Alan Ladd

🎂 Data nașterii: 1913-09-03 (Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA)

Alan Walbridge Ladd (September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American actor and producer known for his cool, understated screen presence and his defining roles in 1940s and 1950s film noir and Westerns. Standing 5 ft 6 in (168 cm), Ladd became famous for the contrast between his modest height and his commanding on‑screen persona, a combination studios often enhanced through camera techniques and staging. He was frequently paired with Veronica Lake, one of the few major actresses shorter than he was, and together they became one of Hollywood’s iconic noir duos. Born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Ladd moved to North Hollywood as a child and worked various jobs before entering the film industry. After years of small roles — including an uncredited appearance in Citizen Kane — he achieved stardom with This Gun for Hire (1942). His quiet intensity and stoic charm resonated strongly with wartime audiences, making him one of the decade’s top box‑office draws. Ladd went on to star in a series of successful films, including The Glass Key (1942), The Blue Dahlia (1946), Whispering Smith (1948), Shane (1953), and The Proud Rebel (1958). Though his popularity declined somewhat in the late 1950s, he continued to work steadily in both film and television and produced several of his later projects. Ladd died in 1964 at the age of 50 from cerebral edema caused by acute alcohol and barbiturate intoxication, which was ruled an accidental death. Despite his relatively short life, he remains a defining figure of classic Hollywood — a performer whose quiet strength, distinctive presence, and memorable roles continue to influence the Western and noir genres.

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Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man

Shane

The Movie Orgy

The Reluctant Dragon

Appointment with Danger

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Petticoat Politics

Saigon

Calcutta

Chicago Deadline

The Black Knight

The Black Cat

The Carpetbaggers

Whispering Smith

Boy on a Dolphin

Dahlia albastră

Joan of Paris

This Gun for Hire

The Man in the Net

The Glass Key

Paper Bullets

The Great Gatsby

Once in a Lifetime

My Favorite Brunette

Cadet Girl

Great Guns

Victory

The Howards of Virginia

Blame It on Love

Viespea verde

The Goldwyn Follies

Hold 'Em Navy

Souls at Sea

Pigskin Parade

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hell on Frisco Bay

The Red Beret

The Badlanders

O.S.S.

A Cry in the Night

Petunia Natural Park

Secrets of a Nurse

Freshman Year

Come On, Leathernecks!

All Over Town

The Last Train from Madrid

Murder at the Vanities

Amanta de fier

The Proud Rebel

The Deep Six

The McConnell Story

Star Spangled Rhythm

Beyond Glory

Hell Below Zero

Salty O'Rourke

Drum Beat

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

The Big Land

Variety Girl

Captain Carey, U.S.A.

And Now Tomorrow

Red Mountain

Saskatchewan

All the Young Men

One Foot in Hell

13 West Street

Lucky Jordan

China

Branded

Botany Bay

Thunder in the East

Orazi e Curiazi

Santiago

Desert Legion

Guns of the Timberland

Two Years Before the Mast

Skirmish on the Home Front

Rat Pack