John Ridgely
Born: 1909-09-06 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 1968-01-18
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1952
- Off Limits as Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
- The Greatest Show on Earth as Assistant Manager
- The Congregation
- Room for One More as Harry Foreman
- Fort Osage as Henry Travers
1951
- Half Angel as Tim McCarey
- A Place in the Sun as Coroner
- The Last Outpost as Sam McQuade
- When the Redskins Rode as Christopher Gist
- The Blue Veil as Doctor (Uncredited)
- Al Jennings of Oklahoma as Railroad Detective Dan Hanes
- As You Were as Captain
- Thunder in God's Country as Bill Stafford
1950
- Backfire as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
- Saddle Tramp as Slim
- The Petty Girl as Patrolman
- South Sea Sinner as Don Williams
- Pal, Canine Detective as Gary's Father
- Beauty on Parade as Jeffrey Woodstock
- Edge of Doom as Detective #1
- The Lost Volcano as Fred Barton
1949
- Border Incident as Mr. Neley
- Task Force as Dixie Rankin
- Tucson as Ben
- Once More, My Darling as Burke
1948
- Night Wind as Walters
- Command Decision as James Carwood
- Luxury Liner as Chief Officer Carver
- Trouble Makers as 'Silky' Thomas
- Sealed Verdict as Lance Nissen
1947
- Cry Wolf as Jackson Laidell
- High Wall as Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
- Nora Prentiss as Walter Bailey
- Possessed as Harker
- That's My Man as Ramsey
- That Way with Women as Sam
1946
- The Big Sleep as Eddie Mars
- My Reputation as Cary Abbott
- The Man I Love as Roy Otis
- Two Guys from Milwaukee as Mike Collins
1945
- Danger Signal as Thomas Turner
- Pride of the Marines as Jim Merchant
- God Is My Co-Pilot as David 'Tex' Hill
1944
- Hollywood Canteen as Self
- Arsenic and Old Lace as Officer Saunders
- The Doughgirls as Julian Cadman
1943
- Destination Tokyo as Reserve Officer Raymond
- Northern Pursuit as Jim Austen
- Air Force as Pilot
- Proceed and Report as Murphy's pal
- Mountain Fighters as Lt. Evers
1942
- Bullet Scars as Hank O'Connor
- The Big Shot as Tim
- Wings for the Eagle as Alec Johnson
- Secret Enemies as John Trent
1941
- Navy Blues as 'Jersey'
- Knockout as Pat Martin
- The Great Mr. Nobody as Eddie Williams
- Million Dollar Baby as Ollie Ward
- The Wagons Roll at Night as Arch
- The Man Who Came to Dinner as Radio Man
- They Died with Their Boots On as 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
- Here Comes Happiness as Jim
- Nine Lives Are Not Enough as Garage Mechanic (uncredited)
- Dangerously They Live as John, Nazi Henchman
- At the Stroke of Twelve as Reporter
- Highway West as Alex, Armored Car Guard
- Strange Alibi as Tex Alexander (prisoner)
- Steel Against the Sky as Joe (uncredited)
- Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra as Assistant (uncredited)
1940
- The Letter as Driver (uncredited)
- Brother Orchid as Texas Pearson
- No Time for Comedy as Cashier (uncredited)
- Alice in Movieland as Bill (uncredited)
- Money and the Woman as Doctor (uncredited)
- Saturday's Children as Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)
- The Fighting 69th as Moran (uncredited)
- Service with the Colors as Army Lieutenant (uncredited)
- The Man Who Talked Too Much as Brooks
- They Drive by Night as Hank Dawson (uncredited)
- 'Til We Meet Again as Junior Officer (uncredited)
- Teddy the Rough Rider as Reporter
- River's End as Jeffers
- Father Is A Prince as Salesman
- Spills for Thrills as Movie Director (uncredited)
- Lady with Red Hair as Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)
- Torrid Zone as Gardner
- Castle on the Hudson as Intake Guard (uncredited)
- Flight Angels as Lt. Parsons
- March On, Marines as Hap
1939
- Indianapolis Speedway as Ted Horn
- Invisible Stripes as Employment Clerk (uncredited)
- Quiet, Please as Sears' Assistant (uncredited)
- Kid Nightingale as Whitey
- The Roaring Twenties as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
- Confessions of a Nazi Spy as Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)
- The Return of Doctor X as Rodgers
- Secret Service of the Air as Joe LeRoy
- Angels Wash Their Faces as Reporter at Pillory (uncredited)
- Smashing the Money Ring as Policeman (uncredited)
- King of the Underworld as Jerry
- Each Dawn I Die as Reporter (uncredited)
- A Child Is Born as Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
- Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase as Reporter
- Women in the Wind as Salesman (uncredited)
- Everybody's Hobby as Ranger Mike Morgan
- You Can't Get Away with Murder as Gas Station Proprietor
- Torchy Blane in Chinatown as Officer (uncredited)
- Torchy Runs for Mayor as Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)
- Private Detective as Donald Norton
- The Bill of Rights as Massachusetts Congressman
- The Adventures of Jane Arden as Reporter
- The Cowboy Quarterback as Mr. Walters
- On Dress Parade as Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)
- Slapsie Maxie's as Reporter (uncredited)
- Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite as Reporter at Match
- They Made Me a Criminal as Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)
- Dark Victory as Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
- Naughty But Nice as Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)
- Nancy Drew... Reporter as Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- Wings of the Navy as Dan Morrison
- On Trial as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1938
- My Bill as Mr. Martin, Florist
- Western Trails as Ben McClure
- White Banners as Charles Ellis
- Forbidden Valley as Duke Lafferty
- Torchy Blane in Panama as Sparks (as John Ridgeley)
- Blondes at Work as Regan
- Garden of the Moon as Sound Control Engineer (uncredited)
- The Patient in Room 18 as Jim Warren
- Hard to Get as Burke
- Nancy Drew… Detective as Radio Station Technician (uncredited)
- The Spy Ring as Spy Ring Member (uncredited)
- Going Places as Desk Clerk
- Torchy Gets Her Man as Henchman Bugs
- Boy Meets Girl as Simmons - Friday's Film Cutter
- Cowboy from Brooklyn as Beacon Reporter
- He Couldn't Say No as Man-On-The-Street Reporter
- Racket Busters as Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)
- Little Miss Thoroughbred as Jim (aka Slug)
1937
- The Man Without a Country as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
- Missing Witnesses as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
1935
- Streamline Express as Train Steward (uncredited)