Portrait of David Ladd

Acting

David Ladd

Career

Active from 1958 to 1980, with a break from 1962 to 1971, busiest in 1960 and 1972 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Death Line
Death Line
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Ladd Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Romance
    2.6, average 3.8
  • Satire & Parody
    1.1, average 2.3
  • Dark Humor
    1.6, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Childhood Dreams 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 46
A Guy Thing
A Guy Thing (2003)
GoodWatch score 37

Producer

Hart's War
Hart's War (2002)
GoodWatch score 56

Producer

1990s

1 title ยท average score 24
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (1999)
GoodWatch score 24

Executive Producer

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 63
The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer

Captive
Captive (1980)

as Caleb-7

1970s

14 titles ยท average score 55
When She Was Bad...
When She Was Bad... (1979)
GoodWatch score 54

Producer

The Cheryl Ladd Special
The Cheryl Ladd Special (1979)

Producer

The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese (1978)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sonny Martinelli

The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
The Treasure of Jamaica Reef (1975)
GoodWatch score 21

as Joshua Owens

The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust (1975)
GoodWatch score 57

as Apprentice #4

The Klansman
The Klansman (1974)
GoodWatch score 33

as Flagg

Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
GoodWatch score 33

as Fletcher Lynd Seagull (voice)

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Everett Coughlin

Police Story
Police Story (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Death Line
Death Line (1972)
GoodWatch score 71

as Alex Campbell

Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death
Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death (1972)
GoodWatch score 63

as Paul

The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense (1972)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Paul

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 57
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

Family Affair
Family Affair (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Misty
Misty (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

as Paul Beebe

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

A Dog of Flanders
A Dog of Flanders (1960)
GoodWatch score 68

as Nello Daas

Raymie
Raymie (1960)

as Raymie Boston

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 70
The Sad Horse
The Sad Horse (1959)

as Jackie Connors

Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Billy Allen

The Proud Rebel
The Proud Rebel (1958)
GoodWatch score 65

as David Chandler

Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Tom Sawyer

Pursuit
Pursuit (1958)

TV show ยท as Peter Nelson

The Big Land
The Big Land (1957)
GoodWatch score 54

as David Johnson

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Thalian Kihlgren

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Brian Forbes

Shane
Shane (1953)
GoodWatch score 83

as Little Boy (uncredited)