John Ridgely

John Ridgely
Born	John Huntington Rea September 6, 1909 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died	January 18, 1968 (aged 58) New York City, New York, USA
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1935–1954

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

• White Banners (1938)
• Going Places (1938)
• He Couldn't Say No (1938)
• My Bill (1938)
• King of the Underworld (1939)
• They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
• Secret Service of the Air (1939)
• Invisible Stripes (1939) (uncredited)
• The Roaring Twenties (1939) as Cab Driver (uncredited)
• Torrid Zone (1940)
• The Fighting 69th (1940)
• Brother Orchid (1940)
• They Drive By Night (1940) (uncredited)
• Dangerously They Live (1941)
• The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)
• Strange Alibi (1941)
• Million Dollar Baby (1941)
• The Big Shot (1942)
• Air Force (1943)
• Destination Tokyo (1943)
• Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
• The Doughgirls (1944)
• God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)
• Pride of the Marines (1945)
• Danger Signal (1945)
• My Reputation (1946)
• Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
• The Big Sleep (1946)
• Nora Prentiss (1947)
• The Man I Love (1947)
• Cry Wolf (1947)
• Possessed (1947)
• High Wall (1947)
• Command Decision (1948)
• Sealed Verdict (1948)
• Luxury Liner (1948)
• Task Force (1949)
• Border Incident (1949)
• Once More, My Darling (1949)
• Saddle Tramp (1950)
• Half Angel (1951)
• A Place in the Sun (1951) as Coroner
• Room for One More (1952)
• The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
• Off Limits (1953)

Radio appearances

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

References

1. "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.

External links

• John Ridgely at the Internet Movie Database
• John Ridgely at Find a Grave
• John Ridgely at AllMovie