John Ridgely
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 6, 1909, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- January 18, 1968
- Movies
- 146
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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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1952 | Off Limits | Lt. Cmdr. Parnell |
| 1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth | Assistant Manager |
| 1952 | Fort Osage | Henry Travers |
| 1952 | Room for One More | Harry Foreman |
| 1952 | The Congregation | |
| 1951 | The Blue Veil | Doctor (Uncredited) |
| 1951 | As You Were | Captain |
| 1951 | A Place in the Sun | Coroner |
| 1951 | When the Redskins Rode | Christopher Gist |
| 1951 | Half Angel | Tim McCarey |
| 1951 | Thunder in God's Country | Bill Stafford |
| 1951 | The Last Outpost | Sam McQuade |
| 1951 | Pal's Gallant Journey | Gary's father |
| 1951 | Al Jennings of Oklahoma | Railroad Detective Dan Hanes |
| 1950 | Saddle Tramp | Slim |
| 1950 | Pal, Canine Detective | Gary's Father |
| 1950 | Rookie Fireman | Harry Williams |
| 1950 | South Sea Sinner | Don Williams |
| 1950 | The Petty Girl | Patrolman |
| 1950 | Edge of Doom | Detective #1 |
| 1950 | The Lost Volcano | Fred Barton |
| 1950 | Beauty on Parade | Jeffrey Woodstock |
| 1950 | Backfire | Plainclothesman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Border Incident | Mr. Neley |
| 1949 | Once More, My Darling | Burke |
| 1949 | Task Force | Dixie Rankin |
| 1949 | Tucson | Ben |
| 1948 | Command Decision | James Carwood |
| 1948 | Trouble Makers | 'Silky' Thomas |
| 1948 | Luxury Liner | Chief Officer Carver |
| 1948 | Sealed Verdict | Lance Nissen |
| 1948 | Night Wind | Walters |
| 1948 | The Iron Curtain | |
| 1947 | High Wall | Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley) |
| 1947 | Cry Wolf | Jackson Laidell |
| 1947 | That's My Man | Ramsey |
| 1947 | Possessed | Harker |
| 1947 | Nora Prentiss | Walter Bailey |
| 1947 | That Way with Women | Sam |
| 1946 | The Man I Love | Roy Otis |
| 1946 | The Big Sleep | Eddie Mars |
| 1946 | Two Guys from Milwaukee | Mike Collins |
| 1946 | My Reputation | Cary Abbott |
| 1945 | Danger Signal | Thomas Turner |
| 1945 | Pride of the Marines | Jim Merchant |
| 1945 | God Is My Co-Pilot | David 'Tex' Hill |
| 1944 | Hollywood Canteen | Self |
| 1944 | The Doughgirls | Julian Cadman |
| 1944 | Arsenic and Old Lace | Officer Saunders |
| 1943 | Destination Tokyo | Reserve Officer Raymond |
| 1943 | Northern Pursuit | Jim Austen |
| 1943 | Proceed and Report | Murphy's pal |
| 1943 | Mountain Fighters | Lt. Evers |
| 1943 | Air Force | Pilot |
| 1942 | Secret Enemies | John Trent |
| 1942 | Wings for the Eagle | Alec Johnson |
| 1942 | The Big Shot | Tim |
| 1942 | Bullet Scars | Hank O'Connor |
| 1941 | The Man Who Came to Dinner | Radio Man |
| 1941 | Dangerously They Live | John, Nazi Henchman |
| 1941 | Steel Against the Sky | Joe (uncredited) |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited) |
| 1941 | At the Stroke of Twelve | Reporter |
| 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Garage Mechanic (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Navy Blues | 'Jersey' |
| 1941 | Highway West | Alex, Armored Car Guard |
| 1941 | Million Dollar Baby | Ollie Ward |
| 1941 | The Wagons Roll at Night | Arch |
| 1941 | Strange Alibi | Tex Alexander (prisoner) |
| 1941 | Knockout | Pat Martin |
| 1941 | Here Comes Happiness | Jim |
| 1941 | The Great Mr. Nobody | Eddie Williams |
| 1941 | Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra | Assistant (uncredited) |
| 1940 | March On, Marines | Hap |
| 1940 | Lady with Red Hair | Actor Playing Paul (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Letter | Driver (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Father Is A Prince | Salesman |
| 1940 | No Time for Comedy | Cashier (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Service with the Colors | Army Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Money and the Woman | Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | River's End | Jeffers |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | Hank Dawson (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Man Who Talked Too Much | Brooks |
| 1940 | Brother Orchid | Texas Pearson |
| 1940 | Flight Angels | Lt. Parsons |
| 1940 | Torrid Zone | Gardner |
| 1940 | Saturday's Children | Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1940 | 'Til We Meet Again | Junior Officer (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Alice in Movieland | Bill (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Teddy the Rough Rider | Reporter |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | Intake Guard (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th | Moran (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Spills for Thrills | Movie Director (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes | Employment Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Private Detective | Donald Norton |
| 1939 | A Child is Born | Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Return of Doctor X | Rodgers |
| 1939 | On Dress Parade | Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Kid Nightingale | Whitey |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties | Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Smashing the Money Ring | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Slapsie Maxie's | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Reporter |
| 1939 | Everybody's Hobby | Ranger Mike Morgan |
| 1939 | Angels Wash Their Faces | Reporter at Pillory (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Each Dawn I Die | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Bill of Rights | Massachusetts Congressman |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite | Reporter at Match |
| 1939 | Indianapolis Speedway | Ted Horn |
| 1939 | The Cowboy Quarterback | Mr. Walters |
| 1939 | Quiet, Please | Sears' Assistant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Naughty but Nice | Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Torchy Runs for Mayor | Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Dark Victory | Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Women in the Wind | Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | On Trial | Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | You Can't Get Away with Murder | Gas Station Proprietor |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Jane Arden | Reporter |
| 1939 | Secret Service of the Air | Joe LeRoy |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew... Reporter | Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Wings of the Navy | Dan Morrison |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Officer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | They Made Me a Criminal | Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter) |
| 1939 | King of the Underworld | Jerry |
| 1938 | Going Places | Desk Clerk |
| 1938 | Nancy Drew… Detective | Radio Station Technician (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Torchy Gets Her Man | Henchman Bugs |
| 1938 | Hard to Get | Burke |
| 1938 | Garden of the Moon | Sound Control Engineer (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Boy Meets Girl | Simmons - Friday's Film Cutter |
| 1938 | Racket Busters | Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Cowboy from Brooklyn | Beacon Reporter |
| 1938 | My Bill | Mr. Martin, Florist |
| 1938 | White Banners | Charles Ellis |
| 1938 | Little Miss Thoroughbred | Jim (aka Slug) |
| 1938 | Western Trails | Ben McClure |
| 1938 | Torchy Blane in Panama | Sparks (as John Ridgeley) |
| 1938 | He Couldn't Say No | Man-On-The-Street Reporter |
| 1938 | Forbidden Valley | Duke Lafferty |
| 1938 | Blondes at Work | Regan |
| 1938 | The Patient in Room 18 | Jim Warren |
| 1938 | The Spy Ring | Spy Ring Member (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Missing Witnesses | Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Man Without a Country | Ship's Officer (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Streamline Express | Train Steward (uncredited) |
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