John Ridgely

John Ridgely
Ridgely in the trailer for Destination Tokyo (1943)
Born
John Huntington Rea

(1909-09-06)September 6, 1909
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 18, 1968(1968-01-18) (aged 58)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materStanford University
OccupationActor
Years active1935–1954
SpouseVirginia Robinson[1]

John Ridgely (born John Huntington Rea,[2] September 6, 1909 – January 18, 1968 ) was an American film character actor with over 175 film credits.[3]

Early years

Ridgely was born in Chicago, Illinois,[4] the son of John Ridgely Rea. He completed his elementary schooling was in Hinsdale, Illinois, and he attended Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri.[5] He also studied at Stanford University before making his movie debut.[6]

Film

He appeared in the 1946 Humphrey Bogart film The Big Sleep as blackmailing gangster Eddie Mars and had a pivotal role as a suffering heart patient in the film noir Nora Prentiss (1947). His most prominent other roles were his top-billed part as the bomber captain in Howard Hawks's Air Force and as real-life fighter pilot Tex Hill in 1945's God is My Co-Pilot.

The Chicago-born actor appeared in a large number of other films, particularly for Warner Bros., in the 1930s and 1940s.[7]

Freelancing after 1948, Ridgely continued to essay general-purpose parts until he left films in 1953.

Later life and death

He worked in summer-theater productions and television until his death from a heart attack at the age of 58 in 1968.[8]

