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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1913-09-03
Place of birth
Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
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Cast
Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
1999
7.00
Shane
1953
7.40
The Movie Orgy
1968
6.33
The Reluctant Dragon
1941
6.60
Appointment with Danger
1950
5.50
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
6.65
Petticoat Politics
1941
0.00
Saigon
1947
5.80
Calcutta
1946
6.30
Chicago Deadline
1949
6.29
The Black Knight
1954
6.20
The Black Cat
1941
6.40
The Carpetbaggers
1964
5.77
Whispering Smith
1948
6.60
Boy on a Dolphin
1957
5.50
The Blue Dahlia
1946
6.65
Joan of Paris
1942
6.50
This Gun for Hire
1942
6.96
The Man in the Net
1959
4.94
The Glass Key
1942
6.57
Gangs Inc.
1941
5.20
The Great Gatsby
1949
5.40
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
7.60
Cadet Girl
1941
0.00
Hold 'Em Navy
1937
3.00
Souls at Sea
1937
6.30
The Goldwyn Follies
1938
4.80
Blame It on Love
1940
2.50
Pigskin Parade
1936
6.10
Once in a Lifetime
1932
7.00
My Favorite Brunette
1947
6.63
The Green Hornet
1940
5.68
Great Guns
1941
5.90
Victory
1940
0.00
The Howards of Virginia
1940
6.50
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955
4.78
The Red Beret
1953
6.60
The Badlanders
1958
6.10
O.S.S.
1946
6.40
Come On, Leathernecks!
1938
5.00
A Cry in the Night
1956
5.20
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
4.30
Petunia Natural Park
1939
5.00
All Over Town
1937
6.20
Freshman Year
1938
0.00
Murder at the Vanities
1934
5.50
Secrets of a Nurse
1938
4.00
The Iron Mistress
1952
5.00
The Proud Rebel
1958
6.10
The McConnell Story
1955
6.30
The Deep Six
1958
5.50
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
6.00
Beyond Glory
1948
7.30
Hell Below Zero
1954
6.67
Salty O'Rourke
1945
5.30
Drum Beat
1954
6.00
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
1940
5.50
The Big Land
1957
6.40
Variety Girl
1947
6.10
Captain Carey, U.S.A.
1950
5.50
And Now Tomorrow
1944
5.70
Red Mountain
1951
6.40
Saskatchewan
1954
5.90
All the Young Men
1960
6.30
One Foot in Hell
1960
5.13
13 West Street
1962
5.50
Lucky Jordan
1942
6.00
China
1943
6.80
Branded
1950
5.90
Botany Bay
1952
6.60
Thunder in the East
1952
5.40
Duel of Champions
1961
5.30
Santiago
1956
5.20
Desert Legion
1953
6.00
Guns of the Timberland
1960
6.10
Two Years Before the Mast
1946
6.06
Skirmish on the Home Front
1944
0.00
Rat Pack
2022
9.00
Citizen Kane
1941
8.00
Those Were the Days!
1940
0.00
The Mysterious Miss X
1939
4.60
American Portrait
1940
0.00
Her First Romance
1940
5.25
Duffy's Tavern
1945
6.10
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
5.20
In Old Missouri
1940
5.50
Captain Caution
1940
5.60
Hitler: Beast of Berlin
1939
4.32
Tom Brown of Culver
1932
5.20
The Light of Western Stars
1940
2.50
Cross-Country Romance
1940
6.40
Wild Harvest
1947
0.00
I Look at You
1941
7.50
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945
5.20
Meat and Romance
1940
4.00
Meet the Missus
1940
0.00
Saturday's Millions
1933
5.00
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
8.00
Sauce for the Gander
1940
5.00
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004
8.80
Rulers of the Sea
1939
6.50
Military Training
1941
0.00
Unfinished Rainbows
1941
0.00
Wildcat Bus
1940
4.92