Birthday: 1909-09-06
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.
Arsenic and Old Lace
Officer Saunders
7.64
The Big Sleep
Eddie Mars
7.607
Possessed
Chief investigator of drowning
6.8
Destination Tokyo
Reserve Officer Raymond
6.758
Nancy Drew… Detective
Radio Station Technician (uncredited)
6.3
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Radio Man
6.9
They Made Me a Criminal
Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)
6.1
Nora Prentiss
Walter Bailey
6.1
Brother Orchid
Texas Pearson
6.5
The Man I Love
Roy Otis
6.2
The Greatest Show on Earth
Assistant Manager
6.317
Backfire
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
5.914
Border Incident
Mr. Neley
6.9
High Wall
Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
6.2
Danger Signal
Thomas Turner
5.8
Edge of Doom
Detective #1
5.9
Cry Wolf
Jackson Laidell
5.9
Air Force
Pilot
6.4
Hollywood Canteen
Self
7.3
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Reporter
6.8
Highway West
Alex, Armored Car Guard
5.8
Room for One More
Harry Foreman
6.4
The Big Shot
Tim
6.325
Dangerously They Live
John, Nazi Henchman
5.9
Strange Alibi
Tex Alexander (prisoner)
6.6
Pride of the Marines
Jim Merchant
6.5
Northern Pursuit
Jim Austen
5.944
The Patient in Room 18
Jim Warren
5.1
Alice in Movieland
Bill (uncredited)
6.3
Million Dollar Baby
Ollie Ward
6
The Doughgirls
Julian Cadman
7
Wings for the Eagle
Alec Johnson
5.7
God Is My Co-Pilot
David 'Tex' Hill
7
Luxury Liner
Chief Officer Carver
5.2
My Reputation
Cary Abbott
7.1
Flight Angels
Lt. Parsons
4.3
Wings of the Navy
Dan Morrison
6
Off Limits
Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
5.8
The Lost Volcano
Fred Barton
5.3
Quiet, Please
Sears' Assistant (uncredited)
5.333
The Petty Girl
Patrolman
4.1
Half Angel
Tim McCarey
5.6
The Last Outpost
Sam McQuade
5.5
That Way with Women
Sam
6.167
Secret Enemies
John Trent
5.2
Blondes at Work
Regan
6.1
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
Reporter at Match
6
Private Detective
Donald Norton
6
Torchy Gets Her Man
Henchman Bugs
5.583
Knockout
Pat Martin
5
He Couldn't Say No
Man-On-The-Street Reporter
5.5
River's End
Jeffers
6
Once More, My Darling
Burke
5.7
As You Were
Captain
5
Everybody's Hobby
Ranger Mike Morgan
5.7
Bullet Scars
Hank O'Connor
6.2
Indianapolis Speedway
Ted Horn
5
Saddle Tramp
Slim
6.3
White Banners
Charles Ellis
5.833
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Railroad Detective Dan Hanes
5
That's My Man
Ramsey
6
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Garage Mechanic (uncredited)
5
The Man Who Talked Too Much
Brooks
6
Going Places
Desk Clerk
6.3
Fort Osage
Henry Travers
6
Sealed Verdict
Lance Nissen
5.5
Racket Busters
Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)
5.1
Boy Meets Girl
Simmons - Friday's Film Cutter
6.5
Angels Wash Their Faces
Reporter at Pillory (uncredited)
6.4
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Beacon Reporter
4
Command Decision
James Carwood
6.4
Garden of the Moon
Sound Control Engineer (uncredited)
5.8
My Bill
Mr. Martin, Florist
6.2
Naughty But Nice
Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)
6.2
Secret Service of the Air
Joe LeRoy
5.8
Kid Nightingale
Whitey
5.5
Smashing the Money Ring
Policeman (uncredited)
5
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Jim (aka Slug)
4
Streamline Express
Train Steward (uncredited)
4.7
King of the Underworld
Jerry
6.4
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
6.017
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)
6.1
Women in the Wind
Salesman (uncredited)
6.8
Dark Victory
Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
7
A Child Is Born
Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
6.5
Each Dawn I Die
Reporter (uncredited)
6.833
The Return of Doctor X
Rodgers
5.9
The Roaring Twenties
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
7.494
Service with the Colors
Army Lieutenant (uncredited)
5
March On, Marines
Hap
2.5
Missing Witnesses
Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
5.5
Torchy Blane in Panama
Sparks (as John Ridgeley)
5.3
Pal, Canine Detective
Gary's Father
0
Task Force
Dixie Rankin
7
The Fighting 69th
Moran (uncredited)
5.4
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Officer (uncredited)
6
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)
5.667
Trouble Makers
'Silky' Thomas
5.7
When the Redskins Rode
Christopher Gist
4.7
Tucson
Ben
6
Saturday's Children
Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)
6.4
No Time for Comedy
Cashier (uncredited)
5.4
The Letter
Driver (uncredited)
7.293
Castle on the Hudson
Intake Guard (uncredited)
6.8
Torrid Zone
Gardner
6.389
They Drive by Night
Hank Dawson (uncredited)
6.9
'Til We Meet Again
Junior Officer (uncredited)
6.2
Lady with Red Hair
Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)
6.5
Father Is A Prince
Salesman
5
Navy Blues
'Jersey'
4
At the Stroke of Twelve
Reporter
5
A Place in the Sun
Coroner
7.28
Thunder in God's Country
Bill Stafford
0
Forbidden Valley
Duke Lafferty
6
The Cowboy Quarterback
Mr. Walters
5.5
They Died with Their Boots On
2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
6.599
Beauty on Parade
Jeffrey Woodstock
0
The Spy Ring
Spy Ring Member (uncredited)
5
The Great Mr. Nobody
Eddie Williams
5.3
Teddy the Rough Rider
Reporter
6.727
Steel Against the Sky
Joe (uncredited)
5
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Mike Collins
4.8
On Trial
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
5.5
The Bill of Rights
Massachusetts Congressman
6
Night Wind
Walters
0
On Dress Parade
Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)
6.5
The Man Without a Country
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
5.7
Slapsie Maxie's
Reporter (uncredited)
5
Hard to Get
Burke
6
Here Comes Happiness
Jim
5
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Reporter
5.7
Money and the Woman
Doctor (uncredited)
4.3
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
Assistant (uncredited)
3.5
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Gas Station Proprietor
5.6
Invisible Stripes
Employment Clerk (uncredited)
6.3
The Blue Veil
Doctor (Uncredited)
6.6
Spills for Thrills
Character: Movie Director (uncredited)
6
The Wagons Roll at Night
Arch
6.5
Western Trails
Ben McClure
0
South Sea Sinner
Don Williams
5
Mountain Fighters
Character: Lt. Evers
0
Proceed and Report
Character: Murphy's pal
0