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John Ridgely was an American film character actor with over 175 film credits.
Birth Name
John Huntington Rea
Born
Monday, 06 September 1909
Died
Thursday, 18 January 1968
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Rules of Film Noir | Eddie Mars (clip from The Big Sleep (1946)) | 2009 |
| Your Favorite Story | John Page | 1953 |
| Off Limits | Lt. Cmdr. Parnell | 1952 |
| The Outcasts of Poker Flat | Bill Akeley | 1952 |
| Fort Osage | Henry Travers | 1952 |
| Rebound | Niles | 1952 |
| Room for One More | Harry Foreman | 1952 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Assistant Manager | 1952 |
| The Blue Veil | Doctor / Doctor (Uncredited) | 1951 |
| As You Were | Captain | 1951 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Rules of Film Noir | Eddie Mars (clip from The Big Sleep (1946)) | 2009 |
| Your Favorite Story | John Page | 1953 |
| Off Limits | Lt. Cmdr. Parnell | 1952 |
| The Outcasts of Poker Flat | Bill Akeley | 1952 |
| Fort Osage | Henry Travers | 1952 |
| Rebound | Niles | 1952 |
| Room for One More | Harry Foreman | 1952 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Assistant Manager | 1952 |
| The Blue Veil | Doctor / Doctor (Uncredited) | 1951 |
| As You Were | Captain | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Steve - Newspaper Editor | 1951 |
| When Worlds Collide | Chief Customs Inspector | 1951 |
| A Place in the Sun | Coroner | 1951 |
| When the Redskins Rode | Christopher Gist | 1951 |
| Half Angel | Tim McCarey | 1951 |
| Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Downey - Lawyer | 1951 |
| Thunder in God's Country | Bill Stafford | 1951 |
| The Last Outpost | Sam McQuade | 1951 |
| Al Jennings of Oklahoma | Railroad Detective Dan Hanes | 1951 |
| Saddle Tramp | Slim | 1950 |
| Rookie Fireman | Harry Williams | 1950 |
| The Petty Girl | Patrolman | 1950 |
| Edge of Doom | 1st Detective / Detective #1 | 1950 |
| The Lost Volcano | Fred Barton | 1950 |
| Beauty on Parade | Jeffrey Woodstock | 1950 |
| Dangerous Assignment | Allen / Sanders | 1950 |
| Backfire | Plainclothesman | 1950 |
| South Sea Sinner | Don Williams | 1950 |
| Border Incident | Mr. Neley | 1949 |
| Once More, My Darling | Burke | 1949 |
| Task Force | Dixie Rankin | 1949 |
| Tucson | Ben | 1949 |
| Command Decision | James Carwood | 1948 |
| Trouble Makers | 'Silky' Thomas | 1948 |
| Luxury Liner | Chief Officer Carver | 1948 |
| Sealed Verdict | Capt. Lance Nissen / Lance Nissen | 1948 |
| Night Wind | Walters | 1948 |
| The Iron Curtain | RCMP Officer Murphy | 1948 |
| High Wall | David Wallace / Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley) | 1947 |
| Cry Wolf | Jackson Laidell | 1947 |
| Cheyenne | Chalkeye | 1947 |
| That's My Man | Ramsey | 1947 |
| Possessed | Harker / Chief investigator of drowning | 1947 |
| Nora Prentiss | Walter Bailey, Heart Patient / Walter Bailey | 1947 |
| That Way with Women | Sam | 1947 |
| The Man I Love | Roy Otis | 1946 |
| The Big Sleep | Eddie Mars | 1946 |
| Two Guys from Milwaukee | Mike Collins | 1946 |
| My Reputation | Cary Abbott | 1946 |
| Danger Signal | Thomas Turner | 1945 |
| Pride of the Marines | Jim Merchant | 1945 |
| God Is My Co-Pilot | David 'Tex' Hill | 1945 |
| Hollywood Canteen | John Ridgely / Self | 1944 |
| The Doughgirls | Julian Cadman | 1944 |
| Arsenic and Old Lace | Saunders / Officer Saunders | 1944 |
| Destination Tokyo | Reserve Officer Raymond | 1943 |
| Northern Pursuit | Jim Austin / Jim Austen | 1943 |
| Air Force | Pilot / Captain Mike Quincannon - 'Mary Ann' Pilot | 1943 |
| Secret Enemies | Agent John Trent / John Trent | 1942 |
| Wings for the Eagle | Johnson / Alec Johnson | 1942 |
| The Big Shot | Tim | 1942 |
| Bullet Scars | Hank O'Connor | 1942 |
| The Man Who Came to Dinner | Radio Man | 1942 |
| Dangerously They Live | John / John, Nazi Henchman | 1941 |
| Steel Against the Sky | Joe | 1941 |
| They Died with Their Boots On | 2nd Lt. Davis | 1941 |
| Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Mechanic | 1941 |
| Navy Blues | Jersey / 'Jersey' | 1941 |
| Those Good Old Days | Joe La Rue Jr. - Gloria's Father | 1941 |
| International Squadron | Bill Torrence | 1941 |
| Highway West | Alex - Armored Car Guard / Alex, Armored Car Guard | 1941 |
| Million Dollar Baby | Ollie Ward | 1941 |
| The Wagons Roll at Night | Arch | 1941 |
| Strange Alibi | Tex / Tex Alexander (prisoner) | 1941 |
| Knockout | Pat Martin | 1941 |
| Here Comes Happiness | Jim | 1941 |
| The Great Mr. Nobody | Eddie Williams | 1941 |
| Honeymoon for Three | Tomahawk Inn Desk Clerk | 1941 |
| Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra | Assistant | 1941 |
| March on, Marines | Hap | 1940 |
| Lady with Red Hair | Actor Playing Paul | 1940 |
| The Letter | Driver | 1940 |
| Father Is a Prince | Salesman | 1940 |
| Knute Rockne All American | Reporter | 1940 |
| No Time for Comedy | Cashier | 1940 |
| Service with the Colors | Army Lieutenant | 1940 |
| Money and the Woman | Doctor | 1940 |
| River's End | Constable Jeffers / Jeffers | 1940 |
| They Drive by Night | Hank Dawson | 1940 |
| Pony Express Days | Telegraph Operator, Sacramento | 1940 |
| The Man Who Talked Too Much | Brooks | 1940 |
| Gambling on the High Seas | Harbor Police Radio Operator | 1940 |
| Brother Orchid | Texas Pearson | 1940 |
| Torrid Zone | Gardner | 1940 |
| Flight Angels | Lt. Parsons | 1940 |
| Saturday's Children | Mr. MacReady | 1940 |
| 'Til We Meet Again | Junior Officer | 1940 |
| 3 Cheers for the Irish | Photographer | 1940 |
| Alice in Movieland | Bill | 1940 |
| Teddy the Rough Rider | Reporter | 1940 |
| Castle on the Hudson | Intake Guard | 1940 |
| The Fighting 69th | Moran | 1940 |
| A Child Is Born | Intern Going to See Operation | 1940 |
| Invisible Stripes | Employment Clerk | 1939 |
| Private Detective | Donald Norton | 1939 |
| The Return of Doctor X | Rodgers | 1939 |
| On Dress Parade | Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant | 1939 |
| Kid Nightingale | Whitey | 1939 |
| The Roaring Twenties | Cabbie at Grand Central | 1939 |
| Smashing the Money Ring | Policeman | 1939 |
| Slapsie Maxie's | Reporter | 1939 |
| Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Reporter | 1939 |
| The Hobby Family | Ranger Mike Morgan | 1939 |
| Angels Wash Their Faces | Reporter at Pillory | 1939 |
| The Bill of Rights | Massachusetts Congressman | 1939 |
| Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite | Reporter at the Wrestling Match / Reporter at Match | 1939 |
| The Cowboy Quarterback | Mr. Walters | 1939 |
| Each Dawn I Die | Reporter | 1939 |
| Waterfront | Orchestra Leader | 1939 |
| Indianapolis Speedway | Ted Horn | 1939 |
| Quiet, Please | Sears' Assistant | 1939 |
| Naughty But Nice | Harry | 1939 |
| Inside Information | Policeman | 1939 |
| The Kid from Kokomo | Sam, a 50% Owner | 1939 |
| Torchy Runs for Mayor | Photographer in Mayor's Office | 1939 |
| Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Army Hospital Clerk | 1939 |
| Dark Victory | Man Making Crack About Judith | 1939 |
| Women in the Wind | Salesman | 1939 |
| On Trial | Radio Announcer | 1939 |
| You Can't Get Away with Murder | Gas Station Attendant / Gas Station Proprietor | 1939 |
| The Adventures of Jane Arden | Reporter | 1939 |
| Secret Service of the Air | Joe LeRoy | 1939 |
| Nancy Drew... Reporter | Hotel Clerk | 1939 |
| Wings of the Navy | Dan Morrison | 1939 |
| Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Submarine Officer | 1939 |
| They Made Me a Criminal | Charlie Magee / Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter) | 1939 |
| King of the Underworld | Jerry | 1939 |
| Going Places | Desk Clerk | 1938 |
| Nancy Drew: Detective | Radio Station Technician | 1938 |
| Torchy Gets Her Man | Bugs / Henchman Bugs | 1938 |
| Hard to Get | Burke | 1938 |
| Broadway Musketeers | Master of Ceremonies | 1938 |
| Garden of the Moon | Sound Control Engineer | 1938 |
| Boy Meets Girl | Simmons - Friday's Film Cutter | 1938 |
| Racket Busters | Yellow Stripe Truck Driver | 1938 |
| Cowboy from Brooklyn | Beacon Reporter | 1938 |
| My Bill | Florist / Mr. Martin, Florist | 1938 |
| When Were You Born | Crenshaw, Policeman | 1938 |
| Men Are Such Fools | Jerry | 1938 |
| Little Miss Thoroughbred | Jim aka Slug, Becker's Henchman / Jim (aka Slug) | 1938 |
| Western Trails | Ben McClure | 1938 |
| Crime School | Reporter Covering 'Escape' | 1938 |
| Torchy Blane in Panama | Reynolds / Sparks (as John Ridgeley) | 1938 |
| He Couldn't Say No | Ed, the Man-On-The-Street Radio Reporter / Man-On-The-Street Reporter | 1938 |
| Forbidden Valley | Duke Lafferty | 1938 |
| Blondes at Work | Regan | 1938 |
| White Banners | Charles Ellis | 1938 |
| The Invisible Menace | Pvt. Innes | 1938 |
| The Patient in Room 18 | Jim Warren | 1938 |
| The Spy Ring | Spy Ring Member | 1938 |
| Hollywood Hotel | Tall Hotel Desk Clerk | 1937 |
| Missing Witnesses | Train Ticket Clerk | 1937 |
| Submarine D-1 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | 1937 |
| The Man Without a Country | Ship's Officer | 1937 |
| They Won't Forget | Boy in Pool Room | 1937 |
| Streamline Express | 2nd Steward | 1935 |
