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John Ridgely

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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedSep 6, 1909 (Died at 59)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthChicago, Illinois, USA
Career Span1935 – 1968
Known Credits141 Titles
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John Ridgely

Also known as:John Huntington ReaJohn RidgeleyJohn Ridgley
Total Works

141

141 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Big Sleep
7.6
The Big Sleep
1946•movie
as Eddie Mars
Arsenic and Old Lace
7.6
as Officer Saunders
A Place in the Sun
7.3
A Place in the Sun
1951•movie
as Coroner
The Greatest Show on Earth
6.3
as Assistant Manager

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 141 titles featuring John Ridgely

The Big Sleep
7.6
The Big Sleep
1946•movie

as Eddie Mars

Arsenic and Old Lace
7.6

as Officer Saunders

A Place in the Sun
7.3
A Place in the Sun
1951•movie

as Coroner

The Greatest Show on Earth
6.3

as Assistant Manager

The Roaring Twenties
7.5

as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

The Letter
7.3
The Letter
1940•movie

as Driver (uncredited)

Dark Victory
6.9
Dark Victory
1939•movie

as Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)

They Drive by Night
6.9

as Hank Dawson (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On
6.7

as 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)

The Man Who Came to Dinner
7.0

as Radio Man

Possessed
6.9
Possessed
1947•movie

as Harker

Destination Tokyo
6.9
Destination Tokyo
1943•movie

as Reserve Officer Raymond

Air Force
6.5
Air Force
1943•movie

as Pilot

Each Dawn I Die
6.9
Each Dawn I Die
1939•movie

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Return of Doctor X
6.0

as Rodgers

Room for One More
6.6
Room for One More
1952•movie

as Harry Foreman

Border Incident
6.9
Border Incident
1949•movie

as Mr. Neley

Brother Orchid
6.6
Brother Orchid
1940•movie

as Texas Pearson

They Made Me a Criminal
6.3

as Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
6.1

as Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)

Backfire
5.9
Backfire
1950•movie

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Nancy Drew... Reporter
6.0

as Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Cry Wolf
6.1
Cry Wolf
1947•movie

as Jackson Laidell

The Man I Love
6.1
The Man I Love
1946•movie

as Roy Otis

High Wall
6.4
High Wall
1947•movie

as Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)

Hollywood Canteen
7.3
Hollywood Canteen
1944•movie

as Self

The Fighting 69th
5.9
The Fighting 69th
1940•movie

as Moran (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes
6.2
Invisible Stripes
1939•movie

as Employment Clerk (uncredited)

The Big Shot
6.2
The Big Shot
1942•movie

as Tim

King of the Underworld
6.4

as Jerry

The Iron Curtain
6.0
The Iron Curtain
1948•movie
Northern Pursuit
6.2
Northern Pursuit
1943•movie

as Jim Austen

You Can't Get Away with Murder
5.8

as Gas Station Proprietor

Nora Prentiss
6.3
Nora Prentiss
1947•movie

as Walter Bailey

Command Decision
6.6
Command Decision
1948•movie

as James Carwood

My Reputation
7.3
My Reputation
1946•movie

as Cary Abbott

Edge of Doom
6.1
Edge of Doom
1950•movie

as Detective #1

Nancy Drew… Detective
6.5

as Radio Station Technician (uncredited)

The Wagons Roll at Night
6.5

as Arch

Off Limits
5.9
Off Limits
1952•movie

as Lt. Cmdr. Parnell

Danger Signal
6.0
Danger Signal
1945•movie

as Thomas Turner

Racket Busters
5.6
Racket Busters
1938•movie

as Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
6.8
Task Force
6.9
Task Force
1949•movie

as Dixie Rankin

Pride of the Marines
6.8

as Jim Merchant

Castle on the Hudson
7.0

as Intake Guard (uncredited)

Teddy the Rough Rider
6.8

as Reporter

No Time for Comedy
5.3
No Time for Comedy
1940•movie

as Cashier (uncredited)

Torrid Zone
7.0
Torrid Zone
1940•movie

as Gardner

The Man Without a Country
6.1

as Ship's Officer (uncredited)

Dangerously They Live
6.3

as John, Nazi Henchman

Saddle Tramp
6.5
Saddle Tramp
1950•movie

as Slim

God Is My Co-Pilot
7.1
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945•movie

as David 'Tex' Hill

The Lost Volcano
5.6
The Lost Volcano
1950•movie

as Fred Barton

Blondes at Work
6.3
Blondes at Work
1938•movie

as Regan

Bullet Scars
6.5
Bullet Scars
1942•movie

as Hank O'Connor

Saturday's Children
6.9

as Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)

'Til We Meet Again
6.4
'Til We Meet Again
1940•movie

as Junior Officer (uncredited)

The Patient in Room 18
5.1

as Jim Warren

Alice in Movieland
6.4
Alice in Movieland
1940•movie

as Bill (uncredited)

Angels Wash Their Faces
6.7

as Reporter at Pillory (uncredited)

My Bill
6.6
My Bill
1938•movie

as Mr. Martin, Florist

Service with the Colors
5.4

as Army Lieutenant (uncredited)

Two Guys from Milwaukee
4.9

as Mike Collins

The Petty Girl
4.3
The Petty Girl
1950•movie

as Patrolman

Torchy Gets Her Man
5.9

as Henchman Bugs

Knockout
5.1
Knockout
1941•movie

as Pat Martin

Indianapolis Speedway
5.6

as Ted Horn

Naughty but Nice
6.8
Naughty but Nice
1939•movie

as Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)

