About

Known credits:
110
Birthday:
1913-09-03
Place of birth:
Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Website:
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Alan Ladd

Overview

Alan Walbridge Ladd was an American actor and film and television producer. Ladd found success in film the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in Westerns and film noirs where he was often paired with Veronica Lake, as she was one of the few Hollywood actresses shorter than he. His popularity diminished in the late 1950s, though he continued to appear in popular films until his death from cerebral edema in January 1964.

Ladd was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, but later relocated to North Hollywood, California when his mother re-married.   He worked briefly as a studio carpenter (as did his stepfather) and for a short time was part of the Universal Pictures studio school for actors.  Intent on acting, he found work in small theatres. He had short term stints at MGM and RKO, and eventually started getting steady work on radio.  Ladd began by appearing in dozens of films in small roles, including Citizen Kane , before reaching recognition for his 1942 appearance in This Gun for Hire, invigorating Hollywood's desire for gangster-crime features.  His cool, unsmiling persona proved popular with wartime audiences, and he was quickly established as one of the top box office stars of the decade.

Known for

Acting

2022 Rat Pack Actor Self (archive footage) 58
Average
2004 Los Angeles Plays Itself Actor Philip Raven in This Gun For Hire (archive footage) 60
Fair
2004 Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 Actor Al - Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (archive footage) 59
Average
1999 Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Actor Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
Average
1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Actor (in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage) 62
Fair
1968 The Movie Orgy Actor Self (archive footage) 58
Average
1964 The Carpetbaggers Actor Nevada Smith 58
Average
1962 13 West Street Actor Walt Sherill 58
Average
1961 Duel of Champions Actor Horatius 58
Average
1960 One Foot in Hell Actor Mitch Barrett 58
Average
1960 All the Young Men Actor Sgt. Kincaid 58
Average
1960 Guns of the Timberland Actor Jim Hadley 58
Average
1959 The Man in the Net Actor John Hamilton 58
Average
1958 The Badlanders Actor Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman) 58
Average
1958 The Proud Rebel Actor John Chandler 58
Average
1958 The Deep Six Actor Alexander 'Alec' Austen 58
Average
1957 Boy on a Dolphin Actor Dr. James 'Jim' Calder 58
Average
1957 The Big Land Actor Chad Morgan 58
Average
1956 A Cry in the Night Actor Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 58
Average
1956 Santiago Actor Caleb 'Cash' Adams 58
Average
1955 Hell on Frisco Bay Actor Steve Rollins 58
Average
1955 The McConnell Story Actor Capt. Joseph C. 'Mac' McConnell, Jr. 58
Average
1954 Drum Beat Actor Johnny MacKay 58
Average
1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere Actor Self 58
Average
1954 The Black Knight Actor John 58
Average
1954 Saskatchewan Actor Thomas O'Rourke 58
Average
1954 Hell Below Zero Actor Duncan Craig 58
Average
1953 The Red Beret Actor Steve 'Canada' McKendrick 59
Average
1953 Desert Legion Actor Paul Lartal 58
Average
1953 Shane Actor Shane 67
Fair
1952 Botany Bay Actor Hugh Tallant 58
Average
1952 Thunder in the East Actor Steve Gibbs 58
Average
1952 The Iron Mistress Actor Jim Bowie 58
Average
1951 Red Mountain Actor Capt. Brett Sherwood 58
Average
1950 Branded Actor Choya 58
Average
1950 Appointment with Danger Actor Al Goddard 58
Average
1950 Captain Carey, U.S.A. Actor Captain Webster Carey 58
Average
1949 Chicago Deadline Actor Ed Adams 58
Average
1949 The Great Gatsby Actor Jay Gatsby 58
Average
1948 Whispering Smith Actor Whispering Smith 58
Average
1948 Beyond Glory Actor Capt. Rockwell 'Rocky' Gilman 58
Average
1947 Saigon Actor Major Larry Briggs 58
Average
1947 Wild Harvest Actor Joe Madigan N/A
