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John Ridgely

Actor
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.

Personal Info

Occupation Actor
Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birthday 1909-09-06

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Filmography by Year

4
1952
8
1951
8
1950
4
1949
5
1948
6
1947
4
1946
3
1945
3
1944
3
1943
4
1942
15
1941
20
1940
32
1939
18
1938
1
1937
1
1935

Filmography by Genre

Drama
75
Comedy
46
Crime
40
Romance
39
Adventure
14
Mystery
14
Action
13
War
11
Music
10
Western
10
Thriller
10
History
2
Science Fiction
1
Family
1
Horror
1
Documentary
1