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Alan Ladd
Actor, Producer
Born September 3, 1913Died January 29, 1964 (50 years)
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.
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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Filmography
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows · as Shane (clip From Shane (1953)) |
| 2008 | How the West Was Lost · as Shane |
| 2004 | Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 · as Al - Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (archive Footage) |
| 2003 | Los Angeles Plays Itself · as Philip Raven In This Gun For Hire (archive Footage) |
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid · as (in "this Gun For Hire") (archive Footage) |
| 1976 | America at the Movies · as Shane |
| 1964 | The Carpetbaggers · as Nevada Smith |
| 1962 | 13 West Street · as Walt Sherill |
| 1961 | Duel of Champions · as Horatius |
| 1960 | All the Young Men · as Sgt. Kincaid |
| 1960 | One Foot in Hell · as Mitch Barrett |
| 1960 | Guns of the Timberland · as Jim Hadley |
| 1959 | The Man in the Net · as John Hamilton |
| 1958 | The Badlanders · as Peter Van Hoek (the Dutchman) |
| 1958 | The Proud Rebel · as John Chandler |
| 1958 | The Deep Six · as Alexander 'alec' Austen |
| 1957 | Boy on a Dolphin · as Dr. James 'jim' Calder |
| 1957 | The Big Land · as Chad Morgan |
| 1956 | A Cry in the Night · as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Santiago · as Caleb 'cash' Adams |
| 1955 | Hell on Frisco Bay · as Steve Rollins |
| 1955 | The McConnell Story · as Capt. Joseph C. 'mac' Mcconnell, Jr. |
| 1954 | Drum Beat · as Johnny Mackay |
| 1954 | The Black Knight · as John |
| 1954 | Saskatchewan · as Thomas O'rourke |
| 1954 | Hell Below Zero · as Duncan Craig |
| 1953 | Paratrooper · as Steve 'canada' Mckendrick |
| 1953 | Shane · as Shane |
| 1953 | Desert Legion · as Paul Lartal |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Dan Donlan |
| 1952 | Botany Bay · as Hugh Tallant |
| 1952 | Thunder in the East · as Steve Gibbs |
| 1952 | The Iron Mistress · as Jim Bowie |
| 1951 | Red Mountain · as Capt. Brett Sherwood |
| 1950 | Branded · as Choya |
| 1950 | Appointment with Danger · as Al Goddard |
| 1949 | Captain Carey, U.S.A. · as Captain Webster Carey |
| 1949 | Chicago Deadline · as Ed Adams |
| 1949 | The Great Gatsby · as Jay Gatsby |
| 1948 | Whispering Smith · as Whispering Smith |
| 1948 | Beyond Glory · as Capt. Rockwell 'rocky' Gilman |
| 1947 | Saigon · as Major Larry Briggs |
| 1947 | Wild Harvest · as Joe Madigan |
| 1947 | My Favorite Brunette · as Sam Mccloud (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Calcutta · as Neale Gordon |
| 1946 | Two Years Before the Mast · as Charles Stewart |
| 1946 | O.S.S. · as John Martin / Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.s.n.r. / Philippe Martine |
| 1946 | The Blue Dahlia · as Johnny Morrison |
| 1945 | Salty O'Rourke · as Salty O'rourke |
| 1944 | And Now Tomorrow · as Doctor Merek Vance |
| 1943 | China · as David Jones |
| 1942 | Lucky Jordan · as Lucky Jordan |
| 1942 | The Glass Key · as Ed Beaumont |
| 1942 | This Gun for Hire · as Philip Raven |
| 1942 | Joan of Paris · as "baby" |
| 1941 | Great Guns · as Soldier In Photo Shop (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Reluctant Dragon · as Baby Weems Storyboard Artist |
| 1941 | Paper Bullets · as Jimmy Kelly Aka Bill Dugan |
| 1941 | Citizen Kane · as Reporter Smoking Pipe At End (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Black Cat · as Richard Hartley |
| 1940 | Her First Romance · as John Gilman |
| 1940 | Victory · as Heyst As An 18-Year-Old (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Ellery Queen, Master Detective · as Elevator Passenger (uncredited) (unconfirmed) |
| 1940 | The Howards of Virginia · as Backwoodsman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Wildcat Bus · as Bit |
| 1940 | Captain Caution · as Newton |
| 1940 | Those Were the Days! · as Keg Rearick |
| 1940 | Cross-Country Romance · as Mr. Williams |
| 1940 | The Light of Western Stars · as Danny |
| 1940 | Brother Rat and a Baby · as Cadet In Trouble |
| 1940 | The Green Hornet · as Gilpin - Student Pilot (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Rulers of the Sea · as Colin Farrell |
| 1939 | Hitler: Beast of Berlin · as Karl Bach |
| 1939 | The Mysterious Miss X · as Henchman |
| 1938 | Come on, Leathernecks! · as Club Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Goldwyn Follies · as First Auditioning Singer (uncredited) |
| 1937 | All Over Town · as Young Man (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Souls at Sea · as Sailor (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Last Train from Madrid · as Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Pigskin Parade · as Student (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Murder at the Vanities · as Chorus Boy (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Saturday's Millions · as Student |
| 1932 | Island of Lost Souls · as Beast |
| 1932 | Once in a Lifetime · as Projectionist (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Tom Brown of Culver · as Cadet |