John Ridgely

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John Ridgely

Acting September 6, 1909

Chicago, Illinois, USA

​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 credi…

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The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

7.6 1946 Movie
Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

7.6 1944 Movie
A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun

7.3 1951 Movie
The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

6.4 1952 Movie
The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

7.5 1939 Movie
The Letter

The Letter

7.3 1940 Movie
Dark Victory

Dark Victory

6.9 1939 Movie
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

6.9 1940 Movie
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

6.7 1941 Movie
The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Man Who Came to Dinner

7.1 1941 Movie
Possessed

Possessed

6.9 1947 Movie
Destination Tokyo

Destination Tokyo

6.9 1943 Movie

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​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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1952
    Off Limits

    Movie Lt. Cmdr. Parnell

  2. 1952
    The Greatest Show on Earth

    Movie Assistant Manager

  3. 1952
    Fort Osage

    Movie Henry Travers

  4. 1952
    Room for One More

    Movie Harry Foreman

  5. 1952
    The Congregation

    Movie

  6. 1951
    The Blue Veil

    Movie Doctor (Uncredited)

  7. 1951
    As You Were

    Movie Captain

  8. 1951
    A Place in the Sun

    Movie Coroner

  9. 1951
    When the Redskins Rode

    Movie Christopher Gist

  10. 1951
    Half Angel

    Movie Tim McCarey

  11. 1951
    Thunder in God's Country

    Movie Bill Stafford

  12. 1951
    The Last Outpost

    Movie Sam McQuade

  13. 1951
    Pal's Gallant Journey

    Movie Gary's father

  14. 1951
    Al Jennings of Oklahoma

    Movie Railroad Detective Dan Hanes

  15. 1950
    Saddle Tramp

    Movie Slim

  16. 1950
    Pal, Canine Detective

    Movie Gary's Father

More credits
  1. 1950
    Rookie Fireman

    Movie Harry Williams

  2. 1950
    South Sea Sinner

    Movie Don Williams

  3. 1950
    The Petty Girl

    Movie Patrolman

  4. 1950
    Edge of Doom

    Movie Detective #1

  5. 1950
    The Lost Volcano

    Movie Fred Barton

  6. 1950
    Beauty on Parade

    Movie Jeffrey Woodstock

  7. 1950
    Backfire

    Movie Plainclothesman (uncredited)

  8. 1949
    Border Incident

    Movie Mr. Neley

  9. 1949
    Once More, My Darling

    Movie Burke

  10. 1949
    Task Force

    Movie Dixie Rankin

  11. 1949
    Tucson

    Movie Ben

  12. 1948
    Command Decision

    Movie James Carwood

  13. 1948
    Trouble Makers

    Movie 'Silky' Thomas

  14. 1948
    Luxury Liner

    Movie Chief Officer Carver

  15. 1948
    Sealed Verdict

    Movie Lance Nissen

  16. 1948
    Night Wind

    Movie Walters

  17. 1948
    The Iron Curtain

    Movie

  18. 1947
    High Wall

    Movie Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)

  19. 1947
    Cry Wolf

    Movie Jackson Laidell

  20. 1947
    That's My Man

    Movie Ramsey

  21. 1947
    Possessed

    Movie Harker

  22. 1947
    Nora Prentiss

    Movie Walter Bailey

  23. 1947
    That Way with Women

    Movie Sam

  24. 1946
    The Man I Love

    Movie Roy Otis