
Birthday
1909/09/06
Day of death
1968/01/18 (58 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also know as
John Huntington Rea, John Ridgeley, John Ridgley
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 continue...Read more

(1944) Arsenic and Old Lace
as Officer Saunders

(1946) The Big Sleep
as Eddie Mars

(1947) Possessed
as Harker

(1943) Destination Tokyo
as Reserve Officer Raymond

(1938) Nancy Drew… Detective
as Radio Station Technician (uncredited)

(1941) The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Radio Man

(1939) They Made Me a Criminal
as Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)

(1947) Nora Prentiss
as Walter Bailey

(1940) Brother Orchid
as Texas Pearson

(1946) The Man I Love
as Roy Otis

(1952) The Greatest Show on Earth
as Assistant Manager

(1950) Backfire
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

(1949) Border Incident
as Mr. Neley

(1947) High Wall
as Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)

(1945) Danger Signal
as Thomas Turner

(1950) Edge of Doom
as Detective #1

(1947) Cry Wolf
as Jackson Laidell

(1943) Air Force
as Pilot

(1944) Hollywood Canteen
as Self

(1939) Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
as Reporter

(1941) Highway West
as Alex, Armored Car Guard

(1952) Room for One More
as Harry Foreman

(1942) The Big Shot
as Tim

(1941) Dangerously They Live
as John, Nazi Henchman

(1941) Strange Alibi
as Tex Alexander (prisoner)

(1945) Pride of the Marines
as Jim Merchant

(1943) Northern Pursuit
as Jim Austen

(1938) The Patient in Room 18
as Jim Warren

(1940) Alice in Movieland
as Bill (uncredited)

(1941) Million Dollar Baby
as Ollie Ward

(1944) The Doughgirls
as Julian Cadman

(1942) Wings for the Eagle
as Alec Johnson

(1945) God Is My Co-Pilot
as David 'Tex' Hill

(1948) Luxury Liner
as Chief Officer Carver

(1946) My Reputation
as Cary Abbott

(1940) Flight Angels
as Lt. Parsons

(1939) Wings of the Navy
as Dan Morrison

(1952) Off Limits
as Lt. Cmdr. Parnell

(1950) The Lost Volcano
as Fred Barton

(1939) Quiet, Please
as Sears' Assistant (uncredited)

(1950) The Petty Girl
as Patrolman

(1951) Half Angel
as Tim McCarey

(1951) The Last Outpost
as Sam McQuade

(1947) That Way with Women
as Sam

(1942) Secret Enemies
as John Trent

(1938) Blondes at Work
as Regan

(1939) Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
as Reporter at Match

(1939) Private Detective
as Donald Norton

(1938) Torchy Gets Her Man
as Henchman Bugs

(1941) Knockout
as Pat Martin

(1938) He Couldn't Say No
as Man-On-The-Street Reporter

(1940) River's End
as Jeffers

(1949) Once More, My Darling
as Burke

(1951) As You Were
as Captain

(1939) Everybody's Hobby
as Ranger Mike Morgan

(1942) Bullet Scars
as Hank O'Connor

(1939) Indianapolis Speedway
as Ted Horn

(1950) Saddle Tramp
as Slim

(1938) White Banners
as Charles Ellis

(1951) Al Jennings of Oklahoma
as Railroad Detective Dan Hanes

(1947) That's My Man
as Ramsey

(1941) Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Garage Mechanic (uncredited)

(1940) The Man Who Talked Too Much
as Brooks

(1938) Going Places
as Desk Clerk

(1952) Fort Osage
as Henry Travers

(1948) Sealed Verdict
as Lance Nissen

(1938) Racket Busters
as Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)

(1938) Boy Meets Girl
as Simmons - Friday's Film Cutter

(1939) Angels Wash Their Faces
as Reporter at Pillory (uncredited)

