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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
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8

The Big Sleep

(1946) Eddie Mars
A Place in the Sun
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7

A Place in the Sun

(1951) Coroner
They Died with Their Boots On
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7

They Died with Their Boots On

(1941) 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
The Letter
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7

The Letter

(1940) Driver (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
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6

The Greatest Show on Earth

(1952) Assistant Manager
The Roaring Twenties
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7

The Roaring Twenties

(1939) Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
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7

They Drive by Night

(1940) Hank Dawson (uncredited)
Air Force
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6

Air Force

(1943) Pilot

Acting

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
Ranger Mike Morgan
Reporter at Pillory (uncredited)
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
Jim Warren
Spy Ring Member (uncredited)
1937 Ship's Officer (uncredited)
1935 Train Steward (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

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