Alan Ladd
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1913-09-03
Day of Death
1964-01-29 (50 years old)
Place of Birth
Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Alan Ladd
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.
Acting
(2022)
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
(2004)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
as Al - Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (archive footage)
(2004)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Philip Raven in This Gun For Hire (archive footage)
(1999)
Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
as Self (archive footage)
(1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1982)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage)
(1968)
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
(1964)
The Carpetbaggers
as Nevada Smith
(1962)
13 West Street
as Walt Sherill
(1961)
Duel of Champions
as Horatius
(1960)
One Foot in Hell
as Mitch Barrett
(1960)
Guns of the Timberland
as Jim Hadley
(1960)
All the Young Men
as Sgt. Kincaid
(1959)
The Man in the Net
as John Hamilton
(1958)
The Deep Six
as Alexander 'Alec' Austen
(1958)
The Proud Rebel
as John Chandler
(1958)
The Badlanders
as Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)
(1957)
The Big Land
as Chad Morgan
(1957)
Boy on a Dolphin
as Dr. James 'Jim' Calder
(1956)
A Cry in the Night
as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1956)
Santiago
as Caleb 'Cash' Adams
(1955)
The McConnell Story
as Capt. Joseph C. 'Mac' McConnell, Jr.
(1955)
Hell on Frisco Bay
as Steve Rollins
(1954)
The Black Knight
as John
(1954)
Drum Beat
as Johnny MacKay
(1954)
Saskatchewan
as Thomas O'Rourke
(1954)
(1954)
Hell Below Zero
as Duncan Craig
(1953)
Desert Legion
as Paul Lartal
(1953)
Shane
as Shane
(1953)
The Red Beret
as Steve 'Canada' McKendrick
(1952)
Botany Bay
as Hugh Tallant
(1952)
The Iron Mistress
as Jim Bowie
(1952)
Thunder in the East
as Steve Gibbs
(1951)
Red Mountain
as Capt. Brett Sherwood
(1950)
Branded
as Choya
(1950)
Captain Carey, U.S.A.
as Captain Webster Carey
(1950)
Appointment with Danger
as Al Goddard
(1949)
The Great Gatsby
as Jay Gatsby
(1949)
Chicago Deadline
as Ed Adams
(1948)
Whispering Smith
as Whispering Smith
(1948)
Beyond Glory
as Capt. Rockwell 'Rocky' Gilman
(1947)
Wild Harvest
as Joe Madigan
(1947)
Saigon
as Major Larry Briggs
(1947)
My Favorite Brunette
as Sam McCloud (uncredited)
(1947)
Variety Girl
as Alan Ladd
(1946)
The Blue Dahlia
as Johnny Morrison
(1946)
Calcutta
as Neale Gordon
(1946)
O.S.S.
as John Martin / Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. / Philippe Martine
(1946)
Two Years Before the Mast
as Charles Stewart
(1945)
Duffy's Tavern
as Alan Ladd
(1945)
Salty O'Rourke
as Salty O'Rourke
(1945)
Hollywood Victory Caravan
as Alan Ladd
(1944)
And Now Tomorrow
as Doctor Merek Vance
(1944)
Skirmish on the Home Front
as Harry W. Average
(1943)
China
as David Jones
(1943)
Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation
as Capt. Smith
(1942)
This Gun for Hire
as Philip Raven
(1942)
Joan of Paris
as "Baby"
(1942)
The Glass Key
as Ed Beaumont
(1942)
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Alan Ladd
(1942)
Lucky Jordan
as Lucky Jordan
(1941)
The Reluctant Dragon
as Baby Weems Storyboard Artist
(1941)
Citizen Kane
as Reporter Smoking Pipe at End (uncredited)
(1941)
Military Training
as Lieutenant, Platoon Leader, County Fair
(1941)
Unfinished Rainbows
as Charles Martin Hall
(1941)
Great Guns
as Soldier in Photo Shop (uncredited)
(1941)
Cadet Girl
as Harry - Musician (uncredited)
(1941)
Petticoat Politics
as Higgins Daughter's Boyfriend
(1941)
The Black Cat
as Richard Hartley
(1941)
Gangs Inc.
as Jimmy Kelly aka Bill Dugan
(1941)
I Look at You
as Himself
(1940)
The Howards of Virginia
as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
(1940)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
(1940)
In Old Missouri
as John Pittman Jr.
(1940)
Those Were the Days!
as Keg Rearick
(1940)
Victory
as Heyst as an 18-Year-Old (uncredited)
(1940)
American Portrait
as Young man / Old man
(1940)
Light of Western Stars
as Danny
(1940)
Cross-Country Romance
as Mr. Williams
(1940)
Blame It on Love
as TV Director (uncredited)
(1940)
Captain Caution
as Newton
(1940)
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Cadet in Trouble
(1940)
The Green Hornet
as Gilpin - Student Pilot (uncredited)
(1940)
Meet the Missus
as John Williams
(1940)
Her First Romance
as John Gilman
(1940)
Sauce for the Gander
as Man on the Spot Reporter
(1940)
Meat and Romance
as Bill Allen
(1939)
The Mysterious Miss X
as Henchman
(1939)
Hitler: Beast of Berlin
as Karl Bach
(1939)
Petunia Natural Park
as Narrator (uncredited)
(1939)
Rulers of the Sea
as Colin Farrell
(1938)
The Goldwyn Follies
as First Auditioning Singer (uncredited)
(1938)
Freshman Year
as Student (uncredited)
(1938)
Secrets of a Nurse
as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
(1938)
Come On, Leathernecks!
as Club Waiter (uncredited)
(1937)
Souls at Sea
as Sailor (uncredited)
(1937)
Hold 'Em Navy
as Chief Quartermaster (uncredited)
(1937)
The Last Train from Madrid
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1937)
All Over Town
as Young Man (uncredited)
(1936)
Pigskin Parade
as Student (uncredited)
(1934)
Murder at the Vanities
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
(1933)
Saturday's Millions
as Student
(1932)
Tom Brown of Culver
as Cadet
(1932)
Once in a Lifetime
as Projectionist (uncredited)
Crew
(1960)
Guns of the Timberland
Executive Producer
(1957)
The Big Land
Producer
(1956)
Santiago
Producer
(1955)
Hell on Frisco Bay
Producer
(1954)
Drum Beat
Producer