Alan Ladd
Acting
🎂 1913-09-03
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.
Cast credits(110)
Self
1955
Shane
1953
Reporter Smoking Pipe at End (uncredited)
1941
Dan Holiday
1953
Joe
1953
Dan Donlan
1953
(in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage)
1982
Baby Weems Storyboard Artist
1941
Philip Raven
1942
Sailor (uncredited)
1937
Philip Raven in This Gun For Hire (archive footage)
2004
John Chandler
1958
Captain Webster Carey
1950
Jim Bowie
1952
Jay Gatsby
1949
Chad Morgan
1957
Self (archive footage)
1968
Johnny Morrison
1946
Capt. Brett Sherwood
1951
Karl Bach
1939
John
1954
Alexander 'Alec' Austen
1958
Self (archive footage)
1999
Nevada Smith
1964
Alan Ladd
1947
Ed Beaumont
1942
Walt Sherill
1962
Gilpin - Student Pilot (uncredited)
1940
Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)
1958
First Auditioning Singer (uncredited)
1938
Whispering Smith
1948
Thomas O'Rourke
1954
Sam McCloud (uncredited)
1947
Self (archive footage)
2022
David Jones
1943
Johnny MacKay
1954
Mitch Barrett
1960
Horatius
1961
John Martin / Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. / Philippe Martine
1946
Lucky Jordan
1942
Alan Ladd
1942
Doctor Merek Vance
1944
Al - Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (archive footage)
2004
John Hamilton
1959
Dr. James 'Jim' Calder
1957
Choya
1950
Sgt. Kincaid
1960
Steve 'Canada' McKendrick
1953
Neale Gordon
1946
Jim Hadley
1960
Caleb 'Cash' Adams
1956
Steve Gibbs
1952
Capt. Rockwell 'Rocky' Gilman
1948
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Hugh Tallant
1952
Charles Stewart
1946
Cadet in Trouble
1940
Soldier in Photo Shop (uncredited)
1941
Henchman
1939
Major Larry Briggs
1947
Al Goddard
1950
Jimmy Kelly aka Bill Dugan
1941
Soldier (uncredited)
1937
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1956
Elevator Passenger (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1940
Richard Hartley
1941
Backwoodsman (uncredited)
1940
Self
1954
Man on the Spot Reporter
1940
Paul Lartal
1953
Newton
1940
Capt. Joseph C. 'Mac' McConnell, Jr.
1955
"Baby"
1942
Heyst as an 18-Year-Old (uncredited)
1940
Mr. Williams
1940
Steve Rollins
1955
Duncan Craig
1954
Cadet
1932
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
1934
Danny
1940
Student (uncredited)
1936
Self (archive footage)
1985
Keg Rearick
1940
Alan Ladd
1945
Alan Ladd
1945
Salty O'Rourke
1945
Chief Quartermaster (uncredited)
1937
Joe Madigan
1947
Student (uncredited)
1938
Narrator (uncredited)
1939
Harry - Musician (uncredited)
1941
John Gilman
1940
Projectionist (uncredited)
1932
Student
1933
Colin Farrell
1939
Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
1938
Young Man (uncredited)
1937
John Pittman Jr.
1940
Ed Adams
1949
John Williams
1940
Harry W. Average
1944
Young man / Old man
1940
Lieutenant, Platoon Leader, County Fair
1941
Capt. Smith
1943
Bill Allen
1940
TV Director (uncredited)
1940
Higgins Daughter's Boyfriend
1941
Himself
1941
Club Waiter (uncredited)
1938
Charles Martin Hall
1941