
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.
Movie | Frantic | Bellboy 3 | 1988-02-19 |
Movie | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self (archive footage) | 1985-03-03 |
Movie | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
Movie | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | (in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage) | 1982-05-21 |
Movie | The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968-01-01 |
Movie | The Carpetbaggers | Nevada Smith | 1964-04-08 |
Movie | 13 West Street | Walt Sherill | 1962-02-23 |
Movie | Duel of Champions | Horatius | 1961-10-19 |
Movie | All the Young Men | Sgt. Kincaid | 1960-08-26 |
Movie | Guns of the Timberland | Jim Hadley | 1960-02-01 |
Movie | One Foot in Hell | Mitch Barrett | 1960-09-11 |
Movie | The Man in the Net | John Hamilton | 1959-06-10 |
Movie | The Deep Six | Alexander 'Alec' Austen | 1958-01-15 |
Movie | The Badlanders | Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman) | 1958-09-03 |
Movie | The Proud Rebel | John Chandler | 1958-07-01 |
Movie | The Big Land | Chad Morgan | 1957-03-01 |
Movie | Boy on a Dolphin | Dr. James 'Jim' Calder | 1957-04-19 |
Movie | Santiago | Caleb 'Cash' Adams | 1956-07-13 |
Movie | A Cry in the Night | Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1956-08-17 |
Movie | The McConnell Story | Capt. Joseph C. 'Mac' McConnell, Jr. | 1955-09-29 |
Movie | Saskatchewan | Thomas O'Rourke | 1954-03-30 |
Movie | The Black Knight | John | 1954-08-26 |
Movie | Hell Below Zero | Duncan Craig | 1954-01-13 |
Movie | A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self | 1954-09-28 |
Movie | Drum Beat | Johnny MacKay | 1954-11-10 |
Movie | Shane | Shane | 1953-04-23 |
Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
Movie | Desert Legion | Paul Lartal | 1953-05-08 |
Movie | The Red Beret | Steve 'Canada' McKendrick | 1953-08-11 |
Movie | The Iron Mistress | Jim Bowie | 1952-11-19 |
Movie | Thunder in the East | Steve Gibbs | 1952-12-04 |
Movie | Botany Bay | Hugh Tallant | 1952-12-26 |
Movie | Red Mountain | Capt. Brett Sherwood | 1951-11-01 |
Movie | Appointment with Danger | Al Goddard | 1950-04-07 |
Movie | Captain Carey, U.S.A. | Captain Webster Carey | 1950-02-21 |
Movie | Branded | Choya | 1950-11-03 |
Movie | The Great Gatsby | Jay Gatsby | 1949-06-06 |
Movie | Chicago Deadline | Ed Adams | 1949-11-03 |
Movie | Beyond Glory | Capt. Rockwell 'Rocky' Gilman | 1948-08-03 |
Movie | Whispering Smith | Whispering Smith | 1948-12-09 |
Movie | Variety Girl | Alan Ladd | 1947-08-29 |
Movie | My Favorite Brunette | Sam McCloud (uncredited) | 1947-03-19 |
Movie | Wild Harvest | Joe Madigan | 1947-09-26 |
Movie | Saigon | Major Larry Briggs | 1947-12-05 |
Movie | The Blue Dahlia | Johnny Morrison | 1946-04-16 |
Movie | O.S.S. | John Martin / Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. / Philippe Martine | 1946-05-26 |
Movie | Two Years Before the Mast | Charles Stewart | 1946-11-22 |
Movie | Calcutta | Neale Gordon | 1946-12-20 |
Movie | Salty O'Rourke | Salty O'Rourke | 1945-03-22 |
Movie | Hollywood Victory Caravan | Alan Ladd | 1945-09-30 |
Movie | Duffy's Tavern | Alan Ladd | 1945-09-28 |
Movie | Skirmish on the Home Front | Harry W. Average | 1944-05-11 |
Movie | And Now Tomorrow | Doctor Merek Vance | 1944-11-22 |
Movie | China | David Jones | 1943-04-21 |
Movie | Star Spangled Rhythm | Alan Ladd | 1942-03-05 |
Movie | This Gun for Hire | Philip Raven | 1942-04-24 |
Movie | The Glass Key | Ed Beaumont | 1942-09-08 |
Movie | Lucky Jordan | Lucky Jordan | 1942-11-16 |
Movie | Citizen Kane | Reporter Smoking Pipe at End (uncredited) | 1941-04-17 |
Movie | I Look at You | Himself | 1941-02-20 |
Movie | The Black Cat | Richard Hartley | 1941-05-02 |
Movie | Gangs Inc. | Jimmy Kelly aka Bill Dugan | 1941-06-13 |
Movie | The Reluctant Dragon | Baby Weems Storyboard Artist | 1941-06-19 |
Movie | Great Guns | Soldier in Photo Shop (uncredited) | 1941-10-10 |
Movie | Gangs of Chicago | 1940-05-18 | |
Movie | Cross-Country Romance | Mr. Williams | 1940-07-12 |
Movie | In Old Missouri | John Pittman Jr. | 1940-04-17 |
Movie | Light of Western Stars | Danny | 1940-04-17 |
Movie | The Green Hornet | Gilpin - Student Pilot (uncredited) | 1940-01-08 |
Movie | Brother Rat and a Baby | Cadet in Trouble | 1940-01-13 |
Movie | American Portrait | Young man / Old man | 1940-07-31 |
Movie | Those Were the Days! | Keg Rearick | 1940-07-14 |
Movie | Ellery Queen, Master Detective | Elevator Passenger (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | 1940-11-30 |
Movie | Her First Romance | John Gilman | 1940-12-25 |
Movie | Captain Caution | Newton | 1940-08-09 |
Movie | Meet the Missus | John Williams | 1940-11-29 |
Movie | Victory | Heyst as an 18-Year-Old (uncredited) | 1940-12-21 |
Movie | Meat and Romance | Bill Allen | 1940-10-29 |
Movie | The Howards of Virginia | Backwoodsman (uncredited) | 1940-09-19 |
Movie | Wildcat Bus | (uncredited) | 1940-08-23 |
Movie | The Mysterious Miss X | Henchman | 1939-01-10 |
Movie | Rulers of the Sea | Colin Farrell | 1939-11-08 |
Movie | Hitler: Beast of Berlin | Karl Bach | 1939-10-07 |
Movie | Come On, Leathernecks! | Club Waiter (uncredited) | 1938-08-08 |
Movie | The Goldwyn Follies | First Auditioning Singer (uncredited) | 1938-02-04 |
Movie | Freshman Year | Student (uncredited) | 1938-09-02 |
Movie | Secrets of a Nurse | Hospital Orderly (uncredited) | 1938-12-02 |
Movie | The Last Train from Madrid | Soldier (uncredited) | 1937-06-25 |
Movie | All Over Town | Young Man (uncredited) | 1937-08-09 |
Movie | Souls at Sea | Sailor (uncredited) | 1937-09-03 |
Movie | Hold 'Em Navy | Chief Quartermaster (uncredited) | 1937-11-04 |
Movie | Pigskin Parade | Student (uncredited) | 1936-10-23 |
Movie | Murder at the Vanities | Chorus Boy (uncredited) | 1934-05-18 |
Movie | Saturday's Millions | Student | 1933-09-30 |
Movie | Tom Brown of Culver | Cadet | 1932-06-30 |
Movie | Island of Lost Souls | Beast (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | 1932-12-24 |
Movie | Once in a Lifetime | Projectionist (uncredited) | 1932-10-02 |
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