Alan Ladd
Acting
Born September 3, 1913 · Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
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.
Films (106)
Rat Pack
2022
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004
Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
1999
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
The Movie Orgy
1968
The Carpetbaggers
1964
13 West Street
1962
Duel of Champions
1961
One Foot in Hell
1960
All the Young Men
1960
Guns of the Timberland
1960
The Man in the Net
1959
The Badlanders
1958
The Proud Rebel
1958
The Deep Six
1958
Boy on a Dolphin
1957
The Big Land
1957
A Cry in the Night
1956
Santiago
1956
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955
The McConnell Story
1955
Drum Beat
1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
The Black Knight
1954
Saskatchewan
1954
Hell Below Zero
1954
The Red Beret
1953
Desert Legion
1953
Shane
1953
Botany Bay
1952
Thunder in the East
1952
The Iron Mistress
1952
Red Mountain
1951
Branded
1950
Appointment with Danger
1950
Captain Carey, U.S.A.
1950
Chicago Deadline
1949
The Great Gatsby
1949
Whispering Smith
1948
Beyond Glory
1948
Saigon
1947
Wild Harvest
1947
Variety Girl
1947
My Favorite Brunette
1947
Calcutta
1946
Two Years Before the Mast
1946
O.S.S.
1946
The Blue Dahlia
1946
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945
Duffy's Tavern
1945
Salty O'Rourke
1945
And Now Tomorrow
1944
Skirmish on the Home Front
1944
China
1943
Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation
1943
Lucky Jordan
1942
The Glass Key
1942
This Gun for Hire
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
Joan of Paris
1942
Unfinished Rainbows
1941
Military Training
1941
Cadet Girl
1941
Great Guns
1941
The Reluctant Dragon
1941
Gangs Inc.
1941
The Black Cat
1941
Citizen Kane
1941
I Look at You
1941
Petticoat Politics
1941
Her First Romance
1940
Victory
1940
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
1940
Meet the Missus
1940
Meat and Romance
1940
The Howards of Virginia
1940
Wildcat Bus
1940
Captain Caution
1940
American Portrait
1940
Those Were the Days!
1940
Cross-Country Romance
1940
Blame It on Love
1940
In Old Missouri
1940
The Light of Western Stars
1940
Sauce for the Gander
1940
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
The Green Hornet
1940
Rulers of the Sea
1939
Hitler: Beast of Berlin
1939
The Mysterious Miss X
1939
Petunia Natural Park
1939
Secrets of a Nurse
1938
Freshman Year
1938
Come On, Leathernecks!
1938
The Goldwyn Follies
1938
Hold 'Em Navy
1937
Souls at Sea
1937
All Over Town
1937
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
Pigskin Parade
1936
Murder at the Vanities
1934
Saturday's Millions
1933
Once in a Lifetime
1932
Tom Brown of Culver
1932