Selected filmography

  • Streamline Express (1935) as 2nd Steward (uncredited)
  • They Won't Forget (1937) as Boy in Pool Room (uncredited)
  • Submarine D-1 (1937) as Lieutenant Junior Grade (uncredited)
  • Missing Witnesses (1937) as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
  • Hollywood Hotel (1937) as Tall Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
  • The Spy Ring (1938) as Spy Ring Member (uncredited)
  • The Patient in Room 18 (1938) as Jim Warren
  • The Invisible Menace (1938) as Pvt. Innes (scenes deleted)
  • White Banners (1938) as Charles Ellis
  • Blondes at Work (1938) as Regan
  • Forbidden Valley (1938) as Duke Lafferty
  • He Couldn't Say No (1938) as Ed the reporter
  • Torchy Blane in Panama (1938) as Reynolds
  • Crime School (1938) as Reporter Covering 'Escape' (uncredited)
  • Western Trails (1938) as Ben McClure
  • Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938) as Jim aka Slug, Becker's Henchman
  • Men Are Such Fools (1938) as Jerry (uncredited)
  • When Were You Born (1938) as Crenshaw, Policeman (uncredited)
  • My Bill (1938) as Mr. Martin, Florist
  • Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938) as Beacon Reporter
  • Racket Busters (1938) as Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)
  • Boy Meets Girl (1938) as Simmons – Friday's Film Cutter (uncredited)
  • Garden of the Moon (1938) as Sound Control Engineer (uncredited)
  • Broadway Musketeers (1938) as Master of Ceremonies (scenes deleted)
  • Hard to Get (1938) as Burke
  • Torchy Gets Her Man (1938) as Bugs
  • Nancy Drew... Detective (1938) as Radio Station Technician (uncredited)
  • Going Places (1938) as Desk Clerk
  • King of the Underworld (1939) as Jerry
  • They Made Me a Criminal (1939) as Magee
  • Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939) as Submarine Officer (uncredited)
  • Wings of the Navy (1939) as Dan Morrison
  • Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939) as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
  • Secret Service of the Air (1939) as Joe LeRoy
  • The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939) as Reporter
  • You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939) as Gas Station Attendant
  • On Trial (1939) as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
  • Women in the Wind (1939) as Salesman (uncredited)
  • Dark Victory (1939) as man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
  • Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) as Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)
  • Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939) as Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)
  • The Kid from Kokomo (1939) as Sam, a 50% Owner
  • Naughty but Nice (1939) as Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)
  • Indianapolis Speedway (1939) as Ted Horn
  • Waterfront (1939) as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
  • Each Dawn I Die (1939) as Reporter (uncredited)
  • The Cowboy Quarterback (1939) as Mr. Walters
  • Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite (1939) as Reporter at the Wrestling Match
  • Everybody's Hobby (1939) as Ranger Mike Morgan
  • The Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) as Reporter at Pillory (uncredited)
  • Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939) as Reporter
  • Smashing the Money Ring (1939) as Policeman (uncredited)
  • On Dress Parade (1939) as Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)
  • The Roaring Twenties (1939) as Cab Driver (uncredited)
  • Kid Nightingale (1939) as Whitey
  • The Return of Doctor X (1939) as Rodgers
  • A Child Is Born (1939) as Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
  • Private Detective (1939) as Donald Norton
  • Invisible Stripes (1939) as Employment Clerk (uncredited)
  • The Fighting 69th (1940) as Moran (uncredited)
  • Castle on the Hudson (1940) as Intake Guard (uncredited)
  • Three Cheers for the Irish (1940) as Photographer (uncredited)
  • 'Til We Meet Again (1940) as Junior Officer (uncredited)
  • Saturday's Children (1940) as Mr. MacReady (voice, uncredited)
  • Torrid Zone (1940) as Gardner
  • Flight Angels (1940) as Lt. Parsons
  • Brother Orchid (1940) as Texas Pearson
  • Gambling on the High Seas (1940) as Police Radio Operator (uncredited)
  • The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940) as Brooks
  • They Drive By Night (1940) as Hank Dawson (uncredited)
  • River's End (1940) as Constable Jeffers
  • Money and the Woman (1940) as Doctor (uncredited)
  • No Time for Comedy (1940) as Cashier (uncredited)
  • Knute Rockne All American (1940) as Reporter (scenes deleted)
  • The Letter (1940) as Driver (uncredited)
  • Father Is a Prince (1940) as Salesman
  • Lady with Red Hair (1940) as Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)
  • Honeymoon for Three (1941) as Tomahawk Inn Desk Clerk (uncredited)
  • The Great Mr. Nobody (1941) as Eddie Williams
  • Here Comes Happiness (1941) as Jim
  • Knockout (1941) as Pat Martin
  • Strange Alibi (1941) as Tex
  • The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) as Arch
  • Million Dollar Baby (1941) as Ollie Ward
  • Highway West (1941) as Alex – Armored Car Guard
  • International Squadron (1941) as Bill Torrence
  • Navy Blues (1941) as Jersey
  • Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941) as Mechanic (uncredited)
  • They Died with Their Boots On (1941) as 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
  • Steel Against the Sky (1941) as Joe (uncredited)
  • Dangerously They Live (1941) as John
  • The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) (uncredited)
  • The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) as Radio Man
  • Bullet Scars (1942) as Hank O'Connor
  • The Big Shot (1942) as Tim
  • Wings for the Eagle (1942) as Johnson
  • Secret Enemies (1942) as Agent John Trent
  • Air Force (1943) as Capt. Quincannon, B-17 Pilot
  • Northern Pursuit (1943) as Jim Austin
  • Destination Tokyo (1943) as Reserve Officer Raymond
  • The Doughgirls (1944) as Julian Cadman
  • Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) as Officer Saunders
  • Hollywood Canteen (1944) as himself
  • God Is My Co-Pilot (1945) as David 'Tex' Hill
  • Pride of the Marines (1945) as Jim Merchant
  • Danger Signal (1945) as Thomas Turner
  • My Reputation (1946) as Cary Abbott
  • Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946) as Mike Collins
  • The Big Sleep (1946) as Eddie Mars
  • The Man I Love (1947) as Roy Otis
  • Nora Prentiss (1947) as Walter Bailey, Heart Patient
  • That Way with Women (1947) as Sam
  • Possessed (1947) as Harker
  • That's My Man (1947) as Ramsey
  • Cheyenne (1947) as Chalkeye
  • Cry Wolf (1947) as Jackson Laidell
  • High Wall (1947) as David Wallace
  • The Iron Curtain (1948) as RCMP Officer Murphy (uncredited)
  • Night Wind (1948) as Walters
  • Luxury Liner (1948) as Chief Officer Carver
  • Sealed Verdict (1948) as Capt. Lance Nissen
  • Trouble Makers (1948) as 'Silky' Thomas
  • Command Decision (1948) as James Carwood
  • Tucson (1949) as Ben
  • Task Force (1949) as Dixie Rankin
  • Once More, My Darling (1949) as Burke
  • Border Incident (1949) as Mr. Neley
  • Backfire (1950) as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
  • Beauty on Parade (1950) as Jeffrey Woodstock
  • The Lost Volcano (1950) as Fred Barton
  • Edge of Doom (1950) as 1st Detective
  • The Petty Girl (1950) as Patrolman
  • South Sea Sinner (1950) as Don Williams
  • Rookie Fireman (1950) as Harry Williams
  • Saddle Tramp (1950) as Slim
  • Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951) as Railroad Detective Dan Hanes
  • The Last Outpost (1951) as Sam McQuade
  • A Place in the Sun (1951) as Coroner
  • Thunder in God's Country (1951) as Bill Stafford
  • Half Angel (1951) as Tim McCarey
  • When the Redskins Rode (1951) as Christopher Gist
  • When Worlds Collide (1951) as Chief Customs Inspector (uncredited)
  • As You Were (1951) as Captain
  • The Blue Veil (1951) as Doctor (uncredited)
  • Room for One More (1952) as Harry Foreman
  • The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) as Assistant Manager
  • Fort Osage (1952) as Henry Travers
  • The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1952) as Bill Akeley (uncredited)
  • Off Limits (1952) as Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
  • The Congregation (1952)

Radio appearances

Year Program Episode/source
1938 Warner Brothers Academy Theater Special Agent[9]

References

  1. ^ "Hollywood Movie Actor John Ridgely Biography, News, Photos, Videos".
  2. ^ Room, Adrian (2010). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. p. 406. ISBN 9780786457632. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  3. ^ John Ridgely Roles Now Number 175, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 2, 1951, p. 6
  4. ^ Katz, Ephraim (1979). The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume. Perigee Books. ISBN 0-399-50601-2. P. 973.
  5. ^ Dudley, Fredda (August 1943). "Man with a Future". Screenland. XLVII (4): 25–29, 62. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  6. ^ John Ridgely Roles Now Number 175, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 2, 1951, p. 6
  7. ^ John Ridgely Roles Now Number 175, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 2, 1951, p. 6
  8. ^ Willis, John, Screen World, 1969, Vol. 20, London: Frederick Muller Ltd, p. 239
  9. ^ "Those Were the Days". Nostalgia Digest. 39 (1): 32–41. Winter 2013.
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