Alan Ladd
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: September 3, 1913
Day of Death: January 29, 1964 (50 years old)
Place of Birth: Hot Springs, Arkansas USA
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.
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Actor Baby Weems Storyboard Artist
The Reluctant Dragon
Actor Higgins Daughter's Boyfriend
Petticoat Politics
Actor Richard Hartley
The Black Cat
Actor Jimmy Kelly aka Bill Dugan
Gangs Inc.
Actor Harry - Musician (uncredited)
Cadet Girl
Actor Soldier in Photo Shop (uncredited)
Great Guns
Actor Reporter Smoking Pipe at End (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
Actor Himself
I Look at You
1940
Actor Gilpin - Student Pilot (uncredited)
The Green Hornet
Actor Heyst as an 18-Year-Old (uncredited)
Victory
Actor Backwoodsman (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia
Actor TV Director (uncredited)
Blame It on Love
Actor Elevator Passenger (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Actor Keg Rearick
Those Were the Days!
Actor Young man / Old man
American Portrait
Actor John Gilman
Her First Romance
Actor Cadet in Trouble
Brother Rat and a Baby
Actor John Pittman Jr.
In Old Missouri
Actor Newton
Captain Caution
Actor Danny
Light of Western Stars
Actor Mr. Williams
Cross-Country Romance
Actor Bill Allen
Meat and Romance
Actor John Williams
Meet the Missus
Actor Man on the Spot Reporter
Sauce for the Gander
