John Ridgely
| John Ridgely | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Huntington Rea September 6, 1909 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died | January 18, 1968 (aged 58) New York City, New York, United States |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1935–1954 |
John Ridgely (September 6, 1909 – January 18, 1968) was an American film character actor with over 175 film credits.
Born John Huntington Rea in Chicago, Illinois, Ridgely attended Stanford University before going into a career in movies.
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).
The Chicago-born actor 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.
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