Alan Ladd
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
110
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
Citizen Kane
Military Training
Branded
China
Shane
The Carpetbaggers
Drum Beat
Chicago Deadline
Saigon
Botany Bay
Cadet Girl
Beyond Glory
The Badlanders
The Man in the Net
Red Mountain
Calcutta
Variety Girl
The Bob Cummings Show
Rat Pack
Saskatchewan
Victory
The Reluctant Dragon
Great Guns
Unfinished Rainbows
Wild Harvest
Two Years Before the Mast
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Blame It on Love
Desert Legion
Santiago
Lucky Jordan
Freshman Year
Joan of Paris
Whispering Smith
The McConnell Story
A Star Is Born World Premiere
The Glass Key
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
The Black Knight
All the Young Men
The Great Gatsby
The Big Land
One Foot in Hell
Souls at Sea
Hell on Frisco Bay
All Over Town
The Proud Rebel
This Gun for Hire
Pigskin Parade
The Blue Dahlia
Duffy's Tavern
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Captain Carey, U.S.A.
Rulers of the Sea
The Deep Six
The Red Beret
And Now Tomorrow
O.S.S.
The Goldwyn Follies
The Light of Western Stars
Appointment with Danger
A Cry in the Night
Petticoat Politics
Cross-Country Romance
The Mysterious Miss X
Salty O'Rourke
Duel of Champions
The Howards of Virginia
13 West Street
The Last Train from Madrid
Saturday's Millions
Boy on a Dolphin
Guns of the Timberland
Hell Below Zero
Her First Romance
Hitler: Beast of Berlin
Petunia Natural Park
Tom Brown of Culver
Secrets of a Nurse
The Iron Mistress
Murder at the Vanities
Thunder in the East
Star Spangled Rhythm
Those Were the Days!
The Green Hornet
Hold 'Em Navy
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
Sauce for the Gander
The Movie Orgy
Come On, Leathernecks!
Meet the Missus
My Favorite Brunette
The Black Cat
Brother Rat and a Baby
Captain Caution
Hollywood Victory Caravan
Wildcat Bus
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
I Look at You
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
In Old Missouri
Once in a Lifetime
Skirmish on the Home Front
Gangs Inc.
Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation
Meat and Romance
American Portrait
