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

Arsenic and Old Lace

as Officer Saunders

A Place in the Sun

as Coroner

The Greatest Show on Earth

as Assistant Manager

The Roaring Twenties

as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

The Letter

as Driver (uncredited)

Dark Victory

as Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)

They Drive by Night

as Hank Dawson (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On

as 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)

The Man Who Came to Dinner

as Radio Man