Biography
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.
Known For
Dark Victory
Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
Border Incident
Mr. Neley
Cry Wolf
Jackson Laidell
Going Places
Desk Clerk
Danger Signal
Thomas Turner
Fort Osage
Henry Travers
The Big Sleep
Eddie Mars
Nora Prentiss
Walter Bailey
A Child Is Born
Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
Sealed Verdict
Lance Nissen