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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.
Arsenic and Old Lace
Officer Saunders
The Big Sleep
Eddie Mars
Possessed
Harker
Destination Tokyo
Reserve Officer Raymond
Nancy Drew… Detective
Radio Station Technician (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Radio Man
They Made Me a Criminal
Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)
Nora Prentiss
Walter Bailey
Brother Orchid
Texas Pearson
The Man I Love
Roy Otis
The Greatest Show on Earth
Assistant Manager
Backfire
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Border Incident
Mr. Neley
High Wall
Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
Danger Signal
Thomas Turner
Edge of Doom
Detective #1
Cry Wolf
Jackson Laidell
Air Force
Pilot
Hollywood Canteen
Self
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Reporter
Highway West
Alex, Armored Car Guard
Room for One More
Harry Foreman
The Big Shot
Tim
Dangerously They Live
John, Nazi Henchman
Strange Alibi
Tex Alexander (prisoner)
Pride of the Marines
Jim Merchant
Northern Pursuit
Jim Austen
The Patient in Room 18
Jim Warren
Alice in Movieland
Bill (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby
Ollie Ward
The Doughgirls
Julian Cadman
Wings for the Eagle
Alec Johnson
Luxury Liner
Chief Officer Carver
God Is My Co-Pilot
David 'Tex' Hill
My Reputation
Cary Abbott
Flight Angels
Lt. Parsons
Off Limits
Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
Wings of the Navy
Dan Morrison
The Lost Volcano
Fred Barton
Quiet, Please
Sears' Assistant (uncredited)
The Petty Girl
Patrolman
Half Angel
Tim McCarey
The Last Outpost
Sam McQuade
That Way with Women
Sam
Secret Enemies
John Trent
Blondes at Work
Regan
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Reporter at Match
Torchy Gets Her Man
Henchman Bugs
Private Detective
Donald Norton
Knockout
Pat Martin
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
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Railroad Detective Dan Hanes
That's My Man
Ramsey
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Garage Mechanic (uncredited)
The Man Who Talked Too Much
Brooks
Going Places
Desk Clerk
Fort Osage
Henry Travers
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
Command Decision
James Carwood
Garden of the Moon
Sound Control Engineer (uncredited)
My Bill
Mr. Martin, Florist
Naughty But Nice
Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)
Secret Service of the Air
Joe LeRoy
Kid Nightingale
Whitey
Smashing the Money Ring
Policeman (uncredited)
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Jim (aka Slug)
Streamline Express
Train Steward (uncredited)
King of the Underworld
Jerry
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
Salesman (uncredited)
Dark Victory
Man Making Crack About Judith (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 Return of Doctor X
Rodgers
The Roaring Twenties
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Service with the Colors
Army Lieutenant (uncredited)
March On, Marines
Hap
Missing Witnesses
Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Torchy Blane in Panama
Sparks (as John Ridgeley)
Pal, Canine Detective
Gary's Father
Task Force
Dixie Rankin
The Fighting 69th
Moran (uncredited)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Officer (uncredited)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)
Trouble Makers
'Silky' Thomas
When the Redskins Rode
Christopher Gist
Tucson
Ben
Saturday's Children
Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
Cashier (uncredited)
The Letter
Driver (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
Intake Guard (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
Hank Dawson (uncredited)
Torrid Zone
Gardner
'Til We Meet Again
Junior Officer (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
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)
The Wagons Roll at Night
Arch
Western Trails
Ben McClure
South Sea Sinner
Don Williams