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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.
Movies
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
The Man I Love
Roy Otis
Brother Orchid
Texas Pearson
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 Guard
The Big Shot
Tim
Strange Alibi
Tex Alexander (prisoner)
Pride of the Marines
Jim Merchant
Dangerously They Live
John, Nazi Henchman
Northern Pursuit
Jim Austen
The Patient in Room 18
Jim Warren
Million Dollar Baby
Ollie Ward
Wings for the Eagle
Alec Johnson
The Doughgirls
Julian Cadman
God Is My Co-Pilot
David 'Tex' Hill
Luxury Liner
Chief Officer Carver
Flight Angels
Lt. Parsons
Wings of the Navy
Dan Morrison
My Reputation
Cary Abbott
The Lost Volcano
Fred Barton
Off Limits
Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
Quiet, Please
Sears' Assistant (uncredited)
Half Angel
Tim McCarey
The Petty Girl
Patrolman
Tucson
Ben
The Last Outpost
Sam McQuade
Secret Enemies
John Trent
That Way with Women
Sam
Blondes at Work
Regan
Knockout
Pat Martin
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
Reporter at Match
Torchy Gets Her Man
Henchman Bugs
Private Detective
Donald Norton
He Couldn't Say No
Man-On-The-Street Reporter
River's End
Jeffers
Once More, My Darling
Burke
As You Were
Captain
Everybody's Hobby
Ranger Mike Morgan
Bullet Scars
Hank O'Connor
Indianapolis Speedway
Ted Horn
Saddle Tramp
Slim
White Banners
Charles Ellis
That's My Man
Ramsey
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Garage Mechanic (uncredited)
Going Places
Desk Clerk
Sealed Verdict
Lance Nissen
Racket Busters
Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)
Boy Meets Girl
Simmons - Friday's Film Cutter
Angels Wash Their Faces
Reporter at Pillory (uncredited)
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Beacon Reporter
Garden of the Moon
Sound Control Engineer (uncredited)
My Bill
Mr. Martin, Florist
Naughty But Nice
Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)
Kid Nightingale
Whitey
Secret Service of the Air
Joe LeRoy
Smashing the Money Ring
Policeman (uncredited)
Streamline Express
Train Steward (uncredited)
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Jim (aka Slug)
King of the Underworld
Jerry
Dark Victory
Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
Salesman (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)
A Child Is Born
Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
Reporter (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
The Return of Doctor X
Rodgers
March On, Marines
Hap
Service with the Colors
Army Lieutenant (uncredited)
Torchy Blane in Panama
Sparks (as John Ridgeley)
Task Force
Dixie Rankin
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Officer (uncredited)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
Moran (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Trouble Makers
'Silky' Thomas
When the Redskins Rode
Christopher Gist
Saturday's Children
Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
Cashier (uncredited)
The Letter
Driver (uncredited)
'Til We Meet Again
Junior Officer (uncredited)
Torrid Zone
Gardner
Castle on the Hudson
Intake Guard (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
Hank Dawson (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair
Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)
Father Is A Prince
Salesman
Navy Blues
'Jersey'
At the Stroke of Twelve
Reporter
A Place in the Sun
Coroner
Thunder in God's Country
Bill Stafford
Fort Osage
Henry Travers
Forbidden Valley
Duke Lafferty
The Cowboy Quarterback
Mr. Walters
They Died with Their Boots On
2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
Beauty on Parade
Jeffrey Woodstock
The Spy Ring
Spy Ring Member (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
Eddie Williams
Teddy the Rough Rider
Reporter
Steel Against the Sky
Joe (uncredited)
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Mike Collins
On Trial
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
The Bill of Rights
Massachusetts Congressman
Night Wind
Walters
On Dress Parade
Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)
The Man Without a Country
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Slapsie Maxie's
Reporter (uncredited)
Hard to Get
Burke
Here Comes Happiness
Jim
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Reporter
Money and the Woman
Doctor (uncredited)
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
Assistant (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Gas Station Proprietor
Invisible Stripes
Employment Clerk (uncredited)
The Blue Veil
Doctor (Uncredited)
Spills for Thrills
Movie Director (uncredited)
The Wagons Roll at Night
Arch
Western Trails
Ben McClure
South Sea Sinner
Don Williams
Nancy Drew… Detective
Radio Station Technician (uncredited)
Alice in Movieland
Bill (uncredited)
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Railroad Detective Dan Hanes
The Man Who Talked Too Much
Brooks
Command Decision
James Carwood
Pal, Canine Detective
Gary's Father
Missing Witnesses
Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)