John Ridgely
Actor
From 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.
Born1909-09-06
Place of BirthChicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
7.6
The Big Sleep
MysteryCrime
7.6
Arsenic and Old Lace
ComedyCrime
6.4
The Greatest Show on Earth
DramaRomance
7.3
A Place in the Sun
DramaRomance
6.7
They Died with Their Boots On
WesternWar
7.3
The Letter
CrimeDrama
7.5
The Roaring Twenties
CrimeDrama
6.9
Dark Victory
DramaRomance
6.9
They Drive by Night
DramaCrime
6.5
Air Force
ActionDrama
7.0
The Man Who Came to Dinner
ComedyRomance
6.9
Possessed
DramaThriller
6.9
Destination Tokyo
War
5.1
Knockout
RomanceDrama
5.9
Backfire
MysteryCrime
7.0
Task Force
DramaRomance
6.9
Border Incident
CrimeDrama
6.2
Nora Prentiss
Drama
6.2
Half Angel
Comedy
6.2
Invisible Stripes
CrimeDrama
6.1
The Man I Love
DramaMusic
6.6
Brother Orchid
ComedyCrime
7.3
My Reputation
DramaRomance
6.8
Each Dawn I Die
CrimeDrama