as Reporter (uncredited)

Bullet Scars
Bullet Scars

1942

as Hank O'Connor