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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

as (in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage)

1982
The Carpetbaggers

as Nevada Smith

1964
13 West Street

as Walt Sherill

1962
Duel of Champions

as Horatius

1961
All the Young Men

as Sgt. Kincaid

1960
Guns of the Timberland

as Jim Hadley

1960
The Man in the Net

as John Hamilton

1959
The Proud Rebel

as John Chandler

1958
The Badlanders

as Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)

1958
The Deep Six

as Alexander 'Alec' Austen

1958
Boy on a Dolphin

as Dr. James 'Jim' Calder

1957
The Big Land

as Chad Morgan

1957
Santiago

as Caleb 'Cash' Adams

1956
Hell on Frisco Bay

as Steve Rollins

1955
The Black Knight

as John

1954
Hell Below Zero

as Duncan Craig

1954
Saskatchewan

as Thomas O'Rourke

1954
Drum Beat

as Johnny MacKay

1954
Shane

as Shane

1953
The Red Beret

as Steve 'Canada' McKendrick

1953
Botany Bay

as Hugh Tallant

1953
The Iron Mistress

as Jim Bowie

1952
Thunder in the East

as Steve Gibbs

1953
Appointment with Danger

as Al Goddard

1951
Captain Carey, U.S.A.

as Captain Webster Carey

1950
Branded

as Choya

1950
Chicago Deadline

as Ed Adams

1949
Whispering Smith

as Whispering Smith

1948
Saigon

as Major Larry Briggs

1948
The Blue Dahlia

as Johnny Morrison

1946
Alan Ladd Alan Ladd

Birthday

1913-09-03

Place of Birth

Hot Springs, Arkansas USA

Biography

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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