Torchy Blane in Panama
5.8

as Sparks (as John Ridgeley)

Torchy Runs for Mayor
5.9

as Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)

The Blue Veil
6.8
The Blue Veil
1951•movie

as Doctor (Uncredited)

Wings for the Eagle
6.1

as Alec Johnson

The Last Outpost
6.1
The Last Outpost
1951•movie

as Sam McQuade

That Way with Women
6.7

as Sam

White Banners
6.1
White Banners
1938•movie

as Charles Ellis

Going Places
6.6
Going Places
1938•movie

as Desk Clerk

Boy Meets Girl
6.9
Boy Meets Girl
1938•movie

as Simmons - Friday's Film Cutter

Trouble Makers
6.1
Trouble Makers
1948•movie

as 'Silky' Thomas

Lady with Red Hair
6.9
Lady with Red Hair
1940•movie

as Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)

Strange Alibi
7.2
Strange Alibi
1941•movie

as Tex Alexander (prisoner)

Million Dollar Baby
6.3

as Ollie Ward

The Doughgirls
7.3
The Doughgirls
1944•movie

as Julian Cadman

Luxury Liner
5.8
Luxury Liner
1948•movie

as Chief Officer Carver

Flight Angels
4.8
Flight Angels
1940•movie

as Lt. Parsons

Wings of the Navy
6.2
Wings of the Navy
1939•movie

as Dan Morrison

Half Angel
6.2
Half Angel
1951•movie

as Tim McCarey

Secret Enemies
5.8
Secret Enemies
1942•movie

as John Trent

Garden of the Moon
6.8
Garden of the Moon
1938•movie

as Sound Control Engineer (uncredited)

Secret Service of the Air
6.1

as Joe LeRoy

Hard to Get
6.3
Hard to Get
1938•movie

as Burke

Highway West
6.6
Highway West
1941•movie

as Alex, Armored Car Guard

Quiet, Please
6.2
Quiet, Please
1939•movie

as Sears' Assistant (uncredited)

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
6.8

as Reporter at Match

River's End
6.6
River's End
1940•movie

as Jeffers

Al Jennings of Oklahoma
6.0

as Railroad Detective Dan Hanes

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
5.4

as Garage Mechanic (uncredited)

The Man Who Talked Too Much
6.4

as Brooks

Women in the Wind
6.8
Women in the Wind
1939•movie

as Salesman (uncredited)

March On, Marines
3.8
March On, Marines
1940•movie

as Hap

The Spy Ring
5.6
The Spy Ring
1938•movie

as Spy Ring Member (uncredited)

The Great Mr. Nobody
6.0

as Eddie Williams

Steel Against the Sky
5.4

as Joe (uncredited)

On Dress Parade
6.6
On Dress Parade
1939•movie

as Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)

Money and the Woman
4.4

as Doctor (uncredited)

Private Detective
6.8
Private Detective
1939•movie

as Donald Norton

He Couldn't Say No
6.5
He Couldn't Say No
1938•movie

as Man-On-The-Street Reporter

Once More, My Darling
6.5

as Burke

Everybody's Hobby
6.2
Everybody's Hobby
1939•movie

as Ranger Mike Morgan

Fort Osage
6.5
Fort Osage
1952•movie

as Henry Travers

Kid Nightingale
6.4
Kid Nightingale
1939•movie

as Whitey

Smashing the Money Ring
5.8

as Policeman (uncredited)

Little Miss Thoroughbred
4.8

as Jim (aka Slug)

Streamline Express
6.0
Streamline Express
1935•movie

as Train Steward (uncredited)

A Child is Born
7.1
A Child is Born
1939•movie

as Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
6.8

as Officer (uncredited)

When the Redskins Rode
5.2

as Christopher Gist

Navy Blues
4.8
Navy Blues
1941•movie

as 'Jersey'

At the Stroke of Twelve
6.0

as Reporter

On Trial
6.1
On Trial
1939•movie

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

The Bill of Rights
6.5
The Bill of Rights
1939•movie

as Massachusetts Congressman

The Adventures of Jane Arden
6.2

as Reporter

Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
5.0

as Assistant (uncredited)

That's My Man
6.7
That's My Man
1947•movie

as Ramsey

Sealed Verdict
7.0
Sealed Verdict
1948•movie

as Lance Nissen

Missing Witnesses
7.0
Missing Witnesses
1937•movie

as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

The Cowboy Quarterback
6.7

as Mr. Walters

Slapsie Maxie's
6.0
Slapsie Maxie's
1939•movie

as Reporter (uncredited)

Here Comes Happiness
6.0

as Jim

As You Were
7.5
As You Were
1951•movie

as Captain

Cowboy from Brooklyn
7.0

as Beacon Reporter

Tucson
7.5
Tucson
1949•movie

as Ben

Father Is A Prince
6.5
Father Is A Prince
1940•movie

as Salesman

Forbidden Valley
7.0
Forbidden Valley
1938•movie

as Duke Lafferty

South Sea Sinner
7.5
South Sea Sinner
1950•movie

as Don Williams

Rookie Fireman
7.5
Rookie Fireman
1950•movie

as Harry Williams

Pal, Canine Detective
10.0

as Gary's Father

Thunder in God's Country
10.0

as Bill Stafford

Beauty on Parade
9.0
Beauty on Parade
1950•movie

as Jeffrey Woodstock

Night Wind
9.0
Night Wind
1948•movie

as Walters

Western Trails
9.0
Western Trails
1938•movie

as Ben McClure