John Ridgely

John Ridgely
Born	John Huntington Rea (1909-09-06)September 6, 1909 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died	New York City, New York, USA
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1935–1954

John Ridgely (September 6, 1909 – January 18, 1968) was an American film character actor with over 175 film credits.

Early years

Ridgely attended Stanford University before going into a career in movies.

Film

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).

The Chicago-born actor 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.

Partial filmography

• White Banners (1938)
• Going Places (1938)
• He Couldn't Say No (1938)
• My Bill (1938)
• King of the Underworld (1939)
• They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
• Secret Service of the Air (1939)
• The Roaring Twenties (1939) as Cab Driver (uncredited)
• Torrid Zone (1940)
• The Fighting 69th (1940)
• Brother Orchid (1940)
• They Drive By Night (1940) (uncredited)
• Dangerously They Live (1941)
• The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)
• Strange Alibi (1941)
• Million Dollar Baby (1941)
• The Big Shot (1942)
• Air Force (1943)
• Destination Tokyo (1943)
• Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
• The Doughgirls (1944)
• God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)
• Pride of the Marines (1945)
• Danger Signal (1945)
• My Reputation (1946)
• Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
• The Big Sleep (1946)
• Nora Prentiss (1947)
• The Man I Love (1947)
• Cry Wolf (1947)
• Possessed (1947)
• High Wall (1947)
• Command Decision (1948)
• Sealed Verdict (1948)
• Luxury Liner (1948)
• Task Force (1949)
• Border Incident (1949)
• Once More, My Darling (1949)
• Saddle Tramp (1950)
• Half Angel (1951)
• A Place in the Sun (1951) as Coroner
• Room for One More (1952)
• The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
• Off Limits (1953)

Radio appearances

Year	Program	Episode/source
1938	Warner Brothers Academy Theater	Special Agent

External links

• John Ridgely at the Internet Movie Database
• John Ridgely at Find a Grave
• John Ridgely at AllMovie