John Ridgely

John Ridgely
Born John Huntington Rea
(1909-09-06)September 6, 1909
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died January 18, 1968(1968-01-18) (aged 58)
New York City, New York, USA
Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
Occupation Actor
Years active 19351954

John Ridgely (September 6, 1909 January 18, 1968) was an American film character actor with over 175 film credits.[1]

Early years

Ridgely attended Stanford University before going into a career in movies.[1]

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

Radio appearances

Year Program Episode/source
1938 Warner Brothers Academy Theater Special Agent[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "John Ridgely Roles Now Number 175". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 2, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved June 9, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Those Were the Days". Nostalgia Digest 39 (1): 32–41. Winter 2013.

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