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John Ridgely

6th September 1909 Chicago, Illinois, USA Acting

​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.

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Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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Backfire 26th January 1950 as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
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High Wall 17th December 1947 as Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
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Cry Wolf 19th August 1947 as Jackson Laidell
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A Child is Born 7th December 1939 as Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
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On Dress Parade 18th November 1939 as Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)
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Dark Victory 20th April 1939 as Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
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On Trial 1st April 1939 as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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My Bill 8th July 1938 as Mr. Martin, Florist

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