Acting
Alan Ladd
- Titles
- 106movies2TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19391982
- Leading roles
- 50top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Shane74/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.5average 2.6
- Warfare3.5average 1.2
- Nostalgia5.9average 3.6
- Crime5.5average 3.7
- Politics4.3average 2.6
- Mystery5.2average 4.1
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
- Violence5.0average 4.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.7, average 5.2
- Uncanny1.1, average 2.5
- Fantasy0.6, average 1.8
- Family Dynamics3.6, average 4.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Western 5
- Historical Drama 5
- Classic Film Noir 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Character-Driven Narrative 3
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Suspenseful Plot 2
- Suspenseful 2
- Complex Characters 2
- Moral Conflict 2
- Character-Driven 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
John F. SeitzCinematographerThis Gun for Hire, Hell on Frisco Bay, The Great Gatsby, Guns of the Timberland, The Iron Mistress, +17 more
Victor YoungComposerShane, The Glass Key, The Blue Dahlia, Two Years Before the Mast, Drum Beat, +5 more
William BendixActorThe Glass Key, The Blue Dahlia, Two Years Before the Mast, The Deep Six, China, +2 more
Anthony CarusoActorThe Iron Mistress, The Badlanders, The Big Land, Drum Beat, Desert Legion, +1 more
John FarrowDirectorRed Mountain, Two Years Before the Mast, Botany Bay, China, Calcutta, +1 more- WWilliam SheaEditorO.S.S., Those Were the Days!, Salty O'Rourke, Wild Harvest, Saigon
- AArchie MarshekEditorThis Gun for Hire, The Glass Key, Whispering Smith, Lucky Jordan, Calcutta
Joseph CalleiaActorThe Glass Key, The Iron Mistress, Branded, Captain Carey, U.S.A.
Veronica LakeActorThis Gun for Hire, The Glass Key, The Blue Dahlia, Saigon
Gordon DouglasDirectorThe Iron Mistress, The Big Land, Santiago, The McConnell Story
Lionel LindonCinematographerThe Blue Dahlia, Variety Girl, O.S.S., Duffy's Tavern
Howard Da SilvaActorThe Great Gatsby, The Blue Dahlia, Two Years Before the Mast
Movies and TV shows
1002000s
2 titles · average score 77
77
as Philip Raven in This Gun For Hire (archive footage)
as Al - Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (archive footage)
1980s
1 titles · average score 67
67
as (in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage)
1960s
6 titles · average score 58
61
as Nevada Smith
as Walt Sherill
51
as Horatius
57
as Mitch Barrett
62
as Sgt. Kincaid
as Jim Hadley
1950s
25 titles · average score 61
56
as John Hamilton
64
as John Chandler
63
as Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)
58
as Dr. James 'Jim' Calder
63
as Chad Morgan
61
as Thomas O'Rourke
61
as Johnny MacKay
57
as John
74
as Shane
62
as Capt. Brett Sherwood
63
as Choya
60
as Al Goddard
1940s
49 titles · average score 62
60
as Jay Gatsby
63
as Ed Adams
65
as Whispering Smith
59
as Major Larry Briggs
68
as Johnny Morrison
65
as John Martin / Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. / Philippe Martine
63
as Neale Gordon
57
as Salty O'Rourke
62
as Doctor Merek Vance
67
as David Jones
68
as Ed Beaumont
62
as Lucky Jordan
1930s
17 titles · average score 55
as Karl Bach
as Narrator (uncredited)
as Colin Farrell
as Henchman
50
as First Auditioning Singer (uncredited)
as Club Waiter (uncredited)
as Student (uncredited)
55
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Chief Quartermaster (uncredited)
as Student (uncredited)
59
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
as Student