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person_profile-Alan Ladd

Alan Ladd Died at age: 50

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Alan Ladd

Date of Birth:

Sep 03, 1913

Country of birth:

Arkansas USA

Died:

Jan 29, 1964

Biography of

Alan Ladd

    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.  

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Filmography of

Alan Ladd

Found 94 Movies in total

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Philip Raven in This Gun For Hire (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2004

Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1999

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1983

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

(in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1982

The Movie Orgy

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1968

The Carpetbaggers

Nevada Smith ( Actor )

... 1964

13 West Street

Walt Sherill ( Actor )

... 1962

Duel of Champions

Horatius ( Actor )

... 1961

One Foot in Hell

Mitch Barrett ( Actor )

... 1960

All the Young Men

Sgt. Kincaid ( Actor )

... 1960

Guns of the Timberland

Jim Hadley ( Actor )

Executive Producer

... 1960

The Man in the Net

John Hamilton ( Actor )

... 1959

The Badlanders

Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman) ( Actor )

... 1958

The Proud Rebel

John Chandler ( Actor )

... 1958

The Deep Six

Alexander 'Alec' Austen ( Actor )

... 1958

Boy on a Dolphin

Dr. James 'Jim' Calder ( Actor )

... 1957

The Big Land

Chad Morgan ( Actor )

Producer

... 1957

A Cry in the Night

Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1956

Santiago

Caleb 'Cash' Adams ( Actor )

Producer

... 1956

Hell on Frisco Bay

Steve Rollins ( Actor )

Producer

... 1955

The McConnell Story

Capt. Joseph C. 'Mac' McConnell, Jr. ( Actor )

... 1955

Drum Beat

Johnny MacKay ( Actor )

Producer

... 1954

The Black Knight

John ( Actor )

... 1954

Saskatchewan

Thomas O'Rourke ( Actor )

... 1954

Hell Below Zero

Duncan Craig ( Actor )

... 1954

The Red Beret

Steve 'Canada' McKendrick ( Actor )

... 1953

Desert Legion

Paul Lartal ( Actor )

... 1953

Shane

Shane ( Actor )

... 1953

Botany Bay

Hugh Tallant ( Actor )

... 1952

Thunder in the East

Steve Gibbs ( Actor )

... 1952

The Iron Mistress

Jim Bowie ( Actor )

... 1952

Red Mountain

Capt. Brett Sherwood ( Actor )

... 1951

Branded

Choya ( Actor )

... 1950

Appointment with Danger

Al Goddard ( Actor )

... 1950

Captain Carey, U.S.A.

Captain Webster Carey ( Actor )

... 1950

Chicago Deadline

Ed Adams ( Actor )

... 1949

The Great Gatsby

Jay Gatsby ( Actor )

... 1949

Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith ( Actor )

... 1948

Beyond Glory

Capt. Rockwell 'Rocky' Gilman ( Actor )

... 1948

Saigon

Major Larry Briggs ( Actor )

... 1947

Wild Harvest

Joe Madigan ( Actor )

... 1947

Variety Girl

Alan Ladd ( Actor )

... 1947

My Favorite Brunette

Sam McCloud (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

Calcutta

Neale Gordon ( Actor )

... 1946

Two Years Before the Mast

Charles Stewart ( Actor )

... 1946

O.S.S.

John Martin / Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. / Philippe Martine ( Actor )

... 1946

The Blue Dahlia

Johnny Morrison ( Actor )

... 1946

Duffy's Tavern

Alan Ladd ( Actor )

... 1945

Salty O'Rourke

Salty O'Rourke ( Actor )

... 1945

And Now Tomorrow

Doctor Merek Vance ( Actor )

... 1944

China

David Jones ( Actor )

... 1943

Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan ( Actor )

... 1942

The Glass Key

Ed Beaumont ( Actor )

... 1942

This Gun for Hire

Philip Raven ( Actor )

... 1942

Star Spangled Rhythm

Alan Ladd ( Actor )

... 1942

Joan of Paris

"Baby" ( Actor )

... 1942

Cadet Girl

Harry - Musician (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Great Guns

Soldier in Photo Shop (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

The Reluctant Dragon

Baby Weems Storyboard Artist ( Actor )

... 1941

Gangs Inc.

Jimmy Kelly aka Bill Dugan ( Actor )

... 1941

The Black Cat

Richard Hartley ( Actor )

... 1941

Citizen Kane

Reporter Smoking Pipe at End (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Petticoat Politics

Higgins Daughter's Boyfriend ( Actor )

... 1941

Her First Romance

John Gilman ( Actor )

... 1940

Victory

Heyst as an 18-Year-Old (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

Elevator Passenger (uncredited) (unconfirmed) ( Actor )

... 1940

Meet the Missus

John Williams ( Actor )

... 1940

The Howards of Virginia

Backwoodsman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Captain Caution

Newton ( Actor )

... 1940

Those Were the Days!

Keg Rearick ( Actor )

... 1940

Cross-Country Romance

Mr. Williams ( Actor )

... 1940

Blame It on Love

TV Director (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

In Old Missouri

John Pittman Jr. ( Actor )

... 1940

Light of Western Stars

Danny ( Actor )

... 1940

Sauce for the Gander

Man on the Spot Reporter ( Actor )

... 1940

Brother Rat and a Baby

Cadet in Trouble ( Actor )

... 1940

The Green Hornet

Gilpin - Student Pilot (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Rulers of the Sea

Colin Farrell ( Actor )

... 1939

Hitler: Beast of Berlin

Karl Bach ( Actor )

... 1939

The Mysterious Miss X

Henchman ( Actor )

... 1939

Secrets of a Nurse

Hospital Orderly (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Freshman Year

Student (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Come On, Leathernecks!

Club Waiter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

The Goldwyn Follies

First Auditioning Singer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Hold 'Em Navy

Chief Quartermaster (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

Souls at Sea

Sailor (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

All Over Town

Young Man (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

The Last Train from Madrid

Soldier (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

Pigskin Parade

Student (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

Murder at the Vanities

Chorus Boy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Saturday's Millions

Student ( Actor )

... 1933

Once in a Lifetime

Projectionist (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

Tom Brown of Culver

Cadet ( Actor )

... 1932