John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Acting

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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…

Filmography

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Off Limits ★ 5.9 Off Limits 1952 The Greatest Show on Earth ★ 6.4 The Greatest Show on Earth 1952 Fort Osage ★ 6.5 Fort Osage 1952 Room for One More ★ 6.5 Room for One More 1952 The Congregation ★ 9.0 The Congregation 1952 The Blue Veil ★ 6.8 The Blue Veil 1951 As You Were ★ 7.5 As You Were 1951 A Place in the Sun ★ 7.3 A Place in the Sun 1951 When the Redskins Rode ★ 5.3 When the Redskins Rode 1951 Half Angel ★ 6.2 Half Angel 1951 Thunder in God's Country ★ 10.0 Thunder in God's Country 1951 The Last Outpost ★ 6.1 The Last Outpost 1951 Pal's Gallant Journey ★ 7.0 Pal's Gallant Journey 1951 Al Jennings of Oklahoma ★ 5.8 Al Jennings of Oklahoma 1951 Saddle Tramp ★ 6.5 Saddle Tramp 1950 Pal, Canine Detective ★ 10.0 Pal, Canine Detective 1950 Rookie Fireman ★ 7.5 Rookie Fireman 1950 South Sea Sinner ★ 7.5 South Sea Sinner 1950 The Petty Girl ★ 4.3 The Petty Girl 1950 Edge of Doom ★ 6.1 Edge of Doom 1950 The Lost Volcano ★ 5.6 The Lost Volcano 1950 Beauty on Parade ★ 9.0 Beauty on Parade 1950 Backfire ★ 5.9 Backfire 1950 Border Incident ★ 7.0 Border Incident 1949 Once More, My Darling ★ 6.5 Once More, My Darling 1949 Task Force ★ 7.0 Task Force 1949 Tucson ★ 7.5 Tucson 1949 Command Decision ★ 6.6 Command Decision 1948 Trouble Makers ★ 6.1 Trouble Makers 1948 Luxury Liner ★ 5.8 Luxury Liner 1948 Sealed Verdict ★ 7.0 Sealed Verdict 1948 Night Wind ★ 9.0 Night Wind 1948 The Iron Curtain ★ 6.0 The Iron Curtain 1948 High Wall ★ 6.4 High Wall 1947 Cry Wolf ★ 6.1 Cry Wolf 1947 That's My Man ★ 6.7 That's My Man 1947 Possessed ★ 6.9 Possessed 1947 Nora Prentiss ★ 6.2 Nora Prentiss 1947 That Way with Women ★ 6.7 That Way with Women 1947 The Man I Love ★ 6.1 The Man I Love 1946 The Big Sleep ★ 7.6 The Big Sleep 1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee ★ 4.9 Two Guys from Milwaukee 1946 My Reputation ★ 7.3 My Reputation 1946 Danger Signal ★ 6.0 Danger Signal 1945 Pride of the Marines ★ 6.8 Pride of the Marines 1945 God Is My Co-Pilot ★ 7.2 God Is My Co-Pilot 1945 Hollywood Canteen ★ 7.3 Hollywood Canteen 1944 The Doughgirls ★ 7.6 The Doughgirls 1944 Arsenic and Old Lace ★ 7.6 Arsenic and Old Lace 1944 Destination Tokyo ★ 6.9 Destination Tokyo 1943 Northern Pursuit ★ 6.2 Northern Pursuit 1943 Proceed and Report Proceed and Report 1943 Mountain Fighters Mountain Fighters 1943 Air Force ★ 6.5 Air Force 1943 Secret Enemies ★ 5.8 Secret Enemies 1942 Wings for the Eagle ★ 6.1 Wings for the Eagle 1942 The Big Shot ★ 6.4 The Big Shot 1942 Bullet Scars ★ 6.5 Bullet Scars 1942 The Man Who Came to Dinner ★ 7.0 The Man Who Came to Dinner 1941 Dangerously They Live ★ 6.3 Dangerously They Live 1941 Steel Against the Sky ★ 5.4 Steel Against the Sky 1941 They Died with Their Boots On ★ 6.7 They Died with Their Boots On 1941 At the Stroke of Twelve ★ 6.0 At the Stroke of Twelve 1941 Nine Lives Are Not Enough ★ 5.4 Nine Lives Are Not Enough 1941 Navy Blues ★ 4.8 Navy Blues 1941 Highway West ★ 6.6 Highway West 1941 Million Dollar Baby ★ 6.3 Million Dollar Baby 1941 The Wagons Roll at Night ★ 6.5 The Wagons Roll at Night 1941 Strange Alibi ★ 7.2 Strange Alibi 1941 Knockout ★ 5.1 Knockout 1941 Here Comes Happiness ★ 6.0 Here Comes Happiness 1941 The Great Mr. Nobody ★ 6.0 The Great Mr. Nobody 1941 Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra ★ 4.7 Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra 1941 March On, Marines ★ 3.5 March On, Marines 1940 Lady with Red Hair ★ 6.9 Lady with Red Hair 1940 The Letter ★ 7.3 The Letter 1940 Father Is A Prince ★ 6.5 Father Is A Prince 1940 No Time for Comedy ★ 5.3 No Time for Comedy 1940 Service with the Colors ★ 5.3 Service with the Colors 1940 Money and the Woman ★ 4.4 Money and the Woman 1940