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Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 3, 1913
Died
January 29, 1964
Place of Birth
Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Also Known As
- Alan Walbridge Ladd
Alan Ladd
0.9 Popularity
Biography
Alan Walbridge Ladd (September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) 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
9.0
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
2022
7.6
Philip Raven in This Gun For Hire (archive footage)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
8.8
Al - Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004
7.0
Self (archive footage)
Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
1999
6.5
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
6.6
(in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
6.3
Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
1968
5.8
Nevada Smith
The Carpetbaggers
1964
5.5
Walt Sherill
13 West Street
1962
5.3
Horatius
Duel of Champions
1961
Credits
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
2022
9.0
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Philip Raven in This Gun For Hire (archive footage)
2004
7.6
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
as Al - Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
8.8
Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
as Self (archive footage)
1999
7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
6.5
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage)
1982
6.6
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
1968
6.3
The Carpetbaggers
as Nevada Smith
1964
5.8
13 West Street
as Walt Sherill
1962
5.5
Duel of Champions
as Horatius
1961
5.3
One Foot in Hell
as Mitch Barrett
1960
5.1
All the Young Men
as Sgt. Kincaid
1960
6.3
Guns of the Timberland
as Jim Hadley
1960
6.1
The Man in the Net
as John Hamilton
1959
4.9
The Badlanders
as Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)
1958
6.1
The Proud Rebel
as John Chandler
1958
6.1
The Deep Six
as Alexander 'Alec' Austen
1958
5.5
Boy on a Dolphin
as Dr. James 'Jim' Calder
1957
5.5
The Big Land
as Chad Morgan
1957
6.4
A Cry in the Night
as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1956
5.2
Santiago
as Caleb 'Cash' Adams
1956
5.2
Hell on Frisco Bay
as Steve Rollins
1955
4.8
The McConnell Story
as Capt. Joseph C. 'Mac' McConnell, Jr.
1955
6.3
The Bob Cummings Show
as Self
1955
6.1
Drum Beat
as Johnny MacKay
1954
6.0
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
1954
8.0
The Black Knight
as John
1954
6.2
Saskatchewan
as Thomas O'Rourke
1954
5.9
Hell Below Zero
as Duncan Craig
1954
6.7
The Red Beret
as Steve 'Canada' McKendrick
1953
6.6
Desert Legion
as Paul Lartal
1953
6.0
Shane
as Shane
1953
7.4
General Electric Theater
as Dan Holiday
1953
6.4
General Electric Theater
as Joe
1953
6.4
General Electric Theater
as Dan Donlan
1953
6.4
Botany Bay
as Hugh Tallant
1952
6.6
Thunder in the East
as Steve Gibbs
1952
5.4
The Iron Mistress
as Jim Bowie
1952
5.0
Red Mountain
as Capt. Brett Sherwood
1951
6.4
Branded
as Choya
1950
5.9
Appointment with Danger
as Al Goddard
1950
5.5
Captain Carey, U.S.A.
as Captain Webster Carey
1950
5.5
Chicago Deadline
as Ed Adams
1949
6.3
The Great Gatsby
as Jay Gatsby
1949
5.4
Whispering Smith
as Whispering Smith
1948
6.6
Beyond Glory
as Capt. Rockwell 'Rocky' Gilman
1948
7.3
Saigon
as Major Larry Briggs
1947
5.8
Wild Harvest
as Joe Madigan
1947
0.0
Variety Girl
as Alan Ladd
1947
6.1
My Favorite Brunette
as Sam McCloud (uncredited)
1947
6.6
Calcutta
as Neale Gordon
1946
6.3
Two Years Before the Mast
as Charles Stewart
1946
6.1
O.S.S.
as John Martin / Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. / Philippe Martine
1946
6.4
The Blue Dahlia
as Johnny Morrison
1946
6.7
Hollywood Victory Caravan
as Alan Ladd
1945
5.2
Duffy's Tavern
as Alan Ladd
1945
6.1
Salty O'Rourke
as Salty O'Rourke
1945
5.3
And Now Tomorrow
as Doctor Merek Vance
1944
5.7
Skirmish on the Home Front
as Harry W. Average
1944
0.0
China
as David Jones
1943
6.8
Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation
as Capt. Smith
1943
3.0
Lucky Jordan
as Lucky Jordan
1942
6.0
The Glass Key
as Ed Beaumont
1942
6.6
This Gun for Hire
as Philip Raven
1942
7.0
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Alan Ladd
1942
6.0
Joan of Paris
as "Baby"
1942
6.5
🎬
Unfinished Rainbows
as Charles Martin Hall
1941
0.0
🎬
Military Training
as Lieutenant, Platoon Leader, County Fair
1941
0.0
Cadet Girl
as Harry - Musician (uncredited)
1941
0.0
Great Guns
as Soldier in Photo Shop (uncredited)
1941
5.9
The Reluctant Dragon
as Baby Weems Storyboard Artist
1941
6.6
Gangs Inc.
as Jimmy Kelly aka Bill Dugan
1941
5.2
The Black Cat
as Richard Hartley
1941
6.5
Citizen Kane
as Reporter Smoking Pipe at End (uncredited)
1941
8.0
I Look at You
as Himself
1941
7.5
Petticoat Politics
as Higgins Daughter's Boyfriend
1941
0.0
Her First Romance
as John Gilman
1940
5.3
Victory
as Heyst as an 18-Year-Old (uncredited)
1940
0.0
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1940
5.5
Meet the Missus
as John Williams
1940
0.0
Meat and Romance
as Bill Allen
1940
4.0
The Howards of Virginia
as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
1940
6.5
Wildcat Bus
as (uncredited)
1940
4.9
Captain Caution
as Newton
1940
5.6
🎬
American Portrait
as Young man / Old man
1940
0.0
Those Were the Days!
as Keg Rearick
1940
0.0
Cross-Country Romance
as Mr. Williams
1940
6.4
Blame It on Love
as TV Director (uncredited)
1940
2.5
The Light of Western Stars
as Danny
1940
2.5
In Old Missouri
as John Pittman Jr.
1940
5.5
Sauce for the Gander
as Man on the Spot Reporter
1940
5.0
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Cadet in Trouble
1940
5.2
The Green Hornet
as Gilpin - Student Pilot (uncredited)
1940
5.7
Rulers of the Sea
as Colin Farrell
1939
6.5
Hitler: Beast of Berlin
as Karl Bach
1939
4.3
The Mysterious Miss X
as Henchman
1939
4.6
Petunia Natural Park
as Narrator (uncredited)
1939
5.0
Secrets of a Nurse
as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
1938
4.0
Freshman Year
as Student (uncredited)
1938
0.0
Come On, Leathernecks!
as Club Waiter (uncredited)
1938
5.0
The Goldwyn Follies
as First Auditioning Singer (uncredited)
1938
4.8
Hold 'Em Navy
as Chief Quartermaster (uncredited)
1937
3.0
Souls at Sea
as Sailor (uncredited)
1937
6.3
All Over Town
as Young Man (uncredited)
1937
6.2
The Last Train from Madrid
as Soldier (uncredited)
1937
4.3
Pigskin Parade
as Student (uncredited)
1936
6.1
Murder at the Vanities
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
1934
5.5
Saturday's Millions
as Student
1933
5.0
Once in a Lifetime
as Projectionist (uncredited)
1932
7.0
Tom Brown of Culver
as Cadet
1932
5.2