Biography
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). 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.
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Awards & recognition
- Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame · 1996
- star on Palm Springs Walk of Stars · 1995
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography40 titles
Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
Citizen Kane
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Shane
This Gun for Hire
O.S.S.
China
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
All the Young Men
Red Mountain
The Blue Dahlia
My Favorite Brunette
The Glass Key
The Reluctant Dragon
The Big Land
Joan of Paris
The Black Cat
Her First Romance
The Black Knight
All Over Town
The Bob Cummings Show
Guns of the Timberland
The Badlanders
Branded
Pigskin Parade
The Proud Rebel
Drum Beat
The Green Hornet
The Carpetbaggers
Santiago
Captain Carey, U.S.A.
Boy on a Dolphin
Appointment with Danger
Duel of Champions
Thunder in the East
Gangs Inc.
One Foot in Hell
The Man in the Net
The Light of Western Stars
Hitler: Beast of Berlin