John Ridgely
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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
September 6, 1909Deathday
January 18, 1968Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
140Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USAAlso known as
John Huntington Rea, John Ridgeley, John Ridgley
Cast credits
Arsenic and Old Lace
Officer Saunders
The Big Sleep
Eddie Mars
Possessed
Chief investigator of drowning
Destination Tokyo
Reserve Officer Raymond
Backfire
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Radio Man
They Made Me a Criminal
Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)
Nora Prentiss
Walter Bailey, Heart Patient
Brother Orchid
Texas Pearson
The Man I Love
Roy Otis
High Wall
Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
The Greatest Show on Earth
Assistant Manager
Border Incident
Mr. Neley
Edge of Doom
Detective #1
Danger Signal
Thomas Turner
Air Force
Pilot
Cry Wolf
Jackson Laidell
Hollywood Canteen
Self
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Reporter
Room for One More
Harry Foreman
Highway West
Alex, Armored Car GuardImages
