Acting
Alan Ladd
- Titles
- 106movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1939 to 1982, with a break from 1965 to 1981, busiest in 1940 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 51top three billing
- Average score
59/100
- Highest rated
The Blue Dahlia84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.6
- Warfare3.1average 1.2
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Crime4.8average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
- Romance4.7average 3.8
- Mystery4.9average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.9, average 5.2
- Uncanny1.1, average 2.5
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 7
- Classic Western 6
- Historical Drama 6
- Classic Film Noir 5
- Character-Driven Narrative 5
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Moral Conflict 3
- Film Noir 3
- Murder Mystery 2
- Cynical Tone 2
- Post-Civil War 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
John F. SeitzCinematographerThis Gun for Hire, Hell on Frisco Bay, Saskatchewan, The Great Gatsby, Guns of the Timberland, +17 more
Victor YoungComposerTwo Years Before the Mast, Shane, The Glass Key, Drum Beat, The Blue Dahlia, +5 more
William BendixActorTwo Years Before the Mast, The Glass Key, The Blue Dahlia, The Deep Six, Calcutta, +2 more
Anthony CarusoActorDrum Beat, The Badlanders, The Iron Mistress, The Big Land, Desert Legion, +1 more
Veronica LakeActorThis Gun for Hire, The Glass Key, The Blue Dahlia, Saigon, Duffy's Tavern- AArchie MarshekEditorThis Gun for Hire, The Glass Key, Whispering Smith, Lucky Jordan, Calcutta
- WWilliam SheaEditorThose Were the Days!, Salty O'Rourke, Saigon, O.S.S., Wild Harvest
John FarrowDirectorTwo Years Before the Mast, Botany Bay, Calcutta, China, Beyond Glory
Joseph CalleiaActorThe Glass Key, Captain Carey, U.S.A., The Iron Mistress, Branded
Gordon DouglasDirectorSantiago, The Iron Mistress, The Big Land, The McConnell Story
Lionel LindonCinematographerThe Blue Dahlia, Variety Girl, Duffy's Tavern, O.S.S.
Robert PrestonActorThis Gun for Hire, Whispering Smith, Wild Harvest
Movies and TV shows
1012000s
1 title
as Al - Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980s
2 titles · average score 69
67
as (archive footage)
70
as (in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage)
1960s
6 titles · average score 51
47
as Nevada Smith
62
as Walt Sherill
52
as Horatius
48
as Mitch Barrett
39
as Jim Hadley
59
as Sgt. Kincaid
1950s
25 titles · average score 56
49
as John Hamilton
65
as John Chandler
54
as Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)
54
as Dr. James 'Jim' Calder
50
as Steve Rollins
61
as Thomas O'Rourke
45
as Johnny MacKay
58
as John
83
as Shane
45
as Jim Bowie
50
as Capt. Brett Sherwood
51
as Al Goddard
1940s
50 titles · average score 63
41
as Jay Gatsby
65
as Ed Adams
73
as Whispering Smith
61
as Major Larry Briggs
67
as Charles Stewart
84
as Johnny Morrison
52
as Neale Gordon
64
as Doctor Merek Vance
61
as David Jones
84
as Philip Raven
78
as Ed Beaumont
69
as Lucky Jordan
1930s
17 titles · average score 58
as Karl Bach
as Narrator (uncredited)
as Colin Farrell
as Henchman
37
as First Auditioning Singer (uncredited)
55
as Soldier (uncredited)
62
as Sailor (uncredited)
56
as Young Man (uncredited)
53
as Student (uncredited)
65
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
66
as Cadet
70
as Projectionist (uncredited)