(1938) Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Beacon Reporter

(1948) Command Decision
as James Carwood

(1938) Garden of the Moon
as Sound Control Engineer (uncredited)

(1938) My Bill
as Mr. Martin, Florist

(1939) Naughty But Nice
as Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)

(1939) Secret Service of the Air
as Joe LeRoy

(1939) Kid Nightingale
as Whitey

(1939) Smashing the Money Ring
as Policeman (uncredited)

(1938) Little Miss Thoroughbred
as Jim (aka Slug)

(1935) Streamline Express
as Train Steward (uncredited)

(1939) King of the Underworld
as Jerry

(1939) Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

(1939) Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)

(1939) Women in the Wind
as Salesman (uncredited)

(1939) Dark Victory
as Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)

(1939) A Child Is Born
as Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)

(1939) Each Dawn I Die
as Reporter (uncredited)

(1939) The Return of Doctor X
as Rodgers

(1939) The Roaring Twenties
as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

(1940) Service with the Colors
as Army Lieutenant (uncredited)

(1940) March On, Marines
as Hap

(1937) Missing Witnesses
as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

(1938) Torchy Blane in Panama
as Sparks (as John Ridgeley)

(1950) Pal, Canine Detective
as Gary's Father

(1949) Task Force
as Dixie Rankin

(1940) The Fighting 69th
as Moran (uncredited)

(1939) Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Officer (uncredited)

(1939) Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)

(1948) Trouble Makers
as 'Silky' Thomas

(1951) When the Redskins Rode
as Christopher Gist

(1949) Tucson
as Ben

(1940) Saturday's Children
as Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)

(1940) No Time for Comedy
as Cashier (uncredited)

(1940) The Letter
as Driver (uncredited)

(1940) Castle on the Hudson
as Intake Guard (uncredited)

(1940) Torrid Zone
as Gardner

(1940) They Drive by Night
as Hank Dawson (uncredited)

(1940) 'Til We Meet Again
as Junior Officer (uncredited)

(1940) Lady with Red Hair
as Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)

(1940) Father Is A Prince
as Salesman

(1941) Navy Blues
as 'Jersey'

(1941) At the Stroke of Twelve
as Reporter

(1951) A Place in the Sun
as Coroner

(1951) Thunder in God's Country
as Bill Stafford

(1938) Forbidden Valley
as Duke Lafferty

(1939) The Cowboy Quarterback
as Mr. Walters

(1941) They Died with Their Boots On
as 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)

(1950) Beauty on Parade
as Jeffrey Woodstock

(1938) The Spy Ring
as Spy Ring Member (uncredited)

(1941) The Great Mr. Nobody
as Eddie Williams

(1940) Teddy the Rough Rider
as Reporter

(1941) Steel Against the Sky
as Joe (uncredited)

(1946) Two Guys from Milwaukee
as Mike Collins

(1939) On Trial
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

(1939) The Bill of Rights
as Massachusetts Congressman

(1948) Night Wind
as Walters

(1939) On Dress Parade
as Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)

(1937) The Man Without a Country
as Ship's Officer (uncredited)

(1939) Slapsie Maxie's
as Reporter (uncredited)

(1938) Hard to Get
as Burke

(1941) Here Comes Happiness
as Jim

(1939) The Adventures of Jane Arden
as Reporter

(1940) Money and the Woman
as Doctor (uncredited)

(1941) Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
as Assistant (uncredited)

(1939) You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Gas Station Proprietor

(1939) Invisible Stripes
as Employment Clerk (uncredited)

(1951) The Blue Veil
as Doctor (Uncredited)
(1940) Spills for Thrills
as Movie Director (uncredited)

(1941) The Wagons Roll at Night
as Arch

(1938) Western Trails
as Ben McClure

(1950) South Sea Sinner
as Don Williams
(1943) Mountain Fighters
as Lt. Evers
(1943) Proceed and Report
as Murphy's pal
(1952) The Congregation
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