Alan Ladd

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

Born: Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA, 1913-09-03

Died: 1964-01-29

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1932	Tom Brown of Culver	Cadet	52
2	1932	Once in a Lifetime	Projectionist (uncredited)	70
3	1933	Saturday's Millions	Student	50
4	1934	Murder at the Vanities	Chorus Boy (uncredited)	55
5	1936	Pigskin Parade	Student (uncredited)	61
6	1937	The Last Train from Madrid	Soldier (uncredited)	47
7	1937	All Over Town	Young Man (uncredited)	62
8	1937	Souls at Sea	Sailor (uncredited)	60
9	1937	Hold 'Em Navy	Chief Quartermaster (uncredited)	30
10	1938	The Goldwyn Follies	First Auditioning Singer (uncredited)	48
11	1938	Come On, Leathernecks!	Club Waiter (uncredited)	50
12	1938	Freshman Year	Student (uncredited)	0
13	1938	Secrets of a Nurse	Hospital Orderly (uncredited)	30
14	1939	Petunia Natural Park	Narrator (uncredited)	50
15	1939	The Mysterious Miss X	Henchman	53
16	1939	Hitler: Beast of Berlin	Karl Bach	43
17	1939	Rulers of the Sea	Colin Farrell	65
18	1940	The Green Hornet	Gilpin - Student Pilot (uncredited)	55
19	1940	Brother Rat and a Baby	Cadet in Trouble	52
20	1940	Sauce for the Gander	Man on the Spot Reporter	50
21	1940	In Old Missouri	John Pittman Jr.	55
22	1940	Light of Western Stars	Danny	25
23	1940	Blame It on Love	TV Director (uncredited)	25
24	1940	Cross-Country Romance	Mr. Williams	64
25	1940	Those Were the Days!	Keg Rearick	0
26	1940	American Portrait	Young man / Old man	0
27	1940	Captain Caution	Newton	56
28	1940	The Howards of Virginia	Backwoodsman (uncredited)	65
29	1940	Meat and Romance	Bill Allen	40
30	1940	Meet the Missus	John Williams	0
31	1940	Ellery Queen, Master Detective	Elevator Passenger (uncredited) (unconfirmed)	57
32	1940	Victory	Heyst as an 18-Year-Old (uncredited)	0
33	1940	Her First Romance	John Gilman	65
34	1941	Petticoat Politics	Higgins Daughter's Boyfriend	0
35	1941	I Look at You	Himself	75
36	1941	Citizen Kane	Reporter Smoking Pipe at End (uncredited)	80
37	1941	The Black Cat	Richard Hartley	65
38	1941	Gangs Inc.	Jimmy Kelly aka Bill Dugan	52
39	1941	The Reluctant Dragon	Baby Weems Storyboard Artist	66
40	1941	Great Guns	Soldier in Photo Shop (uncredited)	58
41	1941	Cadet Girl	Harry - Musician (uncredited)	0
42	1941	Military Training	Lieutenant, Platoon Leader, County Fair	0
43	1941	Unfinished Rainbows	Charles Martin Hall	0
44	1942	Joan of Paris	"Baby"	65
45	1942	Star Spangled Rhythm	Alan Ladd	59
46	1942	This Gun for Hire	Philip Raven	69
47	1942	The Glass Key	Ed Beaumont	66
48	1942	Lucky Jordan	Lucky Jordan	60
49	1943	Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation	Capt. Smith	30
50	1943	China	David Jones	68
51	1944	Skirmish on the Home Front	Harry W. Average	0
52	1944	And Now Tomorrow	Doctor Merek Vance	57
53	1945	Salty O'Rourke	Salty O'Rourke	52
54	1945	Duffy's Tavern	Alan Ladd	61
55	1945	Hollywood Victory Caravan	Alan Ladd	52
56	1946	The Blue Dahlia	Johnny Morrison	67
57	1946	O.S.S.	John Martin / Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. / Philippe Martine	64
58	1946	Two Years Before the Mast	Charles Stewart	62
59	1946	Calcutta	Neale Gordon	63
60	1947	My Favorite Brunette	Sam McCloud (uncredited)	66
61	1947	Variety Girl	Alan Ladd	61
62	1947	Wild Harvest	Joe Madigan	0
63	1947	Saigon	Major Larry Briggs	56
64	1948	Beyond Glory	Capt. Rockwell 'Rocky' Gilman	73
65	1948	Whispering Smith	Whispering Smith	65
66	1949	The Great Gatsby	Jay Gatsby	55
67	1949	Chicago Deadline	Ed Adams	63
68	1950	Captain Carey, U.S.A.	Captain Webster Carey	55
69	1950	Appointment with Danger	Al Goddard	56
70	1950	Branded	Choya	59
71	1951	Red Mountain	Capt. Brett Sherwood	64
72	1952	The Iron Mistress	Jim Bowie	48
73	1952	Thunder in the East	Steve Gibbs	54
74	1952	Botany Bay	Hugh Tallant	65
75	1953	Shane	Shane	74
76	1953	Desert Legion	Paul Lartal	60
77	1953	The Red Beret	Steve 'Canada' McKendrick	66
78	1954	Hell Below Zero	Duncan Craig	60
79	1954	Saskatchewan	Thomas O'Rourke	59
80	1954	The Black Knight	John	62
81	1954	A Star Is Born World Premiere	Self	80
82	1954	Drum Beat	Johnny MacKay	60
83	1955	The McConnell Story	Capt. Joseph C. 'Mac' McConnell, Jr.	63
84	1955	Hell on Frisco Bay	Steve Rollins	52
85	1956	Santiago	Caleb 'Cash' Adams	53
86	1956	A Cry in the Night	Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	52
87	1957	The Big Land	Chad Morgan	64
88	1957	Boy on a Dolphin	Dr. James 'Jim' Calder	55
89	1958	The Deep Six	Alexander 'Alec' Austen	54
90	1958	The Proud Rebel	John Chandler	59
91	1958	The Badlanders	Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)	62
92	1959	The Man in the Net	John Hamilton	52
93	1960	Guns of the Timberland	Jim Hadley	61
94	1960	All the Young Men	Sgt. Kincaid	63
95	1960	One Foot in Hell	Mitch Barrett	53
96	1961	Duel of Champions	Horatius	53
97	1962	13 West Street	Walt Sherill	55
98	1964	The Carpetbaggers	Nevada Smith	58
99	1968	The Movie Orgy	Self (archive footage)	65
100	1982	Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid	(in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage)	66
101	1983	Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	65
102	1985	George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey	Self (archive footage)	56
103	1999	Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man	Self (archive footage)	70
104	2004	Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6	Al - Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (archive footage)	88
105	2004	Los Angeles Plays Itself	Philip Raven in This Gun For Hire (archive footage)	76
106	2022	Rat Pack	Self (archive footage)	90

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1953	General Electric Theater	Dan Holiday	63
2	1953	General Electric Theater	Joe	63
3	1953	General Electric Theater	Dan Donlan	63
4	1955	The Bob Cummings Show	Self	61

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