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Alan Ladd‌

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Alan Ladd

Hot Springs, Arkansas USA

Alan Ladd

Hot Springs, Arkansas USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1913-09-03

Popularity

star9.0

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.  

Movie Credits

Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man

Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man‌
star7.0
calendar 1999

Shane

Shane‌
star7.4
calendar 1953

The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy‌
star6.2
calendar 1968

The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon‌
star6.6
calendar 1941

Appointment with Danger

Appointment with Danger‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid‌
star6.6
calendar 1982

Petticoat Politics

Petticoat Politics‌
star0.0
calendar 1941

Saigon

Saigon‌
star5.2
calendar 1947

Calcutta

Calcutta‌
star6.2
calendar 1946

Chicago Deadline

Chicago Deadline‌
star6.0
calendar 1949

The Black Knight

The Black Knight‌
star6.2
calendar 1954

The Black Cat

The Black Cat‌
star6.5
calendar 1941

The Carpetbaggers

The Carpetbaggers‌
star5.8
calendar 1964

Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

Boy on a Dolphin

Boy on a Dolphin‌
star5.5
calendar 1957

The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia‌
star6.6
calendar 1946

Joan of Paris

Joan of Paris‌
star6.4
calendar 1942

This Gun for Hire

This Gun for Hire‌
star6.9
calendar 1942

The Man in the Net

The Man in the Net‌
star5.2
calendar 1959

The Glass Key

The Glass Key‌
star6.6
calendar 1942

Gangs Inc.

Gangs Inc.‌
star5.2
calendar 1941

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby‌
star5.5
calendar 1949

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself‌
star7.6
calendar 2004

Once in a Lifetime

Once in a Lifetime‌
star7.0
calendar 1932

My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette‌
star6.7
calendar 1947

Cadet Girl

Cadet Girl‌
star0.0
calendar 1941

Great Guns

Great Guns‌
star5.8
calendar 1941

Victory

Victory‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia‌
star6.3
calendar 1940

Blame It on Love

Blame It on Love‌
star2.5
calendar 1940

The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet‌
star5.5
calendar 1940

The Goldwyn Follies

The Goldwyn Follies‌
star4.6
calendar 1938

Hold 'Em Navy

Hold 'Em Navy‌
star3.0
calendar 1937

Souls at Sea

Souls at Sea‌
star5.7
calendar 1937

Pigskin Parade

Pigskin Parade‌
star5.8
calendar 1936

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage‌
star6.5
calendar 1983

Hell on Frisco Bay

Hell on Frisco Bay‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

The Red Beret

The Red Beret‌
star6.9
calendar 1953

The Badlanders

The Badlanders‌
star6.2
calendar 1958

O.S.S.

O.S.S.‌
star6.4
calendar 1946

A Cry in the Night

A Cry in the Night‌
star5.2
calendar 1956

Petunia Natural Park

Petunia Natural Park‌
star0.0
calendar 1939

Secrets of a Nurse

Secrets of a Nurse‌
star3.0
calendar 1938

Freshman Year

Freshman Year‌
star0.0
calendar 1938

Come On, Leathernecks!

Come On, Leathernecks!‌
star5.0
calendar 1938

All Over Town

All Over Town‌
star7.2
calendar 1937

The Last Train from Madrid

The Last Train from Madrid‌
star4.6
calendar 1937

Murder at the Vanities

Murder at the Vanities‌
star5.4
calendar 1934

The Iron Mistress

The Iron Mistress‌
star4.5
calendar 1952

The Proud Rebel

The Proud Rebel‌
star5.9
calendar 1958

The Deep Six

The Deep Six‌
star5.4
calendar 1958

The McConnell Story

The McConnell Story‌
star6.3
calendar 1955

Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm‌
star5.9
calendar 1942

Beyond Glory

Beyond Glory‌
star7.3
calendar 1948

Hell Below Zero

Hell Below Zero‌
star6.0
calendar 1954

Salty O'Rourke

Salty O'Rourke‌
star5.2
calendar 1945

Drum Beat

Drum Beat‌
star6.1
calendar 1954

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

Ellery Queen, Master Detective‌
star5.7
calendar 1940

The Big Land

The Big Land‌
star6.2
calendar 1957

Variety Girl

Variety Girl‌
star6.1
calendar 1947

Captain Carey, U.S.A.

Captain Carey, U.S.A.‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

And Now Tomorrow

And Now Tomorrow‌
star5.7
calendar 1944

Red Mountain

Red Mountain‌
star6.1
calendar 1951

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan‌
star5.9
calendar 1954

All the Young Men

All the Young Men‌
star6.2
calendar 1960

One Foot in Hell

One Foot in Hell‌
star5.3
calendar 1960

13 West Street

13 West Street‌
star5.5
calendar 1962

Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan‌
star6.0
calendar 1942

China

China‌
star6.8
calendar 1943

Branded

Branded‌
star5.7
calendar 1950

Botany Bay

Botany Bay‌
star6.5
calendar 1952

Thunder in the East

Thunder in the East‌
star4.9
calendar 1952

Duel of Champions

Duel of Champions‌
star5.0
calendar 1961

Santiago

Santiago‌
star5.1
calendar 1956

Desert Legion

Desert Legion‌
star6.0
calendar 1953

Guns of the Timberland

Guns of the Timberland‌
star6.1
calendar 1960

Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast‌
star6.2
calendar 1946

Skirmish on the Home Front

Skirmish on the Home Front‌
star0.0
calendar 1944

Rat Pack

Rat Pack‌
star9.0
calendar 2022

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane‌
star8.0
calendar 1941

Those Were the Days!

Those Were the Days!‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

The Mysterious Miss X

The Mysterious Miss X‌
star5.3
calendar 1939

American Portrait

American Portrait‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

Her First Romance

Her First Romance‌
star6.5
calendar 1940

Duffy's Tavern

Duffy's Tavern‌
star6.1
calendar 1945

Brother Rat and a Baby

Brother Rat and a Baby‌
star5.2
calendar 1940

In Old Missouri

In Old Missouri‌
star5.5
calendar 1940

Captain Caution

Captain Caution‌
star5.3
calendar 1940

Hitler: Beast of Berlin

Hitler: Beast of Berlin‌
star4.3
calendar 1939

Tom Brown of Culver

Tom Brown of Culver‌
star5.2
calendar 1932

Light of Western Stars

Light of Western Stars‌
star4.0
calendar 1940

Cross-Country Romance

Cross-Country Romance‌
star6.4
calendar 1940

Wild Harvest

Wild Harvest‌
star0.0
calendar 1947

I Look at You

I Look at You‌
star7.5
calendar 1941

Hollywood Victory Caravan

Hollywood Victory Caravan‌
star4.9
calendar 1945

Meat and Romance

Meat and Romance‌
star4.0
calendar 1940

Meet the Missus

Meet the Missus‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

Saturday's Millions

Saturday's Millions‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

A Star Is Born World Premiere

A Star Is Born World Premiere‌
star8.0
calendar 1954

Sauce for the Gander

Sauce for the Gander‌
star5.0
calendar 1940

Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation

Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation‌
star3.0
calendar 1943

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6‌
star8.8
calendar 2004

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey‌
star5.4
calendar 1985

Rulers of the Sea

Rulers of the Sea‌
star6.5
calendar 1939

Tv Credits

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

The Bob Cummings Show

The Bob Cummings Show‌
star5.4
calendar 1955

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948