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John Ridgely
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John Ridgely

September 6, 1909 (age 58)
January 18, 1968
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Male
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​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…

Movies

146 credits
The Big Sleep
★ 7.6
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The Big Sleep
1946 as Eddie Mars
Arsenic and Old Lace
★ 7.6
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Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 as Officer Saunders
The Greatest Show on Earth
★ 6.4
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The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 as Assistant Manager
A Place in the Sun
★ 7.3
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A Place in the Sun
1951 as Coroner
The Letter
★ 7.3
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The Letter
1940 as Driver (uncredited)
Border Incident
★ 7.0
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Border Incident
1949 as Mr. Neley
High Wall
★ 6.4
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High Wall
1947 as Assistant District Attorney David…
Possessed
★ 6.9
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Possessed
1947 as Harker
Destination Tokyo
★ 6.9
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Destination Tokyo
1943 as Reserve Officer Raymond
Saddle Tramp
★ 6.5
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Saddle Tramp
1950 as Slim
They Died with Their Boots On
★ 6.7
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They Died with Their Boots On
1941 as 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
Cry Wolf
★ 6.1
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Cry Wolf
1947 as Jackson Laidell
Western Trails
★ 9.0
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Western Trails
1938 as Ben McClure
Air Force
★ 6.5
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Air Force
1943 as Pilot
Command Decision
★ 6.6
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Command Decision
1948 as James Carwood
The Return of Doctor X
★ 6.0
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The Return of Doctor X
1939 as Rodgers
Northern Pursuit
★ 6.2
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Northern Pursuit
1943 as Jim Austen
Nancy Drew... Reporter
★ 6.0
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Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939 as Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk…
My Bill
★ 6.6
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My Bill
1938 as Mr. Martin, Florist
The Roaring Twenties
★ 7.5
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The Roaring Twenties
1939 as Cabbie at Grand Central…
God Is My Co-Pilot
★ 7.2
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God Is My Co-Pilot
1945 as David 'Tex' Hill
Fort Osage
★ 6.5
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Fort Osage
1952 as Henry Travers
Task Force
★ 7.0
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Task Force
1949 as Dixie Rankin
On Dress Parade
★ 6.6
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On Dress Parade
1939 as Fort Lewis Firing Range…
Wings of the Navy Movie
★ 6.2
Drama, Romance
1939 Drama, Romance
Going Places
★ 6.6
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Going Places
1938 as Desk Clerk
Backfire
★ 5.9
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Backfire
1950 as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Nora Prentiss
★ 6.2
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Nora Prentiss
1947 as Walter Bailey
Brother Orchid
★ 6.6
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Brother Orchid
1940 as Texas Pearson
Off Limits
★ 5.9
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Off Limits
1952 as Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
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