​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJohn 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.

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Arsenic and Old Lace

Officer Saunders

Movie 1944

The Big Sleep

Eddie Mars

Movie 1946

Possessed

Chief investigator of drowning

Movie 1947

Nancy Drew… Detective

Radio Station Technician (uncredited)

Movie 1938

Nora Prentiss

Walter Bailey, Heart Patient

Movie 1947

Brother Orchid

Texas Pearson

Movie 1940

The Man I Love

Roy Otis

Movie 1946

Backfire

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Movie 1950

High Wall

Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)

Movie 1947

Danger Signal

Thomas Turner

Movie 1945

Edge of Doom

Detective #1

Movie 1950

Hollywood Canteen

Self

Movie 1944

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

Reporter

Movie 1939

Highway West

Alex, Armored Car Guard

Movie 1941

Room for One More

Harry Foreman

Movie 1952

The Big Shot

Tim

Movie 1942

Dangerously They Live

John, Nazi Henchman

Movie 1941

Strange Alibi

Tex Alexander (prisoner)

Movie 1941

Northern Pursuit

Jim Austen

Movie 1943

The Patient in Room 18

Jim Warren

Movie 1938

Alice in Movieland

Bill (uncredited)

Movie 1940

The Doughgirls

Julian Cadman

Movie 1944

Wings for the Eagle

Alec Johnson

Movie 1942

God Is My Co-Pilot

David 'Tex' Hill

Movie 1945

Luxury Liner

Chief Officer Carver

Movie 1948

My Reputation

Cary Abbott

Movie 1946

Flight Angels

Lt. Parsons

Movie 1940

Wings of the Navy

Dan Morrison

Movie 1939

The Lost Volcano

Fred Barton

Movie 1950

Quiet, Please

Sears' Assistant (uncredited)

Movie 1939

The Petty Girl

Patrolman

Movie 1950

Half Angel

Tim McCarey

Movie 1951

The Last Outpost

Sam McQuade

Movie 1951

That Way with Women

Sam

Movie 1947

Secret Enemies

John Trent

Movie 1942

Blondes at Work

Regan

Movie 1938

Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite

Reporter at Match

Movie 1939

Private Detective

Donald Norton

Movie 1939

Knockout

Pat Martin

Movie 1941

He Couldn't Say No

Man-On-The-Street Reporter

Movie 1938

River's End

Jeffers

Movie 1940

Once More, My Darling

Burke

Movie 1949

As You Were

Captain

Movie 1951

Everybody's Hobby

Ranger Mike Morgan

Movie 1939

Bullet Scars

Hank O'Connor

Movie 1942

Indianapolis Speedway

Ted Horn

Movie 1939

Saddle Tramp

Slim

Movie 1950

White Banners

Charles Ellis

Movie 1938

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

Railroad Detective Dan Hanes

Movie 1951

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Garage Mechanic (uncredited)

Movie 1941

The Man Who Talked Too Much

Brooks

Movie 1940

Fort Osage

Henry Travers

Movie 1952

Sealed Verdict

Lance Nissen

Movie 1948

Racket Busters

Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)

Movie 1938

Angels Wash Their Faces

Reporter at Pillory (uncredited)

Movie 1939

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Beacon Reporter

Movie 1938

Command Decision

James Carwood

Movie 1948

Garden of the Moon

Sound Control Engineer (uncredited)

Movie 1938

My Bill

Mr. Martin, Florist

Movie 1938

Naughty But Nice

Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)

Movie 1939

Secret Service of the Air

Joe LeRoy

Movie 1939

Kid Nightingale

Whitey

Movie 1939

Smashing the Money Ring

Policeman (uncredited)

Movie 1939

Little Miss Thoroughbred

Jim (aka Slug)

Movie 1938

Streamline Express

Train Steward (uncredited)

Movie 1935

King of the Underworld

Jerry

Movie 1939

Nancy Drew... Reporter

Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Movie 1939

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)

Movie 1939

Women in the Wind

Salesman (uncredited)

Movie 1939

Dark Victory

Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)

Movie 1939

A Child Is Born

Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)

Movie 1939

Each Dawn I Die

Reporter (uncredited)

Movie 1939

The Return of Doctor X

Rodgers

Movie 1939

The Roaring Twenties

Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

Movie 1939

Service with the Colors

Army Lieutenant (uncredited)

Movie 1940

March On, Marines

Hap

Movie 1940

Missing Witnesses

Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

Movie 1937

Pal, Canine Detective

Gary's Father

Movie 1950

Task Force

Dixie Rankin

Movie 1949

The Fighting 69th

Moran (uncredited)

Movie 1940

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

Officer (uncredited)

Movie 1939

Torchy Runs for Mayor

Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)

Movie 1939

Trouble Makers

'Silky' Thomas

Movie 1948

When the Redskins Rode

Christopher Gist

Movie 1951

Tucson

Ben

Movie 1949

Saturday's Children

Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)

Movie 1940

No Time for Comedy

Cashier (uncredited)

Movie 1940

The Letter

Driver (uncredited)

Movie 1940

Castle on the Hudson

Intake Guard (uncredited)

Movie 1940

They Drive by Night

Hank Dawson (uncredited)

Movie 1940

'Til We Meet Again

Junior Officer (uncredited)

Movie 1940

Lady with Red Hair

Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)

Movie 1940

Father Is A Prince

Salesman

Movie 1940

At the Stroke of Twelve

Reporter

Movie 1941

Thunder in God's Country

Bill Stafford

Movie 1951

Forbidden Valley

Duke Lafferty

Movie 1938

The Cowboy Quarterback

Mr. Walters

Movie 1939

They Died with Their Boots On

2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)

Movie 1941

Beauty on Parade

Jeffrey Woodstock

Movie 1950

The Spy Ring

Spy Ring Member (uncredited)

Movie 1938

Teddy the Rough Rider

Reporter

Movie 1940

Steel Against the Sky

Joe (uncredited)

Movie 1941

Two Guys from Milwaukee

Mike Collins

Movie 1946

On Trial

Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Movie 1939

The Bill of Rights

Massachusetts Congressman

Movie 1939

Night Wind

Walters

Movie 1948

On Dress Parade

Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)

Movie 1939

The Man Without a Country

Ship's Officer (uncredited)

Movie 1937

Slapsie Maxie's

Reporter (uncredited)

Movie 1939

Hard to Get

Burke

Movie 1938

Here Comes Happiness

Jim

Movie 1941

The Adventures of Jane Arden

Reporter

Movie 1939

Money and the Woman

Doctor (uncredited)

Movie 1940

Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra

Assistant (uncredited)

Movie 1941

You Can't Get Away with Murder

Gas Station Proprietor

Movie 1939

Invisible Stripes

Employment Clerk (uncredited)

Movie 1939

The Blue Veil

Doctor (Uncredited)

Movie 1951

Spills for Thrills

Movie Director (uncredited)

Movie 1940

Western Trails

Ben McClure

Movie 1938

Mountain Fighters

Lt. Evers

Movie 1943

Proceed and Report

Murphy's pal

Movie 1943