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1947 Variety Girl Actor Alan Ladd 58
Average
1947 My Favorite Brunette Actor Sam McCloud (uncredited) 59
Average
1946 Calcutta Actor Neale Gordon 58
Average
1946 Two Years Before the Mast Actor Charles Stewart 59
Average
1946 O.S.S. Actor John Martin / Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. / Philippe Martine 58
Average
1946 The Blue Dahlia Actor Johnny Morrison 60
Fair
1945 Hollywood Victory Caravan Actor Alan Ladd 58
Average
1945 Duffy's Tavern Actor Alan Ladd 58
Average
1945 Salty O'Rourke Actor Salty O'Rourke 58
Average
1944 And Now Tomorrow Actor Doctor Merek Vance 58
Average
1944 Skirmish on the Home Front Actor Harry W. Average N/A
N/A
1943 China Actor David Jones 59
Average
1943 Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation Actor Capt. Smith 59
Average
1942 Lucky Jordan Actor Lucky Jordan 59
Average
1942 The Glass Key Actor Ed Beaumont 60
Fair
1942 This Gun for Hire Actor Philip Raven 61
Fair
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm Actor Alan Ladd 58
Average
1942 Joan of Paris Actor "Baby" 59
Average
1941 Unfinished Rainbows Actor Charles Martin Hall N/A
N/A
1941 Military Training Actor Lieutenant, Platoon Leader, County Fair N/A
N/A
1941 Cadet Girl Actor Harry - Musician (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1941 Great Guns Actor Soldier in Photo Shop (uncredited) 58
Average
1941 The Reluctant Dragon Actor Baby Weems Storyboard Artist 60
Fair
1941 Gangs Inc. Actor Jimmy Kelly aka Bill Dugan 59
Average
1941 The Black Cat Actor Richard Hartley 59
Average
1941 Citizen Kane Actor Reporter Smoking Pipe at End (uncredited) 78
Good
1941 I Look at You Actor Himself 59
Average
1941 Petticoat Politics Actor Higgins Daughter's Boyfriend N/A
N/A
1940 Her First Romance Actor John Gilman 59
Average
1940 Victory Actor Heyst as an 18-Year-Old (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1940 Ellery Queen, Master Detective Actor Elevator Passenger (uncredited) (unconfirmed) 59
Average
1940 Meet the Missus Actor John Williams N/A
N/A
1940 Meat and Romance Actor Bill Allen 59
Average
1940 The Howards of Virginia Actor Backwoodsman (uncredited) 58
Average
1940 Captain Caution Actor Newton 58
Average
1940 American Portrait Actor Young man / Old man N/A
N/A
1940 Those Were the Days! Actor Keg Rearick N/A
N/A
1940 Cross-Country Romance Actor Mr. Williams 59
Average
1940 Blame It on Love Actor TV Director (uncredited) 59
Average
1940 Light of Western Stars Actor Danny 59
Average
1940 In Old Missouri Actor John Pittman Jr. 59
Average
1940 Sauce for the Gander Actor Man on the Spot Reporter 59
Average
1940 Brother Rat and a Baby Actor Cadet in Trouble 58
Average
1940 The Green Hornet Actor Gilpin - Student Pilot (uncredited) 58
Average
1939 Rulers of the Sea Actor Colin Farrell 59
Average
1939 Hitler: Beast of Berlin Actor Karl Bach 58
Average
1939 The Mysterious Miss X Actor Henchman 58
Average
1939 Petunia Natural Park Actor Narrator (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1938 Secrets of a Nurse Actor Hospital Orderly (uncredited) 58
Average
1938 Freshman Year Actor Student (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1938 Come On, Leathernecks! Actor Club Waiter (uncredited) 58
Average
1938 The Goldwyn Follies Actor First Auditioning Singer (uncredited) 58
Average
1937 Hold 'Em Navy Actor Chief Quartermaster (uncredited) 58
Average
1937 Souls at Sea Actor Sailor (uncredited) 58
Average
1937 All Over Town Actor Young Man (uncredited) 58
Average
1937 The Last Train from Madrid Actor Soldier (uncredited) 58
Average
1936 Pigskin Parade Actor Student (uncredited) 58
Average
1934 Murder at the Vanities Actor Chorus Boy (uncredited) 58
Average
1933 Saturday's Millions Actor Student N/A
N/A
1932 Once in a Lifetime Actor Projectionist (uncredited) 58
Average
1932 Tom Brown of Culver Actor Cadet 58
Average

Production

1960 Guns of the Timberland Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1957 The Big Land Production Producer 58
Average
1956 Santiago Production Producer 58
Average
1955 Hell on Frisco Bay Production Producer 58
Average
1954 Drum Beat Production Producer 58
Average