Alan Ladd
Acting
🎂 1913-09-03
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.
Cast credits(109)
Reporter Smoking Pipe at End (uncredited)
1941
Shane
1953
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Backwoodsman (uncredited)
1940
(in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage)
1982
Capt. Joseph C. 'Mac' McConnell, Jr.
1955
Henchman
1939
Johnny MacKay
1954
Alexander 'Alec' Austen
1958
Harry W. Average
1944
Alan Ladd
1947
Self
1954
Johnny Morrison
1946
Philip Raven
1942
Sailor (uncredited)
1937
Capt. Brett Sherwood
1951
John Hamilton
1959
Steve Rollins
1955
Karl Bach
1939
John
1954
Self (archive footage)
2022
Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)
1958
Dan Holiday
1953
Joe
1953
Dan Donlan
1953
Alan Ladd
1945
Walt Sherill
1962
Self (archive footage)
1968
Ed Beaumont
1942
Self
1955
Whispering Smith
1948
Ed Adams
1949
Philip Raven in This Gun For Hire (archive footage)
2004
Choya
1950
Major Larry Briggs
1947
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1956
Nevada Smith
1964
Charles Stewart
1946
Dr. James 'Jim' Calder
1957
Alan Ladd
1942
Charles Martin Hall
1941
Horatius
1961
Alan Ladd
1945
"Baby"
1942
Jim Bowie
1952
Soldier (uncredited)
1937
Steve Gibbs
1952
Mr. Williams
1940
Capt. Rockwell 'Rocky' Gilman
1948
Baby Weems Storyboard Artist
1941
Keg Rearick
1940
Jimmy Kelly aka Bill Dugan
1941
Thomas O'Rourke
1954
Jay Gatsby
1949
Gilpin - Student Pilot (uncredited)
1940
Hugh Tallant
1952
Self (archive footage)
1999
Higgins Daughter's Boyfriend
1941
Mitch Barrett
1960
Salty O'Rourke
1945
Sam McCloud (uncredited)
1947
Soldier in Photo Shop (uncredited)
1941
Caleb 'Cash' Adams
1956
John Chandler
1958
Newton
1940
Cadet in Trouble
1940
Colin Farrell
1939
Neale Gordon
1946
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
1934
David Jones
1943
Al Goddard
1950
Jim Hadley
1960
Heyst as an 18-Year-Old (uncredited)
1940
Steve 'Canada' McKendrick
1953
Paul Lartal
1953
Lucky Jordan
1942
Young man / Old man
1940
Joe Madigan
1947
Harry - Musician (uncredited)
1941
Sgt. Kincaid
1960
John Martin / Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. / Philippe Martine
1946
Student (uncredited)
1936
Cadet
1932
Doctor Merek Vance
1944
Student
1933
Man on the Spot Reporter
1940
Al - Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (archive footage)
2004
Chad Morgan
1957
Danny
1940
Richard Hartley
1941
First Auditioning Singer (uncredited)
1938
Capt. Smith
1943
John Pittman Jr.
1940
Chief Quartermaster (uncredited)
1937
Elevator Passenger (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1940
Student (uncredited)
1938
Young Man (uncredited)
1937
Captain Webster Carey
1950
Projectionist (uncredited)
1932
TV Director (uncredited)
1940
John Williams
1940
John Gilman
1940
Duncan Craig
1954
Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
1938
Club Waiter (uncredited)
1938
Lieutenant, Platoon Leader, County Fair
1941
Narrator (uncredited)
1939
Himself
1941
Bill Allen
1940