John Ridgely
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Officer Saunders
1944
The Big Sleep
as Eddie Mars
1946
Possessed
as Harker
1947
Destination Tokyo
as Reserve Officer Raymond
1943
Nancy Drew… Detective
as Radio Station Technician (uncredited)
1938
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Radio Man
1941
They Made Me a Criminal
as Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)
1939
Nora Prentiss
as Walter Bailey
1947
Brother Orchid
as Texas Pearson
1940
The Man I Love
as Roy Otis
1946
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Assistant Manager
1952
Backfire
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1950
Border Incident
as Mr. Neley
1949
High Wall
as Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
1947
Danger Signal
as Thomas Turner
1945
Edge of Doom
as Detective #1
1950
Cry Wolf
as Jackson Laidell
1947
Air Force
as Pilot
1943
Hollywood Canteen
as Self
1944
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
as Reporter
1939