Place of Birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Date of Birth:
9/6/1909
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.
Arsenic and Old Lace
The Big Sleep
Possessed
Destination Tokyo
Nancy Drew… Detective
The Man Who Came to Dinner
They Made Me a Criminal
Nora Prentiss
Brother Orchid
The Man I Love
The Greatest Show on Earth
Backfire
Border Incident
High Wall
Danger Signal
Edge of Doom
Cry Wolf
Air Force
Hollywood Canteen
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Highway West
Room for One More
The Big Shot
Dangerously They Live
Strange Alibi
Pride of the Marines
Northern Pursuit
Alice in Movieland
The Patient in Room 18
Million Dollar Baby
The Doughgirls
Wings for the Eagle
God Is My Co-Pilot
Luxury Liner
My Reputation
Flight Angels
Off Limits
Wings of the Navy
The Lost Volcano
Quiet, Please
The Petty Girl
Half Angel
The Last Outpost
That Way with Women
Secret Enemies
Blondes at Work
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
Torchy Gets Her Man
Private Detective
Knockout
He Couldn't Say No
River's End
Once More, My Darling
As You Were
Everybody's Hobby
Bullet Scars
Indianapolis Speedway
Saddle Tramp
White Banners
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
That's My Man
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
The Man Who Talked Too Much
Going Places
Fort Osage
Sealed Verdict
Racket Busters
Boy Meets Girl
Angels Wash Their Faces
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Command Decision
Garden of the Moon
My Bill
Naughty But Nice
Secret Service of the Air
Kid Nightingale
Smashing the Money Ring
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Streamline Express
King of the Underworld
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Dark Victory
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Women in the Wind
A Child Is Born
Each Dawn I Die
The Return of Doctor X
The Roaring Twenties
Service with the Colors
March On, Marines
Missing Witnesses
Torchy Blane in Panama
Pal, Canine Detective
Task Force
The Fighting 69th
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Trouble Makers
When the Redskins Rode
Tucson
Saturday's Children
The Letter
No Time for Comedy
Castle on the Hudson
Torrid Zone
They Drive by Night
'Til We Meet Again
Lady with Red Hair
Father Is A Prince
Navy Blues
At the Stroke of Twelve
A Place in the Sun
Thunder in God's Country
Forbidden Valley
The Cowboy Quarterback
They Died with Their Boots On
Beauty on Parade
The Spy Ring
The Great Mr. Nobody
Teddy the Rough Rider
Steel Against the Sky
Two Guys from Milwaukee
On Trial
The Bill of Rights
Night Wind
On Dress Parade
The Man Without a Country
Slapsie Maxie's
Hard to Get
Here Comes Happiness
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Money and the Woman
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Invisible Stripes
The Blue Veil
Spills for Thrills
The Wagons Roll at Night
Western Trails
South Sea Sinner
Mountain Fighters
Proceed and Report