John Ridgely
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
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
as Officer Saunders
The Big Sleep
1946
as Eddie Mars
A Place in the Sun
1951
as Coroner
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945
as David 'Tex' Hill
They Drive by Night
1940
as Hank Dawson (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938
as Radio Station Technician (uncredited)
The Letter
1940
as Driver (uncredited)
Half Angel
1951
as Tim McCarey
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
Destination Tokyo
1943
as Reserve Officer Raymond
My Reputation
1946
as Cary Abbott
Backfire
1950
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
That's My Man
1947
as Ramsey
Dark Victory
1939
as Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
as Henchman Bugs
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Assistant Manager
Possessed
1947
as Harker
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Employment Clerk (uncredited)
Knockout
1941
as Pat Martin