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.
Known For
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)
(1985)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
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)
Guns of the Timberland
as Jim Hadley
(1960)
One Foot in Hell
as Mitch Barrett
(1960)
All the Young Men
as Sgt. Kincaid
(1959)
The Man in the Net
as John Hamilton
(1958)
The Proud Rebel
as John Chandler
(1958)
The Badlanders
as Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)
(1958)
The Deep Six
as Alexander 'Alec' Austen
(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)
Drum Beat
as Johnny MacKay
(1954)
The Black Knight
as John
(1954)
Saskatchewan
as Thomas O'Rourke
(1954)
(1954)
Hell Below Zero
as Duncan Craig
(1953)
Shane
as Shane
(1953)
The Red Beret
as Steve 'Canada' McKendrick
(1953)
Desert Legion
as Paul Lartal
(1952)
The Iron Mistress
as Jim Bowie
(1952)
Thunder in the East
as Steve Gibbs
(1952)
Botany Bay
as Hugh Tallant
(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)
Beyond Glory
as Capt. Rockwell 'Rocky' Gilman
(1948)
Whispering Smith
as Whispering Smith
(1947)
My Favorite Brunette
as Sam McCloud (uncredited)
(1947)
Saigon
as Major Larry Briggs
(1947)
Variety Girl
as Alan Ladd
(1947)
Wild Harvest
as Joe Madigan
(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)
Salty O'Rourke
as Salty O'Rourke
(1945)
Hollywood Victory Caravan
as Alan Ladd
(1945)
Duffy's Tavern
as Alan Ladd
(1944)
And Now Tomorrow
as Doctor Merek Vance
(1944)
Skirmish on the Home Front
as Harry W. Average
(1943)
Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation
as Capt. Smith
(1943)
China
as David Jones
(1942)
This Gun for Hire
as Philip Raven
(1942)
The Glass Key
as Ed Beaumont
(1942)
Lucky Jordan
as Lucky Jordan
(1942)
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Alan Ladd
(1942)
Joan of Paris
as "Baby"
(1941)
Citizen Kane
as Reporter Smoking Pipe at End (uncredited)
(1941)
The Reluctant Dragon
as Baby Weems Storyboard Artist
(1941)
The Black Cat
as Richard Hartley
(1941)
Great Guns
as Soldier in Photo Shop (uncredited)
(1941)
Gangs Inc.
as Jimmy Kelly aka Bill Dugan
(1941)
Cadet Girl
as Harry - Musician (uncredited)
(1941)
Military Training
as Lieutenant, Platoon Leader, County Fair
(1941)
Petticoat Politics
as Higgins Daughter's Boyfriend
(1941)
I Look at You
as Himself
(1941)
Unfinished Rainbows
as Charles Martin Hall
(1940)
The Green Hornet
as Gilpin - Student Pilot (uncredited)
(1940)
Light of Western Stars
as Danny
(1940)
In Old Missouri
as John Pittman Jr.
(1940)
Those Were the Days!
as Keg Rearick
(1940)
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Cadet in Trouble
(1940)
Captain Caution
as Newton
(1940)
The Howards of Virginia
as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
(1940)
Victory
as Heyst as an 18-Year-Old (uncredited)
(1940)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
(1940)
Sauce for the Gander
as Man on the Spot Reporter
(1940)
Meat and Romance
as Bill Allen
(1940)
Cross-Country Romance
as Mr. Williams
(1940)
Meet the Missus
as John Williams
(1940)
Blame It on Love
as TV Director (uncredited)
(1940)
Her First Romance
as John Gilman
(1940)
American Portrait
as Young man / Old man
(1939)
Hitler: Beast of Berlin
as Karl Bach
(1939)
The Mysterious Miss X
as Henchman
(1939)
Rulers of the Sea
as Colin Farrell
(1939)
Petunia Natural Park
as Narrator (uncredited)
(1938)
The Goldwyn Follies
as First Auditioning Singer (uncredited)
(1938)
Secrets of a Nurse
as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
(1938)
Come On, Leathernecks!
as Club Waiter (uncredited)
(1938)
Freshman Year
as Student (uncredited)
(1937)
The Last Train from Madrid
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1937)
Hold 'Em Navy
as Chief Quartermaster (uncredited)
(1937)
Souls at Sea
as Sailor (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)
Once in a Lifetime
as Projectionist (uncredited)
(1932)
Tom Brown of Culver
as Cadet
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