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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.
Mr. Neley
Thomas Turner
Jackson Laidell
Henry Travers
Eddie Mars
Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
Eddie Williams
'Jersey'
Walter Bailey
Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
Doctor (uncredited)
Ted Horn
David 'Tex' Hill
Pilot
Duke Lafferty
Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Jim Austen
Whitey
Radio Man
Reporter (uncredited)
Cashier (uncredited)
Regan
Doctor (Uncredited)
Reserve Officer Raymond
Driver (uncredited)
Desk Clerk
Joe LeRoy
Charles Ellis
Salesman (uncredited)
Roy Otis
Reporter
2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
Burke
Dixie Rankin
Harry Foreman
Radio Station Technician (uncredited)
Reporter at Pillory (uncredited)
Reporter
Julian Cadman
Sound Control Engineer (uncredited)
Self
Slim
Coroner
Officer Saunders
Jerry
Sam McQuade
Railroad Detective Dan Hanes
Lance Nissen
Spy Ring Member (uncredited)
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Alec Johnson
Hank O'Connor
Massachusetts Congressman
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Arch
Patrolman
Chief Officer Carver
Hank Dawson (uncredited)
Gas Station Proprietor
Rodgers
Walters
Ramsey
Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)
Assistant Manager
John, Nazi Henchman
Texas Pearson
Moran (uncredited)
Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)
Garage Mechanic (uncredited)
Jim Merchant
Sam
Captain
Salesman
Christopher Gist
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Sparks (as John Ridgeley)
Policeman (uncredited)
Junior Officer (uncredited)
Bill (uncredited)
Ranger Mike Morgan
Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
Gary's Father
James Carwood
Don Williams
Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)
Mr. Martin, Florist
Cary Abbott
Harker
Bill Stafford
Henchman Bugs
Army Lieutenant (uncredited)
Jim
Burke
Donald Norton
Employment Clerk (uncredited)
Ben
Tim
Jeffrey Woodstock
Mike Collins
Murphy's pal
Sears' Assistant (uncredited)
Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Brooks
Reporter
Jeffers
Ben McClure
Man-On-The-Street Reporter
Ollie Ward
Officer (uncredited)
Jim Warren
Tim McCarey
Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)
Pat Martin
Reporter (uncredited)
Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)
Reporter at Match
Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)
Mr. Walters
Reporter
Simmons - Friday's Film Cutter
Train Steward (uncredited)
Movie Director (uncredited)
Detective #1
Fred Barton
Jim (aka Slug)
Beacon Reporter
Intake Guard (uncredited)
Dan Morrison
John Trent
Alex, Armored Car Guard
Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)
Tex Alexander (prisoner)
Gardner
Lt. Parsons
Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)
Joe (uncredited)
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Lt. Evers
'Silky' Thomas
Hap
Assistant (uncredited)