John Ridgely
Age: 58 | From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1909-09-06 22:18:26
Death: 1968-01-18 22:18:26
Aliases: John Huntington Rea , John Ridgeley , John Ridgley
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Movie Involvements: 93
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Big Sleep
(1946) Eddie Mars
A Place in the Sun
(1951) Coroner
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941) 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
The Letter
(1940) Driver (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
(1952) Assistant Manager
The Roaring Twenties
(1939) Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
(1940) Hank Dawson (uncredited)
Air Force
(1943) PilotActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Lt. Cmdr. Parnell | |
| Assistant Manager | ||
| Henry Travers | ||
| Harry Foreman | ||
| 1951 | Doctor (Uncredited) | |
| Captain | ||
| Coroner | ||
| Christopher Gist | ||
| Tim McCarey | ||
| Bill Stafford | ||
| Sam McQuade | ||
| Railroad Detective Dan Hanes | ||
| 1950 | Slim | |
| Gary's Father | ||
| Don Williams | ||
| Patrolman | ||
| Detective #1 | ||
| Fred Barton | ||
| Jeffrey Woodstock | ||
| Plainclothesman (uncredited) | ||
| 1949 | Mr. Neley | |
| Burke | ||
| Dixie Rankin | ||
| Ben | ||
| 1948 | James Carwood | |
| 'Silky' Thomas | ||
| Chief Officer Carver | ||
| Lance Nissen | ||
| Walters | ||
| 1947 | Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley) | |
| Jackson Laidell | ||
| Ramsey | ||
| Chief investigator of drowning | ||
| Walter Bailey, Heart Patient | ||
| Sam | ||
| 1946 | Roy Otis | |
| Eddie Mars | ||
| Mike Collins | ||
| Cary Abbott | ||
| 1945 | Thomas Turner | |
| Jim Merchant | ||
| David 'Tex' Hill | ||
| 1944 | Self | |
| Julian Cadman | ||
| Officer Saunders | ||
| 1943 | Reserve Officer Raymond | |
| Jim Austen | ||
| Pilot | ||
| 1942 | John Trent | |
| Alec Johnson | ||
| Tim | ||
| Hank O'Connor | ||
| Radio Man | ||
| 1941 | John, Nazi Henchman | |
| Joe (uncredited) | ||
| 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited) | ||
| Reporter | ||
| Garage Mechanic (uncredited) | ||
| 'Jersey' | ||
| Alex, Armored Car Guard | ||
| Ollie Ward | ||
| Arch | ||
| Tex Alexander (prisoner) | ||
| Pat Martin | ||
| Jim | ||
| Eddie Williams | ||
| Assistant (uncredited) | ||
| 1940 | Hap | |
| Actor Playing Paul (uncredited) | ||
| Driver (uncredited) | ||
| Salesman | ||
| Cashier (uncredited) | ||
| Army Lieutenant (uncredited) | ||
| Doctor (uncredited) | ||
| Jeffers | ||
| Hank Dawson (uncredited) | ||
| Brooks | ||
| Texas Pearson | ||
| Lt. Parsons | ||
| Gardner | ||
| Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Junior Officer (uncredited) | ||
| Bill (uncredited) | ||
| Reporter | ||
| Intake Guard (uncredited) | ||
| Moran (uncredited) | ||
| Movie Director (uncredited) | ||
| 1939 | Employment Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Donald Norton | ||
| Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited) | ||
| Rodgers | ||
| Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited) | ||
| Whitey | ||
| Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited) | ||
| Policeman (uncredited) | ||
| Reporter (uncredited) | ||
| Reporter | ||
| Reporter at Pillory (uncredited) | ||
| Ranger Mike Morgan | ||
| Massachusetts Congressman | ||
| Reporter at Match | ||
| Ted Horn | ||
| Mr. Walters | ||
| Reporter (uncredited) | ||
| Sears' Assistant (uncredited) | ||
| Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited) | ||
| Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited) | ||
| Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited) | ||
| Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited) | ||
| Salesman (uncredited) | ||
| Radio Announcer (uncredited) | ||
| Gas Station Proprietor | ||
| Reporter | ||
| Joe LeRoy | ||
| Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | ||
| Dan Morrison | ||
| Officer (uncredited) | ||
| Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter) | ||
| Jerry | ||
| 1938 | Desk Clerk | |
| Radio Station Technician (uncredited) | ||
| Henchman Bugs | ||
| Burke | ||
| Sound Control Engineer (uncredited) | ||
| Simmons - Friday's Film Cutter | ||
| Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited) | ||
| Beacon Reporter | ||
| Mr. Martin, Florist | ||
| Charles Ellis | ||
| Jim (aka Slug) | ||
| Ben McClure | ||
| Sparks (as John Ridgeley) | ||
| Man-On-The-Street Reporter | ||
| Duke Lafferty | ||
| Regan | ||
| Spy Ring Member (uncredited) | ||
| Jim Warren | ||
| 1937 | Ship's Officer (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Train Steward (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
