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John Ridgely
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
The Big Sleep
as Eddie Mars
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Assistant Manager
The Roaring Twenties
as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Dark Victory
as Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Officer Saunders
They Died with Their Boots On
as 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
The Lost Volcano
as Fred Barton
Air Force
as Pilot
Invisible Stripes
as Employment Clerk (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
