Dados Pessoais
Nascimento e local: 03/09/1913, HoT Springs, AR, EUA
Morte: 29/01/1962, Palm Springs, CA, EUA, overdose acidental (?)
Ocupação: ator
Nacionalidade: Americano
Casamentos: Marjorie Jane Harrold, Sue Carol
Filhos: David Ladd, Alan Ladd, Jr. e Alana Ladd
Biografia
Após a morte de seu pai, Alan e sua mãe mudaram-se para Califórnia. Antes da carreira no cinema, ele foi vendedor de hot dog e guarda-costas.
Sua carreira artística iniciou com pequenas participações em programas de rádio e fazendo figuração na Warner, em filmes como Cidadão Kane. Seu primeiro grande papel foi no filme This Gun for Hire, ao lado de Veronica Lake, que a partir de então seria uma parceira constante nos filmes. Seguiu-se o sucesso com The Blue Dahlia, Captain Carrey U.S.A (com a trilha sonora “Mona Lisa”, de Nat King Cole) e Shane (um dos seus papéis mais famosos). Alan ainda formou uma companhia para produção de filmes e programas de rádio.
Problemas de saúde, agravados pelo alcoolismo, levariam-no a abandonar as telas. Em 1963 ele realizou seu último filme, The Carpetbaggers. O ator morreu com 50 anos, de problemas ocasionados pelo álcool ministrado com calmantes.
Filmografia
ATOR
1. Duel of Champions (1964) as Horatio .
2. The Carpetbaggers (1964) as Nevada Smith .
3. 13 West Street (1962) as Walt Sherill .
4. One Foot in Hell (1960) as Mitch Barrett .
5. All the Young Men (1960) as [Sgt.] Kincaid .
6. Guns of the Timberland (1960) as Jim Hadley .
7. The Man in the Net (1959) as John Hamilton .
8. The Proud Rebel (1958) as John Chandler .
9. The Deep Six (1958) as Alexander “Alec” Austen .
10. The Badlanders (1958) as Peter Van Hoek .
11. Boy on a Dolphin (1957) as James Calder .
12. The Big Land (1957) as Chad Morgan .
13. Hell on Frisco Bay (1956) as Steve Rollins .
14. A Cry in the Night (1956) as Narrator .
15. Santiago (1956) as Caleb “Cash” Adams .
16. The McConnell Story (1955) as Joseph “Mac” McConnell, Jr. .
17. Drum Beat (1954) as Johnny Mackay .
18. Saskatchewan (1954) as [Thomas] O’Rourke .
19. Hell Below Zero (1954) as Duncan Craig .
20. The Black Knight (1954) as John [The Black Knight] .
21. Paratrooper (1954) as [Steve] Canada [McKendrick] .
22. Desert Legion (1953) as Paul Lartal .
23. Botany Bay (1953) as Hugh Tallant .
24. Shane (1953) as Shane .
25. Thunder in the East (1953) as Steve Gibbs .
26. The Iron Mistress (1952) as Jim Bowie .
27. Red Mountain (1952) as Capt. Brett Sherwood .
28. Branded (1951) as Choya .
29. Appointment with Danger (1951) as Al Goddard .
30. Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950) as [Captain] Webster [“Web”] Carey .
31. Chicago Deadline (1949) as Ed Adams .
32. Whispering Smith (1949) as [Luke] Whispering Smith .
33. The Great Gatsby (1949) as Jay Gatsby .
34. Beyond Glory (1948) as Cadet [Rockwell] “Rocky” Gilman .
35. Saigon (1948) as Major Larry Briggs .
36. Variety Girl (1947) as .
37. Wild Harvest (1947) as Joe Madigan .
38. Calcutta (1947) as Neale Gordon .
39. My Favorite Brunette (1947) as Detective Sam McCloud .
40. Two Years Before the Mast (1946) as Charles Stewart .
41. O.S.S. (1946) as John Martin .
42. The Blue Dahlia (1946) as Johnny Morrison, also known as Jimmy Moore .
43. Salty O’Rourke (1945) as Salty O’Rourke .
44. Duffy’s Tavern (1945) as .
45. And Now Tomorrow (1944) as Dr. Merek Vance .
46. Star Spangled Rhythm (1943) as Himself, Scarface in skit .
47. China (1943) as David Jones .
48. Joan of Paris (1942) as Baby .
49. The Glass Key (1942) as Ed Beaumont .
50. Lucky Jordan (1942) as Lucky Jordan .
51. This Gun for Hire (1942) as Philip Raven .
52. The Reluctant Dragon (1941) as Story artist .
53. The Black Cat (1941) as Richard Hartley .
54. Petticoat Politics (1941) as Don Wilcox .
55. Paper Bullets (1941) as Jimmy Kelly [also known as Billy Dugan] .
56. Victory (1941) as Heyst, Jr. .
57. Great Guns (1941) as Soldier .
58. Cadet Girl (1941) as .
59. Citizen Kane (1941) as Reporter at Xanadu .
60. Cross-Country Romance (1940) as Williams .
61. The Light of Western Stars (1940) as Danny .
62. Brother Rat and a Baby (1940) as Cadet .
63. Those Were the Days! (1940) as Keg Rearick .
64. Her First Romance (1940) as John Gilman .
65. In Old Missouri (1940) as Junior Pittman .
66. Meet the Missus (1940) as John Williams .
67. Captain Caution (1940) as Newton .
68. Rulers of the Sea (1939) as Colin Farrell .
69. Beasts of Berlin (1939) as Karl .
70. The Goldwyn Follies (1938) as Auditioning singer .
71. Freshman Year (1938) as Student .
72. Hold ‘Em Navy! (1937) as Taps inspector .
73. Born to the West (1937) as Inspector .
PRODUTOR
74. All the Young Men (1960) as Executive Producer.
75. Guns of the Timberland (1960) as Executive Producer.
76. Island of Lost Women (1959) as Executive Producer.
77. The Man in the Net (1959) as Executive Producer.
78. The Big Land (1957) as Producer.
79. A Cry in the Night (1956) as Producer.
80. A Cry in the Night (1956) as Company.
