Alan Ladd
American actor (1913-1964) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 50
Alan Walbridge Ladd was an American actor and film producer. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in films noir and Westerns. He was often paired with Veronica Lake in films noir, such as This Gun for Hire (1942), The Glass Key (1942), and The Blue Dahlia (1946).
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The CarpetbaggersFilm, 1964Nevada Smith1959
The Man in the NetFilm, John Hamilton1958
The BadlandersFilm, Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)1956
A Cry in the NightFilm, Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)1955
The Bob Cummings ShowSeries1954
Drum BeatFilm, Producer1953
General Electric TheaterSeries, Dan Holiday1952
Botany BayFilm, Hugh Tallant1951
Red MountainFilm, Capt. Brett Sherwood1949
Chicago DeadlineFilm, Ed Adams1947
My Favorite BrunetteFilm, Sam McCloud (uncredited)1943
ChinaFilm, David Jones1942
The Glass KeyFilm, Ed Beaumont1940
The Howards of VirginiaFilm, Backwoodsman (uncredited)1936
Pigskin ParadeFilm, Student (uncredited)1913Born3 September 1913Known for
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Citizen Kane 1941
Shane 1953
This Gun for Hire 1942
The Blue Dahlia 1946
The Glass Key 1942
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John Farrow Directed Calcutta and Two Years Before the Mast- Gordon Douglas Directed The Iron Mistress and The Big Land
George J. Lewis Alan produced Drum Beat and Hell on Frisco Bay
Anthony Caruso Alan produced Drum Beat and Hell on Frisco Bay
Peter Hansen Alan produced Drum Beat and Hell on Frisco Bay
Richard Maibaum Produced The Great Gatsby and Captain Carey
Frank Tuttle Directed This Gun for Hire (1942)
Albert R. Broccoli Produced The Black Knight and The Red Beret
Lewis Allen Directed Chicago Deadline (1949)- Irving Allen Produced The Black Knight and The Red Beret
- Victor Young Wrote Shane, The Blue Dahlia and The Glass Key
Joseph Calleia Also in The Glass Key, Captain Carey and Branded
Mitchell Leisen Directed Captain Carey (1950)
William Bendix Also in Calcutta, The Glass Key and China
Perry Lopez Alan produced Drum Beat and Hell on Frisco Bay
Frank Lloyd Directed The Howards of Virginia (1940)
Michael Curtiz Directed The Proud Rebel and The Man in the Net
Raoul Walsh Directed Saskatchewan and Salty O'Rourke- Rudolph Maté Directed Branded and The Deep Six
Elliott Nugent Directed The Great Gatsby (1949)- Frank Butler Directed My Favorite Blonde (1942)
- Henry Blanke Produced The Iron Mistress (1952)
Aaron Rosenberg Produced The Badlanders and Saskatchewan- Sydney Boehm Produced One Foot in Hell (1960)
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Whispering Smith (1948) was his first Western and color film, and Shane (1953) was noted for its contributions to the genre. Ladd also appeared in 10 films with William Bendix.
