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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.
As actor
The Greatest Show on Earth
Room for One More
Off Limits
Fort Osage
The Congregation
Half Angel
The Last Outpost
As You Were
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
When the Redskins Rode
A Place in the Sun
Thunder in God's Country
The Blue Veil
Pal's Gallant Journey
Backfire
Edge of Doom
The Lost Volcano
The Petty Girl
Saddle Tramp
Pal, Canine Detective
Beauty on Parade
South Sea Sinner
Rookie Fireman
Border Incident
Once More, My Darling
Task Force
Tucson
Luxury Liner
Sealed Verdict
Command Decision