Alan Ladd
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1913-09-03
Deathday 1964-01-29 (50 years old)
Place of Birth Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Also Known As Alan Walbridge Ladd, Алан Уолбридж Лэдд, Алан Волбрідж Ледд, Άλαν Λαντ, Алън Уолбридж Лад
Alan Ladd
Biography
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.
Known For
Actor
as Self (archive footage)
as Philip Raven in This Gun For Hire (archive footage)
as Al - Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as (in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Nevada Smith
as Walt Sherill
as Horatius
as Mitch Barrett
as Sgt. Kincaid
as Jim Hadley
as John Hamilton
as Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)
as John Chandler
as Alexander 'Alec' Austen
as Dr. James 'Jim' Calder
as Chad Morgan
as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Caleb 'Cash' Adams
as Steve Rollins
as Capt. Joseph C. 'Mac' McConnell, Jr.
as Self
as Johnny MacKay
as Self
as John
as Thomas O'Rourke
as Duncan Craig
as Steve 'Canada' McKendrick
as Paul Lartal
as Shane
as Dan Holiday
as Joe
as Dan Donlan
as Hugh Tallant
as Steve Gibbs
as Jim Bowie
as Capt. Brett Sherwood
as Choya
as Al Goddard
as Captain Webster Carey
as Ed Adams
as Jay Gatsby
as Whispering Smith
as Capt. Rockwell 'Rocky' Gilman
as Major Larry Briggs
as Joe Madigan
as Alan Ladd
as Sam McCloud (uncredited)
as Neale Gordon
as Charles Stewart
as John Martin / Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. / Philippe Martine
as Johnny Morrison
as Alan Ladd
as Alan Ladd
as Salty O'Rourke
as Doctor Merek Vance
as Harry W. Average
as David Jones
as Capt. Smith
as Lucky Jordan
as Ed Beaumont
as Philip Raven
as Alan Ladd
as "Baby"
as Lieutenant, Platoon Leader, County Fair
as Harry - Musician (uncredited)
as Soldier in Photo Shop (uncredited)
as Baby Weems Storyboard Artist
as Jimmy Kelly aka Bill Dugan
as Richard Hartley
as Reporter Smoking Pipe at End (uncredited)
as Himself
as Higgins Daughter's Boyfriend
as John Gilman
as Heyst as an 18-Year-Old (uncredited)
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
as John Williams
as Bill Allen
as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
as Newton
as Young man / Old man
as Keg Rearick
as Mr. Williams
as TV Director (uncredited)
as John Pittman Jr.
as Danny
as Man on the Spot Reporter
as Cadet in Trouble
as Gilpin - Student Pilot (uncredited)
as Colin Farrell
as Karl Bach
as Henchman
as Narrator (uncredited)
as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
as Student (uncredited)
as Club Waiter (uncredited)
as First Auditioning Singer (uncredited)
as Chief Quartermaster (uncredited)
as Sailor (uncredited)
as Young Man (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Student (uncredited)
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
as Student
as Projectionist (uncredited)
as Cadet
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer