John Ridgely
Birthday: 1909-09-06 | Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USAFrom 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 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
as Harry Foreman
as Bill Stafford
as Christopher Gist
as Sam McQuade
as Tim McCarey
as Detective #1
as Fred Barton
as Ben
as Dixie Rankin
as Mr. Neley
as 'Silky' Thomas
as Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
as Chief investigator of drowning
as Jackson Laidell
as Ramsey
as Walter Bailey, Heart Patient
as Cary Abbott
as David 'Tex' Hill
as Jim Merchant
as Thomas Turner
as Julian Cadman
as Jim Austen
as Pilot
as Reserve Officer Raymond
as Alec Johnson
as Hank O'Connor
as John Trent
as John, Nazi Henchman
as Tex Alexander (prisoner)
