John Ridgely
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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.
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
141 titles
They Drive by Night
Dangerously They Live
Command Decision
Room for One More
Bullet Scars
Hollywood Canteen
Indianapolis Speedway
They Made Me a Criminal
Backfire
Task Force
Streamline Express
The Fighting 69th
Cry Wolf
Navy Blues
Two Guys from Milwaukee
The Doughgirls
Going Places
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Million Dollar Baby
Northern Pursuit
Boy Meets Girl
Missing Witnesses
Racket Busters
Castle on the Hudson
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